Vintage 1947 Launderall in Vancouver BC Craigslist
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Should I start my Vintage collection now!
Things are popping up all over the place
I wonder since its the last thing to sell that it is still bolted in place??
I wonder since its the last thing to sell that it is still bolted in place??
Eddy - take pictures at the estate sale!
I gather that it is a bolt - down but
Does anyone know if this machine is fully automatic or semi.?
Does anyone know if this machine is fully automatic or semi.?
easyspindry
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Fully automatic
The Jacobs Launderall was a fully automatic machine. Though it loaded from the top, it is a tumble action washer that tumbles both directions. They had to be bolted to the floor like the old Bendix.
You used one lever on the front to lock the door shut. The door had a glass in it for viewing.
The lever on the left is for hot or warm water.
The lever on the right is the start lever. Simply flip the lever and the machine went into action, did its cycle, and shut off.
As I remembe, they had a wash, a spin, 2 rinses with a spin between each one and a final spin.
I'm old enough to have used one when I was very young.
What a fantastic way to start a collection!!!!
Jerry Gay
The Jacobs Launderall was a fully automatic machine. Though it loaded from the top, it is a tumble action washer that tumbles both directions. They had to be bolted to the floor like the old Bendix.
You used one lever on the front to lock the door shut. The door had a glass in it for viewing.
The lever on the left is for hot or warm water.
The lever on the right is the start lever. Simply flip the lever and the machine went into action, did its cycle, and shut off.
As I remembe, they had a wash, a spin, 2 rinses with a spin between each one and a final spin.
I'm old enough to have used one when I was very young.
What a fantastic way to start a collection!!!!
Jerry Gay
eddy1210
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goodness
Well I will certainly have to go and get it. That's not far from my place.
Well I will certainly have to go and get it. That's not far from my place.
pushtorelease
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Go for it Eddy!
eddy1210
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Launderall saved from jaws of death
Well here she is, home at last
Well here she is, home at last
eddy1210
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another machine I couldn't take
but someone surely would like this
but someone surely would like this
Great save and too bad about the FF, it looks like a TOL late 80's model
Yay! Congrats on the way-cool Launderall. Now don't hide your flame under a bush - show us some more pictures!!
eddy1210
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more pics coming up!
Yes, it's a very cool machine. I don't know the first thing about how it works... LOL. Here's with the lid open.
Yes, it's a very cool machine. I don't know the first thing about how it works... LOL. Here's with the lid open.
eddy1210
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and with it inside the drum we find....
Vintage Dynamo detergent and Downy softener.
Vintage Dynamo detergent and Downy softener.
Free samples - gotta love that!
Looks like a fun one to bring back to life.
Oh Eddy what a great find! Congratulations, I wonder if they made them in Canada as well or if that is a US made machine?
eddy1210
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made in Ottawa, Ontario
Yes Robert they were made right here in Canada in our nations Capitol. I tried to capture the name plate but my photos were too blurry :-(
I will have an order of onion rings though ;-))
Yes Robert they were made right here in Canada in our nations Capitol. I tried to capture the name plate but my photos were too blurry :-(
I will have an order of onion rings though ;-))
Congratulations Eddy, what a cute machine. Welcome to the TL H-axis washer club!
Hey Eddy nice save there
I have the service manual on that machine, I borrowed it from Robert awhile back to fix my machine. They are VERY complex machines because they reverse tumble which was done all with clutches since electronics weren't invented yet!! They only lasted I think the old repair guy told me two years before all the mechanisms locked up and the company went right out of business. So that is a very rare machine.
I'll copy it for you. It took me something like 3 re-reads to understand how that transmission worked. They are loud to because they use two "marine" bearings in the tub ends. And those have to be wet to work so it roars when dry.
Clunky little machine, the other annoying thing was no timer access. SO there was no way to alter the cycle once it was started. It was designed by engineers who never did laundry that is for SURE!
I have the service manual on that machine, I borrowed it from Robert awhile back to fix my machine. They are VERY complex machines because they reverse tumble which was done all with clutches since electronics weren't invented yet!! They only lasted I think the old repair guy told me two years before all the mechanisms locked up and the company went right out of business. So that is a very rare machine.
I'll copy it for you. It took me something like 3 re-reads to understand how that transmission worked. They are loud to because they use two "marine" bearings in the tub ends. And those have to be wet to work so it roars when dry.
Clunky little machine, the other annoying thing was no timer access. SO there was no way to alter the cycle once it was started. It was designed by engineers who never did laundry that is for SURE!
thor
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Eddy, congratulations on your new find! That is exactly the same machine my neighbors had when I was a kid in the very early 50's. I would climb to the top of the machine and watch through the glass window as the whole cycle progressed. I loved how the cabinet slightly shaked during spin and I also loved to see the water drops hitting the glass window! The machine was bolted down to a concrete floor, so it was very stable.
I also remember my neighbors had this very old large water boiler, and on wash day they would turn the boiler to max temp and use extremely hot water for whites. It could well have been 180° or even higher! While washing whites, just when the second rinse started they would turn the front handle, the machine stopped, they opened the top door then the drum doors, and would add bluing to the final rinse water (they had these cloth bags where they would place the bluing cubes, and just swirled the bag around a couple of times in the water. I don't recall if rinses were warm or cold.
My neighbors had this machine well into the 70's, and one day it broke down, it could not be repaired and they just replaced it with a horrible semi automatic top loader, probably a wringer. I remember them saying the Launderall washed a lot better than the TL, but then this TL was an absolute basic machine.
I would absolutely love to see your Launderall in action!
Emilio
I also remember my neighbors had this very old large water boiler, and on wash day they would turn the boiler to max temp and use extremely hot water for whites. It could well have been 180° or even higher! While washing whites, just when the second rinse started they would turn the front handle, the machine stopped, they opened the top door then the drum doors, and would add bluing to the final rinse water (they had these cloth bags where they would place the bluing cubes, and just swirled the bag around a couple of times in the water. I don't recall if rinses were warm or cold.
My neighbors had this machine well into the 70's, and one day it broke down, it could not be repaired and they just replaced it with a horrible semi automatic top loader, probably a wringer. I remember them saying the Launderall washed a lot better than the TL, but then this TL was an absolute basic machine.
I would absolutely love to see your Launderall in action!
Emilio
A Launderall
lasting into the 70's??? Thats unheard of. WOW I guess some were built better than others.
You always learn something new here, even if you've been at it a long time.
lasting into the 70's??? Thats unheard of. WOW I guess some were built better than others.
You always learn something new here, even if you've been at it a long time.
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