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Post# 653131 1/13/2013 at 17:07 (4,130 days old) by turquoisedude  (.) |
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Well, I must admit that I was never quite sure what I would do with one, but when Phil and I were in Boston last week, this ABC Deluxe ironer jumped on the truck and begged us to take it back to Ogden... Well, we did.
I felt compelled to save this one because it's in great shape and the fact that it's an ABC (and that I have actually visited Peoria...) 
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Post# 653133 , Reply# 1 1/13/2013 at 17:09 (4,130 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Post# 653134 , Reply# 2 1/13/2013 at 17:10 (4,130 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Post# 653136 , Reply# 3 1/13/2013 at 17:11 (4,130 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Post# 653138 , Reply# 4 1/13/2013 at 17:13 (4,130 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Post# 653140 , Reply# 5 1/13/2013 at 17:15 (4,130 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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| Post# 653144 , Reply# 6 1/13/2013 at 17:34 (4,130 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada) | ||
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Post# 653202 , Reply# 7 1/13/2013 at 23:38 (4,129 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 653408 , Reply# 8 1/14/2013 at 20:33 (4,128 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Seal has no other meaning than PR and marketing. Something to make the new owner feel she was joining some exclusive club or some such.
Heating power: Yes, these old ironers pulled allot of power for their day from a 115v/120v circut. Doubt if it would pass code today but was required then in order to generate the heating power for dealing with all those heavy cotton and linen "linens". Greater heating capacity also allows for faster recovery and keeping of temperature is it drops upon the shoe's contact with wet/cool laundry. Since domestic ironers have only one rolller it is important to dry and iron the item if possible in one pass. If this doesn't happen you end up with crumpled work and poor results. If the ironer cannot dry/iron in one pass the thing must be sent through over and sometimes over again until it is done. Owner's manuals for these domestic ironers then and now direct Madame or whomever is going to be doing the work that laundry should be drier than what is normal for hand ironing. The greater pressure and heat of the ironer worked to give equal or better results. What counted was the bit of moisture trapped between layers or in fabric that would turn to steam upon contact with the heated shoe. | ||
| Post# 653521 , Reply# 9 1/15/2013 at 14:32 (4,128 days old) by twintubdexter (Palm Springs) | ||
Lilly Tomlin used to say "I was an impulse shopper, thee worst kind. I would buy anything on the shelf at eye-level." With me it's anything that says "De Luxe" on the front, epsecially in chrome lettering like that ironer. Times change and I guess "de luxe" is now "premium" or something similar...not nearly as much class.
"I would even buy fresh bread and day-old bread the same day I was just not using good sense" 
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Post# 653687 , Reply# 10 1/16/2013 at 09:26 (4,127 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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I have no idea | ||
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Post# 653704 , Reply# 11 1/16/2013 at 10:34 (4,127 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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ABC Ironer Warranty my A.. you never even paid for it Jon, + warranties do not transfer to Canada. This was the ironer that I bought at the Carlyle Pa. Chrysler in early July last summer. It was 100 degrees in the shade and we put that ironer in the back of my 1986 Chrysler turbo limousine and transported it back to the camp site and brought it back in Smitties motor home, it is a beast to move.
Paul be sure that you got the leather upholstered steel chair that comes with this great machine. Yes it does need a mechanical repair, hopefully you could get the very talented Phil R to help fix it since Jon couldn't do it. | ||
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Post# 653712 , Reply# 12 1/16/2013 at 11:13 (4,127 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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| Post# 653773 , Reply# 14 1/16/2013 at 16:23 (4,127 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT) | ||
neato! | ||
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Post# 653795 , Reply# 15 1/16/2013 at 18:31 (4,126 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Pressing dark trousers | ||
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Post# 653801 , Reply# 16 1/16/2013 at 18:52 (4,126 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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Post# 653900 , Reply# 17 1/17/2013 at 09:12 (4,126 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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This is how to | ||
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Post# 653979 , Reply# 18 1/17/2013 at 17:23 (4,126 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Post# 654050 , Reply# 19 1/17/2013 at 21:26 (4,125 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Maytag Ironers
Pop up now and then, however there are several flavors.
Not sure if Maytag built any of their own ironers because the at least some model generations are exactly like those offered by Frigidare,Conlon, and GE who were the only ironers to come with 30" rollers. My Frigidare ironer is almost exactly the same as a Conlon version which makes me think GM got it from them. Even the patent numbers on the serial plate reference Conlon ironers. Maytag also sourced ironers from the Ironrite company including a model that used natural gas for heating. Whooaaaa Nellie! | ||
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Post# 654130 , Reply# 20 1/18/2013 at 08:45 (4,125 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Now Paul! | ||
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