Westinghouse Programmed Computer ala Betty Furness

[cycla-fabric]

Wow! nice set Jimmy, We had that same westinghouse washer that my parents bought from a neighbor when they moved. I only recently came across the operating instructions for it. The wash n wear setting drip dry, eliminates the final spin. A really neat machine, it should have a light inside the drum to. You push the "W" on the right front corner of the countertop, just to the right of the door. I can remember that machine oversuding many times when my parents got a water softener installed in the house and the guy told my mom to use Duz soap instead of detergent. Really great machine, enjoy it!

 

[gansky1]

It just goes to show how much good karma those wayward dryers we see constantly can bring! Congrats Jimmy, this will be a stunning pair. Now for a control tower washer...

 

[swestoyz]

Hey Jimmy - this is a really cool find! You collection keeps getting better and better!

Ben

 

[westytoploader]

Wow Jimmy, congrats on the beautiful new set!! I have never seen a Program Computer Laundromat like this one before...only the all-pushbutton '59 models! With all of those cycle options what more could you ask for?

Is this particular machine a 3-belt or speed changer model? And is the tub still slanted or by this time had Westinghouse gone to the vertical tub (but still with the slant-front)?

--Austin

 

[cadman]

Now this is a neat machine! I know where to go when it's time to wash Blankets ; )
Cory

 

[trainguy]

Congrats!

Jimmy, this is a great find. Exactly how many matched sets do you have now?

 

[appnut]

Jimmy!! OMG, the holy grail of westinghouses. This pair's image was what was put on the 2002 Convention Official dessert cake. Now even more beautiful in person!!!

 

[laundromat]

If I remember correctly,the button on the right upper corner is the interior light that can be turned on even with the door closed and the arm that is perferated for lint filtration,the (lint ejecter vane)is red not black like the second one.You can be sure if it's WESTINGHOUSE!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Brent-Aucoin]

WOW!

Jimmy,
What an amazing washer! So beautiful! It is in great shape!
And you now have a set! I know you will make it showroom new like your other machines you have worked on.
You deserve it!
Thanks so much for sharing the pictures! Can't wait to see the first wash!
Brent

 

[southernmdgeguy]

Neat system, quite a pair!

I have never seen anything like those either, so many really cool late 50's early 60's machines to learn about! Thanks for sharing the nice detail pictures with us.

Scott

 

[peteski50]

Westinghouse

This is a awsome machine. I think I would perfer a seperate water tempature switch. Is their a weigh to save option on this washer?
Peter

 

[scott55405]

this is just great, Jimmy! Congratulations. Interesting brochure too. I didn't realize there were windowless Laundromats!

 

[filterflo]

Hi Austin, this is a slant front washer, but the tub is not on an angle. It does have the one red perforated vane in the tub for lint extraction. The two other vanes are grey.
Hi Greg, yes we sometimes find the dryers long before we find the matching washers! I hear people say they are looking for this set or that set and when they come across just the dryer they wont pick them up. I always do. At least you are batting 500 at that point. Some folks dont seem to realize the chances of finding a complete set are very slim. Just about all of my sets were found separately.
I bought the matching dryer for this Laundromat a couple of years ago, and it has sat in storage since then. It was just too wonderful to pass up, and I felt that perhaps I could find the matching washer someday, or if I didnt maybe someonw else would have it. It all worked out great when I met Jeff and he had the washer! Thanks again Jeff.

 

[filterflo]

Hi Scott, You still havent seen a Westinghouse without a window! This early model does have a window. It just doesnt have boot!

 

[filterflo]

This is the first model Westinghouse Automatic Washer. The date on this is 1945, right after the war ended. Here is a photo of the window. Westinghouse had not yet invented a boot, so the front panel hides the opening when its not in use.

 

[filterflo]

This phono shows the door/window open. Its a thick heavy glass. This is a slant front model and slant tub, and this has the early mechanism with the speed shifter. It actually works quite well and reall gets clothes clean!

 

[filterflo]

The gizmo at the top of the window is an spring loaded door opening that Westinghouse called the Soap Chute.

 

[filterflo]

Here is a photo with the Soap Chute open. It actually is quite handy to add soap or bleach or fabric softener while the washer is operating. AND you wont get that nasty little drip or trail of water down the front of the washer like in the other Westinghouse models when you open the door in the middle of a cycle!

 

[filterflo]

Westinghouse Logo on the front panel.

 

[golittlesport]

Great photos, Jimmy! Thanks. Are the cycle sequences the same in the 45 as in the later Westy's with a boot? Where does the water enter the tub?