Thread Number: 43622
Looking for 1950 Westinghouse Washer/Dryer |
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Post# 641081 , Reply# 1   11/23/2012 at 17:16 (4,142 days old) by badgerdx ()   |   | |
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I have some salt and pepper shakers that look EXACTLY like the photograph, but I don't think I'll donate them right now... |
Post# 641125 , Reply# 2   11/23/2012 at 22:57 (4,142 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea))   |   | |
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Post# 641132 , Reply# 3   11/23/2012 at 23:16 (4,142 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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Post# 641145 , Reply# 4   11/24/2012 at 00:27 (4,142 days old) by westingman123 ()   |   | |
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I know, right! |
Post# 641147 , Reply# 5   11/24/2012 at 00:51 (4,142 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea))   |   | |
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Post# 641503 , Reply# 6   11/25/2012 at 12:01 (4,141 days old) by gwbhome ()   |   | |
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Yes we are looking for the actual washer/dryer combo. We have the salt & pepper shakers and photos of the real thing in the historic home. |
Post# 641521 , Reply# 7   11/25/2012 at 12:56 (4,140 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)   |   | |
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Nice try. And have to say that if these machines were readily available, you just might (tincey wincey bitsey pensey) score. Other than that, one's who do happen to have them "RENT" the machines to movie productions/sets for around 4K a month with a huge liability policy to the tune of around 40-50K! All considered and wishes included, best of luck.
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Post# 641555 , Reply# 9   11/25/2012 at 14:49 (4,140 days old) by kenmoreguy89 (Valenza Piemonte, Italy- Soon to be US immigrant.)   |   | |
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Dear Mr. St. Hilaire, despite the purpose of this is for benefaction and it is always a good thing and so appreciable, the donation you're requesting is really alot, almost everyone who owns a pair among us just searched for it all the life, without counting that spent really alot for restorations time and money etc... As previously mentioned a pair of them is really worth alot of money and very rare , this is not for selfishness but every member on here if would find or own one would not let it go, and for sure not for free..... I bet some members would not even allow a rent.... Maybe in another istance (an Estate sale for example) you might have chanches, but as said it's a rare set! CLICK HERE TO GO TO kenmoreguy89's LINK |
Post# 641596 , Reply# 10   11/25/2012 at 18:00 (4,140 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)   |   | |
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While appliance collectors run the gamut of both political leanings and orientations, you might like to know that it would be fair to say that liberal Democrats and gay men are quite well represented in their ranks. Quite well.
Without meaning to be the least bit cynical, you have set yourself quite a task if you intend to tease a set of these out of the sort of people who tend to collect them. |
Post# 641597 , Reply# 11   11/25/2012 at 18:06 (4,140 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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Clutch the Pearls....or Jewels if it applies......
you have a better chance of getting your virginity back than to have these donated....and that goes for a lot of our collections and vintage pieces...this stuff wasn't handed to us, we had to search high and low, plus all the effort and time into restoring it...... in a simple word...PRICELESS! |
Post# 641605 , Reply# 14   11/25/2012 at 19:16 (4,140 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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Political leanings notwithstanding, we need to cut Mr. St.Hilaire a little slack. I doubt he realized that the machines he is trying to secure are rare and prized possessions among the members who are lucky enough to own them.
A couple of options come to mind.
1) Might the Bush family have replaced the Westinghouse machines with a more conventional (top-loading washer) set before moving from that house? Those would likely be easier to find, particularly if they were Kenmores or Maytags.
2) Might the Bush family be willing to spring for a Westinghouse set if they were to turn up on ebay? Certainly they could afford to. |
Post# 641628 , Reply# 16   11/25/2012 at 21:44 (4,140 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea))   |   | |
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Westinghouse didn't sell anywhere near the volume that Kenpool, Maytag, GE did. As a kid in that timeframe I was very aware of laundry equipment. We had two of those Westy slants. But the only other one I ever saw was at my cousin's. Everyone else I knew had Tags, Pools, or Flos. Oh, except one across the street in 1954 had a Bendix Suck-U-Dry. Wonder ANY survive this far along.
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Post# 641647 , Reply# 18   11/25/2012 at 23:53 (4,140 days old) by countryford (Phoenix, AZ)   |   | |
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Post# 641652 , Reply# 19   11/26/2012 at 00:54 (4,140 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea))   |   | |
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Post# 641704 , Reply# 20   11/26/2012 at 10:43 (4,140 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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Because I helped: A round-trip drive of over 900 miles, cash for the dryer, along gasoline and meal expenses.
It's a 1952, but it's safe to assume that not a single member here would ever set foot in the Bush home so nobody who passes through there would likely know the difference. With all of that time, effort and expense, I think it's safe to assume the dryer would not be given away for free, so the year of manufacture is moot anyway. |
Post# 641728 , Reply# 21   11/26/2012 at 12:21 (4,139 days old) by Whirlaway (Hampton Virginia)   |   | |
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How can you speak for the whole group? I would stopif I were traveling out that way! |