What's old is new again

[rocketeer500]

Hi folks, I'm new to this site and was perusing the internet for an unrelated topic, but came across an article, written 50 years ago, which I thought would be well received in this forum. It's funny how, after 50 years, big business (espeically in the large appliance field)hasn't changed. Bryan

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,824596-1,00.html

 

[jetcone]

A Big Thank You Rocketeer

I have been writing on the Bendix company and history of the automatic washer and its development. This is a key article I am glad you found and shared it to us all!

jon

 

[mayken4now]

Thanks for sharing, we needed to know, all of us who are into this hobby.

Steve

 

[gyrafoam]

Oh wow! Great article. Thanks for sharing it!

 

[easyspindry]

Thanks for sharing the article about the sale of Bendix. It literally brought a few tears to my eyes. I grew up with Bendix and was always fascinated by its operation -- especially in the few old houses where the Bendix was bolted to a wooden kitchen floor. They were great machines and the ONLY company to successfully make a combo washer/dryer.

And Thor was another company mentioned in the article. Kinda of like the Studebaker automobile -- ahead of its time.

Thanks again for sharing.

Jerry Gay