Comments on: Where to find vintage style clotheslines http://retrorenovation.com/2009/04/17/where-to-buy-old-fashioned-clotheslines-clothes-lines/ A place for your postwar 40s 50s 60s and 70s style kitchens, bathrooms and mid century modern home aesthetic. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:26:20 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: lisa http://retrorenovation.com/2009/04/17/where-to-buy-old-fashioned-clotheslines-clothes-lines/comment-page-1/#comment-45609 lisa Tue, 19 Jan 2010 04:44:27 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=12224#comment-45609 hi, i found a vintage clothes dryer by tex-ell made in NSW. It is wooden with metal top, unfolds like an umbrella and the wooden dowels spin around at the top with the washing on. It is in excellent condition but I would like to find out more about it. can anyone help? hi, i found a vintage clothes dryer by tex-ell made in NSW. It is wooden with metal top, unfolds like an umbrella and the wooden dowels spin around at the top with the washing on. It is in excellent condition but I would like to find out more about it. can anyone help?

]]> By: pam kueber http://retrorenovation.com/2009/04/17/where-to-buy-old-fashioned-clotheslines-clothes-lines/comment-page-1/#comment-36855 pam kueber Sat, 25 Apr 2009 20:30:25 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=12224#comment-36855 That is very cool, vacation barbie! here and there you do find stores with new old stock! That is very cool, vacation barbie! here and there you do find stores with new old stock!

]]> By: PugFreek http://retrorenovation.com/2009/04/17/where-to-buy-old-fashioned-clotheslines-clothes-lines/comment-page-1/#comment-36833 PugFreek Sat, 25 Apr 2009 03:15:40 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=12224#comment-36833 Oh, thats rubbish! We got rid of ours. Oh, thats rubbish! We got rid of ours.

]]> By: retroppo http://retrorenovation.com/2009/04/17/where-to-buy-old-fashioned-clotheslines-clothes-lines/comment-page-1/#comment-36832 retroppo Sat, 25 Apr 2009 02:04:28 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=12224#comment-36832 I'm with Pugfreek! The good 'ol Australian Hills Hoist, we have one in our yard & with 4 children & hubby, the amount of washing that gets done, the washing line is constantly adorned & is well loved! See here for the history http://www.hills.com.au/arbitrage/pages/48 & story of the Hills Hoist> I’m with Pugfreek! The good ‘ol Australian Hills Hoist, we have one in our yard & with 4 children & hubby, the amount of washing that gets done, the washing line is constantly adorned & is well loved! See here for the history http://www.hills.com.au/arbitrage/pages/48 & story of the Hills Hoist>

]]> By: jennie http://retrorenovation.com/2009/04/17/where-to-buy-old-fashioned-clotheslines-clothes-lines/comment-page-1/#comment-36828 jennie Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:32:30 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=12224#comment-36828 I saw a box of them at lowes a week or two ago. I think this is the time of year to look (while people are happy that's it's warm not annoyed that it's hot). I ordered mine from ace hardware a few years ago. It is so so so much better than a regular clothesline. It probably takes me a third of the time to hang out a load of laundry then it did when I was using a regular clothesline. I saw a box of them at lowes a week or two ago. I think this is the time of year to look (while people are happy that’s it’s warm not annoyed that it’s hot). I ordered mine from ace hardware a few years ago. It is so so so much better than a regular clothesline. It probably takes me a third of the time to hang out a load of laundry then it did when I was using a regular clothesline.

]]> By: Femme1 http://retrorenovation.com/2009/04/17/where-to-buy-old-fashioned-clotheslines-clothes-lines/comment-page-1/#comment-36806 Femme1 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:04:35 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=12224#comment-36806 SK mama, you wouldn't believe it, but here in the U.S., there are many subdivisions (housing developments) that have rules so you CAN'T have a clothesline in your yard, even if you want one. Apparently to some people, it is a messy and unsightly to have your clothes flapping in the wind! SK mama, you wouldn’t believe it, but here in the U.S., there are many subdivisions (housing developments) that have rules so you CAN’T have a clothesline in your yard, even if you want one. Apparently to some people, it is a messy and unsightly to have your clothes flapping in the wind!

]]> By: super kawaii mama http://retrorenovation.com/2009/04/17/where-to-buy-old-fashioned-clotheslines-clothes-lines/comment-page-1/#comment-36792 super kawaii mama Wed, 22 Apr 2009 05:38:05 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=12224#comment-36792 I am always amused and encouraged hearing about how "retro" it is to have a clothes line. Here in Australia about the only people who don't have them are those who live in apartments. The one illustrated is the same design as the Australian Hills Hoist, as mentioned by Pug Freak. They are the best, and the arms fold down when it needs to go out of the way. I've even seen them used as party umbrellas by putting a canvas tarp over them for entertaining. I have a model just like this in my yard and never think to attribute any retro value you to it, as it is just the same as the ones seen in almost every backyard here. Score one for instant retro living then! :) I am always amused and encouraged hearing about how “retro” it is to have a clothes line. Here in Australia about the only people who don’t have them are those who live in apartments. The one illustrated is the same design as the Australian Hills Hoist, as mentioned by Pug Freak. They are the best, and the arms fold down when it needs to go out of the way. I’ve even seen them used as party umbrellas by putting a canvas tarp over them for entertaining. I have a model just like this in my yard and never think to attribute any retro value you to it, as it is just the same as the ones seen in almost every backyard here.
Score one for instant retro living then! :)

]]> By: Sara in AZ http://retrorenovation.com/2009/04/17/where-to-buy-old-fashioned-clotheslines-clothes-lines/comment-page-1/#comment-36714 Sara in AZ Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:44:42 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=12224#comment-36714 Femme1 - I could not put the above 'vintage type' of clothesline in because my yard was too small. I was looking for a good retractable line, but I wanted it to be really long and could not find anything to suit my needs. I know this will sound a bit odd, but my husband suggested he install a small metal tow winch to one end of our patio and an eye hook to the other end. We wound a lot of clothes line rope around the winch and tied a little hook clasp to the end of the rope to hook on the eye hook. It has really worked out fantastically. You can retract in when not in use and you can change the rope if the rope gets messed up. You can also have as much or as little tension that you want to. It is not retro/vintage looking, but definitely gets the job done. Good Luck! Here is a link the to T600 Tow Winch we used. http://shop.easternmarine.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=catalog.prodInfo&productID=4772 Femme1 – I could not put the above ‘vintage type’ of clothesline in because my yard was too small. I was looking for a good retractable line, but I wanted it to be really long and could not find anything to suit my needs. I know this will sound a bit odd, but my husband suggested he install a small metal tow winch to one end of our patio and an eye hook to the other end. We wound a lot of clothes line rope around the winch and tied a little hook clasp to the end of the rope to hook on the eye hook. It has really worked out fantastically. You can retract in when not in use and you can change the rope if the rope gets messed up. You can also have as much or as little tension that you want to. It is not retro/vintage looking, but definitely gets the job done. Good Luck!

Here is a link the to T600 Tow Winch we used.

http://shop.easternmarine.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=catalog.prodInfo&productID=4772

]]> By: Femme1 http://retrorenovation.com/2009/04/17/where-to-buy-old-fashioned-clotheslines-clothes-lines/comment-page-1/#comment-36669 Femme1 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:29:25 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=12224#comment-36669 Does anyone know of a retractable style clothesline that you can use on a porch? Not the pulley type...but where the cord pulls out from a housing. Does anyone know of a retractable style clothesline that you can use on a porch? Not the pulley type…but where the cord pulls out from a housing.

]]> By: lady brett http://retrorenovation.com/2009/04/17/where-to-buy-old-fashioned-clotheslines-clothes-lines/comment-page-1/#comment-36667 lady brett Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:11:11 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=12224#comment-36667 my new(ly bought) house still had it's clothesline t-bars up. they were in very nice shape, too. almost all the older houses in my area have theirs still, but a lot of them are falling down and need to be re-sunk. i only had to run a new line - other than its being the rainy season now, it has been amazing! as for sagging, you can get clothesline tighteners online (or perhaps at a local hardware store, as some folks have mentioned) for a pretty reasonable price. my new(ly bought) house still had it’s clothesline t-bars up. they were in very nice shape, too. almost all the older houses in my area have theirs still, but a lot of them are falling down and need to be re-sunk. i only had to run a new line – other than its being the rainy season now, it has been amazing!

as for sagging, you can get clothesline tighteners online (or perhaps at a local hardware store, as some folks have mentioned) for a pretty reasonable price.

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