Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 June 1951 — Page 32

then writes a lament

when a Hoosier firm, ilome Appliances, Inc, now a division of the Aveo Manufacturing

Corp., placed the world's fivst

~ompletely automatic washer on the market. Today there are some 2.5 milion descendants of that first Bendix making life easier In . American homes. The original Bendix automatic washer has

~rown into a family of washers,

iryers and ironers that make a ~omplete choice of home laundry equipment. re for the benefit of nostalgic writers, today's wash is as clean ~nd snowy as yesterday’s—in fact,

aven more so—it just doesn’t take as much work to make it

that way. How She Does It

Here's the way the . happily squipped homemaker does it today. . Tost before she sits down to nreakfast she drops her dirty laundry through the porthole of jer Bendix Gyramatic washer ‘he finest automatic washer on the market—sets the water raiioner for the amount of water she wants, places the temperature and time controls at the desired settings and enjoys her nreakfast as the tumpling action does its work. Before the tumbling action beins, however, she can, if she de«ires, soak the clothes for a predetermined time. ‘Within a few minutes the clothes have been washed and triple-rinsed and lle clean inside the washer, Now, if her automatic .home laundry is properly set up, <he needs only to move the «lightly damp wash 18 inches to ner Bendix dryer for the famous “temperate zone drying,” which consists of a minimum of heat and a maximum of forced air, as npposed to high temperature methods. The Bendix dryer aswires fast, efficient drying with so possible harm to fabrics ‘wrough excessive heat. Warm, Not Hot As she sits beside her auto1atic: laundry she feels no dis.»mfort from her Bendix dryer, he warm instead of hot temerature used for drying does not eat the room and the Bendix sower vent forces moisture out +f doors rather than allowing it

When she finishes her last cup sf coffee, she opens the dryer, akes out her fluffy clothes and ver washing is done. If she de-

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automatic washer.

kind of weather,

evening. Sometimes 9 p. m. finds them hard at work. Fortunately, they have Sundays to themselves. They earn from $18 to $30 a month.” The average homemaker, not having the advantages of the millionaire's wife, labored over a scrabboard, beating out dirt with] reddened knuckles, carried the heavy baskets of wet wash to the clothesline, hung it up piece by piece and took it down when it was dry. Then, she faced several hours at the ironing board. If the weather was bad, her clothes did not dry; in winter they froze stiff and so did she. But that has becn changed. No| longer is it necessary. The auto-| matic home laundry is becoming an economical and practical part of millions of American homes.

South Bend Firm

Bendix, a South Bend firm, is the pioneer in the field of the au-

SHORTEST 'CLOTHESLINE'—The shortest "clothesline" in the world is this 18 inches between the twin portholes of the Bendix Gyramatic washer on the left and the Bendix automatic dryer on the right. The homemaker can completely dry her freshly laundered clothes in rapid time, in any simply by moving the damp clothes a foot and a half from washer to dryer.

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MONDAY, JUNE 18, 1051

THE. INDIANAPOLIS TIMES .

WALK AWAY FROM WASHDAY—This pretty homemaker has found the secret of success—she's walking away from washday. When she loads her Bendix Gyramatic automatic washer, sets the controls for the desired amount of water, time and temperature, = i Sxsjusives ype Ujangulas bal Jann of wear and tear on the) she's ready to leave, for market, for club, for a round of shopping. s gen s8 an e . icting rd criss-cross fashion for, The Gyramatic has a reversible! goonomat is its squeeze drying.|ing conditions and the porcelain faster, more uniform drying. door so that the washer may be rhe flexible tub squeezes the wa- top provides that space.

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The gas model dryer is com- the Gyramatic only in that it is|mhig further assures that all the soon as it is received. It requires) pletely automatic. One model has bolted down in installation. This|gi,ty water goes out the top or the no bolts, wires or plumbing. | no pilot light and yet does not economy feature makes thepattom, The squeeze process elimi- | have to be lit each time it is|washer particularly popular with! nates tangled, creased clothes and! Bendix Iromer used. The operator merely turns home owners where a laundry ’ | - The Bendix ironer is a fitting

broken buttons. it on and a patented device does|space or room has been set aside tion. with the Economat, | 2ddition to the family, for it, too, the lighting. It uses natural,land the washer is to be perma- In addition, - {has many of the features which

re i object. It| manufactured or bottled gas. |nently installed. water DENSI Apo Je have made the washers and dryers |

{ works as well on low pressure as| Electric and gas models have! Bendix has augmented these ,n P {so popular. It is flexible, adjustprecisely the same features. outstanding washers with two]

jon high. lable and has high visibility. It Ee a me, other models—the Economat and] The Dialamatic |operates from either end and has : {the Dialamatic.

dix makes the. “plug in” dryer, the Dialamatic. | The Dialamatic uses the same adjustable knee control as well as are e HIst and onlyig.ciple tub as the Economat. It

wh s hn press control and finger control. hich 3 ontional naan washers on the market to use| It has illuminated heat switch and

wiring [the flexible, metexaloy tub. Me- also has the same undertow agi- notor switch and dual tempera- . {texaloy is a special compound de-|tator washing action and the ture indicator lights for temperaIt is ssible to install a Sun-| tronic Bo in Bendix dryers in| veloped for use in the Armed fioat-away, flush-away draining ture selectoin controls. (Forces. It is ough and durable The Bendix Home Appliances order to sanitize clothes as they anq the tub carries a written [waiich is becoming so popular. Division of Avco, with its family dry. This germicidal lamp pours|fye. But it has, in addition, other : forth a constant stream of bene-| Sustanive : : \of washers, dryers and ironers, has e Economa

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ires, she can move another few feet to her Bendix froner and, working from either end, complete her ironing before the morning is well on its way. The whole affair has taken hardly more time than to finish 3 leisurely breakfast, clean the kitchen and do up the dishes— vet the clothes are much cleaner and fluffier than the homemaker of yesteryear would have thought possible. Here's how laundering in the best of homes was described by the Ladies Home Journal in 1901: “H in a Millionaire's Family—In the laundry room three or four women are busy from early in the morning until

Another Bendix first is found! in the beautiful dryer. It depends on air more that heat to dry clothes. Its power vent feature exhausts heat and moisture out of doors from any normal location In order to eliminate the discomfort of excessive heat and humidity some dryers bring into the house, : Bendix dryers come in both gas and electric models. Both have the time control which automatically turns off the dryer at a pre-set time. This allows different settings for different loads and fabrics. Actual drying is done in a satin smooth cylinder in order to all but eliminate wear on clothes.

Today there are almost as portant for convenience and com- the tumble action type. It has anywhere and, many Bendix automatic washers|fort. They are 36 inches high— a capacity of eight pounds of dry equipped with casters and is so in American homes as all other|counter height—and thus can be wash, and its automatic opera-| automatic washers combined. The Used as a continuation of kitchen tion is controlled by an electric firm not only was the first in the OF laundry work space. field in 1937; it has maintained] that position today. | It has pioneered in types of|dryers have reversible doors, makwashers as no other company.|!ng it possible to open from either tor action starts. i For instance, in the spring of Side. When the washer and dryer 1950, Bendix

{Deluxe model washers and the and washing time,

thejare set side by side, the wash can by “undertow” action which gentEconomat, the first flexible tub be transferred from one to thelly pulls the clothes and soap or| 2dditional work space that can be washing and Masing Operations, |other by moving it only 18 inches detergent down under the water, Utilized anywhere at any time. and walked an average of four|

Two other features of the Ben- |the work-free washer. It Yequires out of BORleWork : ts a dix dryers, and washers, are im- y + no special plumbing, can be used ay the home laundry is an y 1yve of washer ss contrasted with p efficiently trim part of the house. | because it is ! | It requires no one to watch over lit; does its job with neat dispatch | portable, it can be wheeled out of and does it while the homemaker | the way when not in use. It is goes about her other . duties or]

In addition, the Gyramatic and sired temperature for washing particularly adaptable for apart- entertains her friends. When the tub ment house use because it is so| Yet, not’ many years ago the |is filled automatically the agita-| lightweight and has no vibration.|average homemaker, during her | It washes automatically, rinses, weekly day of washing for the The actual washing process is drains, vacuum dries and shuts family, lifted an average of 624 | itself off. Its porcelain top makes pounds of wet clothing during |

ficial ultra violet rays. { | features never before attempted iniqone much to take the drudgery {| The Economat is an agitator

‘timer, The operator sets the de-

—certainly a far cry from the| After the wash cycle is com-| With it, temperature control is ‘miles in hanging7it and taking it| three or four miles of walking it|pleted the rinse begins. No dirty absolute from cold to scalding de- down. takes to hang up a wash to dry. water “drains out through the Pending entirely upon the wants| Now, with Bendix equipment, . “Tamble’ Action |clothes. Float-away, flush-away|and needs of the operator. she can do her week’s wash by |draining assures that the heavy The operation is nearly auto-|lifting 24 pounds of slightly damp The Bendix Gyramatic washer soil drains out the bottom while matic. The operator fills the clothes no more than 18 inches, has a rated capacity of nineithe light soil, rising to the top,| washer for washing or rinsing, and never get her hands wet, pounds of dry clothes, and is com- [drains out through the hollow normally with a hose connected | ——t————————— pletely automatic with an electric agitator. Thus the dirty water|S0 as to mix the hot and cold) oot ike N timer, water rationer and tem-|never filters back through the water supply. From then on the [ROOK Like New perature control. It washes by the|clothes. |operation is completely automatic. | Removing terry cloth garments popular “tumble” action and does| The heavy dirt on the bottom| The single dial permits up to 15 |and towels—as well as chenilles not have to be bolted to the floor. of the tub then is flushed away Minutes of washing or rinsing. {and corduroys—from the autoIt provides hot or warm water, so that it has no chance ‘to come| After the wash or rinse is com- matic clothes dryer while they in any amount, for washing andiin contact with the clean clothes. Pleted the water drains into a still have a slight amount of moiswarm water for soak and rinse) Another feature of the Econo- convenient tub or sink or into ature in them, and then giving the periods. The operator can vary/mat, and one which helps give, floor drain. The vacuum drying is/garments a brisk shake will keep the duration of sequence of the the machine its name, is the rins-|the same as that of the more ex-|the. corduroys and chenilles lookwashing cycle for special opera-|saver which allows the operator Pensive Economat. ing like new and will make terry tions. [to save up to 56 gallons of water] Like all Bendix equipment, the towels more absorbent than you)

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