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Post# 560014   11/28/2011 at 19:45 (4,530 days old) by marty (Central Point, Oregon)        


I went on a lead today looking for a tub to pump hose for my 1950 kenmore. WOW! To my surprise, a good size appliance graveyard on the back of this guys property. Turns out this guy is wanting to scrap em all. I posted this because I know how frustrating it can be to find a dial or a hose or a lint filter. If you see anything that you need or if you are interested in a machine.... let me know asap as this guy is scrapping a load every day. Here are the pictures of just a few samples!



Post# 560015 , Reply# 1   11/28/2011 at 19:47 (4,530 days old) by marty (Central Point, Oregon)        
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Post# 560016 , Reply# 2   11/28/2011 at 19:48 (4,530 days old) by marty (Central Point, Oregon)        
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Post# 560017 , Reply# 3   11/28/2011 at 19:49 (4,530 days old) by marty (Central Point, Oregon)        
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Post# 560018 , Reply# 4   11/28/2011 at 19:50 (4,530 days old) by marty (Central Point, Oregon)        
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Post# 560019 , Reply# 5   11/28/2011 at 19:51 (4,530 days old) by marty (Central Point, Oregon)        
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Post# 560020 , Reply# 6   11/28/2011 at 19:52 (4,530 days old) by marty (Central Point, Oregon)        
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Post# 560021 , Reply# 7   11/28/2011 at 19:53 (4,530 days old) by PeterH770 (Marietta, GA)        

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That Frigidaire could be a Pulsamatic...
Post# 560022 , Reply# 8   11/28/2011 at 19:54 (4,530 days old) by marty (Central Point, Oregon)        
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Post# 560023 , Reply# 9   11/28/2011 at 19:55 (4,530 days old) by marty (Central Point, Oregon)        
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Post# 560024 , Reply# 10   11/28/2011 at 19:56 (4,530 days old) by marty (Central Point, Oregon)        
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Post# 560025 , Reply# 11   11/28/2011 at 19:57 (4,530 days old) by marty (Central Point, Oregon)        
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Post# 560026 , Reply# 12   11/28/2011 at 19:58 (4,530 days old) by marty (Central Point, Oregon)        
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Post# 560028 , Reply# 13   11/28/2011 at 19:59 (4,530 days old) by marty (Central Point, Oregon)        
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Post# 560030 , Reply# 14   11/28/2011 at 20:00 (4,530 days old) by marty (Central Point, Oregon)        
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Post# 560031 , Reply# 15   11/28/2011 at 20:01 (4,530 days old) by marty (Central Point, Oregon)        
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Post# 560032 , Reply# 16   11/28/2011 at 20:02 (4,530 days old) by marty (Central Point, Oregon)        
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Post# 560034 , Reply# 17   11/28/2011 at 20:03 (4,530 days old) by marty (Central Point, Oregon)        
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Post# 560035 , Reply# 18   11/28/2011 at 20:04 (4,530 days old) by marty (Central Point, Oregon)        
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Post# 560036 , Reply# 19   11/28/2011 at 20:05 (4,530 days old) by BugsyJones ()        

GASP!

A Kenmore alphabet washer! I need one of those.

Unfortunately, this example will require some 'work.' It's probably best as a parts machine.

~Tim J.

Post# 560037 , Reply# 20   11/28/2011 at 20:06 (4,530 days old) by marty (Central Point, Oregon)        
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This place has old coin op speed queens, westinghouse laundromats..... It goes on and on...

 

Let me know!
Post# 560041 , Reply# 21   11/28/2011 at 20:19 (4,530 days old) by lebron (Minnesota)        

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I think you really need to look into this Frigidaire


Post# 560043 , Reply# 22   11/28/2011 at 20:22 (4,530 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)        

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Right on Peter - should be a WD-58. The '59 Deluxe would have said 'Three Ring' where this one says 'Ultra-Clean'.

Cool find Marty. You had a day many of us have only dreamed of. Solid tub GE's, a few Frigidaire's in there, a row of Speed Queens, and a Maytag AMP to boot. Enjoy!

Ben

Post# 560068 , Reply# 23   11/28/2011 at 22:26 (4,530 days old) by supremewhirlpol ()        

These machines look really bad. Aren't these just a little beyond saving?

Post# 560073 , Reply# 24   11/28/2011 at 23:25 (4,530 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        
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Wow, that WD-58 Frigidaire was my grandmothers pulsamatic washer, the washer that started it all for me. Amazing to finally see one again after all these years.

Post# 560080 , Reply# 25   11/29/2011 at 00:11 (4,530 days old) by JETCONE (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)        
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a road trip from Minnie to Oregon. Fred Cowboy Up!

 

I sure could use a falling water dispenser system with the locking filter from a late 50's kenmore.

 

 

----Shades of Aberdeen. enjoy
Post# 560084 , Reply# 26   11/29/2011 at 00:34 (4,530 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)        

Too bad that appliance graveyard isn't closer to me-the graveyards in my area-very small-usually behind the swap shops-have already been cleared out for scrap.Now you just find newer machines there.I supposed in older machines-the condition-depends on how much someone wants it and how much work to put into the machine restoring and refurbishing it.and lots of machines at these sites for parts-say those whose cabinets are far gone-they still may have parts to fix up one that isn't as battle scarred.

Post# 560085 , Reply# 27   11/29/2011 at 00:46 (4,530 days old) by freewestinghous ()        
Kenmore model 70

 That 1964 Kenmore model 70 [ but in turquoise ] is what replaced my mothers 1957 Frigidaire Imperial Control Tower washer when the Frigidaire broke down at 7 years old. She did not want another Frigidaire because they twisted the clothing together into a round rope and sand and dirt stayed in the bottom of the tub. The Frigidire did spin clothing almost dry with it's super fast spin. My mother was frugal and got the Suds Saver on the Kenmore so she could re-use the wash water on a second load of clothing.

I loved the Frigidaire Imperial Control Tower washer - I was just a little kid and fascinated by it's space age style and lighted glass control. I remember a big round gray rubber lid on the top of the jumper pumper thingy which came off to dump detergent in. I used to play with the round rubber rings below it and slide them up and down the center of the clothes knotter deal. A repair man said the machine was not worth fixing when it broke.

Randy

Post# 560089 , Reply# 28   11/29/2011 at 01:46 (4,529 days old) by lebron (Minnesota)        

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GO get the Frigidiare!

Post# 560100 , Reply# 29   11/29/2011 at 06:43 (4,529 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL)        

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OMG - it's Filter-Flo Country!!!! Including a TOL 1957 dryer.......

Post# 560103 , Reply# 30   11/29/2011 at 07:11 (4,529 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)        
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Its always fun to go through and see all the cool old appliances, but in this one the appliances look even more rusted than the ones in Aberdeen SD which I had the pleasure to spend two days in over ten years ago. Unfortunly these machines are probably good for parts only at best. 

 

On our way back from Minnesota on Saturday Smitty and I stopped at a automobile graveyard in Ohio where the guy had 1,500 1950-1983 Chryslers and Imperials. It was great fun to walk around and see all these magniffcient automobiles, but very few if any were worth saving as they had been sitting out in the weather too long.
Post# 560122 , Reply# 31   11/29/2011 at 09:07 (4,529 days old) by Northwesty (Renton, WA)        

They do look bad, but I suppose if I was there I would have grabbed a few of the agitators and a couple of knobs just to keep them from going to the crusher. Can't think of any other quick to get part that might still be valuable.

Post# 560123 , Reply# 32   11/29/2011 at 09:13 (4,529 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)        
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Thank you for posting these. It almost hurts to see these beauties in this condition. Is the owner at all interested in, ahem, unloading any of these worthless pieces of metal??????

 

Well, here's post #560018 in better condition but with the wrong dial and the wrong knob:
Post# 560124 , Reply# 33   11/29/2011 at 09:21 (4,529 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)        

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and here's post # 560032 as Louisville intended it:
Post# 560221 , Reply# 34   11/29/2011 at 15:30 (4,529 days old) by washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i)        

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Hey Marty,

I'm only 3 1/2 hours away from Central Point...is this place open to the public? Am I already too late for a quick road trip to Oregon?

Post# 560270 , Reply# 35   11/29/2011 at 20:04 (4,529 days old) by HooverWheelAway ()        
....a road trip from Minnie to Oregon. Fred Cowboy Up!

I still have that cowboy hat!
Post# 560277 , Reply# 36   11/29/2011 at 20:31 (4,529 days old) by bendix5 (Central Point, Oregon)        

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Hey Marty, What a neat haul. We lived in Central Point for several years and I never came accross this gem. I hope there are some great finds in the pile. If I think of something I could use I will let you know and my son could pick it up from you. Thanks Dano

Post# 560279 , Reply# 37   11/29/2011 at 20:39 (4,529 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI)        
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There definitely needs to be a protective services for appliances!

I really hate to see all these beauties rust away!

And be brutally savaged by the environment (as well as being accused of HARMING the environment!)...


-- Dave

Post# 560295 , Reply# 38   11/29/2011 at 22:58 (4,529 days old) by 70series ( Connecticut.)        

Quite a few 1963 Model 70 Kenmores. I do agree the machines look very rusted. Cleanup alone would be laborious. I can't imagine these could be saved, although wonders never cease. Still, this is a great graveyard.

Have a good one,
James


Post# 560303 , Reply# 39   11/30/2011 at 00:12 (4,529 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)        

Rebuildable or not--just sort of sad picturing all of those machines going to the crusher or shredder.

Post# 560465 , Reply# 40   11/30/2011 at 19:06 (4,528 days old) by bendixmark (Winchester Mass)        
nice parts machines

 There sure are some nice classic Kenmores there,so sad to see them so weather beaten.Grabbing some of those fat rotoswirl agitators and caps wouldnt be a bad idea, They would be worth their weight in gold..The kenmore in reply #8 has the lid handle I need for my 57 kenmore seen in an earlier thread.

Post# 562025 , Reply# 41   12/8/2011 at 20:49 (4,520 days old) by bpetersxx (laf in on the banks of the Wabash River)        
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reply 16 and 33 looks like the dryer Grandma had until 1986 when it was sold at the estate sale


Unfortunately the washer broke and it was replaced I think in 66 with the Maytag 806

Does anyone have a pic of the washer that goes with the GE dryer pictured above as that is the only way to see it

Post# 562031 , Reply# 42   12/8/2011 at 21:18 (4,520 days old) by turquoisedude (.)        

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If the machines are too far gone for recovery, can I beg someone to save one of those '63 Kenmore timer knobs?? There's a certain turquoise KM in Philly that needs one!!


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