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Thread Number: 57354
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Another Pair of Avocado Frigidaire 1-18's Saved! |
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| Post# 796892 12/1/2014 at 23:14 (3,427 days old) by drh4683 (Chicago western suburbs) | ||
I went to a local estate sale on 11-22 and spotted a matched pair of Avocado Frigidaire 1-18's in the basement. They are 1977 models and were still attached and in service. They were $50 bucks for the pair, so I thought that was a good deal. They were somewhat difficult to get out of the basement as the original owner had a large printing press anchored to the floor near the machines which was blocking the most direct way to the stairs. I was able to move things around down there in which to clear a path and with the help of the people running the sale, we successfully got them up and out of the basement without issues. I had my appliance dolly of course so that always makes things easy. Fortunately, the back door was in line with the basement stairs for straight access. Nobody likes dealing with the dreaded 90° turn in the stairs.
What is interesting to note were the number of people shopping at the sale who complimented these machines when I was moving them. I got all kinds of positive comments from people who loved the color to more typical comments on how "the old stuff was built better". Could Avocado be a loved color again by the general public? I could only hope. They were typical of machines found in an unfinished basement. Full of dust, sticky residual detergent on the top of the machines and running down the sides... But they cleaned up well. I was able to test them out and all functions work on both machines. The washer is very quite, the bearings are quiet in the spin cycle and the agitator is also quiet with no detection of rattling in the agitator arm bearing. The inside of the machine is also dry and doesn't appear to have ever leaked any water from within. This is my 2nd pair of Avocado 1-18's. My primary machines are from 1973 and have been using them in my laundry room since 2010. I always welcome another set when they cross my path which isn't too often these days. | ||
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Post# 796895 , Reply# 1 12/1/2014 at 23:32 (3,427 days old) by appnut  (TX) |
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| Post# 796897 , Reply# 2 12/1/2014 at 23:37 (3,427 days old) by hippiedoll ( arizona ) | ||
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
nice save there drh4683!!
what a BEAUTIFUL pair of avocados you bought!!! and at such a bargain price, $50 for the set!!?? WOW!!! what a FANTASTIC deal on that set!!! so glad to read that they cleaned up easily and run with no problems!! again CONGRATULATIONS on them beautiful frigidaire avocados!! :o) | ||
| Post# 796918 , Reply# 3 12/2/2014 at 03:38 (3,426 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
Breathtaking! | ||
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Post# 796929 , Reply# 4 12/2/2014 at 06:05 (3,426 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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1977 1-18 Pair
Another great save Doug, Avocado was an often hatted color that I also really liked.
It looks like in your pictures that the washer is shaded avocado wile the dryer is the newer non-shaded color, 1977 is about the time this change to non-shaded color took place. I need to post pictures of our new 1968 Lady Kenmore pair in avocado that we just got, but I will start a new thread for that. | ||
| Post# 796971 , Reply# 5 12/2/2014 at 10:23 (3,426 days old) by A440 () | ||
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Great save at a great price. They are so clean and beautiful!
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| Post# 796999 , Reply# 6 12/2/2014 at 14:29 (3,426 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
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| Post# 797006 , Reply# 7 12/2/2014 at 16:38 (3,426 days old) by jb (Unknown ) | ||
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Anyone interested in selling their avocado washer and dryer? Feel free to contact me. Been having such a difficult time find a pair in both working and excellent condition. My email is bikeovermoon@gmail.com thanks!! | ||
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Post# 797011 , Reply# 8 12/2/2014 at 17:31 (3,426 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Doug ! | ||
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Post# 797036 , Reply# 9 12/2/2014 at 20:14 (3,426 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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| Post# 797052 , Reply# 10 12/2/2014 at 22:28 (3,426 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada) | ||
Doug,
Your dryer is second to TOL model. It's an Imperial (DEI stands for Dryer Electric Imperial) and it has the press saver cycle. Your washer is a Custom Deluxe but it differs from the Imperial only in having a water temp selector and speed selector rather than a "Fabrics Selector". Some people preferred just to set the desired wash and rinse temp and speed rather than setting a "fabrics" knob. I'm among them! The washer was made in March of 1977 and the dryer in September of 1977. My 1-18 dryer was made in April and my washer in July and they are still both shaded Harvest Gold. So the switch from shaded to non-shaded at Frigidaire must have happened somewhere between July and September of 1977. Your washer has the CSA approval I think it's one of the earliest serial I have seen with it. I think they got this approval somewhere in 1976 (When Frigidaire started to sell appliances in Canada again after being out of the Canadian market for about 5 years) | ||
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Post# 797103 , Reply# 11 12/3/2014 at 05:25 (3,425 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN) |
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| Post# 797105 , Reply# 12 12/3/2014 at 05:37 (3,425 days old) by junqueboi (Leasburg, NC) | ||
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