Maytag Wrings In 100th Anniversary

Maytag Co. is searching for its oldest operating aluminum-tub wringer-washer in a contest to celebrate the company’s 100th anniversary.

Maytag made 12 million models of the washers between 1919 and 1983 and says it receives hundreds of letters each year from owners who still use models made as long ago as the 1920s.

The company is asking owners of aluminum-tub wringer-washers still in use to send their name, address, phone number and washer serial number on a three-by-five card to Maytag. Entries must be postmarked by June 15, and a winner will be chosen by July 15 on the basis of the earliest production date, to be determined by the serial number.

Maytag said the winner will have to agree to sell the appliance to the company for $1,000 in cash and a new Maytag washer.