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56 WP tub shots..This borrowed camera SUCKS!
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Post# 65004   5/1/2005 at 12:22 (6,933 days old) by rickr (.)        

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Took a few Friday night with a borrowed digital camera. I will stick to my 35mm, but here they are




Post# 65005 , Reply# 1   5/1/2005 at 12:23 (6,933 days old) by rickr (.)        
2nd

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close up

Post# 65006 , Reply# 2   5/1/2005 at 12:24 (6,933 days old) by rickr (.)        
3rd

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neutral drain full load of colors

Post# 65007 , Reply# 3   5/1/2005 at 12:25 (6,933 days old) by rickr (.)        
4th

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rinse

Post# 65008 , Reply# 4   5/1/2005 at 12:26 (6,933 days old) by rickr (.)        
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spin

Post# 65009 , Reply# 5   5/1/2005 at 12:27 (6,933 days old) by rickr (.)        
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Under the hood

Post# 65010 , Reply# 6   5/1/2005 at 12:28 (6,933 days old) by rickr (.)        
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Lights on

Post# 65011 , Reply# 7   5/1/2005 at 12:29 (6,933 days old) by rickr (.)        
65 Kenmore

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washing

Post# 65012 , Reply# 8   5/1/2005 at 12:31 (6,933 days old) by rickr (.)        
65 Km

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spinning

Post# 65023 , Reply# 9   5/1/2005 at 14:56 (6,933 days old) by rocky2 (Northwest Indiana)        
Nice Shots

I especially Like the Lights-On pic. Really cool. Can't wait to see it with it's companion dryer when its done.


Post# 65027 , Reply# 10   5/1/2005 at 15:18 (6,933 days old) by drmitch ()        

Great machines, love the tub lights!

Post# 65028 , Reply# 11   5/1/2005 at 16:14 (6,933 days old) by FilterFlo (Chicago Area)        

Hey Rick, thanks for the GREAT pics! The lighting is very dramatic. Love the way the pics look, kind of the film noir genre.........just wonderful!

Post# 65037 , Reply# 12   5/1/2005 at 17:17 (6,933 days old) by rickr (.)        
Digital photos via Sony Cyber-shot 2.0 mega pixels

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Thanks,but these photos look terrible to me.
Jimmy,yes they do have a vintage look to them. Like an old shoe box of 1950's yellowed Kodachrome snapshots that had forty+ years of nicotine on them.... LOL!! You have prolly come across a few boxes like that in your business. :)


Post# 65040 , Reply# 13   5/1/2005 at 17:40 (6,933 days old) by appnut (TX)        

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Rick, don't beat yourself up about the pix. I'm glad I finally got to see some action shots of your mahcines. I particularly loved all the lights shot.

Post# 65050 , Reply# 14   5/1/2005 at 20:10 (6,933 days old) by peteski50 (New York)        
56 WP tub shots

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Rick,
Real nice shots - that 56 Whirlpool is a beauty.
Peter


Post# 65051 , Reply# 15   5/1/2005 at 20:16 (6,933 days old) by peteski50 (New York)        
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Rick
I realy love the WP especially with the light up tub.
Peter



Post# 65052 , Reply# 16   5/1/2005 at 20:43 (6,933 days old) by Gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA)        

Wow! Really great photo's no matter what the camera type! Both those machines are just beautiful.

Post# 65053 , Reply# 17   5/1/2005 at 20:44 (6,933 days old) by gregm ()        
awesome

you got it all, lights, camera and action ......... hahahaha

Post# 65055 , Reply# 18   5/1/2005 at 21:42 (6,933 days old) by lightedcontrols ()        
WOW!!!

WOW!!! What a beautiful machine! Looks like it is brand new out of the box!!! Cool photos! Mark

Post# 65120 , Reply# 19   5/2/2005 at 07:37 (6,932 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)        

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Thanks for the pics, Rick! I notice the WP has two tub lights (and an ultraviolet light), whereas both the 1959 and 1960 KM models I used had only one light, in the front. There was no light on the left side. The light in front came with a full-size appliance bulb, whereas I notice you have a night-light style bulb there. Very cool! Nice chrome agi-cap, too.

Post# 65121 , Reply# 20   5/2/2005 at 07:41 (6,932 days old) by kenmore1978 ()        
camera

Looks like the flash didn't go off for whatever reason. On some cameras, you are warned that flash is needed, but it's not automatic and you have to manually turn it on. My Minolta "Talker" is like that. If flash is needed, a little female voice says "Too dark, use flash" but I then have to manually pop up the flash.

Post# 65127 , Reply# 21   5/2/2005 at 08:54 (6,932 days old) by designgeek ()        

Nice pictures; and they come out well online.

Yes, appliances with lights. Not red LEDs or digital readouts or ghostly-green touchscreens, but oldfashioned incandescent or small fluorescent lights. Reminds me of stuff we had when I was a kid.


Post# 65133 , Reply# 22   5/2/2005 at 09:45 (6,932 days old) by lesto (Atlanta)        

Cah you give us a pic of the control panel with lights on? I'd love to see a close-up of the timer, too. :)

Post# 65203 , Reply# 23   5/2/2005 at 19:29 (6,932 days old) by rickr (.)        
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Thanks for the nice comments everyone. Can't wait to get the matching dryer done.
Hi Juane, the flash on the camera was on. I think perhaps the camera got dropped. It belongs to the president of the company I work for,and lots of employees use it for work related business. I had used it a while back and the photos came out ok. Prolly just an accidental boo boo by someone.I will take some nice 35 mm photos after the matching dryer is finished and scan and post them. Even though it is more work,$$ and time,I still say 35mm photos look the best.
Lesto here is your console pix. It is the only close up I have for now. Hope you like it. :)

Thanks again,
Rick



Post# 65230 , Reply# 24   5/2/2005 at 21:31 (6,932 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)        
Absolutely Georgeous Machine Rick

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MY childhood friend had one in his basement and I'll never forget the first time I ever saw it spin! I couldn't figure out how that tub ring didn't turn with the tub! THAT was COOL!
And then I had never seen a spray in spin and almost jumped off my feet when I saw that!

We had a 1956 GE and the tub ring goes with the tub and there is no spin spray!

Love all the lights are they original fixtures or did you add some along the way!

Jet



Post# 65238 , Reply# 25   5/2/2005 at 21:51 (6,932 days old) by rickr (.)        
Lights

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Thanks Jet, the lights are original. There are eight lights in all on this machine. The matching dryer I am restoring has eight lights also. The early automatics were like magic in comparison to a wringer washer. This one was their TOL,and they "pulled out all the stops" for it. I am very lucky to have it.
Rick


Post# 65275 , Reply# 26   5/3/2005 at 01:20 (6,932 days old) by kenmore1978 ()        
digital vs 35mm

"Even though it is more work,$$ and time,I still say 35mm photos look the best."

35mm definately is better at this time. A digital camera needs over 5 megapixels of resolution to equal 35mm quality, and those camers are still in the over $500 price range. FYI, in the meantime, unless you really need prints, you can get just the CD and the negatives and save $. Then you don't have to store or scan prints to get them uploaded to sites. You can always get specific prints made from the CD or the negatives if you really need them.


Post# 65278 , Reply# 27   5/3/2005 at 01:59 (6,932 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)        

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"A digital camera needs over 5 megapixels of resolution to equal 35mm quality, and those camers are still in the over $500 price range."

A quick perusal of Crutchfield.com (just 'cause that's the first site that came to mind) finds a variety of 5 megapixel cameras ranging from $229.99 to $399.99 and some 7 megapixel models for $599.99.


Post# 65288 , Reply# 28   5/3/2005 at 05:52 (6,931 days old) by kenmore1978 ()        
digital camera prices

Wow, prices are really starting to drop, then. I've been holding out till digital reached 35mm quality at a price under $500. Were they SLR's, rangefinders, or point & shoots?


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