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Post# 209208 5/9/2007 at 19:24 (6,196 days old) by dadoes  (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Yesterday afternoon I had opportunity to check out the remains of the Whirlpool dealer where I worked summers in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The owner's son contacted me about having a look at what's left before he clears it out. Unfortunately he sold the parts stock years ago except for a handful of items. A NIB belt-drive baseplate. Dunno if it's standard capacity, large capacity, short or long centerpost. 
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Post# 209209 , Reply# 1 5/9/2007 at 19:26 (6,196 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 209210 , Reply# 2 5/9/2007 at 19:26 (6,196 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 209211 , Reply# 3 5/9/2007 at 19:27 (6,196 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 209212 , Reply# 4 5/9/2007 at 19:31 (6,196 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 209213 , Reply# 5 5/9/2007 at 19:34 (6,196 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 209214 , Reply# 6 5/9/2007 at 19:35 (6,196 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 209215 , Reply# 7 5/9/2007 at 19:37 (6,196 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 209216 , Reply# 8 5/9/2007 at 19:38 (6,196 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 209217 , Reply# 9 5/9/2007 at 19:39 (6,196 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 209218 , Reply# 10 5/9/2007 at 19:39 (6,196 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 209219 , Reply# 11 5/9/2007 at 19:41 (6,196 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 209220 , Reply# 12 5/9/2007 at 19:43 (6,196 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 209221 , Reply# 13 5/9/2007 at 19:45 (6,196 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 209222 , Reply# 14 5/9/2007 at 19:50 (6,196 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 209223 , Reply# 15 5/9/2007 at 19:52 (6,196 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 209224 , Reply# 16 5/9/2007 at 19:54 (6,196 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 209227 , Reply# 17 5/9/2007 at 20:04 (6,196 days old) by gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA) |
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Oh Glenn, that sign is fabulous!!!!!!! | ||
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Post# 209228 , Reply# 18 5/9/2007 at 20:05 (6,196 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 209229 , Reply# 19 5/9/2007 at 20:14 (6,196 days old) by trainguy (Key West, FL) |
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CONGRATS! | ||
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Post# 209230 , Reply# 20 5/9/2007 at 20:15 (6,196 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 209232 , Reply# 22 5/9/2007 at 20:16 (6,196 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Now Glenn | ||
| Post# 209233 , Reply# 23 5/9/2007 at 20:18 (6,196 days old) by tlee618 () | ||
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Looks like you are going to have lots of fun Glenn, that Westinghouse canister vac is cool, always remember, You can be sure if it's Westinghouse!!!! | ||
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Post# 209239 , Reply# 24 5/9/2007 at 20:26 (6,196 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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If anybody wants any of those parts, let me know before they're tossed, although I don't know when that may be. They're gearing-up for a "garage/estate" sale at the shop. The only items I have thus far are the sign, RCA glasses, and a box of TechCare service books. Thinking about the washer but I have no room for it. There's a Whirlpool microwave door. A circuit board of some ilk labeled MWH-7800 (I think). A few microwave turntable parts, appear to be for Panasonic (magnetic drive). A magnetron in an FSP box but with a Panasonic label on it inside (we don't know if it's NIB or used/bad). A 1-speed washer motor (a real motor, not a throwaway), which appears to be new but the shaft is frozen (maybe just needs working loose). A used center-tub donut seal but it's still pliable, could be cleaned and reused (are those NLA yet?). There's a NOOB (new out of box) compact Panasonic micro that may include an undercounter mounting bracket. Almost forgot, there's a small ice chest with Whirlpool on the lid, but the locking handle is broken off. Ohh, and the microfiche parts-lookup viewer and a small box of microfiche slides. | ||
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Post# 209242 , Reply# 25 5/9/2007 at 20:34 (6,196 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Eureeeeeka | ||
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Post# 209243 , Reply# 26 5/9/2007 at 20:35 (6,196 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 209244 , Reply# 27 5/9/2007 at 20:37 (6,196 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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| Post# 209252 , Reply# 29 5/9/2007 at 21:16 (6,196 days old) by danelto (State College, PA) | ||
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LSA 2800 Did this control panel have the suds saver option? I think it's my favorite piece. I'm happy for you! Dan | ||
| Post# 209253 , Reply# 30 5/9/2007 at 21:23 (6,196 days old) by hoover1060 () | ||
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Congrats Glenn! That Whirlpool sign is FAB! | ||
| Post# 209254 , Reply# 31 5/9/2007 at 21:53 (6,196 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida) | ||
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Post# 209258 , Reply# 32 5/9/2007 at 22:09 (6,196 days old) by volvoguy87 (Cincinnati, OH) |
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Fans and adding machines.
The fans are interesting. I saw a late Westinghouse (1950s), and even better in the back, an Emerson! Emerson, Westinghouse, and GE all made some of the best fans money could buy. If that Emerson survives the sale, I think I might be interested. Also, would you post a photo of the adding machine and typewriters? I restored an Underwood #5 last year and it is an awesome machine. I am looking fo a manual adding machine. Good luck, Dave | ||
| Post# 209262 , Reply# 33 5/9/2007 at 22:23 (6,196 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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Looks like a wonderful place to spend a week hunting thru, love the pictures. One can almost sense the atmosphere in there......... | ||
| Post# 209269 , Reply# 35 5/9/2007 at 22:39 (6,196 days old) by mrmaytag (Tennessee) | ||
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Baseplate Glenn, I could use the baseplate for a rebuild of a Kenmore I'm working on now. Could you email me and let me know if you could latch on to it for me? Dennis | ||
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Post# 209273 , Reply# 36 5/9/2007 at 22:46 (6,196 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 209278 , Reply# 37 5/9/2007 at 23:17 (6,196 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Looks like a wonderful place to spend a week hunting thru, love the pictures. One can almost sense the atmosphere in there.........When I walked in, T asked me if it looks the same. I told him it even *smells* the same! As for looking the same, it does and it doesn't. So much has been cleared away. Lawdy, I'd love to have pics of it as it was back in the day! There was a 1960s undercounter dishwasher and a topload portable in back that I "played" with many times. I remember a Whirly time-line control panel atop a cabinet buried under so much I couldn't get it open for a look inside. It may have been just a panel and top set on a different cabinet. There was also a pushbutton Whirly timer, a style with the buttons horizontally across the top similar to a '65 LK. No cycle legends, just buttons, dial & pointer and wires hanging loose. I'd select a button, set the timer and turn it increment by increment listening to the clicks to figure out what were the cycles. I was quite surprised when I found those, the proprietor was never much for selling TOL. They sold HUNDREDS of the 5700 series, he pushed them hard as having all the features anybody would ever need. If I'd known then, I would have asked for some of those things, I'm *sure* he would have been happy to give them to me. I'm disappointed that all the vintage service literature is gone. I spent hours poring through binders filled with details on Whirly combos, 1950-era toploaders, and wringers. There was a tasseled/fringed banner hanging in the showroom touting some features on one of the 1960s model-lines (maybe 1964). This was in the late 70s and into the 80s and the banner was still there, Mr. S was never much for keeping up with advertising. Of course, it's gone now. :`-( | ||
| Post# 209281 , Reply# 38 5/9/2007 at 23:33 (6,196 days old) by frontaloadotmy (the cool gay realm) | ||
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Great Sign Hope you get some other cool and useful things, Glenn. You better get that washing machine! | ||
| Post# 209355 , Reply# 39 5/10/2007 at 08:34 (6,195 days old) by veg-o-matic (Baltimore, Hon!) | ||
Doodads hits the Mother Lode! | ||
| Post# 209356 , Reply# 40 5/10/2007 at 08:42 (6,195 days old) by geoffdelp (SAUK RAPIDS) | ||
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Wow, Glenn; what a haul!! And, you had a trip down memory lane, to boot; fantastic!! :-) Congratulations!! | ||
| Post# 209366 , Reply# 41 5/10/2007 at 09:12 (6,195 days old) by exploder3211 () | ||
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Wow Great Finds.. Where there any owners manuals?? I am still lookin for those | ||
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Post# 209373 , Reply# 42 5/10/2007 at 09:36 (6,195 days old) by trainguy (Key West, FL) |
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Post# 209382 , Reply# 43 5/10/2007 at 10:12 (6,195 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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I'm green with sign envy! | ||
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Post# 209493 , Reply# 44 5/10/2007 at 22:33 (6,195 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Forgot to mention ... There's another Whirlpool lighted clock/sign. The clock quit working and one of the fluorescent sockets broke. T took it apart, plans to make a toolbox out of the cabinet, but said he'd bring it in if I (or anybody) wants it. It's a modern Whirly logo. The clock could be replaced with a hobby kit, and the fluorescent fixture as well. There're a couple small scratches on the backside paint/lamination on the clock face area. | ||
| Post# 209554 , Reply# 45 5/11/2007 at 12:04 (6,194 days old) by bpetersxx (laf in on the banks of the Wabash River) | ||
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| Post# 209555 , Reply# 46 5/11/2007 at 12:06 (6,194 days old) by bpetersxx (laf in on the banks of the Wabash River) | ||
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Post# 209557 , Reply# 47 5/11/2007 at 12:34 (6,194 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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(I have these ^^ pictures saved, very cool machine. Would love to know the model number [I'm wondering if it's an LJA?] and to see a close-up of the buttons and timer ... but it appears that Pumper ran across it when visiting a resale shop in Phoenix and may not have the machine himself My picture file is dated 2/15/2002.) No it was not that timer. The buttons were across the front face of the timer, not the top, and they were brown and smaller/square instead of rectangular. | ||
| Post# 209633 , Reply# 49 5/11/2007 at 23:05 (6,194 days old) by alr2903 (TN) | ||
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Turntable Just wondered what the age of that "califone" turntable is. It sure has the 50's -60's look to it like industrial Highschool bandroom. Remember the (sp) "woolensack" reel to reels. Nice finds Glenn thaks for sharing with us. | ||
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Post# 209636 , Reply# 50 5/11/2007 at 23:53 (6,194 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc) |
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That Califone record player reminds me of a similar one in an elementry school I went to.Theirs had a large speaker with it that had the large "C" of Califone over the speaker grill.The machine had a nice sound to it. | ||
| Post# 209670 , Reply# 52 5/12/2007 at 09:58 (6,193 days old) by bobofhollywood () | ||
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Califone speaker Here's a shot showing the speaker too. Bob 
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| Post# 209706 , Reply# 53 5/12/2007 at 13:01 (6,193 days old) by tlee618 () | ||
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Bob, we use to have those very same record players when I first started teaching. Brings back good memories, thanks for sharing. | ||
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