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Thread Number: 19136
What's the only thing better than brining home a 50's Frigidaire washer? |
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| Post# 309076 10/13/2008 at 14:49 (5,672 days old) by tuthill () | ||
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Why bringing home 2 of course! Look at that beautiful '59 Multi-Matic! 
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| Post# 309077 , Reply# 1 10/13/2008 at 14:50 (5,672 days old) by tuthill () | ||
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Made only by General Motors... ... who else? 
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| Post# 309078 , Reply# 2 10/13/2008 at 14:51 (5,672 days old) by tuthill () | ||
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Such a cool looking timer, another cool thing is that it advances 
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| Post# 309079 , Reply# 3 10/13/2008 at 14:53 (5,672 days old) by tuthill () | ||
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New for 1959! Frigidaire's Custom Imperial 2-speed Automatic Washer 
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| Post# 309080 , Reply# 4 10/13/2008 at 14:55 (5,672 days old) by tuthill () | ||
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Ugh the story behind this machine.... Well it lights up, the timer works, it spins, and the motor reverses. Gonna enjoy tearing it apart and putting it back together :) if i ever have time 
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| Post# 309081 , Reply# 5 10/13/2008 at 14:57 (5,672 days old) by tuthill () | ||
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Consumer Reports could benefit from this 
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| Post# 309082 , Reply# 6 10/13/2008 at 14:59 (5,672 days old) by tuthill () | ||
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But wait there's another! Let's go back 4 years to the wonderful world of one speed one cycle :) 
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| Post# 309083 , Reply# 7 10/13/2008 at 15:04 (5,672 days old) by tuthill () | ||
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Who wants to play.. .. shiniest washer?? Plumbing hooked up, level, grounded and power. Let's wash!! 
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| Post# 309084 , Reply# 8 10/13/2008 at 15:05 (5,672 days old) by tuthill () | ||
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Just look at that chrome! I'm still amazed at how good of shape this thing is in. The scary thing is, the matching dryer is even better. 
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| Post# 309086 , Reply# 9 10/13/2008 at 15:09 (5,672 days old) by tuthill () | ||
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Kennth O. Sisson would be proud. Altough rumor has it, he prefers the "sheer look." 
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| Post# 309087 , Reply# 10 10/13/2008 at 15:11 (5,672 days old) by tuthill () | ||
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Money shot Whoops! How did that get in there? 
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Post# 309088 , Reply# 11 10/13/2008 at 15:13 (5,672 days old) by pulsator  (Saint Joseph, MI) |
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**AHEM** | ||
| Post# 309089 , Reply# 12 10/13/2008 at 15:13 (5,672 days old) by tuthill () | ||
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1st load 
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| Post# 309090 , Reply# 13 10/13/2008 at 15:14 (5,672 days old) by tuthill () | ||
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| Post# 309091 , Reply# 14 10/13/2008 at 15:17 (5,672 days old) by tuthill () | ||
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Jamie My mother would kill me 
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| Post# 309092 , Reply# 15 10/13/2008 at 15:18 (5,672 days old) by tuthill () | ||
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| Post# 309093 , Reply# 16 10/13/2008 at 15:20 (5,672 days old) by tuthill () | ||
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| Post# 309094 , Reply# 17 10/13/2008 at 15:21 (5,672 days old) by tuthill () | ||
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| Post# 309095 , Reply# 18 10/13/2008 at 15:22 (5,672 days old) by tuthill () | ||
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| Post# 309096 , Reply# 19 10/13/2008 at 15:27 (5,672 days old) by tuthill () | ||
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The Pulsator stops moving up and down, and the tub starts to spin- round and round, faster and faster, at a breathtaking 1140 times a minute. This is Rapidry Spinning! 
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| Post# 309097 , Reply# 20 10/13/2008 at 15:28 (5,672 days old) by tuthill () | ||
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I love the color in this one 
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| Post# 309098 , Reply# 21 10/13/2008 at 15:29 (5,672 days old) by tuthill () | ||
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Ultra-Dirty 3 ring agitator gets a bath 
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| Post# 309100 , Reply# 22 10/13/2008 at 15:31 (5,672 days old) by tuthill () | ||
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Yay for stuff like this, don't you just love the 50's??? 
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| Post# 309102 , Reply# 23 10/13/2008 at 15:33 (5,672 days old) by tuthill () | ||
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And for all you Bob-loaders out there, here ya go 
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Post# 309103 , Reply# 24 10/13/2008 at 15:33 (5,672 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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| Post# 309104 , Reply# 25 10/13/2008 at 15:35 (5,672 days old) by tuthill () | ||
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Once again, a huge thanks to Robert! I couldn't have done this with out you, and you know how much I appreciate everything you do for me! Enjoy the pictures guys and gals! -Jed 
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| Post# 309105 , Reply# 26 10/13/2008 at 15:36 (5,672 days old) by tuthill () | ||
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Rollermatic mechanisms feh LOL | ||
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Post# 309124 , Reply# 29 10/13/2008 at 17:36 (5,672 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia) |
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Congrats Jed | ||
| Post# 309130 , Reply# 30 10/13/2008 at 18:23 (5,672 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
Greg-o-reee! ;-) | ||
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Post# 309134 , Reply# 31 10/13/2008 at 18:49 (5,672 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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| Post# 309145 , Reply# 32 10/13/2008 at 20:29 (5,672 days old) by goblue () | ||
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jed great pickups man i wish i could find a couple old multi's | ||
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Post# 309149 , Reply# 34 10/13/2008 at 21:23 (5,672 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Very nice Jed. Thanks for the photos. Was the original rinse agent dispenser still in the grey plastic dispenser? The 59 will be a fun machine to have around once you get it finished. And your 55 looks great as well! I'm sure the turn over with the gyrafoam agitator was disturbing :-) Robert's scan of the Tech Talk article should prove incredibly useful in the up coming weeks. Ben | ||
| Post# 309154 , Reply# 35 10/13/2008 at 21:37 (5,672 days old) by rickr (.) | ||
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| Post# 309155 , Reply# 36 10/13/2008 at 21:44 (5,672 days old) by tuthill () | ||
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Hey Ben, no the little cup in the pulsator is missing (if that's what you were referring to) o well. Also, if anyone has 1959 FRIGIDAIRE CUSTOM IMPERIAL dryer that they don't want. I'd be more than happy to take it off your hands. | ||
| Post# 309157 , Reply# 37 10/13/2008 at 21:47 (5,672 days old) by tuthill () | ||
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Hey Rick, thanks. As far as the matching dryer goes, it's sitting in the far corner of the garage, power-cordless and unrestored. Longing for the days when I have my own space and I have some time. | ||
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Post# 309160 , Reply# 38 10/13/2008 at 22:05 (5,672 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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One of my favorite parts of the recently scanned doctrine: "COMMON AGITATOR COLUMN: ALL MODELS The same basic three ring agitator column and components, Figure 6, are common to all 1959 models. These consist of the gray plastic dispenser, the yellow neoprene "Lint Chaser" ring, the coral neoprene "Circulator" ring and the turquoise neoprene cap. In addition, described next are additional components which arc standard equipment on Imperial and Custom Imperial models only. | ||
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Post# 309162 , Reply# 39 10/13/2008 at 22:12 (5,672 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Did anyone happen to notice the colors that the Imperial and Custom Imperial we're available in, listed in the Tech-Talk??? White, Yellow, Pink, Turquoise, Charcoal Gray and Aztec Copper. This was the first year that Frigidaire introduced their version of coppertone. There were actually two WCI-59s in Aztec Copper on the farm as I remember. | ||
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Post# 309164 , Reply# 40 10/13/2008 at 22:26 (5,672 days old) by gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA) |
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I had no idea they had a copper color that early! That would really be wild to have a set that old in an original coppertone! I would think the Tub/3-Ring colors would look kind of funky with that background. My coppertone WCI-63 looks kind of funky with the blue/green rings of that period. | ||
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Post# 309199 , Reply# 41 10/14/2008 at 09:01 (5,672 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Aferim! | ||
| Post# 309282 , Reply# 42 10/14/2008 at 16:44 (5,671 days old) by mihi () | ||
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these are so cool !!! | ||
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