1950 Homart Electric Sink Dishwasher Full Demonstration

This video shows a 9 minute edited version of the full 45 minute cycle for the Homart Electric Sink Dishwasher. This dishwasher came from the town of North Egremont, Massachusetts, and was trucked to West Peoria, Illinois on May 1, 2009. Sears introduced the Homart Dishwasher line in 1949, and were sold most likely into the early to mid-1950's. I'm estimating this machine to have been built in 1950, until a more accurate date can be determined. The Model Number is 787.48, the Serial Number is 16908.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Vintage
• Antique
• Dishwasher
• Electric
• Sink
• Homart
• Sears
• Kenmore

[BrentAudi]

Great Video!

Looks like a very fun machine!

Brent

[dishwashercrazy]

Brent, Thanks. Yes, this is a really nice machine of very high quality. It didn't leak one drop of water anywhere. And the tub seal is still in very good condition considering this dishwasher is nearly 60 years old. And I love how loud the solenoids are when opening and closing the drain valve, when the lid opens, and when the machines shuts off.

[johnny2970]

Sorry i forgot to ask if there is a heater in it or if you have to connect it to the hot water?

[dishwashercrazy]

There is a heating cal rod in the bottom of the tub for use during the drying cycle. It only turns on at the beginning of the dry cycle. Otherwise, it depends on hot tap water. There is no internal water tank/heater on this machine like is on the Apex and Youngstown dishwashers. At the very beginning of the cycle, when the dishwasher is turned on, the water valve opens immediately, and passes water for about 20 seconds before the drain valve closes - this clears the cooler water out first.

[tripjet999]

Wow! Like spending $3,000 for a dishwasher, in today's money.

[sexiidude225]

it only sprays water from the bottom? and no detergent?

[Taxminia0311]

They definitely don't make dishwasher today like good old time today's dishwasher are nothing but junk and garbage

[mrmjb1960]

It's too bad the inner circle of dishes got less water spray than the outside ones here..Very strange.

[stuolly]

Where do you put the dinner plates?

It does not look like there is room for normal size items??

[DTW2LAX]

Wow! Didn't realize this is how they used to be. Seemed almost too powerful; is it safe for fine china?! I remember my mom had the GE Mobile Maid like in 1963, loaded from the top. And it attached to the faucet! As for the comments on about how machines cleaned better back in the day, you have to bear in mind the fact that dishwashing detergents have been reformulated over the years for environmental considerations and their clean power has been reduced.

[shmuli9]

@force311999 Isn't it amazing? Obviously not EVERYTHING manufacturers have come up with lately is bad, but it DOES seem that both dishwashers AND top loading washing machines in the 1950s were substantially better. (The dishwashers used something like 6 US gallons of water and they did a good job!  And the washers had bleach dispensers that actually HELD the bleach for some time, as opposed to the "funnels" that most top-load washers had in the 1990s.)

[force311999]

unbelievable what we used to make in America 

[rosethornil]

That's a powerful little dishwasher! Thanks for posting this video. I love it, love it, love it!!!

Rose Thornton

author, The Houses That Sears Built

[GTAPlaya2009]

@GTAPlaya2009 And you can look inside.