Laundry

It looks in good shape compared to it's surrounding!

Strangest looking washer I have seen. Great shape!

I wonder what would happen if one were to plug 'er in, and fire 'er up?

Wow .. not sure I would handle it, but goodness. It's gawd-awful and beautiful at the same time.

that is very interesting....i bet that would sell well on ebay for a nice chunk of change .....

A laundry machine is the last thing I would have guessed. Impressive.

Ahh the atavacron, now to escape!

It doesn't look like it would hold much laundry, it looks kind of small for a large hospital. Maybe each ward had one? Seems to be one of the first front loading washers?

That HAS to be from the 1950's, based on styling and especially color

I have never seen an art deco washing machine before.

Awesome.

Interesting. I don't think I've seen one of these either. Wonder what it is...?

How cool is that!?

Washing machines sure have changed over the years?

Almost looks like coin slot/mechanism on the top. Maybe for the patient's private clothes which would never have gotten back to them if they were placed in the regular hospital laundry. Dentures and glasses get lost in hospital laundry imagine the fate of one white sock.

Umm...if you climbed in here would you be transported to another dimension?

This looks awfully sci-fi to me lol!

Never thought of that Mama to five,does kinda look like something from the newer The Fly

I agree Ferdy! That movie actrually was exactly the one I was thinking about! Not too many "scary" movies actually scare me or creep me out, but I think "The Fly" movies and a couple others DID make me want to hide under the bed...and made me feel all creepy and scared as I watched them. *Shivers*

Got to love the 70;s even the washing machines looked funky and cool.... although it's white and not that nasty olive green or butter yellow.

i want one for my house!!!!

Ok, now that sucker is awesome. Height of the 50s/60s sci-fi look. I believe that's the Orgasmatron Mark IV. Let's feed it Jane Fonda!

Early automatic washers such as this Westinghouse and the 1st automatic washer made by Bendix were the first of the automatics sold in the USA.. These machines were sold in the post world war II years, they lacked the suspension system of modern machines and were actually bolted to the floor, or a slab of concrete in the basement of existing homes, to limit vibration. This desgin continued well into the 1950's as a coin operated machine in neighborhood laundromats.
The word "Laudnomat" is/was trademarked by westinghouse electric.
There are working examples of this machine owned by collectors You can see them on youtube and also at Automaticwasher.org I really think this part of the building was housing for staff at one time. I doubt patients would be expected to do their own laundry.

Hey thanks old Lpn its interesting to find info on old washers....I work at a old dry cleaners the business started back in the early 1900's and we still have one of the original or almost original mangle machines and LOTS of washers and dryers.

Sorry about the previous posts incorrect spelling the sentence should read the word "LAUNDROMAT", is/was trademarked by Westinghouse electric.