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Center dial Maytag set in the Netherlands |
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Post# 904233   10/25/2016 at 11:36 (2,711 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 904301 , Reply# 1   10/25/2016 at 19:21 (2,711 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 904367 , Reply# 3   10/26/2016 at 12:47 (2,710 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Thank you Bob, I already thought it was a 606 pair. I've seen washer and dryers from that age before on this side of the pond, but most of them were lower end models.
Mike, American appliances and cars were widely sold overhere in Europe, especially in the Netherlands. I think that is because of our big port Rotterdam, there was a lot of trade traffic between the USA and Europe and a lot went through Rotterdam. I remember neighbours had a GE toploader from the mid 50's (I think it was a 55 model) and an acquaintance grew up with a GE washer and dryer set at home. Bendix was also imported, the first Bendix washer entered the country in 1948. The same for cars, a lot of American cars were imported from until the mid seventies IIRC. When the energy crisis in 1973 hit us hard, American cars became less popular, although I remember a few families who had late 70's models. |
Post# 904424 , Reply# 4   10/26/2016 at 21:45 (2,710 days old) by super32 (Blackstone Massachusetts)   |   | |
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Post# 904432 , Reply# 5   10/26/2016 at 22:39 (2,710 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 904554 , Reply# 6   10/28/2016 at 04:07 (2,709 days old) by brucelucenta ()   |   | |
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The fact that these appear to still be in use certainly says something for how well built and durable Maytag made their machines. I have always thought them to be the best money could buy at the time. |
Post# 904568 , Reply# 7   10/28/2016 at 07:39 (2,708 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Post# 904679 , Reply# 8   10/29/2016 at 10:20 (2,707 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 904689 , Reply# 9   10/29/2016 at 11:50 (2,707 days old) by Kenmoreguy89 (Valenza Piemonte, Italy- Soon to be US immigrant.)   |   | |
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Well...I would be interested in it.
Wondering if seller is willing to put the washer on a pallet and give it a wrap of somthing and send.... Looks like the cabinet and lid needs some repainting job, tub looks good. If dryer was gas I would be interested in it too.... Almost tempted to get on my truck drive all the way up to Holland now that I have some days at home. I think a courrier would be better. It depends by its price and courrier and fact it needs repainting. I might try to contact them. Always wanted a maytag like those, and with the old transmission..and long and slower agitation, I think it was much better, I only had granma's performa and the coin operated maytags, great machines, but these are much better. |
Post# 904692 , Reply# 10   10/29/2016 at 11:54 (2,707 days old) by Kenmoreguy89 (Valenza Piemonte, Italy- Soon to be US immigrant.)   |   | |
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Post# 904703 , Reply# 11   10/29/2016 at 12:14 (2,707 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 904724 , Reply# 12   10/29/2016 at 13:06 (2,707 days old) by Kenmoreguy89 (Valenza Piemonte, Italy- Soon to be US immigrant.)   |   | |
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Post# 905094 , Reply# 13   11/1/2016 at 18:34 (2,704 days old) by Kenmoreguy89 (Valenza Piemonte, Italy- Soon to be US immigrant.)   |   | |
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Ok.....
So the seller told me he won't sell them separately...which is bad because dryer is electric and if I am going to re sell it here it's gonna be hard since nobody wants electric dryers, he seems quite reluctant to let me know the voltage of the washer which lets me understand is a 120 volt....cannot also tell me if working order or not as well..... So is going to be kind of a surprise....I may get a working maytag as a faulty one.... He cannot tell me a price...but said me "make a good offer or I will still keep them for display like they've been for 20 years". I will look for courrier rates and will make my offer based on that cinsidering I could not care less of the dryer and I do not know what to do with it. I do not really like the attitude of this guy...pretty rude.....so if he thinks is going to be more lucky finding a buyer that buys a 120v washer and dryer that needs paint job, that sat for 20+ years and working condition is a question mark ...well....just let it be. The machines had presumably been imported in a container along with cars or vintage lot being the guy involved in vintage car sales.....he kept them for display in their car shop. |
Post# 905100 , Reply# 14   11/1/2016 at 19:03 (2,704 days old) by Kenmoreguy89 (Valenza Piemonte, Italy- Soon to be US immigrant.)   |   | |
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Post# 905155 , Reply# 15   11/2/2016 at 08:56 (2,703 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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