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Post# 108027   2/5/2006 at 18:07 (6,648 days old) by bobbyderegis (Boston)        

Hi All,
I feel the need to find a Raytheon Speed Queen washer/dryer pair. I see them every now and then, from the mid-eighties, I'm guessing. When did Raytheon sell SQ, and how were these machines? It seems they were the only washer with the SS tub at the time. The ads tooted a 210 degree agitation stroke. Is the alliance SQ a better machine? My aunt had a '65 SQ solid tub coppertone TOL and it ran like a tank until she moved in 1990 and left it behind. It had a timed fill. Should I bother with a Ratheon SQ pair?
Bobby in Boston





Post# 108074 , Reply# 1   2/5/2006 at 20:24 (6,648 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)        
Bobby

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where on earth have you seen SQ around here? I have been crusing the dumps and trash day and want-ad for years and have not seen ONE!
I have seen laundromats on the Cape filled with commercial machines but even when they close I never see machines for sale.

Good luck, let us see one if you find it
Jet


Post# 108235 , Reply# 2   2/6/2006 at 16:58 (6,647 days old) by bobbyderegis (Boston)        
Jetcone

Upstate NY is the place to look for SQ's. For some reason they sold a ton of them up there. Be glad to share if/when I find a pair!
Bobby in Boston


Post# 108241 , Reply# 3   2/6/2006 at 17:35 (6,647 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)        

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I see them on occasion,sold a pair last year.They had a woodgrain back splash.Seems like a well built machine.

kennyGF


Post# 108261 , Reply# 4   2/6/2006 at 21:02 (6,647 days old) by gregm ()        
just sold one

I just sold my Raytheon built coin-op SQ. Got good money for it and the machine was mint and works perfectly. Hated to see it go but just don't have the room and needing to thin out the collection. Seemed like a very well built machine. Appeared to work almost identical to the older Maytags.

Post# 108262 , Reply# 5   2/6/2006 at 21:03 (6,647 days old) by gregm ()        
agree with jet

yea, I NEVER find an SQ around here, once in a blue moon, an 80's one but never a vintage one. Tons of WP / Kenmore still pop up all the time.


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