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Pre-1966 Blue Bell for sale in MN |
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Post# 641904   11/26/2012 at 22:33 (4,140 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)   |   | |
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Price is steep but it looks like it's in nice shape.
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Post# 641948 , Reply# 1   11/27/2012 at 00:47 (4,140 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)   |   | |
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Looks like the washer has an IMPELLOR istead of an agitator.Interesting. |
Post# 641986 , Reply# 2   11/27/2012 at 05:07 (4,139 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)   |   | |
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Post# 641996 , Reply# 3   11/27/2012 at 07:20 (4,139 days old) by sudslock1 (St Louis)   |   | |
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I would be all over it if I knew if there was a pump or not. I have little use for gravity drain wringers where I live. Very nice looking machine! |
Post# 642006 , Reply# 4   11/27/2012 at 08:36 (4,139 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)   |   | |
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These were never offered with a pump.
For those who don't know, the model NX or "Blue bell" was intentionally made to be the bottom-of-the-line machine. It is my understanding that it was often advertised at an appealing price (for many years $99) to get people into the store. They would then be up-sold into a true model N (often for $129). As a result, there aren't that many of these out there. They are appealing to Maytag wringer collectors but I would not want one as my primary wringer washer. |
Post# 642051 , Reply# 6   11/27/2012 at 11:27 (4,139 days old) by wetguymd (Maryland)   |   | |
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I always thought they were so ugly. I guess its the color combinations that don't do it for me. Maybe if the wringer rolls were the standard 1 white and 1 black it would be better. Does anyone know if the plusator would fit any of the wringer models? I have heard that they tangle really bad but would love to see one in action. Anyone know of any vids out there?
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Post# 642055 , Reply# 7   11/27/2012 at 11:42 (4,139 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)   |   | |
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Pipe to my old thread of an afternoon of "Blue bell" washing at Geoff Delp's that includes video!
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Post# 642056 , Reply# 8   11/27/2012 at 11:55 (4,139 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)   |   | |
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Also, any Maytag wringer gyratator will fit in the Blue bell.
The differences between the N2L and the NX were the following: 1. No finish coat of white porcelain on the tub 2. No finish coat of white paint on the wringer, skirt & lid 3. 6' power cord instead of 10' 4. 2 "soft" rollers (black) instead of one soft and one hard (white) 5. No lid holder on the skirt 6. post-less Gyratator 7. No factory-insalled option of a pump As far as I know, the wringer release lever changed to turquoise and the logo decal changed to the "new" Maytag logo in January of 1966 when the entire line of machines switched from red release levers and agitation knobs (on the J2 & N2) to turquoise. To my knowledge, the post-less gyratator was never made in turquoise. It was changed from black bakelite to black polypropylene sometime around 1963 or 64 when all of the other agitators across entire production was transitioned. |
Post# 642065 , Reply# 10   11/27/2012 at 12:20 (4,139 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)   |   | |
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Jim, what year is your ad from? Can you scan it and post it here?
It is certainly possible that at the tail end of production that they changed things and simply used white for everything. Geoff's machine from the link above is from Sept. 1966 so that would have been right after the transition to turquoise. |
Post# 642066 , Reply# 11   11/27/2012 at 12:21 (4,139 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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It would make a great rinser. Set it up near the sump pump for an easy gravity drain. Run a fill hose and modify it to make a semi-permanent inlet flume--wonderful.
About the chop-off. Maybe you, Mark, or one of Tagophiles can help me. My childhood memory houses a distinct image of a classic Maytag Automatic with a black postless agitator. Is this a faulty memory or did Newton once market an automatic wearing the cut-off jeans agi ? |
Post# 642067 , Reply# 12   11/27/2012 at 12:26 (4,139 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)   |   | |
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Post# 642070 , Reply# 13   11/27/2012 at 12:32 (4,139 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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Post# 642077 , Reply# 14   11/27/2012 at 13:16 (4,139 days old) by mr-maytag (Minneapolis, MN)   |   | |
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I think this is the same machine I went to see over in St. Paul about a year ago. It had a considerable amount of surface rust (which you can see on the leg in another picture on the ad) and the rubber was all crackly - and at that time they claimed it had never been used and said it had no rust. They'll drop the price - they started at $350 last time, too (if this is indeed the same one) - and said they were going to sell it for scrap if it didn't sell for $100 or $125...can't remember exactly.
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