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Post# 100950   12/31/2005 at 19:52 (6,661 days old) by cadman (Cedar Falls, IA)        

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Okay Guys, you have to see what Ben picked up today....he discovered it completely by accident so I'll let him elaborate...

For those in-the-know, check this out!!





Post# 100951 , Reply# 1   12/31/2005 at 19:53 (6,661 days old) by cadman (Cedar Falls, IA)        
What do we have here!

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Post# 100952 , Reply# 2   12/31/2005 at 19:54 (6,661 days old) by cadman (Cedar Falls, IA)        
BooYah!

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Post# 100954 , Reply# 3   12/31/2005 at 20:07 (6,661 days old) by westytoploader ()        

WOOHOO!! Great find guys...not only a Kelvinator but a TOL model (or close to one)!!!

Glenn, did yours have the Time-Line?? I know these were the controls you described...


Post# 100955 , Reply# 4   12/31/2005 at 20:08 (6,661 days old) by gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA)        

Looks just like the one I got out of the woods in North Carolina earlier in the year----hope it is in better shape than the one I found!!!!!

Post# 100961 , Reply# 5   12/31/2005 at 21:27 (6,661 days old) by appnut (TX)        

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WOW. Another Kelvinator saved!!! Good luck guys!!

Post# 100964 , Reply# 6   12/31/2005 at 21:56 (6,661 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)        

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Yes, it had a time-line timer, fluorescent light, with the toggle-levers and pushbuttons ... but no window in the lid.

Post# 100965 , Reply# 7   12/31/2005 at 22:02 (6,661 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        

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1958 - A very good year!! Congrats on the cool find!

Post# 100984 , Reply# 8   12/31/2069 at 18:00 (19,810 days old) by arrrooohhh (Sydney Australia)        
Yes! Yes! Yes!

YAY! Love kelvinators :)

Post# 100989 , Reply# 9   1/1/2006 at 02:36 (6,661 days old) by frontaloadotmy (the cool gay realm)        
Most exellent


!!!! Ben! Can't wait to see this one concentrilate!!!!


Post# 100999 , Reply# 10   1/1/2006 at 04:14 (6,661 days old) by knitwits1975 ()        

Wow! Good find! Hope you can get it restored to it's original luster. Great project for the new year. Keep us posted, OK? Way to go!

Post# 101013 , Reply# 11   1/1/2006 at 07:03 (6,661 days old) by peteski50 (New York)        
Good Start to the New Year!

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Cory thats a real Great way to start the new year. And with a window too. One should find one everyday. I hope its fixable.
Best Of Luck!
Peter



Post# 101027 , Reply# 12   1/1/2006 at 09:44 (6,661 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        
GOOD START IS RIGHT!

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Wow Ben Congratulations, that is a GREAT start to the new year.

Well its the 1958 model I think, but what is strange is how come the magazine add shows a solid lid without a window???? That as is very un-kelvinator like if you ask me.

How's the inside look??? These are relatively easy machines so get going as long as the two rubber boots are in tact. Can't wait to hear the full story.


Post# 101032 , Reply# 13   1/1/2006 at 10:30 (6,661 days old) by tlee618 ()        

Congratulations Ben, Now this is the way to start out a new year. Hope that the rest of your year is as lucky. Keep us posted when you check it out. Terry

Post# 101050 , Reply# 14   1/1/2006 at 11:37 (6,661 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)        

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AWESOME-

as the song goes- Some guys have ALL the luck


Post# 101052 , Reply# 15   1/1/2006 at 11:45 (6,661 days old) by rickr (.)        
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

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Great catch guys! And a FINE way to start the New Year!!
I cannot wait to hear the story of this one. Looks to be in very good condition,and a high end model with a lighted panel and the wonderful window lid.

Congratulations!

P.S. If you would like to trade that old Kelvinator for a Harvest Gold Kenmore,I got the right deal for you....Please let me know! LOL!!


Post# 101060 , Reply# 16   1/1/2006 at 13:02 (6,661 days old) by jerseymike ()        
OOOOHHHH!!!

What a wonderful find.

I agree -- what a wonderful way to start 2006!!

I hope that it doesn't need to much work to get it up and running again.

Congrats!

Mike


Post# 101066 , Reply# 17   1/1/2006 at 14:11 (6,661 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)        

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Nice find! Where on earth did you dig that one up?

Post# 101073 , Reply# 18   1/1/2006 at 14:38 (6,661 days old) by lightedcontrols ()        
WHAT A GREAT WAY TO START THE NEW YEAR!!!

Let's hope that each member of the club has a dream machine find too! .... and, HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!! Mark

Post# 101138 , Reply# 19   1/1/2006 at 20:04 (6,660 days old) by drmitch ()        

Wow, you guys rock!

Post# 101151 , Reply# 20   1/1/2006 at 21:06 (6,660 days old) by veg-o-matic (Baltimore, Hon!)        
Yow!

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Awoooooo!

Hubba hubba!

veg


Post# 101180 , Reply# 21   1/1/2006 at 23:02 (6,660 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)        
Wow - what a weekend

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Veg - I take it that 'Hubba hubba' was for the up-the-skirt shot of the Kelvy - correct? =) I'll tell ya guys - she is as clean as a whistle down there - NO RUST in the important spots. This machine looks like it has very little use - if any.

Thanks guys for all the kind words - I really appreciate it! Rick - give me a call - we'll talk turkey over that Kenmore - LOL! I never thought I would find something this cool - this hard to find. I would first like to thank Laundress - for if she had not posted the Porta Washer auction, I would have never found the Kelvinator.

So - after picking up the Porta Washer (which by the way DOES have the Delivery Cover, and I would guess the Porta Washer was used maybe once - it looks brand new!), I was driving along my favorite stretch of America's Main Street - the Lincoln Highway. As I drove though Cedar Rapids, I got lost. I was intending to get on the interstate and head home. Instead, I found my way on a two lane taking the long way home. As I headed north, I was about to breeze through a small town as I previously had done dozens of times. This time though I was on the hunt for appliance shops. Sure enough, this small town had a Maytag dealer. I stopped in, and instead of getting the usual, "Ain't got nuthin' that old", I heard the beautiful words from the woman behind the counter, "yeah, we have some stuff like that around." As I looked above the service counter, I saw a Maytag lit sign saying, "Maytag - with the new advanced Helical Drive!", as well as a lit Kelvinator sign clock in the back room. Sure enough, a few minutes later of talking, I was walking with the new owner into the basement, and found the Kelvinator pushed into a corner, sans the agitator. After walking through heaps of wringer agitators, motors, Maytag control panels, etc., I decided to shoot the guy an offer. After I had given him my lowest offer, I found the agitator amongst a bunch of aluminum Maytag agitators! After a bit of haggling, I was the new owner of a late 50's Kelvinator.

So, after I had the Kelvy loaded in the Tahoe and securing future interests in a few more treasures I had found in the basement, I called Cory. His response? "You aaaaa..." I think you get the picture.

I felt like a king driving along the two-lane black top: A brand new Porta Washer, a beautiful TOL Kelvinator, and the top panel to a Maytag 902 - and yes, I typed that correctly.

Eddie - if you are reading this - thank you so much for showing Cory and I Greg's Kelvinator in his basement. If you would not have shown it to me, I would not have found the agitator, and would not have known how cool such a machine like this is. Thanks guys and gals for embracing us young-ins.

Ben

BTW - hopefully Cory will post more eye candy tonite or tomorrow. Anyone got a spare screw down top for the agitator? This one was missing it.


Post# 101191 , Reply# 22   1/2/2006 at 00:09 (6,660 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        

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Excellent story, Ben. What a great appliance day you had! Good score on the A902 top - the first year with an agitator integrated fabric softener dispenser.

Post# 101192 , Reply# 23   1/2/2006 at 00:21 (6,660 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        
Checking my own pile of parts;

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I have an extra light blue agitator cap, if nobody has a better one you can always spray it black... Did you get the filter pan?

Post# 101236 , Reply# 24   1/2/2006 at 10:06 (6,660 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)        

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Wonderful story, and wonderful machine.

Steve


Post# 101252 , Reply# 25   1/2/2006 at 10:59 (6,660 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)        

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Greg, I wasn't able to find the filter pan - but thanks for the offer on the cap, I appreciate it! When we go back, I'll look around to see if I can find anything like it. I am a bit worried though after reading Robert's heed about the 'boots'. Where are these two boots located? I do not remember seeing any boots while moving the machine. Is there a boot that is supposed to go under the agitator? If there is, we've got some hunting to do! Also, is the center shaft supposed to spin? When you put the agitator on it spins with ease - is it supposed to do this?

Ben


Post# 101265 , Reply# 26   1/2/2006 at 12:20 (6,660 days old) by bethann (Indianapolis)        
Cool Ben!

Looks like you strike again! I'm sure you'll have it up and running in no time. Congrads!!!!!

Post# 101292 , Reply# 27   1/2/2006 at 13:35 (6,660 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        

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Hi Ben there are two boots one is under the agitator and the other is in the outer tub. If you can spin the agitator post than the boot is either missing or the clamp is not tight.

Can you take a picture of the inside of the tub with the agitator removed? That will give us a better idea of what is going on.



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