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Post# 665159   3/11/2013 at 17:32 (4,064 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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Post# 665160 , Reply# 1   3/11/2013 at 17:36 (4,064 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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Every once in a while these sales work out, many repeated thanks to Mike Minici! Mike thank you for alerting me to the Mini-Basket which was sitting, upside down on a shelf in the basement. That white V-12/V-14 mini-basket was the last missing link in my Mini-Basket collection. I feel just like Aunt Clara after the Witches' midnight visit to Mr. Brinkman's house! |
Post# 665161 , Reply# 2   3/11/2013 at 17:38 (4,064 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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Post# 665162 , Reply# 3   3/11/2013 at 17:38 (4,064 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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Post# 665163 , Reply# 4   3/11/2013 at 17:42 (4,064 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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As I suspected, she's a late 1961 model, the last in production until they shifted over to the 1962 "W" series. One speed, one cycle and I'm a little giddy because my collection of 1961 "V" Filter-Flo's is growing. Every piece of this machine is/was coated with a thick layer of soil. Unfortunately, there's also a lot of rust: |
Post# 665167 , Reply# 5   3/11/2013 at 17:50 (4,064 days old) by jaxsunst ()   |   | |
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Looks savable. I love the Rick James reference. Now, I'm walking around singing "She's a super freak, super frieak". |
Post# 665169 , Reply# 6   3/11/2013 at 17:55 (4,064 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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The machine had no hoses attached, inlet or drain, no power cord and there was lots of kitty litter spread underneath it so I'm anticipating a leaky tranny (and don't we just hate those). I suspect it's not working. There was another washer a Hotpoint/GE clone with the dual agitator. There was also a very nice gas Hamilton dryer with the Ozone light. It was oddly small and had a little bit of rust in the drum but I would have taken it if I had been able to get a bigger truck. I couldn't take it today because my vehicle was too small. She wants 100 for the dryer; I may offer her 50 but I'm kind of annoyed that I'll have to travel back to Eastchester to get it and she didn't quite understand that an old gas dryer that was hard-plumbed into the gas pipes had to be disconnected by somebody with much more plumbing know-how than me or her Dad. Her Father was there to "help" and I nearly decked him a couple of times. His heart was in the right place but you know how elderly men get when they think they're helping a younger man. He kept telling me I brought the wrong dolly (which I did; I haven't sprung for the heavy-duty Robert Seeger model yet) and he kept getting in the way as I wrestled with the machine over one step up, then one step down, then another step up to a tight corner, then another step down and even thought they're selling this house there was so much junk in the way I almost lost my composure and used swear words. Oh, wait, I DID use swear words.
There are also two nice OLD gas stoves that they're trying to sell, a nice neat Welbilt c. 1950 and a 36" four-burner Caloric Ultramatic with an oven and a separate broiler, c. 1952. If anyone's interested call her up; she's anxious to sell but she's also convinced that they're worth 200 each. Maybe. Anyway, I'm home in Connecticut and very glad to have my sweet little peenk girlie with all my other projects. I think I'll call her Aunt Clara. It fits. |
Post# 665172 , Reply# 7   3/11/2013 at 18:01 (4,064 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Post# 665176 , Reply# 8   3/11/2013 at 18:10 (4,064 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL)   |   | |
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Post# 665189 , Reply# 9   3/11/2013 at 18:42 (4,064 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)   |   | |
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Post# 665215 , Reply# 10   3/11/2013 at 19:30 (4,064 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 665222 , Reply# 11   3/11/2013 at 19:45 (4,064 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)   |   | |
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....That someone else names washers and dryers!
I'm working on a set of early Maytag 806s (1968 vintage). The dryer was easy to work on, no trouble at all, most things already done (by kenmore71), and the rest fell into place. The washer is putting up more of a fight, letting me know that she'll get back to work when she thinks I'm worthy of her. So - the dryer is Becky, and the washer's Darlene. |
Post# 665224 , Reply# 12   3/11/2013 at 19:47 (4,064 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 665226 , Reply# 13   3/11/2013 at 20:03 (4,063 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 665244 , Reply# 14   3/11/2013 at 21:16 (4,063 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia )   |   | |
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Post# 665306 , Reply# 17   3/12/2013 at 02:46 (4,063 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)   |   | |
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A real cleanup job on that one!Came from the barn? |
Post# 665323 , Reply# 18   3/12/2013 at 06:00 (4,063 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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Did Aunt Clara come with any doorknobs or did she try to take a few off doors on her way out? How do you mean the Hamilton dryer "was oddly small"? |
Post# 665353 , Reply# 19   3/12/2013 at 07:53 (4,063 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Very nice save, Ken - and extras! Glad you were able to get it out of the basement (with "help"), the extraction of a vintage washer can be like giving birth! I've been so thankful more times than I can count to have the Escalara dolly, it makes the extraction so much easier. When I've used them at estate sales and the like, it always causes a stir of interest among the other patrons which can be an annoyance, too.
Did you take a picture of the Hamilton Holiday dryer? This seems to be one of Hamilton's last designs, an effort to compete in a quickly dwindling market for them, cir. 1965 when many smaller brands were fading fast, swallowed up by the big names. |
Post# 665394 , Reply# 20   3/12/2013 at 13:07 (4,063 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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Paul-- this machine is from 1961, the first year of the perforated tub and the first year with the spiral ramped Activator, which, I'm amazed to report, slipped up and off of the spline as easily as you please. This machine is a "version 4" produced late in the model year; note the position of the filter-flo flume--moved from 12:00 to 1:30 and poking through the rubber tub guard, not aimed through a channel in the porcelain lid well. The clothes retaining ring is a very early version; there is, also, no "V-12" embossed on the control panel. Bits and pieces from the factory floor. The tub, as you see in the picture, is the alternate style tub which was the type we had on our 1962 "W" washer, about 1/2 the perforations of the standard V-12 tub. I've always wondered why they had 2 different styles at the same time. They don't seem to correspond to TOL vs. BOL or any specific year in the 1961-1966 range.
Tom--Aunt Clara scraped and pulled at everything on her way out those 3 damn Mother (((((ing doors. The Hamilton Dryer didn't even seem 27" wide although Greg says it is. I'm still thinking about the dryer, but it's not in great condition and the idea of going back to that damn house doesn't appeal to me.
Bob--I'm going to clean her up first before I make any decision about painting her. The backsplash escutcheon is in need of the most attention. It's a very strange combination of absolutely pristine and shiny finish pock-marked with lot and lots of rust spots. I come from an Arts conservation background and it influences me to do as little refinishing as possible to preserve the original finishes. With the cabinet, the most important part is the porcelain top and lid which, I'm happy to report, are in pretty good condition and will clean up well. The cabinet apron is a rust nightmare and will have to be sanded and repainted. If I'm ever lucky enough to find a TOL-ish 1961 V-12 dryer, I may donate the pink top and lid to create a pink V-12 pair for my vintage pink American Standard upstairs bathroom. John LeFever's pictures of that wonderful pink 1962 combo dryer has got me going on that.
Mike--I so wish you and Pete had been there, but you probably saved yourselves from some savage knuckle-scraping. This find has been very encouragin. I imagine there are lots of ancient appliances in basements all around Westchester county. I'm trying to concoct a way to let the population know that these old appliances are worth something and shouldn't just be brought to the dump. The seller's father kept saying to me, "Gee, these old appliances are worth something?". Silly boy...
Greg--That Escalara hand truck is on the wish list, right behind a good pickup truck. I sent you an AW email...
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