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Ad – 1939: Speed Queen Washing Machine

Posted on March 3, 2021

Author: Steve Silverman

Categories: Around the Home, Invention & Technology

Speed Queen Washing Machine ad 1939 — Vintage Ad for Speed Queen Washing Machine at Wasserberger-Dickof Hardware that appeared in the January 4, 1939 issue of the Marshfield News-Herald.

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