Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lee Maxwell has been honored by the Guinness Book of World Records for his collection of antique washing machines. However, he is ...

Old washing machines weren’t fancy, smart, or high-tech—but they were built with a kind of durability and simplicity that many people miss today. Baby Boomers and Gen Xers often reminisce about ...

Upon retiring as a Colorado State University professor in 1985, Maxwell and his wife, Barbara, made a chance stop at an auction in Iowa on their way to Maine for vacation. They came home with 13 ...