Who was the inventor of?

[vivalalavatrice]

Working at my "tesi", you can't imagine how many new things I've known about whasher and its history....

For example, who did you know that the AGITATOR (better the vertival axis agitating system) was invented by a theologist of Ratisbona (Geramy)in the far 1797?

So that was the first "patent" in the history of the mechanization of the washing action... and it was EUROPEAN!

 

[vivalalavatrice]

And the absurdity is?

The first ELECTRIC washer, that's the first electric motor which thanks to a belt moved a rotating HORIZONTAL drum was...

The THOR in the 1906, patented by Fisher brothers...

 

[vivalalavatrice]

Thus...

A European man invented the agitator and... the American use it!
Two America brothers invented the tumble washer...the European use it!

Sorry, it was a patent of the 1910...in the 1906 they only might have thought it

How's strange the life sometimes...))

Good Bye
Diomede

PS: notice that the rotating washer was a TL h-axis, the ones I like most!

That's a rare exemplare of the 1910 Thor

 

[maytagbear]

Eeek!

All those exposed belts!

Thank you for sharing your information, Diomede.

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[toggleswitch]

Molto Grazie

Very very interesting. Thank you.

 

[mickeyd]

How ironic and funny-- your discovery

Did you find a good librarian? So you're going to write the history of the washing machine? Or did you narrow it down, sharper focus? I'm very interested in your tesi, Diomede.

Aloha from America

Another funny irony: America was named by Italy--Amerigo Vespucci!!! I think.

Goodbye, Buddy

 

[vivalalavatrice]

Internet...

just using WELL internet I found all these things...

My professor says that only a good bibliography can help you to do a good job... but isn't either a web-page write and edit with pictures, schemes, and anything else AS GOOD AS a printed book page?!?!? Thus I say him that I would have used internet more than any other book/magazine to work on...

At the end, I didn't found any difference between a printed encyclopedy and wikipedia )

So I prefer spending more time clicking with the mouse-left pushbutton than annoyng me staying in those dusty libraries sitting on the floor browsing the oldest book you can imagine with the risk either to don't find what you're looking for.
Searching on Google I believe is better than on the "indice" of a book... try there...
http://books.google.com/
I see it in Italian, don't know abroad...

Thanks all by the way!
Now the research is moving on the period after the 1900, that's the first fifty years of the xx century. So I have to discover how those inventions went on in the following years...

Good Bye, and as soon as I found something I'll tell you soon!
Diomede

 

[vivalalavatrice]

Washer's book

isn't this a book speaking of washer's history?

On oldwash.com Mr. Lee Maxwell did it, something shown above I found there...

http://www.oldwash.com/

 

[vivalalavatrice]

Yes mickeyd...

The name "America" comes indeed from Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian sailor...

BUT ATTENTION PLEASE!

Here child are beeing thaught that "Cristoforo Colombo discoverd America"... in the 1492

But how did he get it if the name America came out ONLY after in the 1506 circa?

So it would be right to say "Cristoforo Colobo discoverd a NEW CONTINENT" (although there were ALREADY other populations there) "Amerigo Vespucci named this new continent with his own name, so everywhere people have started call it AMERICA!"

Laslty, Spanish are saying that Cristoforo Colobo was not Italian, but he was called Colon (instead of Colombo) and he was Valencian (a southest region of the Spain)

Oh... how many things... you don't ever keep out learning! ("Non si smette mai di imparare")

Bye
Diomede ))

 

[lederstiefel1]

washing machine's history

Good morning!
Well I have several books about the history of washing and the machines and utensils, so if anyone has questions, maybe I can help?
Coming to Miami/Fort Lauderdale soon - is there anybody of you arround there to meet probably?
Ralf

 

[jetcone]

Hello Diomede

Maybe I can help you with the first 50 years of the 20th century.
Bendix was the first all automatic washer ever made and patented 1936.
They introduced the front load tumbler to Europe with an extensive dealer net work in 1938 but the war halted sales for almost 7 years and by then Miele had studied the Bendix machines from 1938 and learned a great deal.In fact their earliest semi automatic (1947) looks almost identical to the 1938 Bendix.
I have Miele history book if you need any facts on Miele machines.

Ralf: would love to meet you and learn what you know, but I am way up in Boston. Enjoy Miami!!

Jon

 

[chestermikeuk]

AND, What About This!!!

Bosch or Bendix!!!

I got such a shock when I saw this in a 70`s mag...never knew about that one...Mike

 

[fredriksam]

Interval spin

Miele had also this already in the 70´s. My familys miele from 1975-76 does this. BUT if i,m not wrong here. The first Mile with this came already 1970-71. Anybody knows what model number that model had?

 

[vivalalavatrice]

Thanks everyone!

Of course I will aks who has offered his helping to me if I will need! I'm so happy to know that a work that seemed so hard is becoming very amazing looking to so many people being so helpfull!

Oh thanks Mike... I love those old FL with such pretty rear controls! And what about the little top-lid dispenser?!?

Bye and saw the hour... goodnight everyone!
Diomede )