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Thread Number: 39882
CLOSE-UP PIX of the 56 UNIMATIC for Joel, Patrick, Eddy, Robert as per Request, & all Frigidarians |
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| Post# 590624 4/18/2012 at 19:39 (4,382 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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| Post# 590627 , Reply# 1 4/18/2012 at 19:40 (4,382 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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| Post# 590628 , Reply# 2 4/18/2012 at 19:41 (4,382 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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| Post# 590629 , Reply# 3 4/18/2012 at 19:42 (4,382 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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Story to come--a good one I hope | ||
| Post# 590637 , Reply# 4 4/18/2012 at 20:06 (4,382 days old) by Stainfighter (Columbia, SC) | ||
BEAUTIFUL | ||
| Post# 590645 , Reply# 5 4/18/2012 at 20:27 (4,382 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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Eating & Writing on my Laptop
The water broke on my WO 65-2 , aka, 1952 Unimatic, and instead of delivering a baby Uni, it wouldn't hold water. I tried in vain to procure another Bellows. Dissatisfied with washdays without a Unimatic, I was about to give up when Big Ted offered a 56 for purchase.
Turned out, a man who travels from his home in Cleveland to Boston each month on a Lobster Run was passing through the land of Ted, making the delivery a piece of cake. Ted had warned me that there was some scraping on the tub's rim. What he didn't tell me was that the gray porcelain was a flawless, immaculate, highly glossed masterpiece. I have seen few tubs this beautiful. When I first started using the machine, I noticed that it overfilled by several gallons, and that it was washing for 15 minutes even though I had selected ten and there was no 15 on the dial, anyway, as you can plainly see. Even more encouraging, the washer stayed on DRY for 7 minutes. So I adjusted the water pressure at the tap, to make the time match the fill, and enjoyed this unusual machine that was clearly modified for a rinsaholic, with a 5 minute overflow rinse. With every cycle lengthened, including the wash spin, this was like a Frigi on steroids--total overkill. But I was hardly complaining--the loads were so dry, and it was winter, and the 56 was in the kitchen--total bliss. I soon learned from Steve Gyrafoam that he once owned this machine, and before him it lived with Mark Lightedcontrols who had replaced the original timer which advanced every 40 seconds with a Mallory timer which clicks every minute, effectively adding 20 seconds to each increment, thus making this machine one souped up mutha. From Mark to Steve to Ted to Mike--and the machine is still sane LOL. About the water throw: You really have to be quick with the camera: if you fiddle a few seconds too long--WHOOSH--she's gone where the mushrooms go ---lalalalalalalal. But at least you get to appreciate some of the tub's beauty. This post was last edited 04/18/2012 at 22:01 | ||
Post# 590651 , Reply# 6 4/18/2012 at 20:34 (4,382 days old) by joelippard  (Hickory) |
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Oh My Goodness! | ||
| Post# 590653 , Reply# 7 4/18/2012 at 20:39 (4,382 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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I Know, it's just nuts, isn't it. | ||
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Post# 590655 , Reply# 8 4/18/2012 at 20:47 (4,382 days old) by joelippard (Hickory) |
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Of course | ||
| Post# 590656 , Reply# 9 4/18/2012 at 21:05 (4,382 days old) by rickr (.) | ||
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Post# 590658 , Reply# 10 4/18/2012 at 21:15 (4,382 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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| Post# 590667 , Reply# 11 4/18/2012 at 21:37 (4,382 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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Unlikely as it sounds,
It's the "lid switch," such as it is. The lid had to be all the way back to activate--not very useful--as if we care. But it doesn't work. Either Mark, or Steve, or Ted disconnected it.
These early-edition switches were even on the WO 65-2's. See the white tab on the far left of the control panel? Same deal, old friend. Thanks, Eugene 
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| Post# 590671 , Reply# 12 4/18/2012 at 21:42 (4,382 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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They sure do, Rich | ||
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Post# 590741 , Reply# 13 4/19/2012 at 08:12 (4,382 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 590754 , Reply# 14 4/19/2012 at 09:24 (4,381 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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| Post# 590774 , Reply# 15 4/19/2012 at 11:31 (4,381 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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Rim shots & tubs
HI Ben
I knew you had a 56 and all I could remember is that you called it a Unimatic no one could love, but didn't know why because they're so pretty. reviewing your flick in the other other thread, I remember what rough shape the tub was in. The sad forlorn music is so funny. Hope other clubbers will tell the story of machine with traveling pants. Again, these were TOL's in 56, with 2 able Pulsamatics behind them. Not so many bought and few surviving. HI Robert Thanks, You can see the difference in rim sizes: the early ones were almost 3 inches wide, and the later ones were only 2. Here's a 3 
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| Post# 590775 , Reply# 16 4/19/2012 at 11:35 (4,381 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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Here's a 2 | ||
| Post# 590776 , Reply# 17 4/19/2012 at 11:46 (4,381 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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For the record, Robert, Ben, or another member.... | ||
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Post# 590781 , Reply# 18 4/19/2012 at 11:56 (4,381 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN) |
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| Post# 590783 , Reply# 19 4/19/2012 at 12:02 (4,381 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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Perfect, I didn't realize these were 58's. Thanks, M | ||
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Post# 590794 , Reply# 20 4/19/2012 at 12:24 (4,381 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN) |
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| Post# 590800 , Reply# 21 4/19/2012 at 12:47 (4,381 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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OKAY, I THINK | ||
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Post# 590956 , Reply# 22 4/20/2012 at 02:30 (4,381 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon) |
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Thank You Michael! | ||
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Post# 590957 , Reply# 23 4/20/2012 at 02:42 (4,381 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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Michael | ||
| Post# 591011 , Reply# 24 4/20/2012 at 11:43 (4,380 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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Happy Friday ! Hi Patrick. You're welcome. The timer would satisfy Uncle Bob and the other guys who want more than a 10 minute wash cycle, and so would you love this exponential Frigidaire. Maybe someday down the road we could do a trade for a year. The 56 for a Speed Queen.
Hi Louis. That's really interesting that the rare 56 would appear. Did you simply search Classic American Washers? I'd like to see what pops up. | ||
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Post# 591021 , Reply# 25 4/20/2012 at 12:35 (4,380 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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Michael
I don't know anymore what I was searching for. I think I searched on Altavista, Google might not have excisted yet. Anyway, I told about it in the thread I link here. It includes pictures of the washer and the dryer. Just scroll down that thread.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO foraloysius's LINK | ||
| Post# 591027 , Reply# 26 4/20/2012 at 12:46 (4,380 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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What a fun read | ||
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Post# 591042 , Reply# 27 4/20/2012 at 13:53 (4,380 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon) |
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Hmmmmm...... | ||
| Post# 591696 , Reply# 28 4/23/2012 at 20:40 (4,377 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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smiling at Patrick, why not? I got this message from Paul, turquoisedude, on Friday.
So I wrote him back:
"And the plot thickens! Hello Paul
And Paul replied:
Here's what happened:
Ted took a road trip up to Trainguy's and they became instant friends. Ted said that Rich was an amazing guy, really liked him, friendly, generous, interesting, but that he was having personal problems and had to part with some of his machines. That set you admired went to Ted's Appliance Showroom, and that's why his original 56 went up for sale. If the set had gone to you, Ted wouldn't have it, and I wouldn't have Ted's, just as was the case with Patrick not going home with it from Mark's. So now, I feel obliged to let you borrow it for a season or a year sometime, too. This machine is truly blessed. I'd better give her some extra TLC. Six Degrees of Separation, indeed! | ||
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Post# 591700 , Reply# 29 4/23/2012 at 21:17 (4,377 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Post# 591703 , Reply# 30 4/23/2012 at 21:39 (4,377 days old) by joelippard (Hickory) |
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