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Thread Number: 25250
I played hooky & looky what I found |
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| Post# 389347 10/30/2009 at 08:58 (5,290 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa) | ||
My brother & I took the day off yesterday to go to a local farm/estate auction. We went to buy an 1840's era stove that was made at the location of our business. To our suprise, there were some unadvertised gems. I have a few pics now and more to follow later in the weekend when I get the opportunity to move them around. Let's start here. 
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| Post# 389349 , Reply# 1 10/30/2009 at 08:59 (5,290 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa) | ||
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| Post# 389351 , Reply# 2 10/30/2009 at 09:00 (5,290 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa) | ||
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| Post# 389352 , Reply# 3 10/30/2009 at 09:01 (5,290 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa) | ||
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| Post# 389354 , Reply# 4 10/30/2009 at 09:01 (5,290 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa) | ||
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| Post# 389355 , Reply# 5 10/30/2009 at 09:02 (5,290 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa) | ||
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| Post# 389356 , Reply# 6 10/30/2009 at 09:03 (5,290 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa) | ||
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| Post# 389357 , Reply# 7 10/30/2009 at 09:04 (5,290 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa) | ||
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| Post# 389358 , Reply# 8 10/30/2009 at 09:04 (5,290 days old) by westingman123 () | ||
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Now, that's just not right. Appliance addicts everywhere are breathing heavily. It appears you hit the Mother lode! | ||
| Post# 389359 , Reply# 9 10/30/2009 at 09:05 (5,290 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa) | ||
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| Post# 389360 , Reply# 10 10/30/2009 at 09:06 (5,290 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa) | ||
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| Post# 389361 , Reply# 11 10/30/2009 at 09:07 (5,290 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa) | ||
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Post# 389362 , Reply# 12 10/30/2009 at 09:07 (5,290 days old) by retro-man  (- boston,ma) |
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So what time frame would those Maytags be from? | ||
| Post# 389363 , Reply# 13 10/30/2009 at 09:08 (5,290 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa) | ||
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| Post# 389364 , Reply# 14 10/30/2009 at 09:08 (5,290 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa) | ||
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| Post# 389367 , Reply# 15 10/30/2009 at 09:13 (5,290 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa) | ||
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I also got his sign. It turns out that this guy took over for my dad when he left the company (we now own) back in the late 1960's. Then this guy went got a maytag dealership of his own placed right down the street to compete & took a lot of business. So the owner hired my dad back & the rest is history. This guy's dealership didn't last & we're still here.
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| Post# 389368 , Reply# 16 10/30/2009 at 09:16 (5,290 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa) | ||
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Retro, I am bad at the dating of these appliances. I'll let the knowledgable folks around here answer those questions. There must have been 20-30 old wringers in various condition there. I let the amish fight over those. I let a few late 50's early 60's tags go. I also let go a Penncrest dryer, solid tub gold SQ, a few beat Kelvinators, & a mid 60's Norge washer. There may have been a few others as well. | ||
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Post# 389369 , Reply# 17 10/30/2009 at 09:27 (5,290 days old) by tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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We have a 102P, but her tranny bled out over a period of years in several rental storage places. We kept her on cardboard to avoid staining the floors. I'd like to watch the super short delicate cycle. Congratulations on your haul. Did you buy the stove you wanted? | ||
| Post# 389383 , Reply# 18 10/30/2009 at 10:00 (5,290 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa) | ||
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| Post# 389387 , Reply# 19 10/30/2009 at 10:15 (5,290 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
Really cool old stuff
Have never seen a kenmore that old with pushbuttons. How is it that so many early 50's era machines came together in one place. Is there a story? Love to hear it. Were most of the wringers maytags or varied brands? So glad you got you stove, but, my God what a feast for a washer hog like me. Congrats and thanks. | ||
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Post# 389401 , Reply# 20 10/30/2009 at 11:05 (5,290 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Post# 389406 , Reply# 21 10/30/2009 at 11:13 (5,290 days old) by volvoguy87 (Cincinnati, OH) |
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HOLY FLIRKING SHNIT! | ||
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Post# 389412 , Reply# 22 10/30/2009 at 11:35 (5,290 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Post# 389413 , Reply# 23 10/30/2009 at 11:38 (5,290 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Wow | ||
| Post# 389426 , Reply# 25 10/30/2009 at 12:33 (5,290 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa) | ||
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I believe it's an air dryer. I didn't really look at these pieces too much yet. I sat at the auction from 8am to about 5pm. I only got home after 9 last night after going back and hanging out up on the "museum" floor of my shop. I got up at 5am to unload these into the garage at home. I forgot I had a refrig going out at 8am this morning that I hadn't cleaned up yet. So, yesterday was a long day and today my butt is dragging.
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| Post# 389485 , Reply# 27 10/30/2009 at 15:26 (5,289 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
OMG!!! | ||
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Post# 389486 , Reply# 28 10/30/2009 at 15:26 (5,289 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 389506 , Reply# 29 10/30/2009 at 16:07 (5,289 days old) by gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA) |
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What a haul! Congratulations! Those Maytags are great. Looks like an early flat-top, is it an AM or AMP? Does the "frog-eye" washer have a "Roto-Swirl"? It would be an early one if it does. The big lid that opens to the back is a clue to its age. Mine has a "straight-vane" in it. | ||
| Post# 389556 , Reply# 30 10/30/2009 at 18:59 (5,289 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa) | ||
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Post# 389564 , Reply# 31 10/30/2009 at 19:39 (5,289 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Have never seen a kenmore that old with pushbuttons | ||
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Post# 389565 , Reply# 32 10/30/2009 at 19:40 (5,289 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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I'd like to watch the super short delicate cycle | ||
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Post# 389568 , Reply# 33 10/30/2009 at 19:49 (5,289 days old) by gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA) |
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I think that dryer is a "water-dryer". It looks like it has more of a "drawer" than a "door" like a gas-fired model. However, I never saw the lint and water tray arrangement on a Maytag water-dryer, so I'll defer to those more learned. | ||
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Post# 389585 , Reply# 34 10/30/2009 at 20:44 (5,289 days old) by tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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The pre-HOH air flow and water dryers shared the same lint tray that was attached to the little drawer front. | ||
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Post# 389588 , Reply# 35 10/30/2009 at 20:59 (5,289 days old) by gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA) |
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O.k so where was the pilot-light access door on a pre-HOH? Maybe there wasn't a door just for that. | ||
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Post# 389594 , Reply# 36 10/30/2009 at 21:18 (5,289 days old) by gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA) |
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Greg just answered that question. Evidently Maytag used an electric-ignition on the early gas dryers then went to a pilot-light for the HOH models! DUH! | ||
| Post# 389657 , Reply# 37 10/31/2009 at 07:56 (5,289 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa) | ||
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| Post# 389658 , Reply# 38 10/31/2009 at 07:56 (5,289 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa) | ||
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| Post# 389659 , Reply# 39 10/31/2009 at 07:58 (5,289 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa) | ||
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| Post# 389663 , Reply# 40 10/31/2009 at 08:11 (5,289 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa) | ||
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The dryer is smooth and quiet and blows heat. The washer agitate & spun. The water valve hummed so it sounds like that was working. I can't believe I gave $5 each for these. I feel so ripped off & violated. NOT! My brother is 43 and has been working on appliances since he was 10 or so. He had his own used store at 14. Last night, he got to relive some childhood memories playing with the mercury switches on the Maytag washer. That's the fun thing about collecting. It's the past memories that are triggered by a smell, touch, sound, etc.
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| Post# 389668 , Reply# 41 10/31/2009 at 08:44 (5,289 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa) | ||
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| Post# 389669 , Reply# 42 10/31/2009 at 08:48 (5,289 days old) by westingman123 () | ||
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Wow The stove. In the back. Parlor stove, correct? My Grandpa used to sit behind one just like that in his long johns! You are right, the memories these things evoke are powerful. | ||
| Post# 389670 , Reply# 43 10/31/2009 at 08:48 (5,289 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa) | ||
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This type of stove was for heating as well as cooking. I used to have one hooked up in my basement at home. We made steaks, bread, homemade pizzas as well as other things. When this type of stove debuted in America around 1765, it was considered the first cooking stove in "America." This got the ladies out of the open fire & into a closed containment fire cooking system. This type of stove was mainly produced in PA, with NJ, MD, & VA producing some as well. New England supposedly produced some of these, but I have never seen one.
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| Post# 389671 , Reply# 44 10/31/2009 at 08:50 (5,289 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa) | ||
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| Post# 389673 , Reply# 45 10/31/2009 at 08:51 (5,289 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa) | ||
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| Post# 389683 , Reply# 46 10/31/2009 at 09:20 (5,289 days old) by westingman123 () | ||
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on closer examination Is that a St. Pauli girl on your Kenmore? Your Mother would be ashamed! LMAO | ||
| Post# 389686 , Reply# 47 10/31/2009 at 09:32 (5,289 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa) | ||
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