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Post# 156672   9/24/2006 at 05:56 (6,394 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Take a close look at the control panel. Couldn't you just cry? CLICK HERE TO GO TO launderess's LINK on eBay |
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Post# 156675 , Reply# 1   9/24/2006 at 06:40 (6,394 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)   |   | |
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Those hand drawn designations are just too much-but legible-usable-a machine for a user more than a collector.Now what happens if the "Sharpie" markings wear off? |
Post# 156702 , Reply# 2   9/24/2006 at 10:34 (6,394 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)   |   | |
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Post# 156733 , Reply# 3   9/24/2006 at 12:19 (6,394 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)   |   | |
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Post# 156736 , Reply# 4   9/24/2006 at 12:27 (6,394 days old) by scott55405 ()   |   | |
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Usual culprit: careless use of Spray n Wash/Shout type product on surface of washer; overspray hits control panel and eats the ink. |
Post# 156802 , Reply# 5   9/24/2006 at 18:13 (6,394 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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This printing loss was common on these models. It might have been spray and wash as well as steam. It always seemed that steam wafted around the lid opening and tended to condense on the control panel and dial. I suspect a similar culprit was to blame for the paint loss on the black-panel Kenmores of the 70's, many of those even had corrosion on the metal...
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Post# 156805 , Reply# 6   9/24/2006 at 18:31 (6,394 days old) by brettsomers ()   |   | |
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i giggled a little, though i agree with goatfarmer. at least its still gyratating and doing its intended work. a lesser machine would have died BEFORE the markings faded away. |
Post# 156821 , Reply# 8   9/24/2006 at 20:02 (6,394 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 156839 , Reply# 9   9/24/2006 at 20:29 (6,394 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 156850 , Reply# 10   9/24/2006 at 20:48 (6,394 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 156853 , Reply# 11   9/24/2006 at 20:53 (6,394 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 156856 , Reply# 13   9/24/2006 at 21:07 (6,394 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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Post# 156859 , Reply# 14   9/24/2006 at 21:16 (6,394 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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"Wash and Wear" fabrics was that awful polyester "double knit". Polyester as opposed to say cotton or linen actually resists water/moisture, which is why those old polyester leisure suits were unbearable during warm weather. Since the fiber does not absorb much water, there was no need for long and or fast spin speeds. Items come out of the washer almost dry because they don't absorb much water to begin with. Thing about polyester is because it dos not absorb water, it can be VERY difficult to clean well, especially to remove oily soils and odors. Though often recommended to be laundered in cold water, warm (with a cool down rinse) is better, and one should use lots of a good quality detergent. |
Post# 156884 , Reply# 15   9/24/2006 at 22:29 (6,394 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Laundress I am not too sure poly knits were on the market at the time this machine was sold. And the words "wash -n-Wear were still being used for the 1950s/early 1960s fabrics. I believe Sears started putting the combined PP & WnW names on that cycle around 1966 or 1967. I remember Sears didn't re-designate its delicate cycle to knits/delicate cycle until around 1969, it was pretty new-fangled on our 1970 Kenmore 800. When knits did become popular, Maytag did put a knits designation at about the 4 minute or so mark on their timer on the PP cycle.
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Post# 156886 , Reply# 16   9/24/2006 at 22:31 (6,394 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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I didn't know if this particular button offered a normal wash/slow spin speed function, or maybe had the cool down fill during most of the 1st spin segment, or as suggested above (which was the case on 1-speed Frabric-Matic models), a shortened final spin time. Or any combination of the above. On the non-suds saver models, there were independen spin & wash speed buttons (4 total) in that location.
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Post# 156895 , Reply# 17   9/24/2006 at 22:50 (6,394 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Ben's picture is of an A806s from pre-1968. The non-suds model would have had three buttons in that space - Normal, Gentle and Wash&Wear. I guess it was too confusing in my previous post but the Wash & Wear button only altered the speed on these early, pre-cool down cycle models. Ben's machine has a normal 63 OPM wash and a slow, 412 RPM spin speed - no cool down sequence at all.
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Post# 157013 , Reply# 18   9/25/2006 at 18:10 (6,393 days old) by sheerlookhomes (U.K.)   |   | |
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thanks Ben for the close up photo..didn't expect the typeface to be a hairline serif! I'm sure I've seen more of a 'hand' script on some models, with no serif..probably an earlier model, anyway thanks, Denis |
Post# 157021 , Reply# 19   9/25/2006 at 18:43 (6,393 days old) by zzzzz ()   |   | |
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I can't hazard a guess as to what typeface Maytag used for the timer dial, but the selector buttons appear to be Goudy Old Style Italic: CLICK HERE TO GO TO zzzzz's LINK |
Post# 157030 , Reply# 21   9/25/2006 at 19:26 (6,393 days old) by sheerlookhomes (U.K.)   |   | |
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YES, zzzzz, it's got to be Goudy Old Style, interesting little 'tails' to that face, interesting, thanks, Denis, the sans serif on the dial could well be custom, some of the typefaces used on the vintage machines are great |