THE MODEL 41 & 42 WERE THE FIRST MODEL PRODUCED OF THE MODEL 40 SERIES. THE FIRST MACHINES WERE PRODUCED WITH A WOOD WRINGER PURCHASED OUT AND LATER CHANGED TO IRON FRAME WRINGER ASSEMBLED AT THE MAYTAG COMPANY. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE MODEL 44 ALL MODEL 40 SERIES HAD OVERLAPPING SERIAL NUMBERS STAMPED ON THE LEFT FRONT LEG THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MODELS BEING THE POWER SOURCE. THE FOLLOWING SERIAL NUMBERS WOULD, BECAUSE OF THEIR DATES OF PRODUCTION, NECESSARILY BE MODEL 41'S OR MODEL 42'STRANSFER: MANUFACTURED BY THE MAYTAG COMPANY NEWTON,IA., THE MAYTAG POWER WASHER - PATENTED AUG. 1912 NO. 1036192, PATENTED DEC. 1912 NO. 1046034 PATENTED NOV. 17 1914 NO 1112768, PATENTED MAR . 9 1915 NO. 11 51466 - OTHER PATENTS PENDING." 2nd TRANFER " SWINGING WRINGER".

SERIAL # 0001 TO 3673              WERE PRODUCED IN 1911

SERIAL # 3674 TO 7107              JAN. TO JULY 1912

SERIAL # 7108 TO 10089          JULY TO DEC 1912

SERIAL # 10090 TO 14072        JAN. TO MAY 1913

SERIAL # 14074 TO 19749        MAY TO DEC. 1913

SERIAL # 19750 TO 27863         1914

SERIAL # 27864 TO 31540         JAN. TO MAY 1915

SERIAL # 31541 TO 38093         MAY TO DEC. 1915

SERIAL # 38094 TO 48254         1916

SERIAL # 85149 TO 87894         JAN. TO APR. 1918

SERIAL # 87895 TO 114663        APR. TO DEC. 1918

SERIAL # 114664 TO 119321     JAN. TO JUNE 1919

SERIAL # 119322 TO 153875     JULY TO DEC. 1919

SERIAL # 153876 TO 173951     1920