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Post# 432841   5/3/2010 at 17:47 (5,099 days old) by PeterH770 (Marietta, GA)        

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Post# 432971 , Reply# 1   5/4/2010 at 08:32 (5,099 days old) by geoffdelp (SAUK RAPIDS)        

Boy ... I think they got the date mixed up. Maytag made these in the early 1960's and only made them for a couple of years. There were 8474 pink Maytag E2L's.

I ran across an interesting article in the "Maytag Merchandiser" for dealers that said you could get the pink for no additional cost to the consumer. So instead of the $10 (or so) charge for color, you could have a pink Maytag AND you could also get the lint filter agitator for free!!

Makes me wonder if they were using up the pink paint from the 1950's automatics ... just to get rid of it.

Post# 433053 , Reply# 2   5/4/2010 at 13:14 (5,098 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)        
I contacted the seller.....

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... and informed them they had the wrong year. I just got a reply saying "Thank you for your help, werent sure what year it was so we looked up the model serial number and thats what it told us the year it was. if you want or know anyone that wants it we will let you have it for $50.00 we just want it gone."

Contact - rjhuntington@rocketmail.com

As VERY cool as it would be to have one in pink, I don't have the room.

Kevin

Post# 433064 , Reply# 3   5/4/2010 at 14:16 (5,098 days old) by qsd-dan (West)        

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Damn, 412 miles away :(

Post# 433078 , Reply# 4   5/4/2010 at 15:34 (5,098 days old) by qsd-dan (West)        
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Do you happen to have a blue bell in your collection? I have always wanted to see one of those post-less agitators in action.

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Post# 433086 , Reply# 5   5/4/2010 at 15:58 (5,098 days old) by qsd-dan (West)        

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Post# 433087 , Reply# 6   5/4/2010 at 16:01 (5,098 days old) by qsd-dan (West)        

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Post# 433089 , Reply# 7   5/4/2010 at 16:13 (5,098 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)        
Damn, 412 miles away :(

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So Dan..... do you want me to go pick it up for you???

Lemme know.

Post# 433118 , Reply# 8   5/4/2010 at 19:09 (5,098 days old) by qsd-dan (West)        
So Dan..... do you want me to go pick it up for you???

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Naw, that's alright. I certainly appreciate your kind and generous offer though!

Post# 433147 , Reply# 9   5/4/2010 at 21:56 (5,098 days old) by PeterH770 (Marietta, GA)        

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I would love a blue bell! The blue stippled tub is so cool!

Post# 433247 , Reply# 10   5/5/2010 at 08:12 (5,098 days old) by geoffdelp (SAUK RAPIDS)        

The Blue Bell is a lot of fun! It had "special" features that allowed the salesperson to "sell-up" to Mrs. Customer.

Both of the wringer rolls were soft; it didn't use the combination of soft/hard rolls, thus not squeezing enough water out of the clothing. There was no hook for hanging the lid; shorter electric cord; no pumps offered (I do believe); no gleaming white epoxy finish (the gray is actually primer paint and the tub looks like a canner) and of course, the shorter post agitator. I think these sold for $99 and were to draw Mrs. Customer in so she could see that she could buy a Maytag for under $100. The "wise" salesperson could, for about $30 more, sell Mrs. Customer up to a standard Model N and then add a pump for $10 more; such a deal!! :-) So, during the 1950's and early 1960's, you could get a Model N without a pump for around $129.95. PLUS ... in some stores, they would throw in the "Home Laundry" size of Tide (Tide was getting packed into all Maytag washers during the 1950's/1960's), a set of rinse tubs and a clothes basket!! Who could ask for anything more??

I'll take TWO please!! :-)

I have a short post agitator and have used it in one of my N2L's. It does fine for smaller items like t-shirts, underwear, socks, etc., but when you place a sheet in the machine, the sheet tends to "tent" over the agitator limiting its movement during washing.

If you're coming to Robert's for the big wash-in next weekend, you can see his Model J with the demonstrator tub AND the short PYREX (yes, Pyrex) agitator. Robert has a real find with that agitator. Maytag made those at the beginning of WWII because of the shortage of materials. I think Robert's J is from the 1950's and the plexiglass tub is really cool; you can really see the gyrafoam action. He usually turns it on and has a tub of colored clothes running in clear water; LOTS of fun!! :-)
Both of the N's listed above look like they are FANTASTIC shape. That is a really good machine to have.



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Post# 433254 , Reply# 11   5/5/2010 at 08:39 (5,098 days old) by KenmoreGuy64 (Charlotte, NC)        
Um, Mr. Kevin....

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K E V I N !! (Saying that like the Mom on Home Alone). Am I to believe that you've passed up this pink wringer, by saying you don't have room, and you mean it? WOW!!!

GOOD FOR YOU! Now pass that willpower on please!

G

Post# 433338 , Reply# 12   5/5/2010 at 13:31 (5,097 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)        
You've passed up this pink wringer, by saying you don

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Yes Mr Gordon, that is the case!

Besides, while wringers are kinda neat, they are not really my thing... that's why I sold the other two I had.

And.... while I'm not really interested in it for myself (a mistake perhaps?) I AM going to pick it up tomorrow for John in San Diego. I just hope he comes to get it quickly!

Kevin


Post# 433995 , Reply# 13   5/8/2010 at 20:36 (5,094 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)        
Yes Mr Gordon, that is the case!

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Yyyeeaaahhhh, about that 'willpower'... I'd hold off on that 'congratulations' Gordon until he ACTUALLY gets rid of it... He may find pink to be an addictive color... LOL!!!

RCD


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