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Just Curious - Turquoise/Yellow Maytags
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Post# 742415   3/16/2014 at 15:19 (3,665 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)        

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As long ss I've been hanging around AW, I have never seen something that theoretically exists - a set of 1966 or early 1967 "New Generation" Maytags in Turquoise or Yellow. As everyone knows, Turquoise got dumped for Spanish Avocado, and later, Yellow got dumped for California Gold (Harvest) .

Does anyone have a set of these, preferably 806s in Turquoise? I'd be very interested in seeing a photo. I'm not in the market for a set (Hell, it's difficult enough to collect a complete set of vintage majors in White), but it sure would be nice to know these are really out there.

Thanks!

Sandy





Post# 742418 , Reply# 1   3/16/2014 at 15:22 (3,665 days old) by turquoisedude (.)        

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Don (jetaction) has the 'next generation' Maytag set in Turquoise I can't recall the model number though, but I know they exist 'cause I seen 'em!!

Post# 742422 , Reply# 2   3/16/2014 at 15:30 (3,665 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)        
Oh, Well, DON...

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I should have figured Don would have a set - Don has everything!

Don, if you get a chance to chime in here with a photo, I'd be eternally grateful.


Post# 742443 , Reply# 3   3/16/2014 at 16:54 (3,665 days old) by d-jones (Western Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh Area))        

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I second Sandy's motion. I'd really like to see these machines as well.


Post# 742447 , Reply# 4   3/16/2014 at 17:00 (3,665 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)        

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They posed for MY camera when we re-installed them about 18 months ago.  There ARE a sight to behold!!!


Post# 742449 , Reply# 5   3/16/2014 at 17:01 (3,665 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)        

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and another angle, just for Mr. DeMille…..


Post# 742456 , Reply# 6   3/16/2014 at 17:14 (3,665 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)        
Mother of Pearl!

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Those are GORGEOUS!

In a way, I kind of hope none of those ever show up near me - because I'd be in a hunt for other Turquoise majors to go with them, LOL!

But I have to admit, a set with a DE 806 dryer would tempt me mightily.

Thank you so much for posting these. And Don, thanks for making them look so good again. I hope it wasn't too major a project!


Post# 742460 , Reply# 7   3/16/2014 at 17:23 (3,665 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)        

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Actually, Sandy, Don bought these on ebay and the were NEW IN THE BOX!  I think the boxes are folded up out in the garage.  The story goes something like this:  a couple was getting married in 1967.  These were a wedding gift.  I don't recall if the wedding was called off or if circumstances just didn't permit their immediate installation.  They were put into storage and FORGOTTEN for over 40 years!  If you look closely, the washer is a suds-saver, too!

 

Last summer I put a new capacitor on the dryer electronic control in order to get the auto-dry "just right."


Post# 742468 , Reply# 8   3/16/2014 at 17:31 (3,665 days old) by turquoisedude (.)        

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Oh, I remember when Don told me that story... I think I turned jade green with envy... LOL

Post# 742472 , Reply# 9   3/16/2014 at 17:41 (3,665 days old) by appnut (TX)        
I'd be in a hunt for other Turquoise majors to go with

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Well Sandy, I think Paul and good karma would help you overcome the difficulty!!

Post# 742476 , Reply# 10   3/16/2014 at 17:52 (3,665 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)        
Momentito!

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I think I just did the world's slowest double-take!

What's up with that generous array of buttons on an A806 of that vintage? I count the correct five buttons for wash and rinse temps at far left. I also count the correct three for load size at far right. But the other grouping of buttons - for wash action and Wash 'n Wear/Permanent Press - has a fourth button not usually found on an early A806. And since this sucker's Turquoise, it has to be an early machine.

Is this a Suds-Saver model?

P.S.: Bob, don't get any Turquoise karma started, LOL! It has taken me years to get the majors I want in White, and I'm still on the hunt for the last dream machine - the Amana fridge. I don't think I'm going to live long enough to duplicate my collection in Turquoise! ;-)


Post# 742477 , Reply# 11   3/16/2014 at 17:54 (3,665 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)        

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Sandy, see post #7


Post# 742480 , Reply# 12   3/16/2014 at 18:04 (3,665 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)        
Mark:

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Thanks - missed that completely.

Very beautiful machines! Incredible that they were NIB. Don's lucky that way.

Me, I don't get 'em first, but I do use 'em longest, LOL.


Post# 742495 , Reply# 13   3/16/2014 at 18:59 (3,665 days old) by HooverWheelAway ()        

Yeah, that set truly is a sight to behold...absolutely unspeakably mint!

Post# 742498 , Reply# 14   3/16/2014 at 19:05 (3,665 days old) by washdaddy (Baltimore)        
a little clarification please-

ok...what are the middle five button and their functions? I understand the left group (wash/rinse temps) and the right group are load size.

Anyone who would be fortunate enough to come across those machines would be beside themselves.

Thanks,
Rick


Post# 742500 , Reply# 15   3/16/2014 at 19:12 (3,665 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)        
T'would Be Interesting and Useful....

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....To get a color sample matched to the control panels of those machines, so that there was a reference for the blue insert color.

These fade and change color, to the point that a lot of them don't match other machines any more. Obviously, one can paint the control panels of both machines of a pair in any shade of blue one thinks is close, but a reference sample would be a terrific resource for the purists among us.

This suggestion is offered, of course, just in case Don doesn't already have enough to do. :-)


Post# 742510 , Reply# 16   3/16/2014 at 19:27 (3,665 days old) by appnut (TX)        
Washdaddy

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the middle five are the 3 wash & two rinse temperature buttons. The left bank is the two wash and spin speed buttons as well as suds save designations. Far right are load size. Early 06 units, although designated "Big Tub", they only had 3 water levels. Small, Medium, Large.



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Post# 742511 , Reply# 17   3/16/2014 at 19:30 (3,665 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)        

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I'll see what I can do….

 

Seeing as I own one of these as well….

 

The left 5 are the wash/rinse combos

 

The middle five buttons are:  Regular Action (fast/fast); Gentle Action (slow/slow);Wash-n-Wear (fast/slow); Save Suds; Drain Suds.

 

The right 3 are the load size.

On the first generation of the "New Generation" machines there were only three water levels on the Large capacity (19 gaL.) machines: Large = 19 gal.; Normal = 16 gal.; Small = 12.5 gal.

 

For whatever reason, in 1969 when they added the "permanent press" cycle with cool-down to the 806, the switched the speed & suds controls to the LEFT set of buttons (6 total: 1. regular wash; 2. Gentle Wash; 3. regular spin; 4. Gentle spin; 5. save suds; 6. drain suds) and the water temperature to the MIDDLE set.


Post# 742512 , Reply# 18   3/16/2014 at 19:33 (3,665 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)        

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You're wrong, Bob, see above….


Post# 742513 , Reply# 19   3/16/2014 at 19:34 (3,665 days old) by electronicontrl (Grand Rapids, MI)        
Amazing

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Kenmore71,
Those are too beautiful for words!! Wow.
The only other place I've seen those were on the set of "I Dream of Jeanie".
That is a set to cherish for LIFE!!!!
You are a lucky man!!


Post# 742521 , Reply# 20   3/16/2014 at 20:02 (3,665 days old) by appnut (TX)        
Mark thanks

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I kekep forgetting about that pesky Wash 'n' Wear button of those early 806 prior to the PP cycle. Never have seen one in real life before. Only the 806 with the PP cycle.

Post# 742528 , Reply# 21   3/16/2014 at 20:17 (3,665 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)        
Mark:

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What were the differences, if any, between the first machines' Wash 'n Wear cycle and the slightly later Permanent Press cycle?

Or was this a case of "badge engineering," where the latest buzz-word replaced an outdated buzz-word on the dial, without other changes being made?


Post# 742532 , Reply# 22   3/16/2014 at 20:25 (3,665 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)        

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What Maytag labled "Wash-n-Wear" on the 806 was simply the normal cycle with normal agitation and slow spin without any cold-down.  With the "Permanent press" cycle in 1969 there was a genuine 2-stage cool down process with an abbreviated final spin.


Post# 742535 , Reply# 23   3/16/2014 at 20:28 (3,665 days old) by appnut (TX)        

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I find it "interesting" that the 900 series (or the all-pushbutton models) had a W'n'W button that, because of extra timer, managed to have a cool down phase.

Post# 742536 , Reply# 24   3/16/2014 at 20:30 (3,665 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)        
Mark:

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Sometimes I think you know everything!

I appreciate the info; once my A806 is back in service, I can rest easy knowing that it's really giving my Permanent Press the best of care and not trying to put something over on me. >8^p


Post# 742538 , Reply# 25   3/16/2014 at 20:33 (3,665 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)        

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This has been discussed here before…..

 

Maytag introduced a TRUE Wash-n-wear cycle WITH a cool down on their 160 (and subsequent A900, A902 & A906) machines in 1959.  This is only 1 year after WP/KM introduced this feature on their machines.  However….Maytag did no deem fit to introduce it further down the line until 1969 when they chose to introduce it truly ACROSS the entire line in one fell swoop.


Post# 742540 , Reply# 26   3/16/2014 at 20:38 (3,665 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)        

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Sandy, my knowledge of matters Maytag is somewhat encyclopaedic because I own REAMS of service literature and have read nearly all of it.  Since it is of considerable interest to me, the details stick.  

 

Now, if you were to ask me about the details of 1960s Chryslers…all I could tell you was that there was a car called the Dart.  Some people liked it, most hated it…. LOL 


Post# 742565 , Reply# 27   3/16/2014 at 22:29 (3,665 days old) by washdaddy (Baltimore)        

Mark-
Thanks for the clarification. Do all suds MT's have 2 buttons related to that function? What other cycles are on that cycle control besides the "regular" wash cycle? Was it a soak cycle? I know that some MT's have that feature but can't tell from the pic's of this machine.

So many minor differences between each model that it's a little hard to keep up with all of them.

Rick


Post# 742600 , Reply# 28   3/17/2014 at 02:41 (3,664 days old) by hippiedoll ( arizona )        
washdaddy/rick.....

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i hear ya!!!
i know exactly where you're coming from when you say:
"So many minor differences between each model that it's a little hard to keep up with all of them".
that's exactly where i'm at right now too, trying to figure out the different models & what different features they had.

there are a few members here that are very impressive with how much they know about the maytag washers. it is definitely hard to keep up with the different model numbers & years of production. but it is interesting to learn & read on this group.

thank you all for your great insights & conversations....

:o)


Post# 742611 , Reply# 29   3/17/2014 at 05:44 (3,664 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)        
As a Placeholder:

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Until the frabjous day that someone posts a shot of their New Generation machines in Yellow, here's a catalog shot from the 1966 brochure that introduced these beauties.

The four color selections available at introduction time were: White, Yellow, Turquoise and Shaded Coppertone. Color availability (at least at that time) extended only as far down the line as the 406 washer and 306 dryer; models below those were available only in White.

A pair like this would be a real find - Yellow had its fans (me among them), but it wasn't to everyone's liking, so it's a little HTF now:


Post# 742635 , Reply# 30   3/17/2014 at 08:27 (3,664 days old) by whitetub (Montreal, Canada)        

Can you take another pic, this time with the lid open and the door open ?

thanks.


Post# 742657 , Reply# 31   3/17/2014 at 10:20 (3,664 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)        

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The 806 in Turquoise looks awesome!   But that pastel yellow.... **swoon**.... 'nuff said.  Wink

 

=    =    =    =    =    =    =

 

Here you go Steve, this is my 806, but they are all pretty much the same inside.

 

Kevin


Post# 742688 , Reply# 32   3/17/2014 at 12:52 (3,664 days old) by whitetub (Montreal, Canada)        

Thanks, I know how they look inside, but I want to see the insides of the Turquoise set. Also, I am wondering what the dryer drum looks like, if it's black with the white spots, or if it's all grey, and with the drum light on.

I know how they look, but I just want to these ones with the lid and door open.

I guess you can consider this Appliance Porn.

thanks again.


Post# 742691 , Reply# 33   3/17/2014 at 13:20 (3,664 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)        
Appliance Porn..............

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OK... well this isn't exactly an 806, but perhaps it will do..... as it is turquoise??  Wink

 

Kevin

 


Post# 742697 , Reply# 34   3/17/2014 at 14:04 (3,664 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)        

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I would take a pic of the inside of Don's turquoise set. But as I clearly stated, they are Don's and not mine.  They are not where I live.  Which means I can't until I get up there next time.  


Post# 742698 , Reply# 35   3/17/2014 at 14:28 (3,664 days old) by whitetub (Montreal, Canada)        

Ok. I get it. I thought you lived with these beautiful machines.

Then don't worry about it. Thanks for the pics.


Post# 742793 , Reply# 36   3/17/2014 at 20:21 (3,664 days old) by cadman (Cedar Falls, IA)        
"Sunny" Yellow

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Sandy, I have one of the new generation machines in honest to goodness 'sunny' yellow, only trouble is it could stand a repaint due to bleach and fading like the earlier machines. At least the porcelain top is in good shape. It's a middle of the line machine but does NOT have a chrome panel, which I understand was typical of the first year of production. Wish I could recite the model number but it's out in the shed at the moment. I grabbed it a couple years ago once I realized what I was looking at! -Cory

Post# 742795 , Reply# 37   3/17/2014 at 20:26 (3,664 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)        

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Cory, I want to see that machine next time I'm down….


Post# 742797 , Reply# 38   3/17/2014 at 20:30 (3,664 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)        
Cory:

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I'd love to see that machine sometime soon!

Now that the roads are better....


Post# 742798 , Reply# 39   3/17/2014 at 20:34 (3,664 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)        

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We'll flip for who rides shotgun!


Post# 742799 , Reply# 40   3/17/2014 at 20:39 (3,664 days old) by cadman (Cedar Falls, IA)        
"The Road"

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Somebody'll have to move the Farmall. Then again, you might need it to get back to the blacktop!

Post# 742823 , Reply# 41   3/17/2014 at 22:18 (3,664 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)        

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I believe it is a 606.

Ben



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