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Hooked up some old friends tonight |
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Post# 581284   3/8/2012 at 23:23 (4,403 days old) by jetaction (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 581287 , Reply# 1   3/8/2012 at 23:49 (4,403 days old) by A440 ()   |   | |
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Beautiful Shot Don! |
Post# 581288 , Reply# 2   3/9/2012 at 00:00 (4,403 days old) by jetaction (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 581294 , Reply# 3   3/9/2012 at 01:53 (4,403 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea))   |   | |
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Post# 581310 , Reply# 4   3/9/2012 at 03:49 (4,403 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Post# 581319 , Reply# 5   3/9/2012 at 04:49 (4,403 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Post# 581347 , Reply# 6   3/9/2012 at 07:40 (4,402 days old) by jetaction (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 581349 , Reply# 7   3/9/2012 at 07:52 (4,402 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 581351 , Reply# 8   3/9/2012 at 07:56 (4,402 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 581356 , Reply# 9   3/9/2012 at 08:10 (4,402 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Post# 581362 , Reply# 10   3/9/2012 at 09:03 (4,402 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT)   |   | |
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were the zenith of appliance, and automotive, design imho. <---- like the sleek 1958 Virgil Exner designed Chrysler, and all the futuristic ranges and appliances of the Modern era beginning with The Sheer Look by Frigidaire... no coincidence, given GM's history of ground breaking automotive Styling starting with Harley Earl's creations. Such Beautiful KMs ought to be in an art museum!
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Post# 581381 , Reply# 11   3/9/2012 at 10:37 (4,402 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Beautiful set Don glad you are getting some use out of those old appliances, LOL.
There are many examples of W & D pairs that looked almost identical, the Westinghouse Slant-Front machines were one of the best matched as they even had the same doors and other than the words on the front you couldn't tell the washer from the dryer.
If I remember your set of 59s came from me here in Beltsville, I still have the 1959 LKM pair and they also are almost a perfect match as were the 59 KM 70 series.
If I remember correctly your dryer is gas. Only the very TOL or LKM electric dryers were ever had the hi wattage 50 amp machines [ they could also be connected to a 30 amp line which would then not use the 2,800 watt boster element ]. No WP branded electric dryer ever got the 50 amp machines. |
Post# 581386 , Reply# 12   3/9/2012 at 11:04 (4,402 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 581399 , Reply# 13   3/9/2012 at 12:19 (4,402 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 581453 , Reply# 14   3/9/2012 at 19:13 (4,402 days old) by in2itdood ()   |   | |
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Amazing! Love the set =) |
Post# 581459 , Reply# 15   3/9/2012 at 19:58 (4,402 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)   |   | |
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Post# 581463 , Reply# 16   3/9/2012 at 20:50 (4,402 days old) by Revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 581481 , Reply# 17   3/9/2012 at 23:05 (4,402 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 581482 , Reply# 18   3/9/2012 at 23:10 (4,402 days old) by jetaction (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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This dryer is electric, but I have a gas version as well. John Lefever has told me that I should use the gas as it is high speed. I have yet to hook up the gas model, it is from Detroit. The washer is from Duluth, Minnesota, with a long and lovely story that I should take the time to tell sometime, but not tonight. John, the Beltsville 59 KM is either at Ben's or parted out. I have had three over the years. This machine is the first vintage washer I ever collected, and is near and dear to me as it was my Grandma's model that I was allowed to turn on as she picked me up and let me turn the dials as a kid. All we did was move the outer dial between suds and "A", only one or two clicks away from each other. (At least while she was in the room anyhow, cuz without her supervison and an outer dial that didn't start the machine a little boy could whirl that outer dial around with wild abandon, remembering to leave it back on "A".
Jon Charles, if you are so kind to offer a sample I will be happy with whatever you send. I was recalling the wonderful lobster rolls we shared a couple years ago when staying at your house, so as long as they don't smell like those I am happy! Looking forward to a couple Applianceville visitors arriving to check these out in person in the next month, stay tuned for pics and updates! |
Post# 582959 , Reply# 19   3/17/2012 at 02:32 (4,395 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)   |   | |
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We did a bit more "playing with the machines earlier today.
Here's a still shot and a link to some slow speed agitation with a colorful load of shirts. CLICK HERE TO GO TO Kenmore71's LINK |
Post# 582960 , Reply# 20   3/17/2012 at 02:34 (4,395 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)   |   | |
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