Thread Number: 73242
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
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Post# 967518 , Reply# 6   11/12/2017 at 17:26 (2,328 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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My sister and brother-in-law had the MOL 7800 pair. He was impressed with the automatic dry cycle, although it had no electronic moisture sensor. He washed a small load of dress shirts when my sister was in the hospital having their 2nd child and set the dial to the auto cycle. About 15 minutes later I said, "I'm going to get the shirts out of the dryer." He protested, insisting the machine would shut off when they were dry. I told him to follow me to the laundry room. I pulled out the shirts and much to his surprise, they were, of course bone dry. I was 9 at the time.
I loved the washer with its signature splash-splash agitation thanks to the Surgilator. |
Post# 967588 , Reply# 7   11/12/2017 at 20:28 (2,328 days old) by Washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i)   |   | |
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My Mom hated the Bendix front-loader my Dad won in some sort of sweepstakes back in the late 1950s. She said the detergent wouldn't dissolve and the clothes never came out clean, often with dry detergent still in clothes after the entire cycle. She went to Frigidaire in 1961 and after that, Wards Signature in 1973 which she said was the best.
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Post# 967599 , Reply# 8   11/12/2017 at 21:18 (2,328 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c )   |   | |
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Of course...It was a NORGE! |
Post# 967687 , Reply# 9   11/13/2017 at 09:44 (2,327 days old) by agiflow2 ()   |   | |
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Did anyone save yesterday's POD? Could someone please repost it? Thanks Pat |
Post# 967700 , Reply# 10   11/13/2017 at 12:07 (2,327 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Pat: Did anyone save yesterday's POD? Could someone please repost it?There's a directive at the top of the PoD page stating that the image can be saved by individuals wishing to have an offline library of them but "we ask ... that you please don't [re]post [them] into the Forum threads at anytime." "We" being the owner/webmaster of the site. |
Post# 967701 , Reply# 11   11/13/2017 at 12:14 (2,327 days old) by agiflow2 ()   |   | |
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Thanks Glen...my bad. |
Post# 967730 , Reply# 12   11/13/2017 at 15:39 (2,327 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI)   |   | |
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It's a Whirlpool washer & dryer catalog--and isn't it offered in Automatic Ephemera?
What's surprising to me about it is one washer offered in 18-LB capacity (& available in White only, as well) & not the TOL, or any near-TOL; why? Also no mention if any of the dryers (TOLO & 2nd-from, of course) have a lighted work surface, as the "best" and "next-to-best" washers do... I would also love to see some of those (limited as they may be) colored in the Fawn color, as well--you only, at least see the White, Avocado, Copper & at least Sapphire-Blue... -- Dave |
Post# 967734 , Reply# 13   11/13/2017 at 16:01 (2,327 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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1968. 18 lb capacity wasn't yet mainstream in the WP (and KM) line. I think that happened circa 1974-75, maybe 1976. Dryer consoles were lighted the same as the paired washers. Paternal grandparents had a 7800 pair (dryer a couple/few years newer than the washer) that had only the timer dials backlit (incandescent). |