Wringer Men and Robert: The SPRAY RINSING WRINGER, at long last

[mickeyd]

Don't know about you, but I've been careless with the former DDD lately because everything is now available permanently from the Ephemera library, an insurance policy for reading in the long cold winter ahead. So I haven't been paying attention.

 

About 5 years ago Greg was doing his annual July 4th Scanathon and a page from an old Sears Catalog showed a small drawing of a Spray rinsing wringer--just the wringer--for a Visimatic. Had never seen nor heard of such a miracle before or since. The image has stuck in the giant washer part of my brain for 5 years, hardly expecting to hear any more news, although hoping, searching, and dreaming regularly about it.

 

UNTIL........

 

Robert scanned a Blackstone brochure the other day, showing in vivid color and giant photography a 1958 Blackstone with a spectacular wringer that not only sprays, but fills the tub as well. There are more details, but I wanted to get this up in case you missed it, like I nearly did.

 

Robert where the heck did you find this? Who knew Blackstone one-upped Kenmore! This one has a valve and a large control handle, OFF, FILL, RINSE. A large cutaway pic shows each stunning detail, along wih the hidden fill faucet. Moreover, there is a hose under the wringer to take the cold or warm rinse water away so as not to dilute the precious hot washing liquors.

 

Amazing and Stunning, I swear it. Right out of the Dream Machine Factory.

 

Robert, I want to thank your sweet butt for this once-in-a-lifetime find.....in public...... and urge our friends to check it out so we can all gab about it, and wonder how we'll ever find one.

 

[mickeyd]

Blackstone was the oldest name in home laundry manufacturing. A shame there's no museum. Little left in Jamestown, but I am on the case. Looks like they spent their effort on "Lucy."

 

[chestermikeuk]

Wringer Rinser

Thanks Mike for the heads up, well who would have thought!!, what an marvelous idea, I wonder how effective it was and did the people who owned those wringers actually ever use them? 25 mins seems excessive for the timer, would have been nothing left to rinse with that agitator!!

Wonder if the wringer was any slower to allow the water to soak before pressing!

 

[wringer]

I feel

the same about this addition to our library Robert. I bought it right away when you posted it and read it with so much envy my Maytag girls were angry with me LOL. I have never heard of this. Now, will someone please build and sell an aftermarket one for me to buy for each of my Maytag girls???????????? I will pay a good price for one from you .

Jim

 

[mickeyd]

Nothing left to rinse LOL, esp. when you see the huge 3 vane

How huge the numbers are....like the numbers on the Big Ben Clock lol, just as on the Blackstone 350, and the big red pointer like the 69-60 Blackstone Auto. And the GOLD trim ring between the tub and the skirt. So tricked out with filter and everything, lacking only a speed switch, so indeed you could slow down the wringing, if only.

 

Ah, Mike, doubt it rinsed too well, something in the text about pre-saturation--I'll have to read it again, kind of like the spray in some of our automatics. But what absolute fun it would be.

 

Oh, but what a toy. Little wonder the Tags are jealous. Make one or find one....Hey it's Automatic Washer Dot Org....something will happen; it always does.

 

And OOOOH the water valve. Set my teeth chattering.

 

And that gorgeous wedged-out control panel. I could go on and on. We HAVE to find one.

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[mickeyd]

PS to Mike about using the feature~

I'm wondering if anyone even bought one. A TOL Wringer in 1959...... with plumbing?

 

Not the little old ladies who wouldn't suffer an automatic. So who bought one?

It was very late in wringer life.

 

[mickeyd]

Had a Eureka this moring

not a vacuum, but a moment. There are two real possibilities for the construction of this magical wringer: the Amish Duo in Selby, Ohio and Phil in Ovid, New York.

 

And then I thought.......

 

Himself could manage this with ease except for the fact that he eschews (God Bless You) wringer washers.