mounted within the lower end of the cabinet 12 on a web 23 is a reversible drive motor 18 of conventional construction motor 18 has an output shaft 20 which extends upwardly through a bearing 22 in the web 23 in this embodiment motor 18 is attached to the web 23 by brackets 24 shaft 20 extends upwardly through a clutch 26 shown schematically in fig2 and 4 clutch 26 is adapted to respond to rotation of the shaft 20 in a first direction to drive a hub 34 which is connected to a spherically shaped basket 40 rotation of the shaft 20 in the opposite direction disengages the clutch 26 and permits the shaft 20 to rotate independently of hub 34 as best shown in fig2 and 4 a tub 28 includes at its lower end a basin 30 for holding washing fluid extending upwardly from basin 30 is a spherically shaped lower tub portion 31 the tub 28 extends upwardly to the top of basket 40 and terminates at an upper edge 32 a tub cover 33 is attached to the upper edge 32 and extends inwardly over a portion of the top opening 41 of basket 40 the tub cover 33 is cooperable with access opening 15 for providing a path into basket 40 hub 34 includes a central bore 36 which receives output shaft 20 output shaft 20 is attached at its upper end to a drive gear 38 hub 34 extends through the basin 30 by way of a rotary seal arrangement shown schemactially at 43 in fig2 and 4 and is.