Saturday, February 2, 2013

THE CLOTHES/DISH WASHER

     It really existed; in fact, it was part of the appliance package for the higher-end models of all-metal Lustron homes: the Thor Automagic Clothing and Dish Washer!

     Even though you changed out the entire wash basket to swap from washing clothing to washing dishes, a lot of people just couldn't feel comfortable about cleaning dungarees and dinner plates in the same machine.  It wasn't a success.

     Sadly, under new ownership the company tried a comeback early in this century with a slick ventless all-in-the-same-drum washer/dryer and that doesn't appear to have worked, either.  The company website is gone and their last official Tweet was in 2010.

3 comments:

  1. I cannot read this post without seeing this cartoon.

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  2. Roberta, this week's ARRL Letter says the 2013 Field Day packets are available. Better hurry and grab 'em to avoid that last minute server overload in June :-) Of course we all know that as soon as you download them they will change.

    http://www.arrl.org/field-day

    http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=2013-02-07

    73, Jim

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  3. There's a Lustron within walking distance of my house. Also, my Grandmother's house was next door to a Lustron. The washers most certainly did not work.

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