Spin dry: Maytag Racer
In November of 1934 Maytag began selling their toy racer to dealers for promotional purposes. They were used in campaigns to lure parents in for demonstrations of their laundry machines. Many of these Maytag Toy Racers were given away in local contests. Others were retained by regional managers or local dealers for use in parades or to give rides in payment for children distributing their sales literature. The company manufactured nearly five hundred toy racers that demonstrated the power of Maytag Multi-Motors and helped convince the public of the quality of Maytag washers. The Multi-Motor is a single cylinder unit but later models than this featured racer had twin cylinder Multi-Motors. The seller had a MayTag store and presumably, was the recipient of the racer back in the day. It was totally restored and placed in a plexiglass display case. It is in perfect condition. Click here for the eBay auction.