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Post# 749977   4/14/2014 at 13:03 (3,636 days old) by bradross (New Westminster, BC., Canada)        

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Hello everybody ... snapped a couple of shots the other day, and thought I'd share this one in particular. Perhaps others can add to this, showing their favorite wringer washers.




Post# 750104 , Reply# 1   4/14/2014 at 20:12 (3,636 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        

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You really do a stunning job restoring these classic machines, just beautiful!


Post# 750154 , Reply# 2   4/14/2014 at 23:53 (3,636 days old) by bradross (New Westminster, BC., Canada)        
Thanks Greg!

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I could get even more involved if I had the room - like a garage, basement or work room. But I do what I can with the limited space I have in the foyer!

If I had the facilities, I would like to really tear one down and totally refurbish it. Painting the individual parts when disassembled would be so much better.


Post# 750159 , Reply# 3   4/15/2014 at 00:16 (3,636 days old) by abcomatic (Bradford, Illinois)        
HI Brad

Wow, You have done a wonderful job with these machines. I'll have to try and take some pictures of some of mine and post them. Gary

Post# 750163 , Reply# 4   4/15/2014 at 00:40 (3,636 days old) by hippiedoll ( arizona )        
you kenmore wringer washer....

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looks like a brand new washer brad!!! although i think my maytag center dial is a beaut, it doesn't hold a candle to the newness look of your beautiful machines.

"OUTTA SIGHT" job you do on all your machines brad. very stunning....

:o)


Post# 750235 , Reply# 5   4/15/2014 at 10:34 (3,635 days old) by ken (NYS)        

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My Grandmothers Maytag, model #16 which I believe to be from 1933. Nothing special. But special to me. It originally had a gas engine but that was replaced with an electric motor after electric became available along the road. The model # is H-72976. Maybe someone here can tell me what year it was made?

Post# 750236 , Reply# 6   4/15/2014 at 10:35 (3,635 days old) by ken (NYS)        
Putting it through its paces

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Post# 750237 , Reply# 7   4/15/2014 at 10:39 (3,635 days old) by ken (NYS)        
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All of the pics of doing some wash with it can be seen here if anyone is interested:



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Post# 750246 , Reply# 8   4/15/2014 at 11:20 (3,635 days old) by bradross (New Westminster, BC., Canada)        
Thanks for posting those pics, Ken!

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Interesting to see the "concave" agitator in the older machines. By 1934/35 when my model 30 was made, Maytag had redesigned the "gyratator" so that the bottom sloped upwards towards the center post. I imagine this produces better water currents and roll-over. After emptying the tub, it appears there would still be a little water left in the recess of the older style agitator, right?

I had a look at your Flickr album, and also interesting to see that, even with the vitreous enameled tub, Maytag still incorporated the sediment trap. A great design!

I've attached a link from the Maytag Collector's Club, showing all the models through the years...



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Post# 750271 , Reply# 9   4/15/2014 at 12:38 (3,635 days old) by rpms (ontario canada)        

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Brad, your washers are all very nice but I like the Kenmore the most.
Do you use the wringers all the time or do you have an automatic?

Ken, I love the pictures of the long underwear going through the wringer,especially the red pair. It all looks so Waltons.
Is your washer the same as the one John boy gave his mom? He got it second hand from the Baldwins.

Christina,you sound like such a sweetie :)


Post# 750273 , Reply# 10   4/15/2014 at 12:39 (3,635 days old) by rpms (ontario canada)        

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One of three. This one is my fave.

Post# 750274 , Reply# 11   4/15/2014 at 12:42 (3,635 days old) by rpms (ontario canada)        

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After last years horrible power outage and ice storm,my basement flooded.
Everything was moved so many times. The wringers were left in the basement treading water. Thankfully they are ok. I haven't used these other two in over a year. I am sure they think I am mad at them?


Post# 750277 , Reply# 12   4/15/2014 at 12:45 (3,635 days old) by rpms (ontario canada)        

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Brad,I am glad you started this thread. I had to find my camping gear so it gave me incentive to go dig.

Post# 750278 , Reply# 13   4/15/2014 at 12:47 (3,635 days old) by rpms (ontario canada)        

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Last one.

Post# 750281 , Reply# 14   4/15/2014 at 12:57 (3,635 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine)        

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Brad, your Kenmore, I believe, was the exact same model my mother had when I was a toddler. Does it have the drain on the side of the tub? I got in big trouble when I was 3 or 4 by dumping my toy cars and trucks into the washer while it was running. My mother got a Kenmore automatic shortly after that.

Post# 750291 , Reply# 15   4/15/2014 at 13:36 (3,635 days old) by bradross (New Westminster, BC., Canada)        
Answer to questions...

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Brian (rpms) ... I don't have an automatic, and I use the wringer washers, or my twin-tub regularly.

Tim (wayupnorth) ... this Kenmore has a hose and pump. In the first photo (top of thread), the top of the gooseneck for the hose is just visible at the rear, to the right. I've attached another photo with a slightly better view. I believe the hose is original to 1948 - the rubber has hardened somewhat, but overall, the hose is still flexible with no splits or leaks.


Post# 750301 , Reply# 16   4/15/2014 at 14:05 (3,635 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine)        

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Brad, I remember my mother's of having a solid black agitator but the same cap. Hers had a pump and the same pump lever but the drain outlet was to one side on the bottom of the tub, not under the agitator. Her hose was solid rubber with a molded in gooseneck.

Post# 750317 , Reply# 17   4/15/2014 at 15:13 (3,635 days old) by lancethecook (Driffield England)        
Wringer washers are great fun

This is one of mine , A Parnall from the late 50s, very well built and still going strong .
I have also added a youtube link which shows it in use both washing and wringing.
Hope you enjoy it.


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Post# 750321 , Reply# 18   4/15/2014 at 15:21 (3,635 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)        

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I still like brads better

Post# 750323 , Reply# 19   4/15/2014 at 15:24 (3,635 days old) by bradross (New Westminster, BC., Canada)        
Location of drain on the Kenmore...

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Hello again, Tim (wayupnorth) ... sorry, I wasn't following what you were getting at. Yes, indeed, the drain is at the side, NOT under the agitator (as in a Maytag, Speed Queen, and perhaps some others.) The bottom of the tub has a slight incline towards the drain. When you said "at the side" I thought you meant a gravity drain valve on the outside, without a hose.

Regarding the black bakelite agitators, I assume they were standard in the '50s, after my model. Perhaps somebody in the know can verify that. I was thrilled to get this '48 model with the cast aluminum agitator! I wonder, however, if it originally had a metal cap.


Post# 750370 , Reply# 20   4/15/2014 at 18:54 (3,635 days old) by wetguymd (Maryland)        
I hope

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that when you are ready to sell her i am top on your list! She is such a beauty!

Post# 750375 , Reply# 21   4/15/2014 at 19:25 (3,635 days old) by bradross (New Westminster, BC., Canada)        
Lyle, I'll keep you in mind!

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But I have no plans on selling her! My observation is that the Kenmores are more rare than Maytags - at least, in good condition. As I stated in previous threads, I was fortunate to find this one at an antique/collectibles store in Washington state. I've never seen one in western Canada.

Thanks for posting the pic of your Maytag E2L with lint-filter agitator!


Post# 750379 , Reply# 22   4/15/2014 at 19:52 (3,635 days old) by classiccaprice (Hampton, Virginia)        

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This is my great aunt's 1977 Maytag N2LPS (though the "S" has been bypassed with a bolt). It was my first appliance, as I got it from the estate when no one wanted it. It has some rust damage on the legs from being partially under floodwaters during Hurricane Isabel, but still runs like a champ. :) I've put the link below from when we first fired it up a few years back.



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Post# 750418 , Reply# 23   4/15/2014 at 23:04 (3,635 days old) by eddy1210 (Burnaby BC Canada)        

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I'll join in the wringer washer party too. This is my Viking which I use on a fairly regular basis.

Post# 750431 , Reply# 24   4/16/2014 at 00:10 (3,635 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)        
I'm in!

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My E2LP. Rescued from a barn where she sat dormant for a decade or so... One of my earlier YouTube videos, too.





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Post# 750432 , Reply# 25   4/16/2014 at 00:12 (3,635 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)        

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I had to work a bit on the chrome but she came out of her slumber in remarkable shape!



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Post# 750434 , Reply# 26   4/16/2014 at 00:14 (3,635 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)        

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I picked this one up recently and it will require a bit more attention. I think the wringer head is locked up and it broke the drive shaft to it. Not sure of the age...



Post# 750435 , Reply# 27   4/16/2014 at 00:15 (3,635 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)        
Say ahhh...

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Intact anyway.

RCD



Post# 750482 , Reply# 28   4/16/2014 at 09:08 (3,634 days old) by ken (NYS)        
@RCD

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Check the serial # of your Maytag to this list to determine build date.

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Post# 751304 , Reply# 29   4/19/2014 at 19:47 (3,631 days old) by e2l-arry (LAKEWOOD COLORADO)        
Used mine today!

I thought I'd add to the thread since I had both the washer AND the camera ready!

5 loads in my June 1964, E2LP. It should last another 50 years!



Post# 751313 , Reply# 30   4/19/2014 at 20:50 (3,631 days old) by bradross (New Westminster, BC., Canada)        
@e2l-arry Yours is a beaut!

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What some members might not realize, Larry, is how much restoration work you put into this machine! You certainly met the challenges and now have a beautiful example of American workmanship at its best!

Post# 751366 , Reply# 31   4/20/2014 at 05:19 (3,630 days old) by aldspinboy (Philadelphia, Pa)        

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Brad I always admierd your wringers.

And other members as well.

But the agitator in the kenmore, is

one of the designs that my aunt had in 

Camden NJ.

 

She never stopped the agitator much.

She just will put two to three towels in the

wringer as the water would fall over the agitator made more wash drama and then a 

a swoop of her hands catch another handful.

Then a load more before and empty to start a fresh fill.

 

The agitator design reminds me of two in one

Odd looking straght vane.

I see it as male with the long flat vanes and

the shaft slight female with soft half vaned.

And it seems it guides it to the large vanes.

As well as pulling a long sleeve shirt into the 

Shaft and down it goes. 

Also the high top curve vane says ATTENTION !

Love it.


Post# 751368 , Reply# 32   4/20/2014 at 05:26 (3,630 days old) by aldspinboy (Philadelphia, Pa)        

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This is my other faverite.

The Norge my aunt Helen had this..

only in a spreckled basket.

But that agitator will not back down to clothes 

Period !

This is Keith ( Westingmans 123 )

Wringer.

 




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Post# 751369 , Reply# 33   4/20/2014 at 05:28 (3,630 days old) by aldspinboy (Philadelphia, Pa)        

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2. Money.

 


Post# 751908 , Reply# 34   4/22/2014 at 12:03 (3,628 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)        
So pretty, Darren, Brad & Company

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Love'em all, but if I could only take one to that proverbial island for the rest of my life, it would be the Visimatic, the rarest and most coveted of childhood experience, and longest one in coming as an adult.

Post# 751909 , Reply# 35   4/22/2014 at 12:12 (3,628 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)        
Notice the garden hose above

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My favorite thing is modifying them to make the machines fill like automatics. Here's the Visi inlet modified from the filter option.

Post# 751910 , Reply# 36   4/22/2014 at 12:16 (3,628 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)        
Here's the Maytag E2LP's installed inlet

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Trying to out-shoot her automatic sister--had the valve opened too far. Love it.

Post# 752128 , Reply# 37   4/23/2014 at 13:12 (3,627 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)        
For Darren, Norgeway and all Norge Lovers & Wringer People

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Took this for Kelly last summer. This is the pre-burpolater, where the shooting slits were vertical on the column rather than horizontal at the top.

Spring Water Flowers Blooming.


Post# 752132 , Reply# 38   4/23/2014 at 13:37 (3,627 days old) by kenmoreguy89 (Valenza Piemonte, Italy- Soon to be US immigrant.)        

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Beautiful thread, I'd like to contribuite as I just found lately a nice photo with a funny story behind, ie the only personal photo I have closer to a wringer washer and cannot post it, is a photo taken from the town's historical book collection, of my father helping the ladies at the church summer camp with their 2 maytag wringers in the background, they shoot that photo that day he was helping them, funny enough, I already knew the reason why he was in that picture before I asked...
It was not because he loves washers and laundry as I do, but because he got caught in something and was punished to forced works helping ladies to do laundry...LOL
How I'd have liked being punished that way too!!!!




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Post# 752145 , Reply# 39   4/23/2014 at 15:56 (3,627 days old) by kenmoreguy89 (Valenza Piemonte, Italy- Soon to be US immigrant.)        

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Eddy!!!! HI! Can see the Omino Bianco marasille soap I sent to you in the background on the Miele, sincerely, how did it perform?
I hope you liked it!!!
P.S
Love the Viking!


Post# 752147 , Reply# 40   4/23/2014 at 16:13 (3,627 days old) by kenmoreguy89 (Valenza Piemonte, Italy- Soon to be US immigrant.)        

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Michael, what agitator is that one with the red cap in the background? It looks very particular!

Post# 752148 , Reply# 41   4/23/2014 at 16:14 (3,627 days old) by kenmoreguy89 (Valenza Piemonte, Italy- Soon to be US immigrant.)        

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Post# 752152 , Reply# 42   4/23/2014 at 16:38 (3,627 days old) by welshsi ()        
Great Job

Hi Brad. Wow looks like someone certainly has the touch for great restorations.

Post# 752182 , Reply# 43   4/23/2014 at 18:36 (3,627 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)        
Hi Freddie

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It's the Whirlpool Automatic Surgilator with the corkscrew upper column removed, and a pretty cap to hide the lug nut.


Post# 752281 , Reply# 44   4/24/2014 at 01:47 (3,627 days old) by kenmoreguy89 (Valenza Piemonte, Italy- Soon to be US immigrant.)        

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Ah! That's why I didn't recognize it. Very particular indeed with that modification! Thanks for letting me know.

Post# 752383 , Reply# 45   4/24/2014 at 13:31 (3,626 days old) by bradross (New Westminster, BC., Canada)        
A shot of another of my favorite machines -

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doing laundry today in my 1935 Maytag model 30. I love all three of my wringer washers - I'd be hard pressed to decide which one to part with, if I had to.

Post# 752456 , Reply# 46   4/24/2014 at 21:32 (3,626 days old) by rpms (ontario canada)        

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Is the Maytag awkward to use with the hose in front? Does the hose fall off if you brush against it? If the hose does fall off,does water start gushing out or do you have to trip a switch first?

Post# 752467 , Reply# 47   4/24/2014 at 22:07 (3,626 days old) by packardmanken (atlanta ga)        
Thats my Visi-matic!!

Thanks for posting the Visi-matic Mickeyd! Its exactly like mine. Mine is a 1965 and had not been used when I bought it. Im with you, its a great machine. I do love the trim-ness of the Norge though.
Thanks for posting your photos everyone.


Post# 752565 , Reply# 48   4/25/2014 at 11:20 (3,625 days old) by bradross (New Westminster, BC., Canada)        
@rpms Brian - to answer your questions...

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No, it's not awkward having the hose situated on the front of the machine. It is next to impossible to "knock off" as you must pull upwards on the hose to disengage the hook. In order to drain, the hose must be pressed downwards, so even if it was to get knocked loose, the natural curve of the hose prevents it from falling completely down. A very good design, actually.

Post# 752805 , Reply# 49   4/26/2014 at 01:03 (3,625 days old) by e2l-arry (LAKEWOOD COLORADO)        
That restoration

Is just awesome Brad! When I was a kid I never saw those REALLY old washers. All I saw was the square Maytag's or the round Speed Queens, Kenmore's and so on. But those 30's Maytag's were already old even when I was young. And those morphed into the next generation of white painted enamel my E2LP was based on. Maybe they were wearing their skirts a little lower. White after Memorial Day or some Nazi style rules! Styles change.

But your restoration is soooo IMPRESSIVE. The older they are the harder it is to match paint colors and so on.

Everybody's classic looks so fine here.

Kudos to Chris on his 's Maytag repaint job!




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