1960 RCA Whirlpool Imperial Mark XII

GM Frigidaire 1-18, from 1975

At this time..

1964 Lady Kenmore...

A new white Detergent cup ...

And a Dial will make this machine complete.

I have a new srubber cap from Robert.

Otherwise it's a powerhouse.

1968 Kenmore.

With Roto-Flex.

1962 RCA Whirlpool.

I call him Mr. Cotton.

BOL at it's best.

Darren k

Really, they're all my favorites but I have said a number of times that if I were forced to get rid of them all and could only keep one that my '72 1-18 is the one that would stay.  For two reasons.   1.  It's flexibility to handle smaller and larger loads and 2.  It's more rare color among the line.

It would diffidently be one of my 29" Kenmore Gas Combos ,it is one classic machine that you don't have to make excuses for.

Fortunately I can keep more than one, so my laundry room will always include a 1-18, my 1971 LKM modified to include 720 RPM spin speed and changed to Super Capacity and Suds_Saver, My SQ FL washer with water heater, My 1998 WP DD Resource Saver washer with spin rinsing, My Frigidaire Unimatic WO-65 with 2 deep rinses, My 1962 Frigidaire Custom Imperial pair washer still has the Rapid-dry 850 RPM spin and the dryer is a Filtrater air cooled condenser model, and my GE sink-top FF washer.

Plus Many Others.

Since I was a little kid, this one always keeps me captivated!

I would be very satisfied with any Kelvinator from 1955 thru 1959.

which normally moves out of the kitchen for the winter to make way for the 56 Unimatic, but this year she stayed with all her clicks, clangs, and soft, jet engine cruising sounds. Thanks for asking--cool idea.

... I'd have to say it's a tie between the later Norge washers and the Unimatics!

Louis, that's one of the machines you have to take me to see when I come visit!  Jon - let's go :-)

The Maytag 906s.  Daily drivers.

Got this from Captain Moody a couple of months ago.

Got this from Captain Moody a couple of months ago. Model 800 with Suds Saver.

Now I'd really love the Lady Kenmore that "Beeps" & "Boops".

906 set

were the 2  almost identical GE Filter-Flo's that came into our house in 1961. Ours was a 1962 model WA-750 W, our downstairs neighbors had the same model from the year before, a WA-750 V. I found the differences between those two models fascinating. I was too young at the time to understand the concept of model years (and, more importantly the savings realized when you bought a close-out model from the previous year). Where our machine had a chrome plated control panel with a black and white scheme, our neighbors' had the same only with blue on blue (sigh!). Theirs also had a control dial that was white with blue and red lettering that would light up when it was moved from the "OFF" positions (much bigger "sigh!") where ours was high-contrast white on black and no backlight.

The story was that both sets of washers and dryers, 4 machines were bought on the same day from a grand old appliance store on 28th street and Park Avenue South called "Hampton Sales" (it was one of those stores where my Parents knew their salesman by name and always came to him when they needed something; he was there for many years because this was still the era where companies felt that loyalty should be mutual). The machines were delivered to our duplexes on the same day and a mistake was made. The blue 1961 machine that I would later covet was delivered to our bathroom on the 4th floor (yes, it was a walk-up with narrow staircases) along with our black and white dryer. The delivery men begged both ladies of the house to leave the essentially identical machines where they were, but my Mother, always the princess, demanded that her washer and dryer, that had cost her a premium, match. Neighbor Marian didn't care, but my Mother had her way as usual. I have always wanted that blue and red on white lit dial and now I have it.