Thread Number: 73290
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Mammoth Morning Read ~ POD 1-18 ~ November 15th, 2017 |
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Post# 968087   11/15/2017 at 11:02 (2,325 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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Have only ever seen the Agitub as part of a stacked unit, yet these two low end models that wash at 69 strokes per minute must be agitator tubs. Never knew. This ad is so comprehensive, one just gasps at all the variety and detail of GM's magnanimity in the heyday of the 1-18's. Always wondered if they had lights and yes two of them do! Cool to see that the unusual giant temp control panel was really designed to hold all the wording for a fabric selector when we mainly see a big board for the simple Hot Warm Cold. There was another surprising revelation about the TOL, but I'll have to go back and reread. So satisfying, interesting and delightful--that big gold god in an arial shot from on high. The Mighty One Eighteen. Washer Heaven. Love it. |
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Post# 968090 , Reply# 1   11/15/2017 at 11:11 (2,325 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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Post# 968105 , Reply# 2   11/15/2017 at 13:15 (2,325 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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The options selector reads: Extended Soak Normal Wash & Extra Rinse Soak Wash & Extra Rinse Extra Rinse (This one is blocked by the knob, but what else could it be? Big fan of extended soaks for stains. What a versatile machine. Would really love to have one. Who else here would love one too? Wait a second: there already is a Wash & Extra Rinse selection; so the blocked selection must be something else that ends in rinse, Hmmmm, Soak & Rinse ???? Let me go back and try harder. |
Post# 968108 , Reply# 3   11/15/2017 at 13:25 (2,325 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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Thought it might be the third speed option available on this model, but enlarged to the max, the one visible word is rinse and not speed, which is controlled by the fabric/cycle selection. Neat that this TOL had the hand wash speed. The older and cleaner--ha ha--I get the more I like light agitation. |
Post# 968136 , Reply# 4   11/15/2017 at 16:10 (2,325 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 968138 , Reply# 5   11/15/2017 at 16:14 (2,325 days old) by johnrk (BP TX)   |   | |
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That TOL machine control panel looks like it could fly a plane... |
Post# 968142 , Reply# 6   11/15/2017 at 16:25 (2,325 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 968254 , Reply# 9   11/15/2017 at 23:33 (2,325 days old) by Laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii)   |   | |
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Post# 969382 , Reply# 10   11/22/2017 at 11:00 (2,318 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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Greg ~ I'd love to have one, too. It's those spray rinses that so bedazzle me, and every model features them.
Robert ~ Hello Uncle Bob. I think we have two push button, rapid advance 1-18's in the club, but haven't seen a member with this model; saw a youtube vid of a later model that had EIGHT fabric selections instead of 6. Impressive. Aworg Founder Chuck ~ Aloha! How's life in Hawaii treatin' ya? And a Happy Thanksgiving to all! |