| St. Chamarand (France); VIII.1998;
pict. A. Guët |
Cazères/Adour (France); I.1999 | Marcilly (N6, France); II.2000; pict. M. Herz |
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| La machine a bien laver atlantic
Two layers with the same brand. |
This Cazères find complements the first. The message is loud and clear. |
| Clarac (N117, France); 23.X.1999 | St-Jean de Chevelu (France); II.2001; pict. M. Chartier |
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At last complete Atlantic murals. The
washing machine for a good wash
always sticks to the same make-up:
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| Near St. Malo (France); XI.1999; pict. A. Guët |
Villeneuve St Salves (N77, France); X.2000; pict. M. Chartier |
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Somewhere in history Atlantic suffered from a real identity crisis. The mural from St Malo is the proof. Atlantic then stood for washing machines and refrigerators. The message was dropped: Atlantic became an ordinary washing machine (for a good wash is gone). The dynamic undulating lines were shrinked to a mere separating dash and the colour scheme changed dramaticly. It's a pity that we can't find a date on the mural. In my opinion the design is younger than the other walls, but on the Villeneuve finds it looks like the sailors are not in the top layer and thus older. Needs more research. |  |
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| Villeneuve St Salves (N77, France); VIII.2003 |
| Bois des Feugères (N10, France); X.1999 |
Mayenne - Alençon (N12, France); XI.1999; pict. A. Guët |
La Varenne-Chennevières (France); IX.2002; pict. M. Harmignies |
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| Lincoln - machines a laver
or washing machines |
Lower on the wall is a painting for a Frigéco refrigerator. (See overview picture) |
| Chartres (France); 20.IX.2009 | ||||
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Notice the differences with the previous finds:
The background colour was changed from a dark blue to a bright yellow. A bleu circular stroke hints at the drum. The letter spacing in general is more narrow. The result is a much more modern appearance. |
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| Yenne (N504, France); II.2001; pict. M. Chartier |
Le Fay (France); VII.2004 | Chantilly (France); VII.2004 | ||
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| Frigidaire - le vrai
froid + machine a laver or cold + washing machine Notice that le vrai (the real one) is singular while the Beauvais advert says les vrais which is plural. |
Frigidaire - le vrai
??? General Motors (France) ... + machine a laver |
| Beauvais (D139, France); 20.IX.2009 | ||||
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Alfred Mellowes, in 1915, designed a refrigerator which was soon manufactured
by the Guardian Frigerator Company. General Motors purchased this company and changed the
brand to Frigidaire. —Mr. Durand of GM had many things on his
shopping list: f.e. Opel, Chevrolet.—
In 1947 a laundry product line was added.
This gives an earliest date of our murals.
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| Froid + Machines a laver = Les Vrais..
Frigidaire Produit par "General Motors" (France) Guilbaud |
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| Rouen (N15, France), 30.XI.2003; pict. T. Duboc |
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| Un simple geste ...
et Vedette fait le reste. Machines a laver Vedette. The first machine of this brand was shown at the 1947 fair in Paris. In 1963 the brand became Hotchkiss, then Thomson (read more about both brands). Vedette became one of the mayor brands in France thanks to la Mère Denis. |
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