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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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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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Post# 750154 , Reply# 2   4/14/2014 at 23:53 (3,636 days old) by bradross (New Westminster, BC., Canada)   |   | |
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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)   |   | |
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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 )   |   | |
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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?
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Post# 750236 , Reply# 6   4/15/2014 at 10:35 (3,635 days old) by ken (NYS)   |   | |
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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:
CLICK HERE TO GO TO ken's LINK |
Post# 750246 , Reply# 8   4/15/2014 at 11:20 (3,635 days old) by bradross (New Westminster, BC., Canada)   |   | |
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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... CLICK HERE TO GO TO bradross's LINK |
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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Post# 750274 , Reply# 11   4/15/2014 at 12:42 (3,635 days old) by rpms (ontario canada)   |   | |
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Post# 750277 , Reply# 12   4/15/2014 at 12:45 (3,635 days old) by rpms (ontario canada)   |   | |
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Post# 750278 , Reply# 13   4/15/2014 at 12:47 (3,635 days old) by rpms (ontario canada)   |   | |
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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.
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Post# 750291 , Reply# 15   4/15/2014 at 13:36 (3,635 days old) by bradross (New Westminster, BC., Canada)   |   | |
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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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Post# 750317 , Reply# 17   4/15/2014 at 15:13 (3,635 days old) by lancethecook (Driffield England)   |   | |
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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. CLICK HERE TO GO TO lancethecook's LINK |
Post# 750321 , Reply# 18   4/15/2014 at 15:21 (3,635 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)   |   | |
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Post# 750323 , Reply# 19   4/15/2014 at 15:24 (3,635 days old) by bradross (New Westminster, BC., Canada)   |   | |
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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)   |   | |
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Post# 750375 , Reply# 21   4/15/2014 at 19:25 (3,635 days old) by bradross (New Westminster, BC., Canada)   |   | |
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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. CLICK HERE TO GO TO classiccaprice's LINK |
Post# 750418 , Reply# 23   4/15/2014 at 23:04 (3,635 days old) by eddy1210 (Burnaby BC Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 750431 , Reply# 24   4/16/2014 at 00:10 (3,635 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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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.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO redcarpetdrew's LINK |
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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Post# 750435 , Reply# 27   4/16/2014 at 00:15 (3,635 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 750482 , Reply# 28   4/16/2014 at 09:08 (3,634 days old) by ken (NYS)   |   | |
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Check the serial # of your Maytag to this list to determine build date.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO ken's LINK |
Post# 751304 , Reply# 29   4/19/2014 at 19:47 (3,631 days old) by e2l-arry (LAKEWOOD COLORADO)   |   | |
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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)   |   | |
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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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Post# 751908 , Reply# 34   4/22/2014 at 12:03 (3,628 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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Post# 751909 , Reply# 35   4/22/2014 at 12:12 (3,628 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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Post# 751910 , Reply# 36   4/22/2014 at 12:16 (3,628 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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Post# 752128 , Reply# 37   4/23/2014 at 13:12 (3,627 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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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!!!! This post was last edited 04/23/2014 at 16:52 |
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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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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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 ()   |   | |
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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)   |   | |
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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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Post# 752383 , Reply# 45   4/24/2014 at 13:31 (3,626 days old) by bradross (New Westminster, BC., Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 752456 , Reply# 46   4/24/2014 at 21:32 (3,626 days old) by rpms (ontario canada)   |   | |
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Post# 752565 , Reply# 48   4/25/2014 at 11:20 (3,625 days old) by bradross (New Westminster, BC., Canada)   |   | |
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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.
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