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Post# 464057 9/18/2010 at 15:53 (4,968 days old) by washerlover  (The Big Island, Hawai’i) |
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Post# 464058 , Reply# 1 9/18/2010 at 15:55 (4,968 days old) by washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i) |
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Post# 464059 , Reply# 2 9/18/2010 at 15:57 (4,968 days old) by washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i) |
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| Post# 464065 , Reply# 3 9/18/2010 at 16:10 (4,968 days old) by strongenough78 (California) | ||
Very nice!!! | ||
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Post# 464067 , Reply# 4 9/18/2010 at 16:12 (4,968 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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| Post# 464073 , Reply# 5 9/18/2010 at 16:50 (4,968 days old) by JeffG () | ||
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Todd, they're gor-jus. If I move up there can I live in your dryer? | ||
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Post# 464075 , Reply# 6 9/18/2010 at 16:56 (4,968 days old) by washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i) |
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Post# 464094 , Reply# 7 9/18/2010 at 17:59 (4,968 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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| Post# 464095 , Reply# 8 9/18/2010 at 17:59 (4,968 days old) by fridgiman () | ||
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Beautiful Beautiful set !!! Looks to be in mint condition. How about some pics with all the console light on ? | ||
| Post# 464144 , Reply# 9 9/18/2010 at 21:35 (4,968 days old) by tlee618 () | ||
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Wow those take your breath away!!! As Bob mentioned a night shot with those consoles on would be awesome. Gas or Electric dryer? Thanks so much for sharing with us. | ||
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Post# 464169 , Reply# 10 9/18/2010 at 22:18 (4,968 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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 Yes Todd, those are AWESOME! SOOOOO pretty! Congrats on making the jump into the 21st century with the digital camera! LOL And yes I want to "3rd" that... you NEED a shot with the lights on (and the camera flash off)! Maybe you can even get daring and try turning off the room light for that shot! Kevin | ||
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Post# 464171 , Reply# 11 9/18/2010 at 22:26 (4,968 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 464174 , Reply# 12 9/18/2010 at 22:34 (4,968 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Post# 464177 , Reply# 13 9/18/2010 at 22:51 (4,968 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 464178 , Reply# 14 9/18/2010 at 23:01 (4,968 days old) by KenmoreGuy64 (Charlotte, NC) |
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| Post# 464182 , Reply# 15 9/19/2010 at 00:38 (4,967 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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Post# 464183 , Reply# 16 9/19/2010 at 00:40 (4,967 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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| Post# 464185 , Reply# 17 9/19/2010 at 00:51 (4,967 days old) by washoholic (San Antonio, TX) | ||
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| Post# 464189 , Reply# 18 9/19/2010 at 01:07 (4,967 days old) by washoholic (San Antonio, TX) | ||
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Thanks again Glenn, and by the way it’s running like a champ | ||
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Post# 464193 , Reply# 19 9/19/2010 at 01:21 (4,967 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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What are the fabric settings on the dryer | ||
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Post# 464229 , Reply# 20 9/19/2010 at 08:47 (4,967 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 464233 , Reply# 21 9/19/2010 at 09:26 (4,967 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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BEAUTIFUL WP WASHER DRYER PAIR
This one is electric you can tell by the lack of a removable lower panel on the dryer front. By this time WP had quite putting the blue flame insignia or thunderbolt on the machines to indicate the heating fuel source. Interestingly many gas models had windows but the electric versions did not, WP continued windows on some models through the 1974 dryers. On this dryer the super speed control changed the heat input from 5600 watts to 4600 on gentle it also reduced the blower speed on gentle Unfortunately until WP changed to thier newer style dryers in 1966 with the stationary rear drum bulkhead none of these early dryers were very efficient in thier use of heat, some of the heated air would just go across the rear of the drum directly into the exhaust blower and be lost. I figure that these earlier style dryers use about 25% more gas or electricity than the later machines. They were still fun machines with a lot of style and features and good durability for the time.
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Post# 464275 , Reply# 22 9/19/2010 at 14:02 (4,967 days old) by washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i) |
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These are vintage 1966 and I have the owner's manuals, too! For some reason, there are no lights behind the console (in my excitement when I got them home, that was the first thing I looked for). Dryer is electric and the 2-speed belt broke recently but jury-rigged it to work on "super" speed only. WnW cycle on washer does shift to the slower speed near the end of the cycle. They both run beautifully and I will try to master the video function of my new camera soon!
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Post# 464323 , Reply# 23 9/19/2010 at 18:44 (4,967 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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WP WASHER DRYER PAIR | ||
| Post# 464334 , Reply# 24 9/19/2010 at 19:48 (4,967 days old) by supremewhirlpol () | ||
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Todd, Got any videos of these machines in action? Not many on YT. | ||
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Post# 464459 , Reply# 25 9/20/2010 at 16:14 (4,966 days old) by washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i) |
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Post# 464460 , Reply# 26 9/20/2010 at 16:18 (4,966 days old) by washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i) |
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dryer controls | ||
| Post# 464472 , Reply# 27 9/20/2010 at 18:55 (4,966 days old) by bygted () | ||
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the control panels are absolutely stunning and super clean! That's a really nice pair of WPs - thanks for the pics! | ||
| Post# 464489 , Reply# 28 9/20/2010 at 20:54 (4,966 days old) by A440 () | ||
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Fantastic Set! They look showroom new! | ||
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Post# 464498 , Reply# 29 9/20/2010 at 21:30 (4,966 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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OMG!! | ||
| Post# 464668 , Reply# 30 9/21/2010 at 18:27 (4,965 days old) by mtn1584 (USA) | ||
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Todd, Those machines are mint. (NO COLOR PUN INTENDED) Absolultey beautiful. I wish you many years of happy washing with them. The one thing I don't like on WP end are the chrome labels on the cabinets that say super wash and two speed, other than that I LOVE THEM. Mike | ||
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Post# 464808 , Reply# 31 9/22/2010 at 11:33 (4,964 days old) by washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i) |
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| Post# 464826 , Reply# 32 9/22/2010 at 12:54 (4,964 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
It never ceases to amaze me  | ||
| Post# 464837 , Reply# 33 9/22/2010 at 13:56 (4,964 days old) by autowasherfreak () | ||
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Both set are B E A U T I F U L! I'm jealous, LOL. | ||
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Post# 465009 , Reply# 34 9/23/2010 at 08:06 (4,963 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Your machines
Have inspired me. One of these days we're going to have to do a long thread on STYLE. The more I look at these machines, the more I realize that contemporary machines are marketed with a generic "look" that is a poor substitute for style. If you go to an appliance store today, every single front loader looks like the other, every top loader looks like the other. It would be like if in the clothing world, every designer made their fashions look like they came from Kohl's. These 'Pools had style and you could instantly distinguish them from all the other brands on the floor. And it makes me wonder whether white goods' style is/was more important on the selling floor than it ever was once the machines got home.
Anyone who wants to challenge me on this, first go rent "The Devil Wears Prada" and listen to the first "dressing down" Miranda Priestly gives to Andrea about "Cerulean Blue". It's a brilliant piece of writing. 
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Post# 465026 , Reply# 35 9/23/2010 at 09:10 (4,963 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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I keep coming back to look at these machines, they are just stunning. You're right about the new machines, Ken. What passes for style today is mostly centered on shocking colors, not a combination of design, engineering and color in harmony. The "Hello Kitty" plastic chrome, dancing LED lights and cartoon-jingle control sounds on modern machines don't compare to the beauty of this era.
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Post# 465045 , Reply# 36 9/23/2010 at 11:10 (4,963 days old) by washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i) |
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