General Information

Serial #

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Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

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Patents

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General Description

ENAMELLED METAL EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR; METAL BASE,BACK PANEL AND BACKSPLASH TRIM; PLASTIC CONTROL PANEL AND DIALS; GLASS VIEWING WINDOW; RUBBER GASKETS AND HOSES; BRASS HOSE FITTINGS; PAPER LABELS AND INSTRUCTIONS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

81.4 cm

Width

68.7 cm

Height

108.1 cm

Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Domestic Technology

Category

Laundry

Sub-Category

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Manufacturer

AKA

Westinghouse

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Ohio

City

Columbus

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Westinghouse was a leader in the design and manufacturing of household electrical products including radios, televisions, and other audio/video equipment, and both small and large electric appliances of all kinds, from hair dryers and electric irons to clothes washers and dryers, refrigerators and air conditioning units. For many years Westinghouse was a familiar household name and favored brand. After more than 50 years, and after playing a strong No. 2 to rival General Electric for most of that time, Westinghouse decided to exit the appliance business in the mid- 1970s.

Function

To wash and dry textiles.

Technical

A 1955 Westinghouse advertisement for this washer and dry notes that this system allows users to “wash and dry in a single unit. Lean back and relax! This wonderful new Westinghouse Wash ‘n Dry Laundromat does all your washday work. You merely pop soiled, dirty clothes in; set the dials; then take clean, fluff-dried clothes out – many of them so wrinkle-free, they’re ready to be put away without ironing!” It continues that this system provides a “new way to wash. No old-fashioned, center-post agitator for this smart new combination washer-dryer – it has the famous Westinghouse patented New Way to Wash! It’s a new washing principle devolved by Westinghouse engineers. Tests showed old-fashioned agitator washing action was harsh and violent at the center – lazy and ineffective at the outside of the tub. Westinghouse builds the vanes right into the washbasket. As it revolves, clothes are flushed in wash water, lifted, turned, tumbled back 50 times a minute. It’s your assurance of thorough washing, cleaner clothes.”

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

'WASH' AND'DRY' FUNCTIONS INDICATED IN RED SCRIPT AT EITHER END OF CONTROL PANEL; WASHER CONTROL DIAL (ALSO IS MASTER SWITCH) READS: 'OFF HOT WARM RINSE SPIN'; DRYER CONTROL DIAL READS: 'OFF 100'...'10 OFF AUTO DRY'; DOOR EXHIBITS MFR'S NAME IN RAISED GOLD LETTERS ACROSS TOP; INDICATOR SCALE ANDWATER SAVER BUTTONS BESIDE DOOR OPENING EACH READ: 'SMALL/ REG'; MFR'S LABEL BESIDE DOOR OPENING READS: 'FOR BEST RESULTS USE A LOW SUDSING DETERGENT SUCH AS ALL, SPIN, DASH OR VIM, ACCORDING TO INSTRUCTIONS IN THE "RECIPE BOOK"'; MFR'S 'OUTLINE AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS' AFFIXED TO INSIDE OF BACK PANEL

Missing

None apparent.

Finish

METAL ENAMELLED WHITE (EXTERIOR) AND DARK BLUE AND SPECKLED WHITE (INTERIOR); METAL PAINTED BLACK AND GREY; PLASTIC COLOURED BLACK, GOLD, WHITE AND RED

Decoration

RAISED VERTICAL GOLD BARS ON BACKSPLASH TRIM; INCISED GOLD GRID ON CONTROL PANEL; MULTI-FACETED LENS ON SIGNAL LIGHTS