Always a pleasure Eddie!
This time I hope they'll be safe permanently.
This time I hope they'll be safe permanently.
Vintage Appliance Advertisements: Part Eight
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Blackstone 1948 ad
Did anyone notice the phrase "forthcoming Combination laundry"?
Did anyone notice the phrase "forthcoming Combination laundry"?
GE bottom mount freezer
How did the ice tray automatically refill itself? It said after flipping the cubes into the storage bin, close the drawer and the tray refills it'self? Was this GE's attempt at an automatic ice maker?
How did the ice tray automatically refill itself? It said after flipping the cubes into the storage bin, close the drawer and the tray refills it'self? Was this GE's attempt at an automatic ice maker?
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Bob, the Blackstone Combination Laundry is that LONG cabinet in the lower right of the Blackstone ad. It had the automatic washer and dryer all in one long unit. It would have been a real bear to move.
And the GE fridge had an ice tray that you flipped over to empty the ice cubes into the storage bin, it had a water line connection and I’m not sure if it somehow sensed, by weight maybe that it needed to be refilled, and automatically filled or if there was a button, lever or tap that the owner activated to refill the ice tray. I think there may have been another company that had a similar setup.. I believe that Whirlpool came out with the first fully automatic icemakers in the late 50’s or very early 60’s.
Eddie
Bob, the Blackstone Combination Laundry is that LONG cabinet in the lower right of the Blackstone ad. It had the automatic washer and dryer all in one long unit. It would have been a real bear to move.
And the GE fridge had an ice tray that you flipped over to empty the ice cubes into the storage bin, it had a water line connection and I’m not sure if it somehow sensed, by weight maybe that it needed to be refilled, and automatically filled or if there was a button, lever or tap that the owner activated to refill the ice tray. I think there may have been another company that had a similar setup.. I believe that Whirlpool came out with the first fully automatic icemakers in the late 50’s or very early 60’s.
Eddie
My mother had a friend with one of those GE icetray fillers...it was slick! I was about 5 years old and it was my job to dump the tray--it just sat there minding its own business, but when you dumped the cubes it refilled. Don't know whether it was weight or what, but was slick and so much less complicated than the WP icemaker (and it made real cubes, not crescents).
My GE has that feature. Unfortunately I am missing the shelf and the ice trays. There is a nozzle on the top of the freezer. I think the water was timed.
Thanks for posting that Maytag ad for the bluebell wringers
Post 1005139 has an assortment of "end of year" models at "prices too low to publish" including the infamous NX wringer, lovingly nicknamed the Bluebell.
If you're new to Maytags, this model was a loss-leader, bottom of the barrel model that is so no-frills it's almost mean spirited. It's painted in gray primer with cheaper blue speckled enamel. The electric cord is cut shorter than the regular models: there's no hook to hang the lid on, the rollers are softer rubber, so the clothes come out extra damp for a nice long drying time. The agitator has no centerpost, just the base disk and vanes, so there's chaotic turn over. Sheets tend to be sucked down and never come up for air. No pump option. Oh yeah, just to be sure, I understand that there was NO commission paid on these machines to the sales staff. The bluebell was strictly there to lure you in with a cheap price and it was the sales staff's business to upsell you into an N, J, or E model.
Brutally honest, but I can say it because my first wringer was an NX and like so many quirky things in my life, I love it.
Post 1005139 has an assortment of "end of year" models at "prices too low to publish" including the infamous NX wringer, lovingly nicknamed the Bluebell.
If you're new to Maytags, this model was a loss-leader, bottom of the barrel model that is so no-frills it's almost mean spirited. It's painted in gray primer with cheaper blue speckled enamel. The electric cord is cut shorter than the regular models: there's no hook to hang the lid on, the rollers are softer rubber, so the clothes come out extra damp for a nice long drying time. The agitator has no centerpost, just the base disk and vanes, so there's chaotic turn over. Sheets tend to be sucked down and never come up for air. No pump option. Oh yeah, just to be sure, I understand that there was NO commission paid on these machines to the sales staff. The bluebell was strictly there to lure you in with a cheap price and it was the sales staff's business to upsell you into an N, J, or E model.
Brutally honest, but I can say it because my first wringer was an NX and like so many quirky things in my life, I love it.
You're very welcomed Bill! And thanks for the info on the "Bluebell".
The GE refill simply used a switch actuated by the weight of the water filling the empty tray. I had a GE with this system, but the cube trays were also missing.
IIRC, Whirlpool-Seeger acquired Servel, Inc., the inventor of the half-moon cube ice maker.
IIRC, Whirlpool-Seeger acquired Servel, Inc., the inventor of the half-moon cube ice maker.
Well own two things featured in adverts above.
That Presto steam iron, and GE Mobile Maid dishwasher.
Presto iron came NIB; used once and left one kind of "Meh". So back in box it went and has been sitting ever since.
The MM dishwasher is a tale everyone knows by now. If the thing keeps chipping and scratching my dish/glass ware it won't be long for this world.
GE Dispensall:
Always thought they were the coolest thing when first came out. Would stare at the television commercials and or gaze at adverts in magazines. Later on (after joining this group)learned they weren't all that wonderful. Apparently those dispenser lids had issues with rust or something.
GE fridge with roll out freezer. Growing up ours was a huge Frigidaire with a bottom freezer (non rolling), but do remember those little ice cream cups. Mom would order a few boxes/cases when placing orders with Macy's "freezer plan".
That Presto steam iron, and GE Mobile Maid dishwasher.
Presto iron came NIB; used once and left one kind of "Meh". So back in box it went and has been sitting ever since.
The MM dishwasher is a tale everyone knows by now. If the thing keeps chipping and scratching my dish/glass ware it won't be long for this world.
GE Dispensall:
Always thought they were the coolest thing when first came out. Would stare at the television commercials and or gaze at adverts in magazines. Later on (after joining this group)learned they weren't all that wonderful. Apparently those dispenser lids had issues with rust or something.
GE fridge with roll out freezer. Growing up ours was a huge Frigidaire with a bottom freezer (non rolling), but do remember those little ice cream cups. Mom would order a few boxes/cases when placing orders with Macy's "freezer plan".
Kenmore 1973
Wizard 1961
Stromberg-Carlson 1951
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Tappan 1956
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Motorola 1959
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Norge 1953
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Handyhot 1948
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A-B-C-O-Matic 1948
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Frigidaire 1931
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Westinghouse 1954
