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1953 Frigidaire

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Post# 175427-12/14/2006-14:17 ||| easyspindry (Winston-Salem, NC)

Look what Hans found!!!! Not a scratch on it and no rust. We got it to work, but needs a timer.

Help!!!!

Model # W060-2

Jerry Gay


Post# 175428-12/14/2006-14:19 ||| easyspindry (Winston-Salem, NC)

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Post# 175429-12/14/2006-14:20 ||| easyspindry (Winston-Salem, NC)

Washing


Post# 175430-12/14/2006-14:20 ||| easyspindry (Winston-Salem, NC)

Washing


Post# 175431-12/14/2006-14:21 ||| easyspindry (Winston-Salem, NC)

Clean inside


Post# 175432-12/14/2006-14:23 ||| easyspindry (Winston-Salem, NC)

Model number change:

Model #W065-2

Post# 175437-12/14/2006-15:42 ||| 48bencix (Sacramento CA)

My dream

Congratulations, that's my dream machine. Let me know if you get tired of it!!

It looks to be in nice shape overall.

Let us know more about the story, where you found it etc.

Martin

Post# 175444-12/14/2006-16:03 ||| gregm (MA)

timer help ! ! !

I would highly recommend sending in the timer to REECO TIMER in Palm Bay, FL, Vincent Masiello Jr. His email is ......

reecotimercovmm@msn.com

They did a great job on mine (same one)

Post# 175505-12/14/2006-17:56 ||| appnut (Temple, TX)

Jerrym CONGRATULATIONS isn't enough to convey. Welcome to Live Water washing!!! Lucky dawg!! Tell us the story how ya found it. Bob

Post# 175518-12/14/2006-18:13 ||| mickeyd (Buffalo NY)

That's the very first machine of my life

God, I'd love to have it. Want to trade it for an Easy? or is it a dream machine and keeper for you. If yes, what a wonderful x-mas present

Post# 175541-12/14/2006-18:33 ||| exploder321 (Montreat NC)

Great machiene..I was just up in Winston last week..Wish i woulda found something like it

Post# 175575-12/14/2006-20:16 ||| gansky1 (Omaha, NE)

Hans certainly has a "nose" for Frigidaire washers!

Good to see a pic of him, I thought he'd fallen off the earth since I saw him last June!

Thanks for posting pics and the news - good to "see" you too, Jerry!

Post# 175587-12/14/2006-20:38 ||| westytoploader (Bellville, TX)

Congratulations Hans, it looks like it's in awesome shape! Those 2-ring agitators are the best.

Post# 175590-12/14/2006-20:52 ||| retroguy (Washington,DC)

Very nice!

It looks in very good shape. I too would love to hear the story.

D

Post# 175631-12/14/2006-22:27 ||| tlee618 (Ruskin, Florida)

Hey Jerry and Hans, You sure were right when you told me the other day that it was in beautiful shape Hans!! Congratulations on a great find. Terry

Post# 175640-12/14/2006-23:12 ||| swestoyz (Waterloo, IA)

Hey, what a great find guys - Congrats! Sure is a good looker - not a dent anywhere, just give her a good ol' shine.

Ben

Post# 175695-12/15/2006-06:34 ||| christfr (st louis mo)

woo hoo love it love it...and youll love it too..welcome to the wonderful world of the unimaitc

Post# 175706-12/15/2006-07:36 ||| westyslantfront (Tucson, Arizona)

Hi Jerry...congratulations on the machine. Dr. Manny sends all my timers to Recco and says they do a better job than
Mid West timer. Roger, here in Tucson has same machine and he just sent his timer to Recco....they did a great job rebuilding it.


Ross

Post# 175752-12/15/2006-11:58 ||| rickr (mid-west)

Beautiful! Nice catch! Congrats on finding this one.

Am glad to see a few classics from the early 50's showing up again. Was afraid the "well" had gone dry. <:

Post# 175851-12/15/2006-21:28 ||| jetcone (Boston, MA)

Jerry , Hans

Nice catch!! reel in those vintage nets.

Don't cha love bringing them back to life?


Nothing shines up better than Frigidaire porcelain.

good for you guys

jon & al

Post# 176280-12/17/2006-14:20 ||| Easyspindry (Winston-Salem, NC)

The story???!!!

A lot of the story has to do with luck. Hans and his partner, Donald, were out "junking" in southern Virginia not far from here (Winston-Salem, NC). Heading down the road on their way home, there was the store. They turned in and started pawing through the merchandise -- when what to their wondering eyes should appear . . .

Hans knew exactly what it was. The owner of the store said he was not aware that Frigidaire even made washers until he saw this one in the basement of a house that was being sold. (Wonder where's he's been all his life)

Also in the basement was a wringer washer and a Speed Queen with a stainless steel tub -- both of which he had already sold. Such a pity Hans and Donald weren't a little earlier.

The Frigidaire is truly clean as a pin -- and it works, except for the timer. We were able to straight wire the motor. It agitates beautifully and spins normally -- and is very quiet.

Thanks for all the info about the Reeco Timer Co. We'll get the timer off to them as soon as possible.

Meanwhile we're working trying to get my Easy Spindry pump to work so I can start using it.

Jerry Gay


Post# 176294-12/17/2006-16:10 ||| exploder321 (Montreat NC)

Southern VA always turns up nice tresures

Post# 176440-12/18/2006-10:59 ||| Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)

YAY, of all the Unimatics we have found, the WO-65 and WO-65-2 by far show up the most. Between all of us we probably have turned up over 20 of them now over the years.

Post# 180469-1/3/2007-14:01 ||| washdayguy (Orlando, Florida)

Nice...just like the one my grand mother had at the "Lake House"