Thread Number: 45961
Nice looking Whirlpool wringer for sale on my local CL. |
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Post# 671941   4/11/2013 at 09:42 (4,033 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI )   |   | |
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Contacted the seller this morning, and now just waiting to hear back. I'm hoping it's not a wreck, and that the pics are an accurate reflection of its true condition. I'm thinking that it should be worth $50-60 at the most. Does that sound fair to you guys? CLICK HERE TO GO TO polkanut's LINK on Wausau Craigslist |
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Post# 671967 , Reply# 1   4/11/2013 at 11:48 (4,033 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 671978 , Reply# 2   4/11/2013 at 12:40 (4,033 days old) by westingman123 ()   |   | |
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I think it is cool! Vaguely reminds me of Rosie the Robot. I'd go with $50. |
Post# 671990 , Reply# 3   4/11/2013 at 13:33 (4,033 days old) by mr-maytag (Minneapolis, MN)   |   | |
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I would say $50 wouldn't be too bad. Might start at $40...?? It looks nice in the pictures.
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Post# 672001 , Reply# 4   4/11/2013 at 15:11 (4,032 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio)   |   | |
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Post# 672036 , Reply# 5   4/11/2013 at 17:34 (4,032 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI )   |   | |
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Post# 673446 , Reply# 6   4/17/2013 at 12:15 (4,027 days old) by mr-maytag (Minneapolis, MN)   |   | |
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Post# 673805 , Reply# 7   4/18/2013 at 19:09 (4,025 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI )   |   | |
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Post# 674228 , Reply# 8   4/20/2013 at 18:04 (4,023 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI )   |   | |
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My friend Leroy & I drove the approx 30 miles to Stevens Point, WI this morning and picked up the RCA Whirlpool "Surgomatic" wringer washer. I haven't had time to do much with it other than checking to see if the pump works. It does like a champ! This is my first wringer with a pump, and it's great. I'll post the serial no. and model no. later to see if anyone can date it. It's a very quiet machine.
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Post# 674256 , Reply# 10   4/20/2013 at 20:52 (4,023 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine)   |   | |
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Most of these non-pump models ended up in basements with floor drains so it didnt matter. I am so glad my old Maytag has a pump. I decided I am going to take a portion of my storage shed this year, put a water pump in to draw water out of the lake into a laundry tub and do my wash in my Maytag there in the warmer weather.
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Post# 674332 , Reply# 11   4/21/2013 at 06:07 (4,023 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI )   |   | |
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Post# 674683 , Reply# 12   4/22/2013 at 14:51 (4,021 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI )   |   | |
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Post# 676792 , Reply# 13   5/2/2013 at 10:33 (4,012 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI )   |   | |
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Post# 676809 , Reply# 14   5/2/2013 at 11:42 (4,012 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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Post# 676956 , Reply# 15   5/3/2013 at 05:34 (4,011 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI )   |   | |
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Unfortunately, I'm not that technologically advanced to know how to post pics nor do I even have a digital camera. I do have camera phone however. But ignorant as to how to post pics. This RCA Whirlpool machine has a tension control on the top of the wringer head which I kind of like. I know what you mean about it swallowing blankets. I put in a queen size Velux blanket, 2 polo shirts, a pair of socks, and the turnover was still great. I'm in love with how fast the pump does its job.
Tim "Polkanut" |
Post# 677046 , Reply# 16   5/3/2013 at 12:29 (4,011 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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The pic trick is different for everyone, depending on your camera/computer, etc, but once someone shows you how, it gets easy. Honest! You've got a camera phone, so you're half way there.
Do you have a Surgilator or the straight 3 vane powerhouse? Always liked the fact that WP coined Surgomatic whike KM coined Visimatic. Patiently waiting for you to make Aworg History. Thanks, and keep on pumpin' ;'D |
Post# 677086 , Reply# 17   5/3/2013 at 17:28 (4,010 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI )   |   | |
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Post# 727370 , Reply# 18   1/13/2014 at 07:46 (3,756 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI )   |   | |
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Post# 1029741 , Reply# 19   4/13/2019 at 09:26 (1,840 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI )   |   | |
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I posted these on FB for a guy on the Vintage Appliances and Electronics page. I know not everyone does Facebook so I'm posting them here as well. This machine is a 1962 Whirlpool Model LJW650W-00 w/ pump. It also has a Lovell-type wringer as you can see in the pics. Does anyone else in the group have a working Whirlpool wringer of this vintage?
Sorry for the dark pics. |
Post# 1030148 , Reply# 20   4/17/2019 at 19:31 (1,835 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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Have been researching these beasts for quite a while. And it's fascinating. Interesting discoveries thus far: First, while Whirlpool often experimented with more expensive looking and elaborate designs under the Kenmore label in the automatic washer department, in the wringer venue, it looks like they did the experimenting under the Whirlpool label.
For example, the electronic "Touch" buttons were available on WP in 1954, and earlier, before they appeared on the Kenmores. Second, they experimented with release bar-free wringers in the 50's, then moved to long thin bars all the way across the wringing field throughout the 60's, finally reverting to bar-free zones again Circa 1970 when the conventionals ceased manufacture. Would die to have one of these, to be awed by the touch controls and to drool over all that kick-plate chrome! Sweet Jesus! |