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Appliance Manufacturer Magazine - January 1957


Published by Appliance Manufacturer in 1957-- Appliance Manufacturer is a fun magazine to read for any collector or enthusiast of vintage appliances, electronics and other vintage home products. This highly entertaining magazine covered the design and manufacturing areas of Major Appliances, Small Appliances, Small Electrics, Radios, Televisions and other electric home products from the mid-20th century.

Index of the January 1957 Issue


A Progress Report On Whirlpool
Unity of Purpose: An Introduction by Board Chairman Walter G Seeger
An Interview on Policy with President Elisha Gray II
Decentralization of the Manufacturing Operations
An Interview on Finances with Vice President of Finance Mason Smith
The 1957 Models of the Whirlpool Full Major Appliance Line
An Interview with Vice President of RCA Whirlpool Sales John Hurley
How the Whirlpool Organization Plan Works
Specialized Machines Make the Combination Washer-Dryer Perforated Wash Tub
Flexible Electrostatic System Applies Porcelain Enamel
Employee Relations In Action at the Marion Division
What Whirlpool Did to the Harvester Plant
Product Development Committees Coordinate Department Efforts
Design of the Month: RCA Whirlpool Imperial Refrigerator-Freezer
Appliance Service Is Put In A New Perspective



Number of Pages: 132
File Size: 63mb
Download Fee: $12.99

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1941 181 182mb $14.99
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Here is service manual for servicing all GE dishwashers from the late 1940s.

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1961 21 19mb $11.99
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Here is an oversized wall poster advertising the 1957 line of Frigidaire washers and dryers.

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1957 2 52mb $8.99
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Here is the comprehensive service manual to both built-in front loading and portable top loading whirlpool Dishwashers.

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1957 42 66mb $12.99
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Here is the owners manual and operating instructions to Speed Queen automatic washer models: A21, A22 and A24.


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1959 28 29mb $11.99
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Here is the complete laundry line from Whirlpool from the late 1980s. Complete images and specifications for each model shown.


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Here is a great wall poster highlighting the features and specifications of all Westinghouse built-in and portable dishwashers from the early 1970s.

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1972 2 42mb $8.99
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Thumbnail Image of Download 1964 Frigidaire Automatic Washer Wall Poster
Here is a large scan of both sides of a big wall poster showing off Frigidaire automatic washers and their matching dryers.

Models include: WCI-64, WIA-64, WDA-64, WCD-64, WD-64, WCDA-64.

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Frigidaire
1964 0 40mb $8.99
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Here is a wonder advertising book produced by Bendix to show off their Front Loading washers, rubber squeeze tub top-loading washers, dryer and ironer.


Automatic Washers
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Bendix
1952 16 21mb $8.99
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Here is a RARE piece of sales literature from Grant's who produced the Bradford name of laundry appliances. These machines were built by Franklin.

Full fold-out brochure highlighting their lines of washers and dryers with images and specifications included.
Automatic Washers & Dryers
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Bradford
1972 4 $8.99
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Here is the full use and care and how to iron different types of clothing manual to Ironrite model 95.


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1956 28 74mn $11.99
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Here is the use and care guide packed with every 1960 Hotpoint automatic washer model LW060.


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1960 5 5mb $11.99
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Thumbnail Image of Download 1953 Hotpoint Laundry Appliances Brochure
Here is a beautifully illustrated brochure for the 1953 Line of the Hotpoint automatic washer, dryer and ironer.


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1953 18 31mb $8.99
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1963 0 23mb $8.99
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Here are the sales literature brochures for the Top of the Line Westinghouse top-loading washer and electric clothes dryer for 1967. Models: LAH850, DEH850.


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1967 8 26mb $8.99
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Complete Use/Care and Owners Manual for all 1951 Hotpoint Dishwashers, Disposers and sink combinations.

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Hotpoint
1951 28 49mb $11.99
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1959 24 80mb $14.99
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Here is the complete owners manual and operating instructions to the top of the line Bendix Economat washer with the rubber squeeze tub.


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1953 28 29mb $11.99
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1965 69 36mb $12.99
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1972 72 31mb $14.99
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1974 68 26mb $14.99
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1963 16 25mb $8.99
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1962 28 19mb $11.99
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1967 12 34mb $8.99
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1955 22 26mb $12.99
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1986 32 29mb $11.99
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Maytag
1960 22 17mb $11.99
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1962 113 63mb $12.99
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1967 38 25mb $14.99
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1957 4 7mb $8.99
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Here is the complete owners manual and operating instructions to the 1959 line of GE Automatic Washing Machines.

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1959 33 27MB $11.99
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1951 24 17mb $11.99
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1975 21 5mb $8.99
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User's guide for '67 Kenmore automatic washers Series 400, 500, 600, 70.


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Kenmore
1967 36 23mb $11.99
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1961 83 113mb $12.99
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JCPenny
1969 28 22mb $11.99
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Hotpoint
1956 12 30mb $8.99
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1971 6 7mb $9.99
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1970 2 2mb $8.99
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1961 16 23mb $8.99
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Please note that all publications presented here at Automatic Ephemera are on average between 35 and 85 years old. This information is presented as a educational/historical reference on vintage products of the past. Any trademarks or brand names appearing on this site are for nominative use to accurately describe the content contained in these publications. The associated trademarks are the sole property of their registered owners as there is no affiliation between Automatic Ephemera and these companies. No connection to or endorsement by the trademark owners is to be construed.