The average new whirlpool built washing machine will not require nearly as many service calls as these early machines and many of them will last in excess of 30 years when they’re in lighter use situations, in fact, I’m sure the average life expectancy of the machines coming out of the factory Today is probably nearly twice as long as 1953 washers, which were lucky to last 10 years in spite of their high cost.
My grandmother's sister (my great aunt) had that exact 1952/1953 model Whirlpool washer in her kitchen in Bayside Queens, NY. She raised two kids and her husband with that washer. I last saw it in 1978 right before we moved to south Florida and that washer was still going strong. That washer was then 25 years old.
My grandmother who had a 1958 Frigidaire Pulsamatic in her kitchen in NJ was still using and it worked perfectly when she sold it in 1973 as they were moving to south Florida. She put a classified ad in the local newspaper and it sold in a day or two. I was so very sad to see it gone. That machine was 15 years old when it was sold.
My other grandmother had a 1959 Kenmore washer that she left in her NJ apartment kitchen when she moved to Florida in 1977. That machine was also still working perfectly when she moved at the rip old age of 18.
I always talked about these machines with these ladies and not one of them mention needing any repairs to me at any time. That's not to say they weren't repaired at some time but not to the point of needing to be replace.
I very well remember with my own eyes how long these early machines lasted within my own family.
My grandmother's sister (my great aunt) had that exact 1952/1953 model Whirlpool washer in her kitchen in Bayside Queens, NY. She raised two kids and her husband with that washer. I last saw it in 1978 right before we moved to south Florida and that washer was still going strong. That washer was then 25 years old.
My grandmother who had a 1958 Frigidaire Pulsamatic in her kitchen in NJ was still using and it worked perfectly when she sold it in 1973 as they were moving to south Florida. She put a classified ad in the local newspaper and it sold in a day or two. I was so very sad to see it gone. That machine was 15 years old when it was sold.
My other grandmother had a 1959 Kenmore washer that she left in her NJ apartment kitchen when she moved to Florida in 1977. That machine was also still working perfectly when she moved at the rip old age of 18.
I always talked about these machines with these ladies and not one of them mention needing any repairs to me at any time. That's not to say they weren't repaired at some time but not to the point of needing to be replace.
I very well remember with my own eyes how long these early machines lasted within my own family.
