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| Post# 329655 2/10/2009 at 16:48 (5,546 days old) by queeny77 (BERWYN, ILLINOIS) | ||
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| Post# 329656 , Reply# 1 2/10/2009 at 16:51 (5,546 days old) by queeny77 (BERWYN, ILLINOIS) | ||
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| Post# 329660 , Reply# 2 2/10/2009 at 17:19 (5,546 days old) by tuthill () | ||
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Yeah I'd see if you could get one, can't pass up a SOLID TUB SQ!!! | ||
Post# 329664 , Reply# 3 2/10/2009 at 18:17 (5,546 days old) by autowash  (st louis ) |
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Those are great! I would love to find one. Great find! | ||
| Post# 329706 , Reply# 4 2/10/2009 at 22:38 (5,546 days old) by 70series ( Connecticut.) | ||
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Go For Em! I saw three of those in Harvest Gold at a summer resort in Pennsylvania back in the summer of 1977. It was an awesome sight to watch all three running at once, and listening to the sounds of advancing timers and shifting solenoids. I look forward to the videos. Good Luck, James | ||
| Post# 329712 , Reply# 5 2/10/2009 at 23:27 (5,546 days old) by llmaytag (Southern California) | ||
Speed Queen Laundromat | ||
| Post# 329718 , Reply# 6 2/11/2009 at 01:08 (5,546 days old) by eddy1210 (Burnaby BC Canada) | ||
try to buy one | ||
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Post# 329763 , Reply# 8 2/11/2009 at 10:47 (5,546 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Those are wonderful washers, I used to love laundromats that had those when I was a kid. That machine should have the 700rpm spin pulley attached which makes for a nice fast dramatic spin. I saw one from approximately 1970 in that cool Speed Queen Orange color about 10 years ago, I'm kicking myself for not grabbing it then. | ||
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Post# 329766 , Reply# 9 2/11/2009 at 11:11 (5,546 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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| Post# 329858 , Reply# 10 2/11/2009 at 19:21 (5,545 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
I have one almost the same | ||
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Post# 329878 , Reply# 12 2/11/2009 at 20:11 (5,545 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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No...not a light between the "L" & "W". | ||
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Post# 329908 , Reply# 13 2/11/2009 at 22:56 (5,545 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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| Post# 329934 , Reply# 14 2/12/2009 at 05:25 (5,545 days old) by queeny77 (BERWYN, ILLINOIS) | ||
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| Post# 329968 , Reply# 15 2/12/2009 at 10:21 (5,545 days old) by tuthill () | ||
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Here are the videos Excellent I might add! CLICK HERE TO GO TO tuthill's LINK | ||
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Post# 329977 , Reply# 16 2/12/2009 at 11:53 (5,545 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Brightest Colors in the Industry | ||
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Post# 329979 , Reply# 17 2/12/2009 at 11:54 (5,545 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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| Post# 329994 , Reply# 18 2/12/2009 at 13:25 (5,545 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
2 Wash Timers | ||
| Post# 330022 , Reply# 19 2/12/2009 at 18:20 (5,544 days old) by queeny77 (BERWYN, ILLINOIS) | ||
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thanks for posting these pics.i remember these machines with the round status lights,this panel was the last of the solid tub,and the first of the perforated tub.well i went to the laundrymat again today and used another solid tub machine.wow the spin on this one was fast! not slow like the other one.more vids to come.
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Post# 330066 , Reply# 20 2/12/2009 at 23:59 (5,544 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc) |
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These machines are exactly what the apartment laundramat had where I used to live-Oakrest Towers Apartments in Forestville Md,Outside of Wash DC.Was in 1973-1976.These were replaced by Whirlpools in 1976.those old Speed Queens were very nice. | ||
| Post# 330080 , Reply# 21 2/13/2009 at 03:20 (5,544 days old) by alr2903 (TN) | ||
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I always like the orange too. Sometimes when you pushed the quarter in (yes, 1 quarter), the SQ would begin to fill, but it would spin a few turns, very amusing to a 9 year old. SQ's AERATED water was just the best ever. | ||
| Post# 330190 , Reply# 22 2/13/2009 at 21:15 (5,543 days old) by macboy91si (Frankfort, KY) | ||
Oh the Colors! Oh the memories!
When I was younger there was a laundromat down the street (an old seedy one) that my mom and I used to frequent until it closed. It had Speed Queen washers, yellow same look but metal agitators (3 vane). I'm guessing they were a tad older than this one, but the same control panel, most of the print was long faded and replaced with magic marker on masking tape. There were around 15 in the place and at least 5 would have standing water in them at any given time. They were neat though, made a lot of noise and you never knew what you were getting out of them. When the laundromat closed, they gutted the building and the SQ's sat out back for months, I wanted one bad but that was a long time ago. There were also, as I would come to learn from this place, 4 or 5 Frigidaire Control Tower machines that I had not seen in service there, I'm unsure if they were commercial models or not. I love that Apple Green though, great find on the ad, I wish machines had character like this still. Honestly I hate new appliances for this very reason mainly. Would a little color hurt!? Speaking of color, I'm finally adding some color to the A50, the white was pretty dire when I got it, so I decided to add some color since the cabinet was in such good shape. Color is going to be "Bauhaus Gold", an orange-yellow, I'll start a new post when it's finished. -Tim | ||
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