frigidaireguy
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I have this Duomatic - Does a nice job of washing but the drum is just too small for drying.
Bob
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Interesting ad. So in 1959, Philco was still marketing the front loading washer.
We had the last model of this machine, the hi-speed non-vented model. The blower really sped up the drying because of the way the air was forced not only through the drum, but also through the condenser. Lightweight fabrics like sheets and perma press shirts dried quickly and crinkle free. Towels, naturally, took longer.
Just for the record, this POD is the model CE-792 and the date of the POS is 11-9-18
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We had the last model of this machine, the hi-speed non-vented model. The blower really sped up the drying because of the way the air was forced not only through the drum, but also through the condenser. Lightweight fabrics like sheets and perma press shirts dried quickly and crinkle free. Towels, naturally, took longer.
Just for the record, this POD is the model CE-792 and the date of the POS is 11-9-18
[this post was last edited: 11/9/2018-10:47]
Down Sized Philco-Bendix Combo
It was a shame they go to 29" cabinet so they wouldn't have to reduce the capacity so much, or they should have kept building both sizes.
Clothes dryer drums need to be 4 CF or larger to do a good job on larger items, this is just simple physics if you want to dry adult sized clothing.
John L.
It was a shame they go to 29" cabinet so they wouldn't have to reduce the capacity so much, or they should have kept building both sizes.
Clothes dryer drums need to be 4 CF or larger to do a good job on larger items, this is just simple physics if you want to dry adult sized clothing.
John L.
Inflation
$370 in 1959 is $3150 today!
Even a pair of TOL SQs don’t cost that much today. I tend to think those heavy cabinets, porcelain, chrome and backlighting were just a freebie of the times, but consumers had to pay for those frills.
No wonder why people got so excited about a new washer and dryer back then. A TOL set cost almost as much as a new car. Not to mention how exciting it must have been eliminating the drudgery of wringer washing and hanging clothes outside to dry — not because one wanted to on a nice day, but rather because one always had to.
It would be so nice if we could recapture some of that postwar optimism and enthusiasm today. I always begin my day with the POD because they were so upbeat in the day.
$370 in 1959 is $3150 today!
Even a pair of TOL SQs don’t cost that much today. I tend to think those heavy cabinets, porcelain, chrome and backlighting were just a freebie of the times, but consumers had to pay for those frills.
No wonder why people got so excited about a new washer and dryer back then. A TOL set cost almost as much as a new car. Not to mention how exciting it must have been eliminating the drudgery of wringer washing and hanging clothes outside to dry — not because one wanted to on a nice day, but rather because one always had to.
It would be so nice if we could recapture some of that postwar optimism and enthusiasm today. I always begin my day with the POD because they were so upbeat in the day.
1959, Philco was still marketing the front loading washer
That's a great question, Tom. In my research, from what I can tell the last model number Philco references for a front loading washer (gyro) was the 1958 model year. Robert posted a 1962 version of the Laundry Parts catalog that confirms this. The back of the 1958 Duomatic brochures shows an illustration of what the front loading '58 model would have looked like; otherwise I don't believe any other photos have surfaced.
Not sure if this is a case where the marketing dept wasn't aware of product line changes before putting an ad to print, but it could be an early ad that was thrown together before all the T's and I's were crossed and dotted.
Ben
That's a great question, Tom. In my research, from what I can tell the last model number Philco references for a front loading washer (gyro) was the 1958 model year. Robert posted a 1962 version of the Laundry Parts catalog that confirms this. The back of the 1958 Duomatic brochures shows an illustration of what the front loading '58 model would have looked like; otherwise I don't believe any other photos have surfaced.
Not sure if this is a case where the marketing dept wasn't aware of product line changes before putting an ad to print, but it could be an early ad that was thrown together before all the T's and I's were crossed and dotted.
Ben
Thanks for the info, Ben. The ads says they were offering 32 models in their laundry line. That's a lot, but it was a shame to lose that front loader.
"No wonder why people got so excited about a new washer and dryer back then.
Yes, there was a time when "major appliances" were just that, a really big deal. Now "white goods" though still classified as such are barely that.
In the old days there was a good market for second hand washers and dryers. Just as with that I Love Lucy episode people were thrilled when someone gave them their old washer(and or dryer) second hand because new cost so much.
The "cheapening" of white goods is what prompted many players to leave the market, and or the waves of acquisitions, bankruptcies and so forth that consolidated the industry.
After the pent up demand from WWII era and afterwards tapered off, appliance manufacturers had to rely on the two same customer bases they pretty much do today; new households and replacement of broken.
Yes, there was a time when "major appliances" were just that, a really big deal. Now "white goods" though still classified as such are barely that.
In the old days there was a good market for second hand washers and dryers. Just as with that I Love Lucy episode people were thrilled when someone gave them their old washer(and or dryer) second hand because new cost so much.
The "cheapening" of white goods is what prompted many players to leave the market, and or the waves of acquisitions, bankruptcies and so forth that consolidated the industry.
After the pent up demand from WWII era and afterwards tapered off, appliance manufacturers had to rely on the two same customer bases they pretty much do today; new households and replacement of broken.
