Antique Patent
Models &Salesman Sample Washing Machines
We can help you sell your Antique
Patent Models and Salesman Samples!!
We
are active full time antique dealers. Over the years we have sold many U.S. Patent models, antique salesman
samples,
and detailed antique models of washing machines, vintage ironing devices
or other collectible laundry related antiques. Some of the pieces
we have sold have appeared on the Antique Roadshow with their happy new
owners.
We conduct our internet
antique sales from our
sister site
www.Patented-Antiques.com
Please visit that site if you are in the market to buy, or want to see how
we conduct our consignment sales of various antiques. If you want to learn
more about our antique consignment sales program, please read the
FAQ page as
well.
We are one of the largest and most visible sources for
information about and actual sales of salesman samples and patent models on the internet.
We are interested
in any original U.S. Patent Models. Early salesman samples of washers,
patent models of them or
other laundry items, and other detailed
antique models or salesman samples related to
those categories of antiques that we specialize in are of special
interest.
It is amazing how
many different salesman samples or patent models of early washing machines were produced.
The number of patents
given out for these devices during
their heyday spanning from the the mid to later parts of the 19th century
up until the first part of the last century is incredible. Patent
models to be complete and proper should have their original patent tag
and usually their receiving tag. For more info on Patent
Models in general see our
Patent Model page.
There were also a large
number of early washers from this era that were made and intended to be toys and these devices
are of interest as well. Washing and cleanliness must have
been a big concern for folks from this time period, given the amount of
patents given out and models that still exist.
This picture
depicts a very detailed example of
Yankee ingenuity running wild in the form of a patent model for an unusual
plunger type washing machine. This
patent was granted for an idea whose time was already past---by 1885 when
this patent was issued there were already much more advanced and practical
washers on the market to impress the American consumer who was already
falling into the pattern of "I need a bigger and better one" way of life that
still seems to
drive our culture today.
This is a very graphic and
interesting model and it can lead to hours of wonder and awe if it is the
sort of thing you are interested in. One can only wonder
if the inventor was married and if his wife encouraged this, or what he was thinking or where he lived. A mechanical plunger
/ washer must have seemed like a pretty advanced
concept to this fellow but he must not have lived near any centers of
manufacturing activity or seen what the competition was offering when he
came up with this idea.
We are actively looking
for other similar devices to add to our collection please contact us at
LCM@AntiqBuyer.com if
you can help
The
next picture is of a patent model of an antique washing machine that is in the form of a wheelbarrow.
It is
our favorite for several reasons. This was an idea that was so absurd that Mr. Maytag's idea was
sure to be a winner some years down the line. But hey, this is America, the place
that was built on ideas, and where
you can sell most anything. This model was set up to be operated
either stationary, or when it was pushed around the yard. The
inventor must have had to push one some where in his past to have come
up with this idea.
Please Note:
What we are looking for are examples
of absurd
and unworkable models and salesman
samples of washers, not the full-size one your neighbor
gave you, or that your mother
forgot to call
the scrap guy to come pick up, or the one that was left in the basement of the house
you just bought by the last owner.
In general we never buy full size washers because of size
constraints, and cost of shipping, but if you have the full size version
of either of the
two strange patent models of washers pictured above and you can get them
to me, I will sell them for you.
Contact
Me!!
I am not interested in buying your
full size Easy, Majestic, Maytag, Speed Queen or most other full size
washing machines that are typically found in the basements of old houses
these days. There is a reason that the last owner decided not to
take it with him, and I promise it is not going to be something I am
interested in paying you for, paying the shipping on, or dragging it up your cellar staircase
either. But if you ship it to me, at your cost, I will sell
it for you.
I do want detailed
production models, vintage salesman samples, or patent models of washers and many other
antiques, and I can help you sell them for strong prices for the right
ones!! Please
Contact
Me if you have any antique laundry
related antique or vintage collectible of interest
that you want to sell giving me as many details as possible.
In
addition to the many patent models and salesman samples that are available of antique
wash
ing
machines there are even more small size models
and toys of
these wonderful devices. We
are interested in any quality
examples that you may know of. Generally speaking, if they have the manufacturer's location and other information stenciled on them, we consider them
more likely to be salesman
samples or display models rather than toys, as demonstrated by the Queen
Washer on the left.
In that picture, and the one on the right I am showing you a graphic example of
the difference between what we consider to be a salesman sample and a toy, and you can easily
see this for yourself. The difference in quality and craftsmanship
are clear and evident when comparing these two machines. The early
salesman sample / display model on the left is a much more valuable and
desirable than the typical toy washer on the
right. We can help you sell either, but as can be seen there is a big difference, and there is a
difference in value as well.
Examples of
Select Patent Models and Salesman Sample Washers Previously Sold
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the Links Below*****
The patent model and salesman samples
below are
examples of the
caliber, condition and quality of these type of antiques that I am primarily interested in
buying.
We are active and serious dealers of antique all Patent
Models and especially those of Washing machines Irons or other laundry
items. If you have anything similar you want to sell please
contact us at
LCM@AntiqBuyer.com
with as many
details as possible.
I can & will help you sell your vintage & antique sad or
pressing irons and laundry related antiques on consignment from my antique sales website
www.Patented-Antiques.com
For more information and to learn how this works, please see the
FAQ page
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