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Thread Number: 30543
maybe a maytag deal???? |
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| Post# 462014 , Reply# 1 9/7/2010 at 21:19 (4,977 days old) by lebron (Minnesota) | ||
Worth it | ||
Post# 462015 , Reply# 2 9/7/2010 at 21:24 (4,977 days old) by joelippard  (Hickory) |
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Post# 462016 , Reply# 3 9/7/2010 at 21:24 (4,977 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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that's part of the "shaded" color design. Nothing worng with that set, it's supposed to look like that. Brandon, unless you are going to do a comparison between Greg's Maytags with any other Maytag, that comparison would need to be around the same production age. You are comparing two actually different generations of Maytags--Greg's and these, not a fair or legitimate comparison. It's all part of everything you will learn as you go along, part of what all this so much fun, you never stop learning and you never stop discovering the slight differences that make up the varios nuances of machines.
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Post# 462020 , Reply# 4 9/7/2010 at 21:28 (4,977 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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"fade" is normal, Frigidaire and GE did the same thi | ||
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Post# 462021 , Reply# 5 9/7/2010 at 21:30 (4,977 days old) by appliguy (Oakton Va.) |
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These machines are not faded at all
all Harvest, Avacado and Coppertone appliances from circa 1967 until the end of 1976 had this effect where the center of the color was lighter than the edges. At the end of 1976 GE introduced its new naturals line of colors. These colors were a solid color from center to edge and they were called Coffee, Harvest Wheat, Fresh Avacado, Onyx, and Almond (which was a new color)....by 1978 everyone else had followed suite in offering the solid instead of shaded colors as well as adding almond to their color lines.......PAT COFFEY
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Post# 462026 , Reply# 7 9/7/2010 at 21:43 (4,977 days old) by appliguy (Oakton Va.) |
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While were on the subject of color appliances here is the hi
as my research indicates:
The History of Appliance Colors Circa 1950 International Harvester and Caloric start offering different colored handles on their fridges and ranges respectively to give the woman of the house a choice of accent colors to harmonize with the color of her kitchen. Late 1953-1954 Frigidaire introduces the first appliances in colors. You can choose Stratford Yellow, Sherwood Green, or White. January 1955 GE introduces 5 new colors for their appliances, Woodtone Brown (the color of light chocolate milk), Turquoise Green, Cadet Blue (a sort of Navy Blue), Petal Pink, and Canary Yellow. Woodtone Brown and Cadet Blue are not very popular colors. Cadet Blue is gone by 1957 and Woodtone brown is replaced by Coppertone in the early 60's 1955-1956 Frigidaire adds Mayfair Pink and Sheffield Gray to its color palette for the 1956 line of appliances/ Maytag washers and dryers become available in Pasteltone Pink, Green, and Yellow, Kelvinator produces 8 new colors, Bermuda Pink, Spring Green, Fern Green, Dawn Gray, Sand Beige, Buttercup Yellow, Harvest Yellow, and Lagoon Blue, non of which are all that popular. The majority of these colors were dropped sometime around 1960 and replaced with the standard pink, turquoise, and yellow colors. It is also around this time that stainless steel appliances start to make their debut...especially in the new field of built in appliances range, oven fridge etc.). 1957 Frigidaire replaces Sheffield Gray with Charcoal Gray on its new Sheer Look line of appliances. This color is not at all popular and is discontinued after 1960 1958 Frigidaire replaces Sherwood Green and Stratford Yellow with Turqouise and Sunny Yellow (which is a more pastel Yellow) 1959 Frigidaire introduces Aztec Copper to its line of appliances and this color will eventually become know as Coppertone or Copper Brown and be offered all the way into the early 1980's 1963-1965 The number of companies offering Pink, Mint Green, and Yellow appliances have dwindled while the hot colors of the early 1960s are Copper Brown and Turquoise. About this time Frigidaire offers a color called Honey Beige which is lighter than Aztec Copper. Also about this time Whirlpool offers 2 very rare colors that are very similar to the Woodtone Brown (Doeskin) and Cadet Blue (Sapphire) GE had offered a decade earlier. 1966 GE introduces a new color just in time to go with the Danish modern look of the late 1960s.....Avocado. Maytag offers Turquoise for the last time on its redesigned Washpower automatics. 1967 GE introduces another new color ....Harvest (never officially know as Harvest Gold). This color along with Avocado catches on like wild fire and is offered until circa 1984. Also around this time, Frigidaire also introduces its line of Fashion Colors which consists of Matador Red, Biscayne Blue, Tahitian Green, and what could be considered an early version of almond called Autumn Haze. Maytag appliances are offered in Cordoba Copper Spanish Avocado and Castillian Yellow. Castillian Yellow is replaced circa 1968 with California Gold (aka Harvest Gold). Circa 1970 Frigidaire introduces the color poppy on its appliances 1971-1976 No major changes are made in colors during this period 1977 All the appliance manufactures get together through the American Home Appliance Manufactures Association [ AHAM ] and agree on new colors that all match from brand to brand. GE is the first to introduce them and calles these colors the New Naturals. The colors are named, Onyx, Coffee, Harvest Wheat, Fresh Avocado, Snow, and a brand new color called Almond. These colors are more vivid then their predecessors and GE advertises The New Naturals in a huge campaign in all the "home magazines" of the day. Early to late 1980's Copper Brown and Avocado start to fall by the wayside as the favorite colors of the early 80s seems to be Almond and what is now known as Harvest Gold. During this time GE and Whirlpool experiment with a light brown/beige color that Whirlpool calls toast and GE calls Sand, as well as a silver/gray color that Whirlpool calls Platinum and GE calls Silver. Both of these colors prove not to be too popular and they are dropped after a few years. Also in the mid 80's Whirlpool starts offering the top of the line Lady Kenmore washers and dryers in black. If anyone else can think of anything that I have misdated or missed all together let me know......PAT COFFEY This post was last edited 09/07/2010 at 23:07 | ||
| Post# 462030 , Reply# 8 9/7/2010 at 22:00 (4,977 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
Find out what models they're and go from there. They're not 806's and certainly not 906's, but if they're 606's, it's most definitely worth it.
Having owned and restored both the pre and post '66 models, I much prefer the newer design. Much better built and much easier to work on and service. Also, the post '66 machines have a larger tub and also have a slightly more aggressive agitation stroke (54 OPM vs 63). Parts are also MUCH easier to find for the post 66 machines since a good 80% of the parts interchange all the way up to the 2006 models. Just my opinion though ;) | ||
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Post# 462034 , Reply# 9 9/7/2010 at 22:19 (4,977 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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appliance colors
Thank you Pat for listing the history of post WW2 colors this is something I think about often. In 1977 all the manufactures got together through the American Home Appliance Manufactures Association [ AHAM ] and agreed on the new colors and for the first time they all matched from brand to brand it had little to do with GE. I will add more later went time permits again thanks.
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Post# 462043 , Reply# 10 9/7/2010 at 22:58 (4,977 days old) by appliguy (Oakton Va.) |
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GE may not have had anything to do with the industry wide sw
but according to A Walk in The Park a History of Appliance Park which was put out by GE in 1987 they were the first to offer the revised solid colors as well as almond. Of course GE could just be tooting their own horn.....thanks for the info John I have revised my post and the copy of the info saved on my computer. I can't wait to read more about this when you post it on here.......PAT COFFEY
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