This vintage ad from 1953 emphasized efficiency ... Originally known for manufacturing farm equipment, Maytag’s first clothes washer was produced in 1907. This 1955 Maytag ad focused on efficiency.

Old jail locks with giant keys, a check for $925 signed by Thomas Edison, a 1955 Chevrolet with a 1,600-horsepower engine, the second gas-powered Maytag washing machine sold in Nevada, a piece of ...