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Thread Number: 3437
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| Post# 85215 9/26/2005 at 01:17 (6,785 days old) by peterh770 (Marietta, GA) | ||
OHMIGOD!!! It is after 2am and I need sleep bad! Here is the first major round of pics so that you can see what we got. There will be more detailed pics later. Pics 28 thru 44 are what we did over this weekend. The pics immediately before show what we found during the first visit earlier this summer. I'll tell the stories, answer any questions, post the detail pics and post requested pics (if I have them) over the next few days. I'm too beat, stiff, bruised, dirty and tired to continue tonight. Meanwhile, the answers to the questions are: How many Unimatics can fit on a truck? You need all the fingers on one hand! Was Jesup the baby capital of Georgia? Must have been, because there are so many Frigidaire "diaper washers" to be had! (Only a soak cycle and regular cycle, with only hot or warm wash temps. Maybe that ad will appear as a POD soon?) Is Sears really that far away? Must have been, because there was only 1 Kenmore, and it was Krushed before we got there. "General Electric light bulbs never dim", but what about their washers? GE's are dim in this area, because there was not a one! If you stretched all the clothes line rope in Jesup, GA from end to end, how many times would it circle the Earth? Many times, because we didn't find a single dryer at all! Not a one! Would Samantha have ever used these machines? Only a pink 1961 "clamshell" Custom Imperial would have made it to the Stevens' household. CLICK HERE TO GO TO peterh770's LINK | ||
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Post# 85217 , Reply# 1 9/26/2005 at 01:34 (6,785 days old) by jetaction  (Minneapolis) |
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Post# 85221 , Reply# 3 9/26/2005 at 02:15 (6,785 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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Post# 85223 , Reply# 4 9/26/2005 at 04:18 (6,785 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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And So To Bed....
Wow, make sure you get plenty of kip because your`e gonna need it, surely a treasure trove of goodies... Two jumped out for me where the beast of the Whirlpool Timeline and the slim Frigidaire 59 Imperial next to it, will look forward to seeing those in action.... And, small consolation with help, I can send you the parts for the UK Hoover Wringer.....lol Enjoy, Mike | ||
| Post# 85224 , Reply# 5 9/26/2005 at 04:20 (6,785 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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What a great find Peter, glad you can save all these. They look wonderful. I can only imagine what hard work it was to get them out. Congrats......... | ||
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Post# 85226 , Reply# 6 9/26/2005 at 05:49 (6,784 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Great Frids! | ||
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Post# 85227 , Reply# 7 9/26/2005 at 06:15 (6,784 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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You win. The haul of the CENTURY. ENJOY! ...and for your next post I'm sure we will be hearing if Simple Grean is better that Lysol liquid is better than Mr. Clean is better than sudsy ammonia....etc. You boys have just a little work ahead of you, I'm guessing! I'm vibing a major set of wash-ins and maybe a convention in a couple of years, eh? | ||
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Post# 85234 , Reply# 8 9/26/2005 at 07:10 (6,784 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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What work and what fun!
I know just how you feel, Robert, John and I loaded 24 machines from the farm. But its a good exhaustion. It must feel like Christmas morning down there. WOnderful haul, I love the pink clamshell Frigidaire. Harry was a closet collector under the guise of a washer dealer!! He may be one of the earliest Automatic collectors! I have to ask does the 194* Frigidaire have the white bowl tub and harmonizer still??? You taped that lid down quick! Jon | ||
| Post# 85235 , Reply# 9 9/26/2005 at 07:13 (6,784 days old) by brent-aucoin () | ||
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WOW! WOW! WOW! WOW! WOW! WOW! WOW! WOW! Brent | ||
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Post# 85237 , Reply# 10 9/26/2005 at 07:30 (6,784 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 85238 , Reply# 11 9/26/2005 at 07:37 (6,784 days old) by jamiel (Detroit, Michigan and Palm Springs, CA) |
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Wow...and I thought I had a good Sunday afternoon in Dunwoody finding an old Singer canister vacuum (at the curb...deserved to be..right back to the curb for me) and a fairly new Royal upright (metal body...seemingly in pretty good shape)! Congrats, those look interesting. WHat's the story behind "the warehouse in Jesup?" JL | ||
| Post# 85249 , Reply# 13 9/26/2005 at 07:57 (6,784 days old) by geoffdelp (SAUK RAPIDS) | ||
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CONGRATULATIONS!! That is just a fantastic find!! My gosh, you guys must be chomping at the bit to get the clean-up going. It is like Christmas!! | ||
| Post# 85250 , Reply# 14 9/26/2005 at 08:01 (6,784 days old) by peterh770 (Marietta, GA) | ||
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Watch it, Greg! I'm in no mood this morning, and will not hesitate to send a slap that will knock you into next week! ;) Jon: That 194* Frigidaire I think is more like a '50 or '51. I think I saw "WL" on the model/serial plate. No washbowl, it has the solid, solid tub. For some reason, I don't have any real pics of that one, so I will have to get down to Steve R's house again for a photoshoot. Peteski: The Wizard came with us. It was just too rare to leave behind. The top is completely unsalvageable, it's eaten away with rust so bad. LEFT BEHINDS: An early Skinny Mini, a BOL or near BOL Westinghouse FL with big square door hinged on the side that was a heap of rust, a Norge wringer, a Custom Deluxe Frigidaire DW that was a heap of rust, a KitchenAid KDS-14 that was in horrible shape, about 7 1-18's and a Deluxe '64 Rollermatic that were outside in the yard that we just didn't have time to mess with. Oh, and TONS of old, very cool refrigerators and stoves. Steve Toggle: There was sooooooo much unidentified dirt that we think we have "dung lung". With that kind of dirt on the control panels, we have to be careful that it doesn't remove paint or chrome when cleaned off. Austin Westy: They are all jewels! Under the lids and under the skirts, they are all amazingly clean and rust-free. The '61 pink WCI and the 2 Westies are probably in the worst shape mechanically. The Wizard is the worst cosmetically. | ||
| Post# 85261 , Reply# 15 9/26/2005 at 08:36 (6,784 days old) by southernmdgeguy () | ||
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I am just speechless, great work recovering all those jewels from the past. I will keep Rinnie in my prayers as well. Scott | ||
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Post# 85266 , Reply# 16 9/26/2005 at 08:52 (6,784 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Thanks for the great pictures Peter, what a wonderful haul you guys!!!! Even a 1949 WL-60 Frigidaire, amazing. The machines look dirty but they look like they are in pretty good shape and should clean up well. You should be able to get a 99% of them up and running easily. The WDU-57 Deluxe Unimatic is the first seen in any collection as well as the '54 Timeline. The Wizard and Philco are just too cool too! Can't wait to see the first action shots. Congratulations again you guys, I know how fun it is to be covered in washer saving dirt! | ||
| Post# 85276 , Reply# 19 9/26/2005 at 09:30 (6,784 days old) by agiflow () | ||
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What an amazing haul!!! I especially love that Whirlpool timeline...just too cool!!! You guys earned a much needed and well deserved rest! Congratulations guys! Pat | ||
| Post# 85294 , Reply# 20 9/26/2005 at 11:16 (6,784 days old) by rickr (.) | ||
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Post# 85297 , Reply# 21 9/26/2005 at 12:19 (6,784 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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| Post# 85300 , Reply# 22 9/26/2005 at 13:10 (6,784 days old) by jamman_98 (Columbia, SC) | ||
Applause! Applause!! | ||
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Post# 85310 , Reply# 23 9/26/2005 at 14:11 (6,784 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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Frigidaire Custom Imperial | ||
| Post# 85319 , Reply# 24 9/26/2005 at 15:31 (6,784 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa) | ||
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Post# 85322 , Reply# 25 9/26/2005 at 15:44 (6,784 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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| Post# 85327 , Reply# 26 9/26/2005 at 16:05 (6,784 days old) by golittlesport (California) | ||
Holy cow!!!
You Georgia boys rock! What a haul! Unbelievable! So many Frigidaires...and Pulsamatics, yet! And what a great story, too. Thank you for sharing your fun through the pictures and posting them when you were so exhausted. (But it's a "good" tired, huh?...ha) Steve, my thoughts and prayers with you and Rhinnie. Rich | ||
| Post# 85344 , Reply# 27 9/26/2005 at 18:02 (6,784 days old) by bethann (Indianapolis) | ||
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All I can say is OMG! What a rush! A huge congrads! | ||
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Post# 85346 , Reply# 28 9/26/2005 at 18:16 (6,784 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Post# 85351 , Reply# 29 9/26/2005 at 19:26 (6,784 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon) |
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| Post# 85360 , Reply# 31 9/26/2005 at 19:51 (6,784 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida) | ||
I am like Venus - speachless | ||
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Post# 85443 , Reply# 35 9/27/2005 at 07:04 (6,783 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Post# 85454 , Reply# 36 9/27/2005 at 07:31 (6,783 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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| Post# 85458 , Reply# 37 9/27/2005 at 07:58 (6,783 days old) by lesto (Atlanta) | ||
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Steve, be careful about squishing black widows. One of them might be Tallulah Bankhead! LOL. I am so looking forward to your next Saturday wash-in and seeing these new awesome machines. Les | ||
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Post# 85471 , Reply# 38 9/27/2005 at 09:00 (6,783 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Toggle, Frigidaire was made in Dayton, OH. Its really not that they are rare in the North, its that they are rare period, just like any other washer from the 1950's. The NY metropolitan area used to be BIG Frigidaire country. I can remember plenty of Frigidaire coin-op self-serv laundries when I was a kid there. I can remember some old Frigidaire laundry signs at laundromats in the early 80's in Manhattan where the machines were replaced, but the signs were still there.
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| Post# 85490 , Reply# 39 9/27/2005 at 09:36 (6,783 days old) by agiflow () | ||
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A couple of my relatives here in Jersey had Frigidaire laundry and refridgeration. | ||
| Post# 85522 , Reply# 40 9/27/2005 at 12:18 (6,783 days old) by kennywhy (Tucson, Arizona) | ||
Congratulations on the incredible finds! It would be sort of a simultaneous dream and nightmare scenario for me though. Incredible potential for saving and restoring some classic machines, but a lot of time and labor (not to mention parts) perhaps necessary to do it. Have fun. I'm curious what your plans are for the machines. Where will they ultimately be on display? Is there space at your home? Do you plan to sell or "e-bay" any of them? Best wishes Ken | ||
| Post# 85525 , Reply# 41 9/27/2005 at 12:31 (6,783 days old) by peterh770 (Marietta, GA) | ||
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We will have to see as time goes on. We each know which ones we want as keepers, and then the rest will be parts donors and fixer-uppers. What is left over will probably end up on eBay. Don't hold your breaths -- 2 of us have more than fulltime jobs, so it will be a while before there is much movement on the restoration of the bunch.
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| Post# 85562 , Reply# 42 9/27/2005 at 16:03 (6,783 days old) by gregm () | ||
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absolutely unbelievable wow, that is a record # find at one time, right ? many congrads, man oh man, I thought I had a lot of stuff to "fix up" ...... | ||
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Post# 85643 , Reply# 43 9/27/2005 at 21:26 (6,783 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Thanks Robert / Unimatic. SO ODD. I don't remember more than one Frigidaire product in this area, and that was a Frigidaire 1-18 washer in a summer home in Miller place (Suffolk County) L.I. I did see Frigidaire brand in Rehoboth Beach, DE and Winston-Salem, NC. so I ASSUMED it was more southern. Interestingly people's homes where I grew up (in a small area "suburb" outside of Flushing, Queens) came with a lot of WP. When those died lots of Sears KM came in. A spattering of Maytags and GE were around as well. My earliest recollection of laundromats is mostly F/L wascomats and Philco-Bendix. | ||
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