What were vintage 1950s washing machines like — and how about the dryers available back then? Laundry appliances back in the fifties actually varied a lot, because that's mostly when the big transition from really old-fashioned machines — the early models that were a step up from washboards and wringers — were finally replaced …
اقرأ المزيدUses for stainless steel washing machine drums. When old washers and dryers are scrapped, the stainless steel is usually in perfectly good shape. It is one of the most durable products made. ... Carrots and beets and other things that are packed in sand, could be enclosed in these tubs. Make a good lid, and these would be impervious to vermin. ...
اقرأ المزيدThe Thor washing machine was the first electric clothes washer sold commercially in the United States. Produced by the Chicago-based Hurley Electric Laundry Equipment Company, the 1907 Thor is believed to be the first electrically powered washer ever manufactured, crediting Hurley as the inventor of the first automatic washing …
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