pretty lady

Cool machine!

I used to use one of these machines growing up in our basement, first helping my mom, then doing laundry by myself as a teenager. Wish I still had a machine like this!!

Cool video

I grew up using one. The only difference was we used 2 rinse tubs.

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Very cool, I recall an elderly woman in W. Virginia years ago using one of those and they are still working today!!

Great video. I never knew I wanted one until watched this video. I have a whirlpool with the bells and whistles....I hate it. The bells and whistles are kinda tarnished...lol It can't balance sheets or towels to save my soul-and I have to go save it from itself. This looks kinda fun to do on down time.

I'm looking around for one just because I want one.

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One nice thing here is the easier means of using it to save water. Hold the final cycle of water to use for the first cycle of your next load, for example.

Interesting you mention enjoying laundry. Folding towels relaxes me….is that mentally healthy? ;) As far as when newer laundry hardware breaks…….maybe it’s my electronics background, but I’ve not found them confusing to work on. I do love these older machines, also. I spotted a “twin tub easy washer” on FB marketplace, with a tub to wash, and a spinner tub. It’s copper on the outside and looks amazing.

Aim sure they love it when you video that's Free advertisment for them

It's beautiful. I am no longer using some favorite pieces that I used to.

Absolutely loved your video! Thank you! I was born in 1948, and would watch my Mom do laundry with one of these. I wish I had one now. I too, like the old ways, and things were made to last then. Thanks for bringing back all those memories.

Oh what memories! Im 65. We had one of these growing up and always helped Mom doing laundry and carrying baskets out to the clothesline. Still love the smell of bedsheets dried in the sun! My 3 sisters and I all had very long hair well past waist length. For some reason one day my youngest sister and I decided it would be fun to let me run her hair through the wringer!!🤯🤣 Thank God for the quick release bar and I hit it about halfway up her hair! Parts of her hair was wrapped around the wringer and how Mom ever got it out without cutting it I don't remember... I do remember we never EVER tried that again!! 😂

My grandmother had one of these washing machines on her back porch, and I loved helping her put clothes through the wringer! ❤😊

I'm really tempted to go this far old school for my next washing machine, you can also buy a spin dryer for under $200 that will spin out the water better than most modern washing machines. So simple, actually highly efficient since you can reuse the wash water for multiple loads and most importantly they actually clean clothes.

This video even got into my algorithm 3yrs later. Greetings from Switzerland, pretty nice content. Nice to see older machines doing the exact same work as newer ones, but cooler hahahaha🫶🏽🙏🏽

This is very interesting. I just hate the new machines! Cried when my Maytag died after 25 years.

The new washers are a piece of junk,i have a late 80s kenmore washer you couldn't give me a new model washer it takes two hours to wash a load and its still not clean, people let the manufacturer push that computer control garbage on the market

Thank you ! I have always wondered how these work .. I actually thought you have to crank it by the handle for the clothes to go through

Great to see wringer washers from different countries, those Speed Queens are like our Servis models here in Britain, very well made, longlasting and part of history, Cheers, Mike

I would rather use this than my modern washer.

I would simply love one of these.

"I really love these old washers....they work GREAT"........."now I'm gonna go put these in my new washer and rinse them".......yeah

Why is anyone interested in a ringer washer in the 1960's,? We had drip dry permanent press wash and wear clothes .. a long with special cycles in 1963 I think it was .Much easier way to do laundry.

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Oh no no no don't overload , add more water for a good turn over, I am a 61 year old man, you fail by putting far too much in the tub, this strains the motor, I have a Bosch series 4, I don't have any issues with it, I don't overload I ensure a balanced load is put in, it's so darned quiet I have to go check it's on, spinning cycle is fantastic thanks

I love these my dad brought one home yrs ago I was so excited it was great. I still do like these. Brought back some childhood memories

You need more water!!! The clothes should roll over.

You could add a little pinesol or dish washing liquid to help degrease the clothes and not using cold with the greasy closes may also help, room temperature or warmer may help break down the grease. When wringing, you could try folding the clothes and sending them through more than once for more water removal.

When I was on the farm, I had a cow, milked her and made butter....Also having fresh milk... It was a wonderful life... Thanks so much for your podcast...

This brings back so many memories.... Thank you

Nothing cuts grease like adding a cup of ammonia to the wash, BUT, you better have good ventilation or you will nearly choke to death from the fumes. It rinses right out, however, so there is no residue. It takes a bit of getting used to, however, back in the day ammonia was the go-to for grease. I get the jug of "clear" ammonia at the grocery store.

I remember helping my gram with it! Cool.

just found your site and my mom and i really enjoyed this video..she remembers getting her forearm caught in the wringer as a young child..but she did say they worked wonderfully. we visit ohio amish country often and i do enjoy seeing them at the farms or shops..thx marie from canada

I live in Florida I'm 56 years old. I just saw a washer like this on a show called machines that made America. i was amazed I have a regular Maytag bought from Best Buy in 2016 (One of those energy water savers) I mean my machine has agatator. but most of them you buy today don't even have that. My machine makes clicking noise and my roommate said oh that is normal for the newer machines. The door locks when it's washing so I can't see what it's doing for the most part my close come out clean, But looking at your video you can clearly see even though some of the functions are primitive you can clearly tell the quality of cleaning was better back in the day. I was told Speed Queens are the best. Even with the model after that in the 70's or 80's with the plumbing and rinse cycle they are heavy duty. Mine with that clicking always sounds like it's going to break if you blow on it. Thanks for the video.

I do remember helping my mother with the washing. After watching this video, I have a new appreciation of what my mother did in order to do laundry for a family of eight! So glad I have a washing machine that doesn't use as much water or time.

I use dawn ×4 on stains

I used to help my Gran with a washer like this here in the UK. I would love to have another go at using one. In those days washing was done once a week not every day like these days. I’m sure they’re more environmentally friendly than today’s machines. I’d have another in a heartbeat. I see them for sale but don’t think parts would be available in the uk.

You don't need a machine that looks like the inside of an F18 hornet fighter jet

The More tech advances, the more many of us want to to stay with the old skool items

I remember as a kid i put my arm in the wringer to see how it felt. My stepsister did the same &still wears the scare. I dont have 1

Very interesting

Thanks for a very good video. I would like to get and old Maytag but out here in Sunny Arizona I haven't been able to find one. Any idea where I might be able to contact a Amish store where I might be able to find one?

I was born in 1948. Some of my earliest memories where being down in our basement with my mom helping her wash the clothes. What she had as far as I can recall was very much like yours. So, that was about 1951 or 1952. Thus, I believe your washer is about a decade older than you believe. In the early 1960's Mom had one of the more modern looking boxy square machines much like what we have today, and it was avocado green. I helped her put the clothes in the washer and pushed the button to turn it on. Then I pulled out the damp clothes as she ran them through the wringer. After the wash we went outside to hang the clothes in the sunshine. I will still do that to this day. But my machine is a front loader and modern.

Where can you buy one?

How did you drain the tub? I just bought one very similar. Need to get it going. You are the best part of the video. Old fashion , wholesome and gorgeous. Thanks.