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Advertising book showing off what I assume is an demonstration done on the Garry Moore Show about Norge's new top loading washer and matching dryer.

Very comprehensive service manual for servicing all Wards large capacity/perforated tub automatic washers from the mid 60s. This manual also is good for servicing Norge Plus Capacity washing machines of the mid 1960s. Very thorough section on working on the transmission. Sections include: Product Description, Installation, Operation, Trouble Chart, Servicing,, Wiring Diagrams. Models include: LNC-6424, LNC-6924, LNC-6944, LNC-6915, LNC-6226, LNC-6326, LNC-6426, LNC-6656, LNC-6446, LNC-6456, LNC-6526, LNC-6536, LNC-6546, LNC-6556, LNC-6626, LNC-6816, LNC-6836, LNC-6916, LNC-6926, LNC-6936, LNC-6966, LNC-6996.

This was an amazing find, it is a stunning automotive style large format brochure published by Bendix when they introduced the worlds very first automatic washer. Beautiful images of the machine along with a complete explanation of how a new fangled automatic washer works. To say this is the birth of modern clothes washing is an understatement and what this machine did to provide eventual freedom to women is clear. [I]The modern woman, the woman abreast of the latest developments in convenient living, will quickly picture how much a Bendix Home Laundry can mean to her. Her homemaking is greatly simplified and much drudgery has been taken out of housework by automatic labor -saving home appliances. And now. Bendix completely revolutionizes washday . . . turns this hardest household chore into a pleasant routine. The glow of pride you have when you show your Bendix Home Laundry to envious friends will never leave you. For the happy owner of a Bendix has gained more than just a better way of washing clothes. She has gained extra hours to live. She has thrown out the drudgery, toil, the physical and mental strain of washday. She has foiled these thieves of health and youth and beauty. In their place, she has more time for the really important things ... more time to share in the lives of her children, time for friends, time for romance .. . with the mental ease to enjoy them. Here indeed is a new promise of youth . . . here is new protection of charm and beauty ... the just birthright of every woman.[/I]

Bendix introduced the very first automatic washer to the world in 1937. Here is the service manual they produced for servicers to learn about the machine. Sections include installation, operation, service and part information. Please note there are two breaks in the page numbering, 25 to 29 and 31 to 34. we are not sure if this was meant as chapter changes/break points or there are pages missing from the original manual as the manual seems complete.

[I]How To Do Your Week's Wash Automatically[/I] Here is true automatic washer history. This owners manual is what was packed with every Bendix Home Laundry in 1937, they year Bendix introduced the automatic washer to the world! [I]"Gone are the days when everything had to be washed, rinsed, wrung and ironed by hand. Gone is the back-breaking toil that made clean towels and sheets a luxury-that made an abundance of daily changes of body linen an extravagance almost unheard of. The housewife of today can be lavish with cleanliness. She can give her family plenty of fresh white linens-plenty of bright, clean clothes; for modern appliances have remade washday. Swift, scientific methods have replaced the long hours of drudgery that were once associated with the washing and ironing of clothes."[/I]

Full brochure with images of every control panel and complete specifications for the 1983 line of Hotpoint Automatic Washers and Dryers.

Full brochure with images and complete specifications for the 1983 line of Hotpoint Automatic Dishwashers, Trash Compactors and Disposalls.

Beautiful brochures highlighting Easy Automatic Washers with the Velva-Power transmission. Images of exterior and interior of each machine, full control panel views and thorough specifications for each machine included.

Beautiful brochures highlighting Easy Electric and Gas Automatic Dryers with the Velvairflow secret to high speed drying. Images of exterior and interior of each machine, full control panel views and thorough specifications for each machine included.

Beautiful brochures highlighting both the gas and electric Easy Combination Washer-Dryers with the exclusive Surge 'n Spin Water Extraction. Images, full control panel views and thorough specifications for each machine included.

Beautiful brochures highlighting the 1964 line of the famous Easy Spindrier. Images and thorough specifications for each machine included.

Beautiful brochures highlighting the 1964 line of Easy's Wringer Washers. Images and thorough specifications for each machine included.

Here is an important manual for anyone who has vintage electronic control Kenmore or Whirlpool belt-drive washers. The manual specifically covers the 1980 Lady Kenmore, but I suspect many of the theories and processes extended out to other electronic control Whirlpool and Kenmore washers around this period. Pictures and explanations go along with each section. Sections include Operating the Machine, Cycle charts, explanations of how each button effects the cycle, how the system and relays work, diagnosing trouble and servicing. Also tips on how to run the hidden test cycles and tips such as: [I]The machine suds saver saves only 18 gallons of suds or rinse water unless converted. Because this machine is equipped with a suds level pressure switch, only 18 gallons of water will be saved, both suds and rinse. If the customer wants all of the water saved, the suds level switch must be bypassed . We will cover that in later frames.[/I]

This is an absolutely gorgeous automotive style brochure published by Bendix when they first introduced their Duomatic, the world's very first combination washer-dryer. The brochure contains everything that you could possible want to know about washing and drying in a single machine. [I]"Let's You Live Like The Lady You Are... Now you can be the lady of the house, 7 days a week each week in the year, for years and years to come. Selecting the Bendix Duomatic for your home was the smartest choice you could have made-simply because nowhere in the whole wide world is there a single laundry appliance which can so completely transform work days into holidays for you. You'll be amazed how well you will enjoy you're Duomatic if you follow the suggestions outlined in this booklet. Read it and refer to it often."[/I]

Here is the full line of '75 Speed Queen automatic washers. Brochures include images of all machines, plus full details and specifications. Also included is a feature comparison chart between the models as well as a "Automatic Washer Features and Explanations" write up for sales people.

Here is the full line of '75 Speed Queen automatic dryers, both gas and electric. Brochures include images of all machines, plus full details and specifications. Also included is a feature comparison chart between the models as well as a "Automatic Dryer Features and Explanations" write up for sales people.

Here are some wonderful brochures for Speed Queen Wringer Washers available in the mid 1970s. Images and specifications included. Models include: FW3090, FW3092 and FW3093.

Brochure with full images and specifications for Thermador's cooking appliances of the late 1960s. Includes built-in ovens, 30" drop in ranges, cook-tops, range hoods, oven ventilators, warming drawer and rotisserie.

From the Beam Company of Webster City, IA (the same company that made Beam automatic washer parts) comes this brochure highlighting their 1961 central vacuum system.

Here is an extremely rare owners manual. It the full use and care guide to Maytag's Combination Washer-Dryer, model 340W!