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Post# 83965   9/19/2005 at 15:52 (6,764 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa)        

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Here's a few photos of some of the stuff I've acquired over the years. I'm just starting to get it out of the warehouse I rent into the building I just purchased. There'll be more photos on the way.

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Post# 83970 , Reply# 1   9/19/2005 at 16:31 (6,764 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        

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Wow Runematic, those are really fun pictures! How about some more!! I love that Westinghouse sign.

Post# 83980 , Reply# 2   9/19/2005 at 17:46 (6,764 days old) by washinsheen ()        

Love the brown(ish) Maytags!! Very cool!!

Post# 83983 , Reply# 3   9/19/2005 at 18:14 (6,764 days old) by FilterFlo (Chicago Area)        

Hey runematic, your collection is wonderful. What part of PA are you in? Would love to visit and see your washers sometime. Im near Akron Ohio, and a group of us will be meeting here at my house this fall, would love to have you visit if you can get this way........lets chat sometime.....

Post# 83990 , Reply# 4   9/19/2005 at 18:59 (6,764 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)        
Wow -

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Now that's a row of dream Maytag's! You have a very unique building with a very nice touch! I'm sure there is more to come....

Ben


Post# 83991 , Reply# 5   9/19/2005 at 19:00 (6,764 days old) by westytoploader ()        

Great collection! Love that pushbutton Maytag dryer in Coppertone...and I see another familiar model!

Thanks for posting!


Post# 84005 , Reply# 6   9/19/2005 at 20:19 (6,764 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa)        

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Hopefully, I'll have more pix in the days to come. FilerFlo, I'm in southcentral PA, Lebanon, to be exact. Swestoyz, the building is from about 1870's.

Post# 84014 , Reply# 7   9/19/2005 at 21:38 (6,764 days old) by Mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)        

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Oh runematic, I could just faint!

Steve


Post# 84017 , Reply# 8   9/19/2005 at 21:52 (6,764 days old) by davy1063 (Pennsylvania)        

Hey Runematic, I'm in Reading!!! I'm about 30 minutes up the road from you (Sinking Spring to be exact)!

Post# 84018 , Reply# 9   9/19/2005 at 22:23 (6,764 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)        

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Do I smell a wash-in about to happen?

or--- heavens-to-mergatroid --- the next convention?


Post# 84024 , Reply# 10   9/19/2005 at 22:47 (6,764 days old) by tlee618 ()        

Thanks Runematic for sharing the pictures with us. You have a very nice collection. I love the brick walls in your building. Terry

Post# 84025 , Reply# 11   9/19/2005 at 22:50 (6,764 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        

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The building is perfect for all those great machines - very nice move!

Post# 84133 , Reply# 12   9/20/2005 at 11:55 (6,763 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa)        

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I put up a few more photos today.

Post# 84135 , Reply# 13   9/20/2005 at 12:03 (6,763 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)        
Oh My!

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I've never seen so may Maytag wringers in one place!! The NOS Admiral neon is just amazing. Those signs are still out there, I found a Cadillac sign in the box above an old dealer just last year. You have an amazing collection, and an amazing building to keep it all in to boot!

Ben


Post# 84140 , Reply# 14   9/20/2005 at 12:25 (6,763 days old) by versatronic ()        
Holy God

Now is this building you purchased going to be your new appliance store, or is this just your personal storage space?

Post# 84142 , Reply# 15   9/20/2005 at 12:47 (6,763 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa)        

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It'll be both. The 1st floor will be the showroom/shop. The 2nd, 4th, & 5th floors are warehouse/storage for misc. used appliances that hopefully will one day be sold (& the 5th also is storing the mass amounts of wringers & vintage gas/electric stoves that I just posted). My brother & I saved the 3rd floor for our collection of early iron stoves & some of the wooden washers, Maytag washers, etc that were pictured.

Post# 84157 , Reply# 16   9/20/2005 at 14:09 (6,763 days old) by gregm ()        
awesome

great pics, love the old wood stoves, the "fry's" sign and the EASY ........... gheeez, I thought I had a lot of stuff to move

Post# 84160 , Reply# 17   9/20/2005 at 14:22 (6,763 days old) by Petek (Ontari ari ari O )        

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What an interesting building, what was it's original purpose? Sort of looks like an old foundry or mill of some sort. I see myself building my condo and living in there if I was u.

Post# 84161 , Reply# 18   9/20/2005 at 14:49 (6,763 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa)        

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PeteK, The building was originally a warehouse for a few different stove companies, lastly being the Lebanon Stove Works. the other foundry buildings are long gone. It just so happens that my bro. & I have been collecting Lebanon stoves for the last number of years. They're fairly hard to find. We didn't actually know that this was the warehouse until I started to do research on it. The building was then used by the Bon-Ton (which actually started in this area) as a warehouse from the 1920's through the late 1960's. They added the elevator (the silo-looking piece on the side of the building) in the 20's.

As far as the condo, I'd love to do that. unfortunately, PA passed the UCC codes (Uniform Construction Code) for buildings. The upper floors have no fire egresses (fire escapes). From what I understand from our realtor, the previous owner had quite a few folks looking at it to turn it into an apartment building, but the costs & regs were out-of-this-world. So, lucky for us, it sat vacant for the last 18 months, after the local food bank moved out.

So, to make a long story short, we feel it was some sort of divine intervention. we collect Lebanon iron, we needed a new place to go, the owner was more the ready to move the property, & we saved some local history.


Post# 84173 , Reply# 19   9/20/2005 at 15:53 (6,763 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
Divine Intervention Indeed

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What a wonderland of treasures and such a great story of how you come to be there....

You`d never go out of business here with all those stoves and cookers, love the twintub washers of old..very quaint..

Enjoy, cheers from across the pond

Mike


Post# 84222 , Reply# 20   9/20/2005 at 20:43 (6,763 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)        
Oh Runematic

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I am drooling over that fantastic space and that fantastic Bendix with the wing tip door sitting off to the side!

And I love the cast iron stoves!!! I just replumbed my 1892 Victorian with all new one pipe steam heat!! And reinstalled 11 radiators from the late 1800s here!!
Cast iron is wayyyyy hot!!

MORE MORE MORE!!!
I would love to come see it all in person like toggle says at the next convention???

Great pix!!
Jetcone



Post# 84278 , Reply# 21   9/21/2005 at 04:25 (6,763 days old) by kenmore1978 ()        
1892 heat

So how was it heated before?

Post# 85377 , Reply# 22   9/26/2005 at 20:47 (6,757 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa)        

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Thanks for all the great comments. I just posted a few more photos. I am slowly getting things moved & setup, and as I do, I'll keep adding to the pix. Thanks again.

Post# 85391 , Reply# 23   9/26/2005 at 22:27 (6,757 days old) by golittlesport (California)        

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Thanks for the pictures, rune. You have a fantastic collection! Does your Easy spin drier washer have an agitator or vacuum cups? What about the Universal? Very cool!

Post# 85450 , Reply# 24   9/27/2005 at 07:27 (6,757 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa)        

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golittlesport, I'll let you know tomorrow. I'm going to a sales meeting today

Post# 85462 , Reply# 25   9/27/2005 at 08:17 (6,757 days old) by retromom ()        
A Virtual Museum of Fine Appliances!

Yo Runematic!!!

You have a fantastic collection! That early freezer is an amazing find, and in terrific condition! I also love your warehouse! Very *lofty* looking. Please keep posting pics of your wonderful stuff!!

Venus :-D


Post# 87338 , Reply# 26   10/6/2005 at 08:51 (6,748 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa)        

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golittlesport, both the Easy & the Universal have regular agitators. Also, I tossed on a few more photos of some more crap taking up room.

Post# 87342 , Reply# 27   10/6/2005 at 09:20 (6,748 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        

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Wow Runematic, great new pictures. I'm green with envy over your warehouse space! Its fabulous. I love the Bendix Posters and the two-cupped Laun-dry-ette spiner washer.

Post# 87353 , Reply# 28   10/6/2005 at 10:12 (6,748 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
Gobsmacking

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All those neptunes and the space.. a collectors dream it surely is...looks like convention 2006 is.....

is the laun-dryette electric powered, saw the video of it on Oldwash.com, looks fab to use, all those pedals to tilt the drum etc..

In awe, Mike


Post# 87354 , Reply# 29   10/6/2005 at 10:19 (6,748 days old) by lesto (Atlanta)        

What a fabulous collection. I love your Maytags and would love some close-ups of them. The wringers are fascinating too!

Post# 87375 , Reply# 30   10/6/2005 at 15:36 (6,747 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa)        

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Chestermike, The laun-dry-ette is electric powered. i don't have a motor on this on right now. It didn't have one on it when I got it.

Lesto, I've uploaded a few closeups.


Post# 89409 , Reply# 31   10/18/2005 at 01:51 (6,736 days old) by singsonglee ()        
runematic

loved your collection of washers, esp. the hot pots when I was very young all my aunts on my dads side had one and we called them diaper washers. The ones my aunts had were Westinghouse as I recall. The Neptunes that you have look just like the one I have right now. We bought it in April of 1999. It's been an ok washer does a fair job. Thanks Dan

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