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Post# 103187   1/12/2006 at 09:57 (6,650 days old) by lightedcontrols ()        

Well, you'll NEVER guess what I found!!! One of the items was still on the shipping crate with all the goodies still packed inside! I'm going to keep you all in suspense though for a little while. We picked up 7 machines yesterday in a most unlikely spot.......hmmmmmmmm Right now they are in the trailer on their way to Wytheville. Soon as we get there and get them unloaded, I'll take photos and get them posted tonight. Couldn't believe my finds!!! This IS going to be a great year, I can just feel it!!! Mark




Post# 103199 , Reply# 1   1/12/2006 at 11:59 (6,650 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        

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How exciting Mark, I cannot wait to see all the goodies!

Post# 103202 , Reply# 2   1/12/2006 at 12:19 (6,650 days old) by jerseymike ()        
I love a good mystery!!!

I'm waiting on pins and needles!

Mike


Post# 103205 , Reply# 3   1/12/2006 at 12:25 (6,650 days old) by westytoploader ()        
Off to a great start

The excitement is killing me!!! Congratulations...I can't wait to see what y'all found...an Apex perhaps?? :)

Looks like 2006 is going to be a GREAT year for new finds!


Post# 103206 , Reply# 4   1/12/2006 at 12:27 (6,650 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)        

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Bring on the goods Mark - I can't wait!

Ben


Post# 103215 , Reply# 5   1/12/2006 at 14:25 (6,650 days old) by tlee618 ()        

Mark you are sure teasing us!! Can't wait to see what you have found now. Congratulations!! Hope they arrive soon.
Terry


Post# 103218 , Reply# 6   1/12/2006 at 15:11 (6,650 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)        

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SEVEN MACHINES?! Did you knock over a vintage appliance store or something? Can't wait to see what they are! Don't keep us in suspense too long; you don't want the natives to get restless, LOL.

Post# 103220 , Reply# 7   1/12/2006 at 15:24 (6,650 days old) by mulls ()        
Visitors

Mark,
I follow with great interest your postings about your wonderful collection and finds,and wonder if you welcome visitors.I live down the road in Johnson City,Tn,and pass your way regularly in both my business travels and in going to see my family in Christiansburg,Va.,and would like to stop some time convenient for you and see your machines.
Tom


Post# 103235 , Reply# 8   1/12/2006 at 16:44 (6,650 days old) by gregm ()        
gasp

be still my heart, LOL ...........

Post# 103247 , Reply# 9   1/12/2006 at 18:37 (6,650 days old) by lightedcontrols ()        
HERE THEY ARE!!!

OK Y'ALL !!! I haven't had time to get these things hooked up but will at first opportunity. I'm going to save the best machines for last. Here goes!!!First up is a Maytag model 140.
Mark


Post# 103248 , Reply# 10   1/12/2006 at 18:38 (6,650 days old) by lightedcontrols ()        
and another 140

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Post# 103249 , Reply# 11   1/12/2006 at 18:38 (6,650 days old) by lightedcontrols ()        
Maytag A700

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Post# 103250 , Reply# 12   1/12/2006 at 18:39 (6,650 days old) by lightedcontrols ()        
A Rustinghouse!

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Post# 103251 , Reply# 13   1/12/2006 at 18:40 (6,650 days old) by lightedcontrols ()        
A Thor!!!

Now this one is really rusty at the bottom but looks really clean underneath......so no telling how this baby will run!

Post# 103252 , Reply# 14   1/12/2006 at 18:41 (6,650 days old) by lightedcontrols ()        
Maytag Dishwasher

A belt drive Maytag dishwasher that had never been hooked up. Tags still on it!

Post# 103253 , Reply# 15   1/12/2006 at 18:43 (6,650 days old) by lightedcontrols ()        
The Maytag open.....

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Post# 103254 , Reply# 16   1/12/2006 at 18:44 (6,650 days old) by lightedcontrols ()        
AND FINALLY!!!!!

HERE'S THE VERY BEST THING!!! I really couldn't believe my luck on finding this. Still on the shipping pallet!

Post# 103255 , Reply# 17   1/12/2006 at 18:46 (6,650 days old) by lightedcontrols ()        
Can you believe it?!?!?!!!!

Here's a photo of both dishwashers still on their original shipping pallets. The Dishamatic was put in the back corner and never displayed or uncrated! Can't wait to get this beauty hooked up......Robert, I KNOW I'm going to need your help on this! Mark

Post# 103256 , Reply# 18   1/12/2006 at 18:47 (6,650 days old) by lightedcontrols ()        
The open Dishamatic!

The racks have corroded but the rest of the machine is mint! Mark

Post# 103258 , Reply# 19   1/12/2006 at 18:49 (6,650 days old) by lightedcontrols ()        
Visits!

Tom, I LOVE visitors. Any time you want to come for a visit, just let me know. As a matter of fact, you are ALL welcome to visit anytime you want. Let me know and we'll make a mini wash-in of it! Mark

Post# 103262 , Reply# 20   1/12/2006 at 19:21 (6,650 days old) by westytoploader ()        

WOW Mark, great finds, especially the Apex Dishamatic (wow...my guess was right), Westinghouse Laundromat and Thor Automagic!!!

Now for a few questions: The 140s look like the first Helical Drive Maytags from 1958, especially after looking at the AMP-style lid. Am I correct or are those 1957 AMP's? And approximately what year is the Westinghouse from...like I mentioned before, I have NEVER seen one of those!!

Congratulations,
Austin


Post# 103264 , Reply# 21   1/12/2006 at 19:40 (6,650 days old) by lightedcontrols ()        
Hi Austin!

The Maytag 140's are AMP's with the mercury switches in the lids. The A700 of course is the later, as I like to call it, perf tub models that later turned into the 806 series. I have no idea what year the Westinghouse is. It says on the bottom of the machine....Laundromat 25. I'll let the Westinghouse boys enlighten us on this washer. Mark

Post# 103265 , Reply# 22   1/12/2006 at 19:44 (6,650 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)        
Amazing finds!

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I LOVE the 140's - besides an actual AMP, my dream AMP Maytag! The 700 looks stunning, I'd love to get a close up of the dial, as it appears to be a bit different than my A702. The Dishamatic looks amazing, as well does the brand new Maytag dishwasher! I've never see a Westy like that - I really like the color used on that door. And the Thor? Looks very early and very interesting! I would LOVE an afternoon in your warehouse - although, I don't think that would be enough time. =)

Ben

Thanks for sharing.


Post# 103267 , Reply# 23   1/12/2006 at 19:46 (6,650 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        

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WOW - What a haul is right!! Congratulations on the great new finds.

Post# 103270 , Reply# 24   1/12/2006 at 19:54 (6,650 days old) by appnut (TX)        

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Mark, a great haul. mmmm mmm. More 'Tags of all sorts. I hope the Apex racks can be refurbished. Interesting how the inside looks just like a WO-65 with all those "speckle" things. The gas oven my mom had up until we moved to the new house in 1961, the insides looked just like that. It must have been a 1948 gas range.

Austin, a photo of that Rustinghouse was the home page photo for a while on our old yahoo site. It is a beaute though isn't it.

Bob


Post# 103283 , Reply# 25   1/12/2006 at 21:16 (6,650 days old) by bethann (Indianapolis)        
A big congrads Mark!

We all have to hear the story behind this wonderful find!

Post# 103292 , Reply# 26   1/12/2006 at 21:30 (6,650 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)        
Beautiful!!

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Wow, Mark, congratulations! Yes, tell us the story! :-D

--Nate


Post# 103294 , Reply# 27   1/12/2006 at 21:34 (6,650 days old) by lightedcontrols ()        
Can't tell the story ....

Greetings All! Can't tell the story 'cause I ain't done yet!!! Am going to get more, and will post the new finds in a few weeks! Mark

Post# 103295 , Reply# 28   1/12/2006 at 21:41 (6,650 days old) by bethann (Indianapolis)        

What a stinker!

Post# 103300 , Reply# 29   1/12/2006 at 22:08 (6,650 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)        

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Gadzooks! What a haul, indeed. I'm three shades of green with envy, especially for the Maytags, which I have had a growing interest in. Congratulations, and we'll be looking forward to more pics.

Post# 103309 , Reply# 30   1/12/2006 at 23:09 (6,650 days old) by cadman (Cedar Falls, IA)        

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Hard to believe there's still NOS stuff like this out there! Nice finds- Congrats!
Cory


Post# 103336 , Reply# 31   1/13/2006 at 04:10 (6,649 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
Christmas again!!

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Hi Mark

What a hawl, just goes to show what you can find when you keep searching..

The Dishamatic is pristine, love the westy , is it just the one control??

The Thor is the same that Keith (Keymatic) restored last year in UK, his was much worse with rust and managed to get it all shiny & working so there is hope.

Enjoy, Mike


Post# 103343 , Reply# 32   1/13/2006 at 06:51 (6,649 days old) by tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)        

The little Westinghouse dates from around 1956 when copper-colored anodized aluminum trim became popular. I have seen magazine ads for this beauty in aqua with copper trim and the combination is so bright that it looks like it is glowing. This little machine could be used with casters (and a Brake) to be portable. If you ever wanted to build it in under the counter, the timer dial was removed from the top then the top removed and the timer positioned so that it was possible to have the dial on the front with the shaft connecting it to the timer in the back like in Space Mates. This had most of the negatives of the first Space Mates like the water did not enter the tub directly and spray the load, but filled into the top side of the outer tub. I had the opportunity to examine one of these at a rebuilt appliance clip joint in Atlanta in 1975.

The Apex looks like the very first model. I believe that is the one that only gives one rinse, but CU said that its washing performance improved if it was set to give a second rinse.


Post# 103349 , Reply# 33   1/13/2006 at 07:21 (6,649 days old) by peteski50 (New York)        
QUITE A HAUL

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Real Great finds - I love the Westy and the Maytag DW. I knew someone with this type of DW - cleaned real well but Noisy.
Best Of Luck!
Peter


Post# 103352 , Reply# 34   1/13/2006 at 07:56 (6,649 days old) by geoffdelp (SAUK RAPIDS)        

Mark ... FANTASTIC!! Wow ... you are going to have a great time with these!! That Apex is really something, as are the Maytag's.

I'm just amazed at what is still available out there!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!


Post# 103359 , Reply# 35   1/13/2006 at 08:57 (6,649 days old) by veg-o-matic (Baltimore, Hon!)        

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Be still, my heart!

Wow, Mark, what a haul! And more to come? You must be plotzing!

I am looooooving that Maytag DW.

veg


Post# 103364 , Reply# 36   1/13/2006 at 09:07 (6,649 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        

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Hi Mark, WOW, this is a WONDERFUL haul! Oh that Apex Dishwasher looks fabulous! Let me know if you need some assistance, but if its never been used it shouldn't have many problems. Keep us posted. It would be great if you could scan the owners manual and send the electronic file to me put in the club cyber-library sometime.

That's two Apex Dishwashers in two years. Could an Apex Wash-A-Matic be coming next?


Post# 103368 , Reply# 37   1/13/2006 at 09:55 (6,649 days old) by golittlesport (California)        

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Congrats on the awesome haul! I love that little Westy. Neighbors had that same machine when I was a kid. My mom had a 56 slant front Westy with the same copper colored control dial.

Post# 103371 , Reply# 38   1/13/2006 at 11:45 (6,649 days old) by designgeek ()        

Darn!, good finds there! One wonders how large items like those DWs can be just stashed away for about half a century, brand new, without being noticed and "disposed of" in a building renovation or something.

I'll bet your Apex DW racks will clean up nicely; that looks like surface rust, which might be scoured off with fine steel wool. Question is, would the rust recur if the machine is used, even if steps are taken to assure the racks dry out fast?


Post# 103374 , Reply# 39   1/13/2006 at 12:03 (6,649 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)        

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Cool finds Mark! Congratulations! Funny to see that Dishamatic next to the Maytag, what a big machine!

Post# 103381 , Reply# 40   1/13/2006 at 12:33 (6,649 days old) by bobbyderegis (Boston)        
I'm Dying !!!

That 700 Maytag is priceless! It even has the rinse temp selector knob! I'm dying again!!!!!!!!!!!

Post# 104121 , Reply# 41   1/16/2006 at 19:26 (6,646 days old) by alr2903 (TN)        
the westinghouse.

I was wondering if thats the same westinghouse that shows up from time to time on the POD, that had some type of rod that brought the control to the front, for an undercounter installation? thanks, arthur.

Post# 104136 , Reply# 42   1/16/2006 at 21:15 (6,646 days old) by rocky2 (Northwest Indiana)        
WHAT A HAUL ! ! !

AND THERE'S STILL MORE...

Congratulations Mark. Can't wait to see what other surprises await.



Post# 104144 , Reply# 43   1/16/2006 at 21:47 (6,646 days old) by rickr (.)        
Way to go Mark!

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Great finds! The dishwashers look to be from a "time warp"
Why are vintage dishwasher found very few months that have never been used,or even installed? Too bad we can't find any "MIB" vintage automatic washers! Or has anyone ever?


Post# 104159 , Reply# 44   1/16/2006 at 23:04 (6,646 days old) by fixerman ()        

I remember a couple threads where somone here got a turquoise Lady Kenmore that was still in the crate and another got an old coin op front loader. Don't remember the details though. I'm sure someone here will enlighten us.

Post# 104182 , Reply# 45   1/17/2006 at 06:59 (6,645 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)        

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It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas, everywhere I go (look)...


Congrats! Keep the good luck flowing!



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