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Appliance Magazine - Special Edition January 1973: MAYTAG |
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Post# 440677 6/9/2010 at 21:43 (5,061 days old) by swestoyz  (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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For tonight's bedtime reading - the January 1973 copy of Appliance Magazine. For their 30th Anniversary they sponsored 10 major appliance manufacturers, starting with "That company out in the cornfields."
A fantastic read which hopefully will help paint the picture of the type of a company Maytag was at it's prime. I still feel they built the best quality machines in the early to mid-seventies, so to see captions and photos of that period of time - frozen - is a delight for myself and hopefully for others out there as well. Oddly enough this copy came from someone in Newton. I should contact them to see if they were affiliated with Maytag in anyway and ask if they'd be willing to do an interview.... (hum, now I'm getting ideas!) Tonight I'll post the first 14 pages. Tomorrow night I'll post the remainder. Front Cover: A concentration on the basic values. Didn't know the avocado Model E was made this late! 
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Post# 440678 , Reply# 1 6/9/2010 at 21:44 (5,061 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 440679 , Reply# 2 6/9/2010 at 21:46 (5,061 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 440680 , Reply# 3 6/9/2010 at 21:47 (5,061 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 440681 , Reply# 4 6/9/2010 at 21:48 (5,061 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 440682 , Reply# 5 6/9/2010 at 21:52 (5,061 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Page 4. Wonderful quote: Regarding production on private label merchandise, Krumm comments, "We always ask ourselves if what we do is in the Maytag tradition of quality and dependability, and if there is profitability for all involved. We have worked too hard and too long to achieve these goals to compromise them."
I wonder, at what point, did the board forget what they were compromising. If they had kept this mission statement in mind, we'd still be able to drive to Newton and see Maytag in some form or another in operation. Such a shame. 
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Post# 440684 , Reply# 6 6/9/2010 at 21:53 (5,061 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 440686 , Reply# 7 6/9/2010 at 21:54 (5,061 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 440687 , Reply# 8 6/9/2010 at 21:55 (5,061 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 440688 , Reply# 9 6/9/2010 at 21:56 (5,061 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 440689 , Reply# 10 6/9/2010 at 21:56 (5,061 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 440690 , Reply# 11 6/9/2010 at 22:00 (5,061 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Page 10 - Thomas R. Smith. The genius of the modern-era Maytag. Attended both MIT and U of I for his BSc in engineering.
Here is a small sample of patents this guy has under his belt: Maytag AMP Design Maytag Neptune Top Loader Design Maytag Helical Drive Maytag Glide Motor mount Maytag Timed Bleach Dispenser Maytag Combination Washer-Dryer An assumption, but I wish he was still around for a nice Sunday afternoon chat. Heck, the guy worked in a building with no windows for decades! I'm sure there are stories.... 
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Post# 440691 , Reply# 12 6/9/2010 at 22:02 (5,061 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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| Post# 440692 , Reply# 13 6/9/2010 at 22:05 (5,061 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati) | ||
oh, the good old days!!!!!! | ||
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Post# 440693 , Reply# 14 6/9/2010 at 22:06 (5,061 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Page 12 -
That's it for tonight! Tomorrow's night reading digs even deeper into the company, discussing: Multiple production lines, including finishing, rubber, aluminum, porcelain coating, etc. Marketing Employee programs OSHA Physical growth And a small snip-it about a very cool IBM computer in the Corporate building! And much, much more! Ben 
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| Post# 440694 , Reply# 15 6/9/2010 at 22:11 (5,061 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati) | ||
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OH, THE GOOD OLD DAYS!!!!!!!!!! | ||
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Post# 440695 , Reply# 16 6/9/2010 at 22:12 (5,061 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI ) |
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| Post# 440704 , Reply# 17 6/9/2010 at 23:08 (5,061 days old) by A440 () | ||
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Awesome Ben! Thank you! How sad.....I needn't say more. Brent | ||
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Post# 440713 , Reply# 18 6/10/2010 at 00:13 (5,061 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon) |
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Post# 440722 , Reply# 19 6/10/2010 at 01:10 (5,061 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Makes me sick! Appliances never got better than this. | ||
| Post# 440729 , Reply# 20 6/10/2010 at 01:42 (5,061 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
Anyone got a bag of nails they need to get rid of? | ||
| Post# 440741 , Reply# 21 6/10/2010 at 06:01 (5,061 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
Thanks Ben | ||
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Post# 440751 , Reply# 22 6/10/2010 at 07:55 (5,061 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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APPLIANCE MAGAZINE | ||
| Post# 440753 , Reply# 23 6/10/2010 at 07:57 (5,061 days old) by tlee618 () | ||
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Great reading Ben, thanks so much for sharing it with us! Those were the days!!! | ||
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Post# 440759 , Reply# 25 6/10/2010 at 08:21 (5,061 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Post# 440856 , Reply# 26 6/10/2010 at 20:42 (5,060 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 440866 , Reply# 27 6/10/2010 at 21:47 (5,060 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Terrfic Doctrine Ben
What a window on American success. All those executives only one went on to a degree above Bachelors! They built one of the finest companies and products on experience and bachelor degrees.
They sought unskilled labor, who would ever say that today??? They promoted from within, who does that today?? Corporations today by giving up the 3 above things have gone 3 major shifts towards stupidity in American business today! Absolutely fascinating document! | ||
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Post# 440884 , Reply# 28 6/10/2010 at 23:10 (5,060 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 440885 , Reply# 29 6/10/2010 at 23:11 (5,060 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 440886 , Reply# 30 6/10/2010 at 23:12 (5,060 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 440887 , Reply# 31 6/10/2010 at 23:12 (5,060 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 440888 , Reply# 32 6/10/2010 at 23:13 (5,060 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 440889 , Reply# 33 6/10/2010 at 23:15 (5,060 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 440890 , Reply# 34 6/10/2010 at 23:15 (5,060 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 440891 , Reply# 35 6/10/2010 at 23:16 (5,060 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 440892 , Reply# 36 6/10/2010 at 23:16 (5,060 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 440893 , Reply# 37 6/10/2010 at 23:17 (5,060 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 440894 , Reply# 38 6/10/2010 at 23:18 (5,060 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 440895 , Reply# 39 6/10/2010 at 23:19 (5,060 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 440896 , Reply# 40 6/10/2010 at 23:19 (5,060 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 440898 , Reply# 41 6/10/2010 at 23:20 (5,060 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 440899 , Reply# 42 6/10/2010 at 23:21 (5,060 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 440900 , Reply# 43 6/10/2010 at 23:21 (5,060 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 440903 , Reply# 44 6/10/2010 at 23:45 (5,060 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Who can say? | ||
| Post# 440907 , Reply# 45 6/11/2010 at 00:05 (5,060 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas) | ||
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Bedtime Reading.... I love it. And I want to say thank you very much for taking the time to post this for us all to see. That was a very generous use of your time. And I will read it with my cup of Green Tea right before I go to bed tonight. Looks like a very interesting read. | ||
| Post# 443034 , Reply# 46 6/20/2010 at 03:08 (5,051 days old) by alr2903 (TN) | ||
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Thanks Ben, that was a great read. arthur/alr2903 | ||
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Post# 443099 , Reply# 47 6/20/2010 at 10:57 (5,051 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Wow! | ||
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