Thor washing machine

The Thor washing machine was the first electric clothes washer sold commercially in the United States.

Designed by Hurley engineer Alva J. Fisher, a patent for the new electric Thor was issued on August 9, 1910, three years after its initial invention.

[3] Drive belts attached to a Westinghouse motor connected to three wheels of different sizes, which moved the drum during operation.

[citation needed] Thor invented the tilt-a-whirl system in which the agitator, typically in the shape of disk, tilted back and forth within the washer drum while simultaneously rotating.

The Automagic was widely marketed but disappeared from the marketplace soon after its introduction, as many consumers soured on the idea of washing dirty clothing and dishes in the same machine.