You Can Be Sure, I Think It's The First

[tomturbomatic]

Congratulations!

There was a provision for relocating the timer and using an extension shaft to place the timer dial on the front so that this machine could be mounted under a counter. There were a lot of ads in 55-56 in Saturday Evening Posts for this washer. Saturday Evening Posts had more Westinghouse ads than BH&G and American Homes combined. SEP is where I first saw an ad for the 40" wide oven range. If I am not mistaken, it unfortunately has the fill injector going into the top of the outer tub so the flush rinse does not spray onto the load, a design element it shared with the early Spacemates. Imagine the shaking of everything in the kitchen if one of these was parked in front of the sink to do laundry.

 

[mitch]

What a cool machine!

Great find and looks to be in decent shape! I also like what appears to be a late 70's Cadillac parked in front of it in the pictures from the original ad. Look forward to seeing more of this washer!

 

[turquoisedude]

OMG - congratulations, Robert! What a cute machine! I am curious to see more on how the three-belt system worked on these Laundromats.

What a great local find!

 

[golittlesport]

What a classic

Awesome grab, Robert! Beautiful! Very cool it is on casters. How does the water hose connect? Our neighbors had that little machine when I was a boy and I was in awe of it as the single control knob was the same one that was on our slant front Westy, but of course this was a flat front and I had never seen a flat front Westy before. The wonders of childhood! Ha! The woman used Tide in it and you can guess how that turned out.

 

[westingman123]

*strains to contain jealousy*

Beautiful! I do believe that's featured in a Westy commercial with Betty Furness--I recall her exalting the narrow width and that the machine could mounted under-counter.

So Westylicious! That's my favorite Westinghouse logo.

 

[agitatorboogie]

....and i'm usually a CL hawk

.....would've loved to have found this one for ya'll......but anyways, such a gorgeous machine!!!

 

[mrb627]

Good Find!

Nice Find, Robert.

That machine has hit the lottery coming into your household!

Malcolm

 

[a440]

How awesome Robert!
I remember an ad for this model. The washer was Yellow.
I thought I viewed it here.
What a fun machine!

 

[wringer]

Hi Robert,

Ted told me he told you about this beauty and thought you were going to get it. Very happy for you !!! A nice addition to an already great collection. I have a question for you. Do you know if any of the WH washers were made here in Mansfield where I live? I know we had a huge WH plant that has just recently been torn down. I thought I remember family members and family friends working there who stated they worked on the washer line. Think any were made here?

Best,

Jim

 

[Unimatic1140]

Mike I have an original boot nearly brand new for this model. As for the "one in one out rule", if I decide to keep this machine it will replace something. I have an idea which machine is next on the "list".

The control dial is the only control, it chooses the wash temp by the wash time setting like all early Westinghouse washers.

Jim, not sure where it was made, but I would assume it would have been made in Mansfield.

 

[volvoguy87]

One in, One Out.

That is a lovely Westinghouse Robert! I've not seen the lever for the wheels before. It's a rather clever device. Congratulations on the nifty and unusual find.

If something has to leave, I'll gladly volunteer to take your lovely WCI-58 off of your hands, and I won't even charge you too much for the privelage.

Already ran, ducked, and am hiding in an undiscolsed basement

Dave

 

[lebron]

Niiiiiiiiiiiice

 

[jamman_98]

Score!

Wow! Unbelievable how you find these machines. Someone posted a commercial for Westinghouse Laundrymats that had one of those in it. I'm sure it's on YouTube.

 

Joe

jamman_98

 

[chachp]

I love vintage appliances of all kinds...

..but when that picture opened all I saw was the snow. I grew up in upstate New York so I am no stranger to it. However, I have been living in the South for 10 years now and have become really spoiled with the weather.

 

[mr-maytag]

Snow

To me the snow isn't a bad trade-off for not having to live in the Bible Belt. ;-)

 

[revvinkevin]

WOW... what a beauty... and OMG a portable too!!!

Wow Robert what a great find! I never knew they made a portable version of any of their washers, how kewl is that!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!

I hope your NOS tub boot lasts longer then the one Tim and John installed in my little yellow Spacemate for the Spring Wash-In last year! Unfortunately within two month after the wash-in the boot started coming apart (delaminating?) between the creases. :-(

Kevin

 

[norgeway]

GREAT!

Mark Harman had one of those and I had a chance to get it but didnt like a dummy!!!

 

[chachp]

mr-maytag:

I agree with you. I had some of that to deal with when I got transferred here but it hasn't been as bad as I thought it would.

 

[DirectDriveDave]

Is that a porcelain drum? That must be heavy!

 

[frontaloadotmy]

Very Nice Robert!

Was that a rollabout model only? Some of the ads show the timer dial protruding through a counter top as a built in.

 

Way too early for your birthday; but just tastefully late for mine!!!!