Thread Number: 12408
If I could collect vintage appliances |
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Post# 217563 , Reply# 1   6/22/2007 at 13:29 (6,146 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)   |   | |
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I feel your pain. Can I suggest another approach to collecting that does not require the space that folks like Robert and Greg have devoted to their holdings? I collect, but only what I need for actual daily use. In other words, I don't have a big collection of washers and dryers, but I DO have a nice set of centre-dial Maytags that are used as my regular laundry equipment- I don't have new machines for everyday. I also have an Electrolux 1205 vacuum which is used as an everyday vac, and a 1988 Volvo 245 which is my daily driver. This kind of collecting takes up no more space than you'd use anyway, since you're not accumulating stuff beyond what you actually need. It does mean that you need to collect sturdy stuff- I would not want to depend on a Bendix squeeze-tub washer or a Yugo for everyday use. It's an approach that's working out well for me personally, and I intend to expand on it in my next house, with a vintage range, reefer, and dishwasher. I won't have a collection to rival Greg's, but I will have a collection. |
Post# 218220 , Reply# 3   6/25/2007 at 18:02 (6,143 days old) by xyz ()   |   | |
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Here at my house in La. You will trip over at least 20 washers before you make it to my front door. Redneck city. But it's a clean yard, only good junk. |