"Do you really want to spend $1500 to $2000 for a washer?" If it lasts 70 years, then YES!
@niner4life.1554 жыл бұрын
lets remember this washer has not been used on a regular basis, but yest still very impressive.
@jusrobington4 жыл бұрын
I doubt anything built today will last anything close to 70 years.
@jamesparsons90684 жыл бұрын
Why not just buy a Miele?
@jhancock15754 жыл бұрын
I have a Whirlpool washer that’s 16 years old, heavily used all during this time, and has never needed a repair or any service. It was $400 new in 2004. No, I would not pay $1500 for a new washer. It was never mentioned in this video how much usage this old machine has actually endured.
@alb123456724 жыл бұрын
@@ThatGingerBrandon I have a 1971 whirlpool fullsize with lots of settings. It is my age :lol:. Runs perfect. A few years ago I changed out the pump. It may outlive me, assuming parts are around. It is very simple.
@westtell44 жыл бұрын
i just watched a man wash his clothes in a 70 year old washing machine damn it youtube
@m4rs124 жыл бұрын
With 70 yr old soap lol
@kj4ilk4 жыл бұрын
good thing he's not 70 with a 70 year old washer :D
@candlelove09524 жыл бұрын
Oliver Eastman Lol 😂
@lanakirs4 жыл бұрын
there must be 70yo clothes :D
@101Volts4 жыл бұрын
Relaxing, isn't it?
@MrScottie684 жыл бұрын
Yes, I’d gladly pay $2,000 for a washer that will still be working 70 years later.
@rogerwhiting93104 жыл бұрын
I would too. The problem is... not enough of us would. Society moves, remodels and divorces MUCH more than it did 70 yeatlrs ago. When I go to a newlywed couple to fix something I love to say "why do you need a 20 year appliance with a 2 year marriage?" It IS in jest.. and they know it. There is more than a trace of truth in it though.
@420dportkid4 жыл бұрын
You definitely sound like you’re from Wisconsin or Minnesota, but most likely Wisconsin.
@chas7174 жыл бұрын
New Speed Queen home top load washers are advertised to last for 25 years. They cost around $1000
@rogerwhiting93104 жыл бұрын
@@chas717 I work on those machines. There are really 3 top load SQ washers. Some are electronic with no transmission. Some are belt drive and some are a sort of both. The basic structure is the Amana of 20 years ago. I believe they are probably the best top load right now. I dont think they will last that long. Take a look at Staber washers. I have one and service them also. I DO believe they will last 25+ years.
@milesparris40454 жыл бұрын
@@420dportkid Yes, the way he pronounced "years" is a dead giveaway.
@CG-Outdoors4 жыл бұрын
People are freaking out about the coronavirus and I’m here watching a dude with a 70 year old washing machine do laundry
@foco56574 жыл бұрын
Lmao
@kclefthanded4274 жыл бұрын
Anything is better than nothing until then
@xaraxen4 жыл бұрын
Better than doing a load of 70-year laundry GACK
@candlelove09524 жыл бұрын
grizzbizz same! 😆
@rcarraturo4 жыл бұрын
Same here 6 29 2020
@knittingnana29394 жыл бұрын
This is back when they actually made quality items that would last.
@765respect4 жыл бұрын
Bc they were made in the US back then.
@randomrazr4 жыл бұрын
is speed queen the only decent berand lefT?
@marka61874 жыл бұрын
They make things to break down now after 5 to 10 years so they can sell you new. Just enough time so you don't think that the product is garbage so you buy the same brand again. This includes all products. Including Automobiles
@randomrazr4 жыл бұрын
@@marka6187 what about toyotas and hondas
@jamesffxl4 жыл бұрын
@@randomrazr Toyotas and Hondas have taken that route lately.
@06Kabal4 жыл бұрын
“More women use Tide in automatic washers than any other washing product.” Try putting that on a box today.😂😂😂
@staticbeans4 жыл бұрын
Terrance Banks so hilarious 😒
@Ashtenwatson4 жыл бұрын
Judge Judith Sheindlin he’s just pointing out how the times have changed. No need to be rude
@staticbeans4 жыл бұрын
TheSimulatorGuy it’s low hanging fruit
@thelonewanderer4204 жыл бұрын
@@staticbeans just as low as your IQ
@staticbeans4 жыл бұрын
The Lone Wanderer ok sweaty 😌
@NM-gb4sd4 жыл бұрын
I bet this 70-year-old washer cleans better than today's washers. I'd happily pay for a washer that cleaned this well.
@MylesV4 жыл бұрын
Plenty of machines clean this well. You just can't go to Lowes and find one that cleans well for $500, you need to go to a specialty store and buy a more expensive and higher quality one. Miele and Speed Queen are good, like the other commenter mentioned. That applies for all sorts of household appliances. Ovens, vacuums, etc. They all used to be really expensive, now for the most part they're cheap to buy and cheaply built to meet consumer demand.
@bklynp7184 жыл бұрын
Me too, and I disagree with the other commenters, especially on Miele washers. There's a reason they aren't popular in the U.S., and it's not the price. Plenty of people buy overpriced "vanity" appliances.
@MylesV4 жыл бұрын
@@bklynp718 People buy overpriced vanity appliances that look flashy, like Dyson vacuum cleaners. They're a status symbol. Many Americans haven't even heard of Miele and their machines look bland enough that people can't show them off. Miele makes great products in terms of effectiveness, but if durability is what you want then I'd go for a Speed Queen. Miele is unpopular here because people can't go out to the local hardware store and buy one. We've become so used to being able to buy everything we need from just one store that many consumers are unwilling to visit specialty stores even when they provide better products and services.
@VicGreenBitcoin4 жыл бұрын
@Jeff Webb Yes, A old Miele from the late 80ies or 90ies are still great
@nogoglobal4 жыл бұрын
1953 we were still using wringer style washers..1956 we got our first black and white tv...
@6omega23 жыл бұрын
"How, in 1952, were we able to produce a washing machine that spun at 1136 RPM, for a final spin speed, yet somehow in 2020 a washer that spins that fast tends to blow up?" Answer: Because everything made today is cheap garbage.
@manasseskamau53273 жыл бұрын
Other than being garbage, it costs an arm and a leg.
@OneAdam12Adam2 жыл бұрын
It's made in China or by a company with no pride in workmanship.
@myrthasmascary40862 жыл бұрын
Please give me that washer
@Cupit29 Жыл бұрын
Yeah but if I can't afford the machine than it doesn't matter how good it is. More affordable is objectively better.
@Ikey04-ge9gy Жыл бұрын
Made in ametica can be just as shit
@seanbryant28484 жыл бұрын
Back in the era when this washer was made, it was one of the very BEST. Period. The simple answer as to why a washer such as this can spin at 1130 RPM and new ones fall apart, literally, if they come anywhere near that speed, is this: Quality of design, quality of the materials used in making the machine, quality, care, and pride in the workmanship. These values are on life support, near-dead in today's manufacturing processes.
@chrispetterson26444 жыл бұрын
Many of today's washers spin faster than that. My 6 year old front-loader spins without issue at 1600 RPM.
@That_AMC_Guy4 жыл бұрын
This was also the period of time when GM was pretty much the best corporation in the world for product design.
@equid0x4 жыл бұрын
One comment I would make about spin speed... higher speeds are maybe fine if you will use a mechanical dryer, but pose issues if you hang dry items unlexs you plan to iron everythinng.
@DiamondLightning-qi8yl4 жыл бұрын
Our washer has a 2000 rpm setting. Handles it fine. Don’t use it often becuse it shakes the whole house and sounds like a jet engine revving up 😂.
@BoBo-ti6jh4 жыл бұрын
@@DiamondLightning-qi8yl lol
@Fwyd4 жыл бұрын
The great days of watching your laundry with the lid up!
@Fridelain3 жыл бұрын
I do it now on a modern top loader from Daewoo. Find where the safety switch is and jam something in there to keep it pushed. Keep dumb children away.
@tweevers22 жыл бұрын
just tear of the lid locker. Got fed up with having to stop it just to open the lid and tore it off.
@busymikey4 жыл бұрын
This sold with its dryer pair in 1953 for $494.90. What cost $494.90 in 1953 would cost $4796.10 in 2020.
@EphemeralProductions4 жыл бұрын
Michael Davis : Jesus. Lol
@francismartinez60494 жыл бұрын
Michael Davis who cares if it probably would outlast its user
@equid0x4 жыл бұрын
Yup, but you will probably never need to buy another one again. Nowadays, you'll be forking over $1500 for a pair that will need replacement every 5 or 6 years. Even as late as the 80s it was not uncommon for a low end machine to last 20 years. I think the replacement cycle on all of this china made garbage are way too short. The last dishwasher I bought began having problems after onky 2 years but it still cost $700!
@DarthVader19774 жыл бұрын
@@equid0x is* way too short
@equid0x4 жыл бұрын
@hawkturkey Yeah I've heard a lot about failing electronics in modern machines... "knock on wood" I haven't had any board failures myself. Being an electronics tech, my guess is a lot of the problems probably stem from inferior quality capacitors. This has been an ongoing theme with Chinese made electronics since the early 2000s.
@sharonrinkiewicz39403 жыл бұрын
That washer, regardless of the suds problem, looks like it does an incredible job cleaning clothes.
@dwaynes5983 Жыл бұрын
Remember back in 1970s company would sell "suds free" soap. People didn't put 2+2 together and find out they were using too much soap. Companies took advantage of it to sell suds free soap.
@BIZKITJODE4 жыл бұрын
Before planned obsolescence was the norm....😯
@loganmacdonald38874 жыл бұрын
This Old Man Exactly
@joshbacon82414 жыл бұрын
Nowadays, it’s as if the companies who make them don’t want them to last. Why are they even doing this in the first place? Is it for greater profit margins?
@BIZKITJODE4 жыл бұрын
@@joshbacon8241 No profit in anything that lasts a lifetime...
@CommodoreFan644 жыл бұрын
Very well said, I can remember back in 06 when I moved into the house I'm now to take care of my now late grandmother, we still had the top loading GE washing machine my grandfather bought her in 1980, as she use to work for GE, and would not own something in any other brand if she had the option, and it only died a few years later in 2010, but the GE HE top loader that replaced it, HOLLY HELL what a difference in build quality, I've had to replace every knob, and stalk on both the washer, and matching dryer, as the plastics crack, I'll be surprised if my units last another 5 - 10 years before a part becomes to costly, or hard to find, and I just have to junk them for new ones.
@BIZKITJODE4 жыл бұрын
@Robby Dey Since this is a '52 washer, your timing is off....🧐
@RedWolf777SG4 жыл бұрын
The 1950s, back when things were build to last a lifetime as long you take care of it well. Hell, I have a modern day washing machine that can barely wash clothes in a full cycle.
@OneAdam12Adam2 жыл бұрын
Cheap Chinese build quality. Dishonest business practices nowadays will be our demise. Republicans have sold out to corporate criminals. Where our consumer protections?
@OneAdam12Adam2 жыл бұрын
It's gladly pay $2000 for a washer that lasts.
@pahogger4 жыл бұрын
When this machine was new in 1952 there were still steam locomotives operating on Americas railroads!
@stephendavidbailey27434 жыл бұрын
And no jetliners. Or computers. Or colour television. Some places didn't even have dial phones.
@MrCarguy24 жыл бұрын
And racial segregation...
@Miniver7654 жыл бұрын
There's always one that simply must turn any random topic racial.
@MrCarguy24 жыл бұрын
@@Miniver765 not trying to pull anything here just saying
@Miniver7654 жыл бұрын
@@MrCarguy2 On a video about a vintage washing machine. Got it. That makes total sense.
@joewoodchuck38244 жыл бұрын
I love seeing older stuff still working and in use.
@adamtrombino1064 жыл бұрын
My grandmother and grandfather grew up during the depression. As a result, if you found discarded machines, fans, lawnmowers, etc, you took them home to see if anything could be done with them, or fix them. Grandpa found a 1958 Sears and Roebuck top loader '20' on the side of the road in the early 70s. He took it and replaced the drive belt and fixed the timer by carefully filing the mechanical contacts by hand with an emery board ( nail file) . They used that thing until his death in 1996. It was never serviced beyond what he initially did. Thing was, the machine needed a 20 amp circuit (110V) to run it.. and it did use a ton of water but he piped the drain hose into the yard to water the grass lol. So we had 'suddsy' grass every wednesday but the lawn didn't seem to mind. Here's the thing. For whatever reason, that machine never had a soap scum build up problem nor mold issue, both of which my much newer Amana has despite my best efforts. Once a year, I have to take my machine apart and clean everything by hand, as well as run a 50-50 water/bleach cycle through it to keep mold from forming, once a month. His machine was in a damp basement, same as mine, yet he never had an issue. We sold the machine in 1997. Probably should've kept it! Love the shirt logos BTW ;)
@ty20104 жыл бұрын
Older timers had nearly solid silver contacts, newer ones went brass with a thin coating. The older machines had a much larger air gap at the top that let them dry out, soap scum dries and flakes off as well as keeping mildew from growing as much. To get that on a newer model you'd have to leave the lid open between uses.
@josephteruel74924 жыл бұрын
You don't use the Affresh tablets?
@joshuamcpeek47084 жыл бұрын
@@ty2010 most owner manuals nowadays tell you to leave the lid up between uses
@crazy808ish4 жыл бұрын
I'm sure whoever bought it from you is still very happy with it!
@michaelburns80734 жыл бұрын
Laundry detergent back then had phosphates in it, which helped fight buildup and mold. New detergents have enzymes that replaced phosphates, but it then requires you remove your warm and cold water washes immediately, or they would soon mildew.
@christopherstreet22143 жыл бұрын
The way that bad boy agitated the clothes was awesome
@davidminton51764 жыл бұрын
As someone else already commented here: Would I pay $1500 for a new washer? YES, if it would last 70 years! It would be the one and only washer I'd ever have to buy. We throw our money away these days on cheap crap that, once broken, is cheaper to simply replace (with another piece of crap) than repair.
@ThePrincesselise064 жыл бұрын
David Minton you can say that again, so sad but true!
@tobiasblech19294 жыл бұрын
I'm paying that for a washing machine today!
@CaRrOtCaKe322004 жыл бұрын
America culture replacing junk. And hording
@MMGJ104 жыл бұрын
My washers and dryers I've bought in the last 15 years: My brother gave me a broken 1996 Kenmore dryer in 2005. I put a belt on it, then a motor and it's worked fine since. 1980's Kenmore washer I bought for $35 at an estate sale. Worked perfect until 3 years ago. It was a little rusty and beat up from a few moves and a damp basement so I threw it out. Should've fixed it and kept it. It washed so well and had plenty of room. 1990's Maytag I got for free from craigslist (along with a matching electric dryer that worked perfect that I sold for $50). The washer needed a bearing but worked, didn't want to fix the bearing so I found a 2012 Maytag for sale for $25 from someone that just bought a house with them in and didn't need. Works great. Then I bought a house 6 months ago that came with a washer and dryer already hooked up, so I'm storing my 96' Dryer, and my 12' washer in my basement. Lol Free dryer: that I still have $35 washer: broken. Free Maytag washer and dryer: gave away washer and sold dryer for $50. Bought house with washer and dryer. $35+$25=$60 - $50= $10 that I've paid for washers and dryers in my life and I have a back up of each. Lol. Sorry for all the unasked for info. I'm just cheap I guess. It doesn't make any sense for me to buy appliances new when people are giving them away or selling them cheap. Especially when everyone I know that buys new ones says they break constantly.
@eileensweeney25004 жыл бұрын
You can buy Speed Queens. They are meant to run 25 years before requiring repair, which according to some sources is easier and more doable than most others. They are expensive, but I think you would enjoy them. speedqueen.com/
@michijimc97534 жыл бұрын
My Grandparents owned one of these machines. It was enthroned on the “back of the house” built in the 50’s when they added indoor plumbing and the room for the pantry and this washing machine. They lived in the housing village of a cotton mill, and were called lint heads from the cotton dust in their hair. When my Grandmother died in 1995 that same washing machine went to her church to wash tablecloths and kitchen linens a job it still does to this day. We were always fascinated by the agitator whipping up and down which you could watch by simply lifting the lid without hitting the little switch on the control panel. And by the way, your shirts must have been relatively clean, the laundry my Grandmother ran of her grandsons clothes turned the water a nice river mud brown even after she made us hose them off!
@johndoran32744 жыл бұрын
If I trust a 70 year old fridge to hold my beer,, I damn sure would trust that washer to clean my blue jeans
@karolinesmail4894 жыл бұрын
Yup! Gotta 1948 gibsn refrigerator for the beer in my basement
@bansheemania16924 жыл бұрын
Got a Gm early 50s in basement Loaded with Beer and kimchi
@kj4ilk4 жыл бұрын
i had a chance to buy a 54 GE but the self sealing Freon didn't stay sealed to long but what do you expect i did buy a 1963 air conditioner that's in my window but its getting harder and harder to find the refrigerant so i had them add to the guts to step down the pressure that the new stuff requires to something a little colder and last longer my room stays at 62 all day n night if i turn it lower like i did one night i left a unopened root beer glass bottle on the night stand and it was cold the next morning 50-70s (some 80s) America Rules!!
@melissavazquez29533 жыл бұрын
Amen
@rupe533 жыл бұрын
John ... still have a 1952 Frigidaire holding my beer. About 50 years ago it needed a new door gasket and latch. 30 years ago I replaced the motor capacitor. This was the first fridge advertised to hold ice cream frozen, as it had a separate freezer compartment. Oh, I put a watt meter on it and electric use is less than $5 per month, compared to my kitchen fridge at $25 per month.
@ninjabluewings4 жыл бұрын
That washing machine is in INCREDIBLE! mint condition, like it's come from a time capsule 😍
@psychoshamrock4 жыл бұрын
I have a blender from 1977. Still works. Made in china means everything breaks in 3 years.
@picassotamarin4 жыл бұрын
BK Lulu year I wa born
@GhostsQueen854 жыл бұрын
Got a kirby vacuum cleaner that my dad bought in 1984. I own it now and it still runs like new. In between the years 2004 till last year when my father gave me the vacuum i couldn't tell you how many cheap vacuums i had that where 95% plastic I've gone through..
@MrAwesomedude8084 жыл бұрын
1967 Kirby vacuum, ‘96 emerson VCR, ‘88 wall clock (not battery operated), ‘02 or ‘03 Nintendo GameCube and gameboy, ‘96 Cadillac Club Car golf cart (was my grandpa’s along with the clock), ‘40s sunbeam toaster, ‘90something hurricane lamp, the list goes on. Some of this stuff ain’t even made in America, and it’s lasted a lifetime! I think if you actually design AND build it right, you’ll have it last forever.
@girlscanbedrummers54494 жыл бұрын
We have the same toaster model as the family on family ties and it still works pretty well lmfao. We got it second hand.
@turboshottho4 жыл бұрын
Products made in America are also disposable garbage. Spare us your xenocentrism.
@rederickrederick15133 жыл бұрын
I have a 55 year old General Electric dryer, just had a drum belt put on it ! The old stuff was built !
@FletcherRSmith4 жыл бұрын
I’ll take an old school washer like this any day. Old school front loaders are appealing and satisfying to watch because they used a lot of water and all the suds, water and clothes slopping around in there actually seemed like it was doing something.
@renee68632 жыл бұрын
Yep. I was absolutely enthralled watching the front loading washers and dryers at the laundromat when washing my old fashioned thick comforters. Can’t stuff them in around the agitator of my 1997 Maytag washer that still works for everything else. Matching dryer still works like a charm as well.
@TC-tw5zk4 жыл бұрын
I can not believe I'm sitting here watching a video on a 70 year old washer..how did this come to me?? Oh well I did kind of enjoy it tho
@jerryberryhill36194 жыл бұрын
My mother has a Frigidaire freezer that still works to this day and has never had a service call on it, it was bought in 1950
@zzzzxxxx3414 жыл бұрын
We were still using our 1980's National washing machine up to this time. We just painted it's rusted body but the motor still works, and even the plastic in the washer is unbelievably long lasting. As a matter of fact it is way better than what is designed now. Thank you to the engineers of first order in our parent's time..
@petermaz7014 жыл бұрын
Amazing with this overload that this washer was able to have such turnover with no issues. These were workhorse washers built like tanks and top rated for there washing performance.
@captainamericaamerica80904 жыл бұрын
**THEIR.
@ty20104 жыл бұрын
Same 1/2 hp motor as the later models that did twice the capacity. The key to not shaking on overload is the clothes basket is literally porcelained cast iron with the top ring filled with concrete, the thing weighs like 80lbs by itself.
@petermaz7013 жыл бұрын
@@captainamericaamerica8090 thanks
@captainamericaamerica80903 жыл бұрын
@@ty2010 Me great granny still uses her old old washer! The clothes come out Cleaner than the newer machines.
@ty20103 жыл бұрын
@@captainamericaamerica8090 lot more water to volume of clothes and the agitation is usually more violent, there were more complaints of older machines ripping, stretching clothes and removing buttons
@namesolonggood1sgone4 жыл бұрын
I had a Frigidare-GM microwave. It had a timer knob and a locking lever for the door. When locked, a large red light proclaimed it was COOKING. No light, no turntable, just the aluminum fan inside to distribute the microwaves. It still worked as intended. While technically a cabinet mount microwave, I had it standing on a 2x4 frame and just put a cordcap on its MC whip. It was lost in a breakup in 2008 and I have never been able to find any information on it or even photos of a similar model on the Internet. I liked that microwave.
@wallyfronzaglio3724 жыл бұрын
After 3 machines in 17 yrs I spent the extra money on a speed queen I have my fingers crossed hoping it lasts over 10 yrs
@schmenkspeedtyping2184 жыл бұрын
I'm sure a speed queen will.
@captainamericaamerica80903 жыл бұрын
Let us know how it's holding up
@elfriedebrigden42903 жыл бұрын
My Speed Queen lasted 32 years. Had to throw it out. Can't find spares to repair anymore.
@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr28233 жыл бұрын
I always wanted one of those enormous 50 pound things like at a hotel. That'd hold me and I could do all the quilts and stuff at home.
@timfagan8163 жыл бұрын
3 machines in 17 years. Wow. I work in a line quarry and thet powdery dust shot gets absolutely everywhere then turns to concrete when it gets wet. New washing machine every 7 months for our house. Missus loves it. But hates it. She just works all these new fancy settings them boom, the dog things fucked and time to get a new one, and of course she wants a different make and model.
@brianandrews70994 жыл бұрын
I would be curious to see the lab test results of 70 year old Tide vs. Tide made today. I am sure the ingredients have change alot. That washing machine is amazing. I think your answer to why a new machine can run at high RPMs when a new one blows up at that speed comes down to the lack of quality and metal used in today’s machines. You can’t expect thin aluminum and plastic to withstand that kind of force. With a new machine costing $1,000.00 plus, $2,500 for a machine that lasts over half a century doesn’t sound like a bad investment to me! My mother purchased a new washer recently and was told by the salesman that if your able to get more than 7 years out of a new machine, your doing something very right! Thats pathetic!
@Nikitan2754 жыл бұрын
I work as an appliance technician on warranty calls, and most of the times I see are Samsungs. They are normally cheap component-wise, and thats the reason why they fail. Frigidaires are pretty rare in my job, but they pop up here and there and normally for some rust issues because they are being abused.
@MrScottie684 жыл бұрын
Zoft275 what you say about Samsung is so true. My brother made the horrible mistake of buying Samsung appliances for his kitchen remodel. In the first 3 years, The refrigerator French door mechanism needed replacement 2x; the ice maker leaked and the dishwasher electronic control board failed. The stove is the only thing that so far has been trouble free.
@EvertGuzman4 жыл бұрын
I personally use LGs i haven’t managed to kill it yet
@ty20104 жыл бұрын
Replacing a Samsung tub spider on Wednesday, yay. Can attest to abuse, I put an old Whirlpool next to the leaky basement wall in my own home and it now looks just like the rusty pile that went out 15 years ago :p
@SuperBooboo023 жыл бұрын
thats true Samsung are crap, 2 of our neighbors have Samsung fridges, constant issues with the ice makers, also have seen several Samsung front load washer sitting outside waiting to be picked up on recycling day....just crap
@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr28233 жыл бұрын
@@SuperBooboo02 it has nothing to do with the Samsung Co. They sold their name. They did that with Duracell car batteries. I bought one of the largest ones They make for. V8 Challenger. Cost 160.00. Lasted 6 months. Failed. In AUGUST!! I threw a fit until I got my money back. And I'll never buy Duracell again.
@mikeluongo5373 жыл бұрын
Those machines were awesome. Wish they still made them!
@honeyglazedhams81884 жыл бұрын
Man, you gotta turn those graphic tees INSIDE-OUT before you put them through a wash/dry cycle! YOU'RE GONNA ERODE THE GRAPHIC! GAHH
@765respect4 жыл бұрын
Turn everything inside out too. It prevents fading.
@lintonfr4 жыл бұрын
You could just buy another tee shirt if the graphic erodes
@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr28233 жыл бұрын
@@lintonfr Concert tees can't really be replaced
@pchris3 жыл бұрын
@@lintonfr That's kind of a waste of money when you could just make what you have last longer simply by turning it inside out.
@Elfnetdesigns4 жыл бұрын
washers in the 50's were made with actual metal drums, washers today tend to have plastic drums, high RPM centrifugal force on a weaker plastic drum can cause the drum to come apart in interesting ways.
@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr28233 жыл бұрын
And EVERY time you get oil on your clean sheets from a busted (or in the process of breaking) transmission. And stoves you have to fix at least twice, at which point, it cost more than the cheap a**ed Magic Chef was new!!
@terrietackett89644 жыл бұрын
One of these came with the trailer my Hubbie and I bought in the early 1980’s. It was pink. Worked like a charm, and was still working when we sold it years later...Now I have a new front loader I would like to throw out the front door.
@OneAdam12Adam2 жыл бұрын
"Front loaders we're never good," my mother would say.
@iloveappleyoutube71983 жыл бұрын
These were the days. And it is crazy that it still works perfectly after 70 years.
@epicchris19854 жыл бұрын
Given the tears in your arm sleeve I have to ask the question. Is the top you’re wearing 70 years old? Haha! maybe just your “it’s wash day top” 😂
@JasmineSurrealVideos4 жыл бұрын
Yes I noticed that later in the video, I thought his sleeve had been through too many old washing machines!
@mswerdna4 жыл бұрын
My 83 year old aunt has and still uses a 1950s-60s GM Kenmore range. It has six electric burners and two oven chambers. It also has an analog timer that rings a bell when its done.
@billheaton73074 жыл бұрын
Quality American engineering, American steel and American bearings.
@hankaustin70914 жыл бұрын
THE BEST!!!!
@peteacher524 жыл бұрын
Quality American engineering, American steel and American bearings??!!! Yeah right! We're still laughing our arses off at Yank "compact" cars since the demise of the monsters from the late 70s onwards. Kindly remove from your cranium the all-too-prevalent notion that if it's not American then it can't measure up.
@williamobrien27594 жыл бұрын
@@peteacher52 America has become The Land of the Landfill. Cheap, disposable plastibling rubbish. Americans can't get enough of it. That's why China loves our consumers.
@765respect4 жыл бұрын
Any of the stuff made in the US before the China imports was well made and meant to last a lifetime. I'm hanging onto any of the older stuff I have bc of that unsurpassed quality. My aunt's house is powered by free natural gas from her farm. The light fixtures, the appliances, everything. It's all vintage/antiques but everything works very well. Appliances are all in aqua, that tells you how old the stuff is!
@stevej.14284 жыл бұрын
@@765respect It's not the China Imports that killed quality, it's the intentional corporate tactic to make inferior products designed to be replaced or fixed to keep sales high, revenues streaming in and stakeholders fat and happy. You can thank corporate minds like Brooks Stevens and his statements like "Instilling in the buyer the desire to own something a little newer, a little better, a little sooner than is necessary", that spawned a new age of product design and manufacturing back in the mid-50's. The country loved it to, because it meant more products, more manufacturing, and more jobs, but eventually there comes a ceiling to it all when people don't want to spend $1500 on a new washer every 5 years and China simply was able to make these chintzy products even cheaper than American corporations with bigger payrolls and fat executive overhead to support. Before this became the tactic, companies took pride in making products that would last because they figured that was what it took to get people to buy their things...quality and reputation.
@MH-ln2uj4 жыл бұрын
It's true, they dont make them like they use to. I make coffee everyday with mom's 1960's Faberware percolator.
@SURENITY3 жыл бұрын
A 60 year old coffee machine? That is amazing.
@Fridelain3 жыл бұрын
Percolators make shit coffee. Try V60.
@MH-ln2uj3 жыл бұрын
@@Fridelain That's your opinion, opinions are like ------es, everybody's got one.
@Loulou-sr3tk4 жыл бұрын
Now they are making appliances to work only a few years and after that, repairs and parts are so expensive...
@Epotheros3 жыл бұрын
My Grandma had an early 1960s Frigidaire Imperial Frost Proof refrigerator and that thing lasted until about 2005 before it finally broke down for good. Over 40 years of service.
@janninmarie83854 жыл бұрын
Frigidaire also produced refrigerators. Every grandma and great grandma would call the fridge “fridgidaire” in my country
@lorimav3 жыл бұрын
I am 61 and occasionally I heard some old-timers say "put it in the fridgidaire." Some called the vacuum cleaner, "the Hoover." I also remember my grandmother referring to the "parlor" which we now call the "living room." Also, some old-timers called what I call a "couch" either a "davenport" or a "divan." I think they are often called "sofas" now.
@MH-nq2mh3 жыл бұрын
His sleeve is older than the washing machine
@Tigger817624 жыл бұрын
Love these machines. They ran forever
@aquaesulensis73324 жыл бұрын
I remember this model because my grandmother (in France) had a Frigidaire Unimatic one at home. Frigidaire made some models to be exported. She used it during 28 years without any trouble, she loved it because at that date all the european models had a very low spin speed (300 to 400 rpm !!!) This model was absolutely incredible with this perfect washing action and a so fast spin speed... When she decided later to buy a new Frigidaire "european" model (tumbling action), troubles appeared very soon... It is fantastic to see this Unimatic ! Thank you so much !
@frothe424 жыл бұрын
Nothing washes like a GM Frigidaire, NOTHING.
@peteacher524 жыл бұрын
Wanna bet? Come to NZ and see if you can find an old F&P top loader. There was one that could equal but not exceed the F&P and that was the American commercial Maytags as used in public laundromats because of their size. Price-wise, these were way outside the reach of the family budget. Even in 5-kid families, where the kids were fussy teen-aged girls the faithful old F&P handled 2 - 3 loads per day Mon - Fri and 5 loads each Saturday and Sunday , right up until the kids left home. This was by no means unusual.
@frothe424 жыл бұрын
@@peteacher52 Fisher & Paykel looks to be very good washing machines, but the GM Frigidaire Washer was unique in the fact that the agitator went up and down instead of rotating like all the others at the time, which made it unique. And they cleaned very well!
@frothe424 жыл бұрын
@@peteacher52 OH, and we were a five kid family, first suburban, than rural, starting 1973.
@schlookie4 жыл бұрын
@@peteacher52 my mum had a 1978 f&p top loader that only just gave up the ghost last year. Good solid machine those. Unfortunately Fisher and Paykel has turned into junk now that Haier has bought into them.
@patcola73353 жыл бұрын
@@peteacher52 ...except maybe a Kenmore Whirlpool Norge Maytag..etc...etc.
@KathyWardDollmaker4 жыл бұрын
I just spent $1000 on a Wash machine. They took $300 off. I live above the Arctic Circle, so you have to take shipping into account, but I did buy a high quality machine. It wasn't my first choice, but, I would've had to have that shipped in on a jet, and that would've been an extra expense. My grandmother bought a used Speed Queen in the 60s, and she had it for 40 years. That would've been my first choice, but I got a Whirlpool, and I do love it.
@normalhuman56034 жыл бұрын
I want to see an old front loader in action
@Gsohoover4 жыл бұрын
I have a Bendix Duomatic on my channel. Also have other machines as well, all vintage.
@jeffscomp4 жыл бұрын
The old wascomat commercial ones did a nice job
@allorenz65914 жыл бұрын
My Dad worked for Speed Queen as a manager in the 50's and brought several front loaders home to try to find out why the seals leaked so bad. Flooded our basement over and over.... Not a pretty sight and if I remember, their capacity was less than a top loader as well.
@ty20104 жыл бұрын
Just no, I got a 60s model that washed and dried, after half a dozen failures I went through and replaces all the hoses, seals and electricals straightened out. It ran for maybe 3 loads and the main basket drive grenaded. I'd rather do a frame off car restoration.
@Funskier674 жыл бұрын
I miss these old machines. Total wash time was 20-25 minutes and done. The new ones wash cycle time is less and the spin time is double. I'd gladly buy one from them that was totally refurbished.
@arckanum3324 жыл бұрын
The good old times when things lasted as long as you did.
@vickyalberts67163 жыл бұрын
It’s so nice to know there is at least one person restoring these old machines. I’d love to buy one. It’s so satisfying seeing a machine fill up properly with water instead of the ‘eco’ modern machines which need an extra two rinses each time.
@suemar634 жыл бұрын
You ARE different, but in a very good way. Loved seeing this. Neat to see an old box of Tide as well. I had to quit using Tide because the added scents were getting to my lungs. Thanks for the video---very interesting
@patkelly63494 жыл бұрын
I agree Susan I'm from.australia and I'm sure we had tide detergent in the 60s
@Strike_Raid3 жыл бұрын
On the old game shows, a washer and drier combo was often the grand prize and everyone was just so excited.
@josephalfonsoamantia70284 жыл бұрын
When you were talking with your hand starting at 06:39, it reminded me of the Addams Family. The hand that came out of a small box. I think the name was "Thing." LOL!
@SirenaSpades3 жыл бұрын
I watched that whole series on youtube during the pandemic. Loved it.
@hebneh4 жыл бұрын
People do not realize what an incredible improvement fully automatic washers are. And not just over washing everything by hand, but over washing machines that you had to fill and then drain by hand with a hose from the laundry sink, and which did not spin to remove water. Those fully-saturated clothes then had to be hand-fed through a roller wringer to squeeze water out. Then you put them on the clothesline. Automatic washers didn’t exist till about 1940 but they took years to become common.
@henryvirgil81883 жыл бұрын
I just love the effortlessness of the agitator. Extremely effective. The leaking of the seals on a 70 YEAR OLD machine is to be expected. Aside from that, this machine was built like a literal tank. That being said, the business model has changed from product reliability to extended warranty plans on products that will fail within 5 days of the manufacturer warranties. That's where they make their money, sad to say.
@OneAdam12Adam2 жыл бұрын
It's fraudulent business practices. The repair people are hard to contact, late to arrive and do a piss poor job of temporarily repairing it.
@pony0533 жыл бұрын
Incidentally, my wedding gift was a coppertone pair of Frigidaire 1-18 Jet action, and Flowing Heat gas dryer. Built in 74, gifted in 83, and lasted me 30 years!!! Back then GM built some great stuff
@michaelkline8843 жыл бұрын
We owned a pair of the new “almond” color back in 1979!
@treacherousviper4 жыл бұрын
Most new washers aren't $400....unless on sale avg price is between $550-700 for just the top load washer and the way things fall apart these days you probably won't get decades out of them either...I like the way that one agitates and the super fast spin cycle..that was awesome :)
@andrewlaw3 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of my Nan's washing machine. You had to connect two hoses to the hot/cold taps on the sink and a waste water hose into the sink. Best bit was it had an integral wringer that was hinged on one corner, you turned the wringer 90° so the clean wash was squeezed dry out of the drum. There was a chute the clothes went down and the water was expelled underneath into the sink at the same time. It's no wonder Nan only washed once a week, setting it up took forever. She got out her washboard any other time.
@tallboyyyy4 жыл бұрын
When everything is made of plastic it's no wonder 1100 rpm blows up modern washers. That Frigidaire I'm sure has all metal parts in the suspension, outer tub, inner tub etc. The only plastic I see is the agitator itself so as long as the spinning parts are reasonably balanced you can spin it as fast as you want because the parts aren't going to bend out of shape under the stress and if the load is a bit out of balance it's not going to shake itself apart.
@DTW2LAX4 жыл бұрын
Looks like just the right amount of vintage Tide! Mom taught me to look in the machine after it started. A little bits of suds and feel the water. If the water feels slippery, then you don’t need any more soap. Just replaced my 20 y.o. Frigidaire washer/dryer. Now I need to pull out my old Sears catalog look up prices, run it through an inflation calculator and see if my $900 Electrolux machine was a bargain or not. Sure didn’t seem like it!
@KelsiKouture4 жыл бұрын
This seriously, looks as if it cleans much better than the latest advance washers.
@lloydhlavac68073 жыл бұрын
My Maytag washer is over 30 years old, and other than a few repairs over the years that I've done myself, it still works fine. Same with my matching Maytag dryer. And my water heater (propane) is also at least as old. Appliances today just aren't made as sturdy. Cheaper parts to keep the costs down. I've even heard an appliance repair guy say that.
@cromwellj4 жыл бұрын
The box shows a wringer washer! My grandma actually used one. Would break buttons wholesale
@bff13164 жыл бұрын
Our Wedgewood range is close to 70 years old. Oven is evenly heated, burners have 30K BTU if needed. Rebuilt it fifteen years ago and it works like a dream. Washer and NG dryer are both between 15 & 20 years old. Needed to replace worn parts on each. While in there found a few things which I corrected and each will probably work for another fifteen years before I need to work on them again. Went through our refrigerator just because. Upgraded some items, holding 18℉ and 35℉ steadily. I checked with my pyrometer memory mode recorded. In my garage I have a 60s apartment size refrigerator. Freezer is 10℉ and frig is 34℉. Never has needed work. It runs in freezing and hot temperatures. Something the new units cannot do. I greatly dislike having to replace an appliance because the manufacturer either did poor engineering, work or planned obsolescence. My wife and I have better uses for our money and retirement times.
@EricFortuneJr.4 жыл бұрын
Should’ve used a decibel meter. I wonder how loud it was compared to a newer model with a direct drive.
@kimberlybeach56462 жыл бұрын
The washer of my dreams. It agitates the right way, it doesn’t swish
@MultiBuck784 жыл бұрын
I'll trade you my 2018 agitator equipped Speed Queen for this straight up.
@Vickie8943 жыл бұрын
Those old washers were Lean Mean Cleaning Machines. Would love to have one you could use all the water you wanted.
@Dear_Mr._Isaiah_Deringer4 жыл бұрын
This video really agitated me.
@101Volts4 жыл бұрын
Did it agitate your "relaxation glands?" Ahhh, so nice.
@RebelAlliance423 жыл бұрын
I definitely see the logic in paying more upfront for a better quality product. You really do get what you pay for! I paid around $1200-$1500 for my front loader, and it spins at 1800rpm without issue.
@bearpaw724 жыл бұрын
I'm amazed that this machine still looks brand new after this many years.
@scottlight91553 жыл бұрын
The old Frigidaire washers with the Jet Cone (up and down action) agitators were terrible about twisting the clothes all up in large wads. I had to spend more time untying the clothes before I could put them in the dryer compared to a front loader or a rotating agitator washer. I was glad when the damn thing went to the dump!
@davidroyer50492 жыл бұрын
My parents had the same washer in the fifties and my mother hated it for that very reason--it would tangle the clothes better than any other washer on the block!
@heroknaderi4 жыл бұрын
Wow that laundry detergent still going after all those years also that’s insane that it spins incredibley fast for its time best of its time 😎👍🤩
@t3z6083 жыл бұрын
I still have a 38 year old Litton Generation II MultiWave microwave oven. It is huge and sits on my counter with DAILY USE for almost 40 yrs. Never misses a beat and has a removable some sort of non-conductive metal shelf/rack for cooking shelves of food at once. Also has an interior plug for inserting a wired meat thermometer (which I never used) for cooking roasts. This is NOT a convection oven either. They don't make them anymore...probably bc they're STILL HERE. Litton is known for making industrial/govt microwave techno and apparently manufactured microwave ovens for a short time. I'm happy to have one. Well now that's obvious why they don't make home microwaves anymore....govt intervention.
@svitlana61064 жыл бұрын
This is the washer that will make sure that all the laundry is clean without you having to rewash them.
@MrShine6024 жыл бұрын
I have a general electric stove from 1938, works just as good as any modern appliance while also looking great in the process. Also have a GE fridge from the 40's thats still whisper quiet and cold as ice. I use them daily as my regular appliances, they work great and they're easy to fix if something should ever break
@DADoESofTX4 жыл бұрын
As someone states on an earlier comment, the rated spin speed on this machine is 1,140 RPM, which is the same as the motor RPM. It's a direct-drive mechanism. There's no belt (or coupler), the motor mounts directly into the transmission (the pump is on the bottom of the motor). The motor does not reverse or pause between agitate and spin. There's a sort of shift mechanism that instantly locks the agitate and spin parts inside the transmission together so the entire internal mechanism rotates as a unit. GE's first automatic toploader also spun at 1,140 RPM
@Akyomi7774 жыл бұрын
That's clever for this old technology Why was even belt drive invented at washing machines?
@atomstarfireproductions86954 жыл бұрын
Adam Novák higher torque motors were just more expensive, so using a belt pulley to reduce speed and increase torque was most commonly used. But in modern day, direct drive washing machine design is coming back as it’s more energy efficient, reliable, and quieter.
@jadeddragon42544 жыл бұрын
Gotta love that artwork on the back of the box of the smiling wife doing her daily house duties lmao....LOVE IT 😆
@compactc94 жыл бұрын
You can still buy detergent like this new, it’s like $55 for a bucket. Called Bubble Bandit.
@InflatablePlane3 жыл бұрын
Most likely built by Frigidaire in Dayton Ohio. The old Frigidaire plant is still there being operated by a glass manufacturer making automobile windshields. It also was an automobile assembly line for a few decades too after Frigidaire was spun off from GM in 1980. But those old machines are incredible. That Unimatic mechanism is built like an old three speed automobile transmission.
@saturdayschild3764 жыл бұрын
I would love to find one of these, I HATE the new ones. A washer that lasts 70 yrs and still works that good is worth every cent of 1400.00$ to me. The efficiency of the new ones is BS. I sometimes have to run mine 2-3 times to get clothes clean and that with 2-3 pair of pants (not close to over filled). There is nothing energy or water efficient about running a machine 2-3 times and the darn thing takes about 90 minutes to run one cycle. It locks me out even when the load is unbalanced and if I try to stop it or add water with a bucket the damn thing kills the cycle dumps all the water and starts over. The company says this is normal because I am not allowed to try to outsmart it because it has sensors. I want an old one that worked and doesn't give me back chat! Where can I find one of these?!
@joshsnyder41194 жыл бұрын
Same type of BS I hate about new appliances. Mine would lock me out, would not balance, shit like that. I finally had enough and went to a used appliance store and told the salesman I wanted the oldest one they had. I got an 20 year old Whirlpool for $195 and it's so nice if I forget a shirt I open the lid and throw it in while it is running. That was 5 years ago and still works great.
@765respect4 жыл бұрын
@@joshsnyder4119 I got a used Whirlpool washer for $25 30 yrs ago and that baby cleans like the day I got it. Starting to smell musty though, I'm not sure how to clean it.
@randyab9go1884 жыл бұрын
Yep just like the water-saving toilets. it didn't take them long to figure out they had to put a second mode to help flush things down. Otherwise you were flushing two to three times just to clean the toilet out. How was flushing 3 times saving any water? Remember the black market for used toilets?
@ty20104 жыл бұрын
@@765respect Leave the lid open between uses, lets the scum dry and flake off the tub. Also, fabric softener will cause stuff to collect inside.
@AlexanderDincht4 жыл бұрын
Saturday's Child buy a German high end machine like Bosch or Miele if you want a quality HE front load washer. When you take proper care of it, it can easily last 20-30 years. Here in Europe we only use these types and these brands are the most popular machines for people who want their machine to last. My parent’s machine lasted 27 years having only one repair: the drum belt. Mine is now 2 years old and runs like the day I got it. . Some stains need to be treated in a special way for any washer, and maintenance like cleaning the drum with a hot wash is always mandatory for any washer. But other than that, it’s super reliable and silent. Hope you have better luck with your next washer.
@herewearewithawildarobert18343 жыл бұрын
We have a whirlpool washer that we bought 31 yrs ago! Still going strong and it’s never been serviced. 🙏🏼🙏🏼
@davidbrown83034 жыл бұрын
Lucy probably used this very same washing machine to wash Ricky's clothes. You get rid of it what ever you do don't sell it to Fred and Ethel.
@ashes2ashes8633 жыл бұрын
I'm not surprised...GM is awesome. Of course that old washer still works. My father had a Fridgidaire refrigerator from about the same era in his basement until about a year ago. It still worked fine but he decided it needed to spend its next 70 years somewhere else. Honestly it moved to a relative with many teenagers for basement food storage.
@swcomment55424 жыл бұрын
I’m 70 and that doesn’t look like any washer that my mother, aunts, neighbors had before 1960.
@sean95224 жыл бұрын
SWilkes Comment that’s because what a pair of these machines (washer and dryer) cost in the early 50’s, ($400 and some) is equivalent to around $4,000 dollars today. How many people could even afford that back then-not too common
@sowhatwearedoomed4 жыл бұрын
That’s because they probably couldn’t afford that machine .
@ty20104 жыл бұрын
I had a used shop, they got rid of the piano hinge in the 50s. Frigidaire really didn't take off till the 14 lb models and those lasted and spun similarly. The 16 lb wasn't made all that long before they came out with the 18 lb that they produced through the 70s. Personally, I liked the 18 lb washers and the 14-16 lb dryers.
@jamzales3 жыл бұрын
Better built motors from back then. I'm impressed with it's agitation.
@TheDragonshadow12313 жыл бұрын
😊 the music orchestra and 20x speed and the way agitation speed 🚄 like a sponge. It, kinda remind me a classical sounds of orchestral doing opera with moody feeling of certainty with sponge 🧽 feeling lols.
@adrianr93074 жыл бұрын
I want the washing machine that was on Lost in Space.
@attlevi2 ай бұрын
4 years ago & im just seeing this. In my youth, my neighbor had this machine. I was fascinated by the functionality compared to GEs agitation. That spin meter is a valuable tool to have. I would love to have one. It be cool to see them on demonstration of these machines front and top loader. Also, i notice that the speed is intentionally left off the sale ticket which ,in my opinion, is a selling feature . I bought a GE at Lowes because for 50$ more, I got a deep fill , a true dual agitator, a seethru lid ,digital readout, soak cycle and 800RPM spin speed . (100 more than the lesser washer). It took a minute to understand the functions of each settings, and i got a contender. Best investment. The 2 major detractors are the restricted water pressure(10 minutes to fill 26 gallons) , & temperature wont allow my 180 degree hot water. It dilutes with cold to make it a comfortable warm which sucks when washing whites socks, tshirts, wash cloths, and towels, as well as cleaning the tub. Now i have to have a budget to replace my white bath laundry.
@mason63003 жыл бұрын
When talking about the quality you are missing an important aspect, the cost. These washing machines all cost over $1000 in today's equivalent dollars when new. If I bought a modern washing machine today for over $1000 I would expect it to have pretty high build quality. You literally had no option other than buying very expensive goods back then because that's all that was available for most people. I remember my grandparents rented their TV because owning it outright would have been almost as much as buying a car, that was pretty common.
@colinsace12 жыл бұрын
Love the agitation on this!! I used to have a hotpoint 95series with an agitator a early 1990s version, used loads of water but clothes came out so clean and dry after 1050rpm front loader 1000rpm they still seem a lot wetter… I have a new lg direct drive turbo wash machine and I love it 😊💯 but do miss the old ones…
@marktheshark96804 жыл бұрын
The shirts are funny! I just bought 2! I have ‘57 Frigidaires that need some restoration that is beyond my capacity to accomplish. If that’s something you can do, let’s talk!
@Dallas_K3 жыл бұрын
They wouldn't think of making a macine like that these days! You would never need to buy another one. Bow to the excellence of old!!!
@BetamaxFlippy4 жыл бұрын
Finally, the washing machines from Tom & Jerry is a real thing!
@ty20104 жыл бұрын
Concrete, cast iron and heavy gauge steel are what allows the faster spin, I think the 60s-70s models did 8-900 rpm, more impressive given the design. Those little Hoover portables did similar but they were only like 8" diameter. Hope you don't have hard water up there or 90% of your business is tub seals ;)
@bansheemania16924 жыл бұрын
When Stuff was Made to Be repaired.. my gm fridge is Still Kicking. Its a 46
@auaiao94 жыл бұрын
Oh my gosh my grandmother had one just like this when I was a kid. She bought it in the 1950's and kept it for many years. She bragged about how it would spin the clothes, towels and sheets almost dry. I still remember the toggle water temp switch and how the timer sounded as it clicked through the cycles.