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our very first vintage automatic washer |
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Post# 735906   2/17/2014 at 18:21 (3,691 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT)   |   | |
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My Archeologist son was taking a lunch break from a dig on the grounds of Cornell in Ithaca and went into a local re-use center looking for computer stuff, he saw this and sent me a phone-pic. Went back today and picked up my very first vintage washer, being that I'm heavy on d/ws and ranges heretofore, this is new territory. I'm a Pank and BOL kinda guy so it was love at first sight:
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Post# 735909 , Reply# 1   2/17/2014 at 18:24 (3,691 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT)   |   | |
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Post# 735910 , Reply# 2   2/17/2014 at 18:27 (3,691 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT)   |   | |
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Post# 735912 , Reply# 3   2/17/2014 at 18:28 (3,691 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT)   |   | |
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Post# 735913 , Reply# 4   2/17/2014 at 18:33 (3,691 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT)   |   | |
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look pretty durn clean! This thing is purported to run, and if the frickin weather here in NY ever clement-izes I shall endeavor to find out more, it's in the garage and will have to reside them for awhile.
I've been wanting a Frigie washer for sometime, and am v excited to be a vintage washer owner... finally! Oh, and it's a 1960 Deluxe BTW. |
Post# 735917 , Reply# 5   2/17/2014 at 18:49 (3,691 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 735918 , Reply# 6   2/17/2014 at 18:53 (3,691 days old) by joelippard (Hickory)   |   | |
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Post# 735930 , Reply# 7   2/17/2014 at 19:26 (3,691 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Post# 735949 , Reply# 8   2/17/2014 at 20:13 (3,691 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 735951 , Reply# 9   2/17/2014 at 20:21 (3,691 days old) by cornutt (Huntsville, AL USA)   |   | |
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So is your son now an Appliance Archaeologist? |
Post# 735952 , Reply# 10   2/17/2014 at 20:22 (3,691 days old) by washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i)   |   | |
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Post# 735957 , Reply# 11   2/17/2014 at 21:09 (3,691 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 735963 , Reply# 12   2/17/2014 at 21:35 (3,691 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT)   |   | |
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Post# 735978 , Reply# 13   2/17/2014 at 23:10 (3,691 days old) by mom11 (Dundee, MI)   |   | |
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Nah, you don't want that old pink thing. After all it matches my little pink 1957 GE combo fridge. It belongs with me. And when you find my matching dryer let me know. :) |
Post# 735979 , Reply# 14   2/17/2014 at 23:27 (3,691 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 735984 , Reply# 15   2/18/2014 at 00:14 (3,691 days old) by alr2903 (TN)   |   | |
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Firedome, very nice find. Best of Luck with it. alr |
Post# 735985 , Reply# 16   2/18/2014 at 00:16 (3,691 days old) by hippiedoll ( arizona )   |   | |
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Post# 736010 , Reply# 17   2/18/2014 at 06:16 (3,691 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c )   |   | |
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You will say..Why on earth would anyone WANT a new washer...just be sure to load it as if the tub had 4 sections...or you will have a rope of clothes!!LOL That never bothered me, I figured if the tangled, it meant they were doing something!! |
Post# 736027 , Reply# 18   2/18/2014 at 08:16 (3,690 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 736043 , Reply# 19   2/18/2014 at 09:19 (3,690 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT)   |   | |
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have a feeling that finding a matching dryer for this thing will be kind of like old Diogenes wandering lamp in hand looking for an honest man! LOL
Now I need to plan a kitchen that'll allow this to sit next to our Pank '56 HP range somehow! Will get the serial, need to move all the crap that's already on top of it, as getting it into the garage with DWs car still able to fit in there was a challenge! |
Post# 736044 , Reply# 20   2/18/2014 at 09:23 (3,690 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT)   |   | |
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Post# 736047 , Reply# 21   2/18/2014 at 09:42 (3,690 days old) by hydralique (Los Angeles)   |   | |
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That's really a beauty, love the elegant simplicity of the control panel! |
Post# 736055 , Reply# 22   2/18/2014 at 10:00 (3,690 days old) by golittlesport (California)   |   | |
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Post# 736062 , Reply# 23   2/18/2014 at 10:39 (3,690 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Post# 736063 , Reply# 24   2/18/2014 at 10:43 (3,690 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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on having such a wonderful son who thought of you when he saw this washer and congratulations on getting this great washer. Use in good health. Glad you got the "diaper washer" before you enter your second childhood. |
Post# 736646 , Reply# 25   2/20/2014 at 20:04 (3,688 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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then the only thing I'd do is replace the oil in the tranny which is easy on these, its like draining a car, there is a plug nut on the tranny for this. The achilles heel on these is the central bearing buried deep in the center of the tranny. It supports the weight of the tub and water so good healthy lubrication is crucial in this tranny much more so than the Unimatic design.
It has copper and brass parts so you'll need a lubricant that is detergent free, like royal purple. Ask your local auto guy, and there should be specs in the MM manual Phil gave you on the refill amount, measure carefully as there is a molded fan up in the inside tranny dome that needs only just enough to create a swirl action which lubricates the whole tranny, too much and that causes problems.
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