Remembering Grandma’s Washer

Reader Contribution by William Rogers
Published on August 21, 2018
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A selection of antique washing machines from the collection of Lee Maxwell near Eaton, Colo.

Back in the April 2018 issue of Farm Collector, there was a nice article on Patrick Everett’s Maytag washer collection. He said, “Most of the stories are lost or forgotten over time.” How true — unless you lived through that time.

Back in 1949, my grandmother Allen bought a new Maytag J2 washing machine with the famous Maytag 72 twin-cylinder engine. It was bought in Winsted, Connecticut, from Park Place Hardware and Appliance.

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