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Post# 741573 3/13/2014 at 10:44 (3,695 days old) by Unimatic1140  (Minneapolis) |
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Working my poor fingers and scanner to the bone over the past two years I have now finished working on my 1000th scanned document for the Ephemera Library!
Fred asked me what my 1000th document would be last week and I had to think about that for a few days. I decided to scan the earliest piece of Frigidare washer documentation, printed by General Motors, that I have found to date. It's a handy reference guide to the very first Frigidaire washer in order to "Keep It Ticking!". The document is so old that I believe the washer on the cover might be a pre-war/pre-production model as it has the toe indentation at the bottom front of the cabinet, not found in actual marketed post-war models as far as I can tell. Images show the earliest design of tub and pulsator mounting parts, some of which were changed and modified within a year or two to the more common Unimatic parts used through the 1950's. Now onto my 1001th! 
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| Post# 741585 , Reply# 2 3/13/2014 at 11:39 (3,695 days old) by ken (NYS) | ||
Robert: | ||
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Post# 741589 , Reply# 3 3/13/2014 at 12:09 (3,695 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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A Huge Milestone Indeed!! | ||
| Post# 741591 , Reply# 4 3/13/2014 at 12:15 (3,695 days old) by hippiedoll ( arizona ) | ||
1000th!!! | ||
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Post# 741599 , Reply# 5 3/13/2014 at 13:07 (3,695 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Post# 741601 , Reply# 6 3/13/2014 at 13:21 (3,695 days old) by lotsosudz (Sacramento, CA) |
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Hey Robert
I looked throught the Ephemera, and was wondering if I missed the Possibly seeing a manual for a 1972 Lady Kenmnore 800 Alphabet washer owners manual, or if that is something I would have to plea to the masses for. I am about one week away from having mine up and running, and I thought it would be helpful to have, with as many options as this machine has. I would sbe very thankful to you, or anyone, that would be able to help me out with this!
Hugs, David | ||
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Post# 741606 , Reply# 7 3/13/2014 at 13:41 (3,695 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Why thanks everyone for the super kind compliments! It's been a lot of work, but it is worth it. What has been so fabulous is the idea that we can all share these super rare documents at an affordable cost for everyone. While I had a large library to begin with, the help I've been given from other members donating or letting me borrow items to scan has been an enormous help! We've taken materials that were out of reach to most people due to the scarcity of these items and been able to share them over and over again to anyone who wants or needs them.
Too bad we can't scan and reproduce vintage washing machines! Now that would be really amazing. David I don't have that manual yet, but I suspect it will show up over time. | ||
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Post# 741616 , Reply# 8 3/13/2014 at 13:54 (3,695 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Thank you Robert! | ||
| Post# 741620 , Reply# 9 3/13/2014 at 14:17 (3,695 days old) by robliverpool (england Liverpool) | ||
as sir Cliff Richard would sing  | ||
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Post# 741624 , Reply# 10 3/13/2014 at 14:30 (3,695 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio) |
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Yea, I second that praise | ||
| Post# 741646 , Reply# 11 3/13/2014 at 17:21 (3,695 days old) by wringer (x) | ||
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Thanks Robert, for all of the extra hard work you put into this for all of us to enjoy. But, most especially, thanks for adding some wringer washer info for us wringer lovers. Best to you BOTH !! Jim | ||
| Post# 741651 , Reply# 12 3/13/2014 at 17:43 (3,695 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E) | ||
Robert:
You have my heartfelt appreciation for your work on Automatic Ephemera! Your efforts have made it possible for me to own rare sales literature, service manuals, installation instructions and owner's manuals. In one instance - my KitchenAid KDS-55 dishwasher - I have every piece of literature that was used to sell, install, service, instruct and convert the machine.
Since I do not consider a vintage machine complete until I have at least an owner's manual, Automatic Ephemera has been a Godsend. Well, a Robertsend anyway. :) A reminder to all of us who have collectible literature: Lending it to Robert for scanning would be a great thing - there are many, many common machines out there that are not yet represented on AE. We members are the ones who can fix that. Happy 1000th, and I'm looking forward to many more documents to come. If your scanning arm can stand it, that is! | ||
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Post# 741657 , Reply# 13 3/13/2014 at 18:15 (3,695 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area) |
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Thanks Robert for this and ALL you do to make this my favorite thing about the internet. | ||
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Post# 741659 , Reply# 14 3/13/2014 at 18:37 (3,695 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia) |
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Congrats Robert | ||
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Post# 741662 , Reply# 15 3/13/2014 at 19:07 (3,695 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Thanks Robert and Fred for supporting this great effort | ||
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Post# 741667 , Reply# 16 3/13/2014 at 19:14 (3,695 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 741669 , Reply# 17 3/13/2014 at 19:22 (3,695 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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1000th! | ||
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Post# 741672 , Reply# 18 3/13/2014 at 19:30 (3,695 days old) by whirlykenmore78 (Prior Lake MN (GMT-0500 CDT.)) |
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WONDERFUL, Robert | ||
| Post# 741695 , Reply# 19 3/13/2014 at 21:39 (3,695 days old) by classiccaprice (Hampton, Virginia) | ||
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Post# 741696 , Reply# 20 3/13/2014 at 21:43 (3,695 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 741723 , Reply# 21 3/13/2014 at 23:06 (3,695 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia ) |
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400+ appliances and 1000 scans | ||
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Post# 741738 , Reply# 23 3/14/2014 at 00:47 (3,694 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Compact , condensed and wonderful | ||
| Post# 741745 , Reply# 24 3/14/2014 at 01:31 (3,694 days old) by alr2903 (TN) | ||
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Robert, I thank You! It is wonderful that you preserve these documents for the "washer folk" of the future. alr | ||
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Post# 741836 , Reply# 25 3/14/2014 at 13:36 (3,694 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Any scanning tips you can pass along?
Hi Matt, the best advice I can give is practice, practice, practice. It took me scanning well over 100 documents before I felt like my work was worthy of being archive quality. It is extremely important to get the printed document straight on the scanner. This doesn't mean the page straight it means the printed text straight as very few documents I have seen are printed 100% straight on the page. This means analyzing the angle of every single page compared to the top and bottom angle of the page. Then every single page goes into Photoshop for a manual cleanup including removing punch holes, rips, stains and other imperfections to the best of my ability. I have written Photoshop macros that do some of this work automatically but much of it is manual. Also you need to make sure before assembling a pdf that every single page is the exact same size. If you do any rotation in Photoshop the page size will change slightly and throw off the page size which will make reading the pdf more difficult in facing page mode. Photoshop rotation should be the exception rather than the rule as it will reduce the sharpness of the text and images slightly. | ||
| Post# 741855 , Reply# 26 3/14/2014 at 15:09 (3,694 days old) by electron1100 (England) | ||
oh the Strain | ||
| Post# 741857 , Reply# 27 3/14/2014 at 15:19 (3,694 days old) by beekeyknee (Columbia, MO) | ||
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Post# 741861 , Reply# 28 3/14/2014 at 15:29 (3,694 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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HOLY MOLY Robert!
WOW Robert, what an IMPRESSIVE feat and an even larger amount of work!
THANKS YOU! I really appreciate all of the time and effort you've put into this project to date! The archive you've created is a tremendous resource to have available to all of us. I have downloaded a number of documents through it!
THANK YOU again! Kevin
P.S.... just a little request when you ever have time. The service manual for the Maytag 160 / 900 push button model washers. | ||
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Post# 741876 , Reply# 29 3/14/2014 at 16:28 (3,694 days old) by rapidry1000 (San Francisco) |
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Robert Congrats and Thank you for all your work. They are a great reference. rapidry1000 (Jim) | ||
| Post# 741880 , Reply# 30 3/14/2014 at 16:35 (3,694 days old) by Maytagbear (N.E. Ohio) | ||
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Congratulations- and a BIG, GIANT, King-Size Thank You, Robert! Years from now, I have no doubt that this archive will equal Bettman/Corbis. Lawrence/Maytagbear | ||
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Post# 741951 , Reply# 31 3/14/2014 at 20:04 (3,694 days old) by whirlykenmore78 (Prior Lake MN (GMT-0500 CDT.)) |
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