Old Laundromat Signs...

[MrMachine]

I remember these signs back in the 60's and 70's.
They just about disappeared by the time I started in 1976, but I think they are still great.

Anybody remember them?

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[MrMachine]

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I think someone should resurrect these signs and sell them to the industry again.

[alesser738]

Thanks for sharing ... On a side note, had to idea there were even laundromats in the 60's or 70's ... Was electricity even available? Did they capture the electricity from lightning or something like that . Just messin with you. Adam

[MrMachine]

Originally Posted by alesser738

Thanks for sharing ... On a side note, had to idea there were even laundromats in the 60's or 70's ... Was electricity even available? Did they capture the electricity from lightning or something like that . Just messin with you. Adam

They just had stores with washboards lined up against the walls and clotheslines in the back.

Actually, a few years ago when I just got started, my dad went on a trip to Italy and he brought back a picture of "The world's First Laundromat" in Rome.
It was a marble pit that they filled with water and the women would come and pay a fee to use it to wash their clothes.

[Adamski]

Paul,

I recognized a couple of those signs. Way back then, customers were unfamiliar with front loaders and had to be told that they cannot open the door once the cycle starts. Also, dying was quite popular but it stained the clothes guard in the top loaders.

[MrMachine]

Originally Posted by Adamski

Paul,

I recognized a couple of those signs. Way back then, customers were unfamiliar with front loaders and had to be told that they cannot open the door once the cycle starts. Also, dying was quite popular but it stained the clothes guard in the top loaders.

Larry,
Ahhh...I wondered why they always prohibited dying laundry in machines back then. I thought it was the machine would still have some dye residue remaining for the next customer.
I do recall my own mother dying my "dungarees" from time to time.

Still, those signs were a cute way of getting the message across.

[BBG_LLC]

Those are great! Thanks for sharing as usual.

Ben

[subati]

This reminds me of a poster I saw in a couple of laundromat on east coast. It shows a guy from 80's wearing sports shorts trying to stuff a dryer. He is standing almost three feet from the dryer and there is a long column of clothes between him and the dryer. Those of you who have seen it would remember it instantly. Those who haven't, I can't really describe how hilarious that poster is

[Howard]

Originally Posted by Adamski

Paul,

I recognized a couple of those signs. Way back then, customers were unfamiliar with front loaders and had to be told that they cannot open the door once the cycle starts. Also, dying was quite popular but it stained the clothes guard in the top loaders.

Really? The year was 1963 and we had a Philco front load wash/dryer in my parents apartment in NYC. The machine was in the kitchen and as a little kid I used to love watching the cloths wash. I also remember the Solvo brand tablet of detergent we would use, it was about the size of a hockey puck.

[Adamski]

Back about 1966, my dad's first laundromat sold: Fab, Downy, Tide and All in a Gold Medal mechanical vender. There was no: Bounce sheets, Era liquid, Arm & Hammer liquid or the new-fangled Tide pouches and Bounce bars.