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Post# 1013281   11/4/2018 at 18:25 (1,971 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 1013286 , Reply# 1   11/4/2018 at 18:46 (1,971 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 1013318 , Reply# 2   11/4/2018 at 21:10 (1,970 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 1013581 , Reply# 3   11/7/2018 at 06:01 (1,968 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 1013592 , Reply# 4   11/7/2018 at 07:52 (1,968 days old) by keymatic (London / UK)   |   | |
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Post# 1013597 , Reply# 5   11/7/2018 at 08:08 (1,968 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK)   |   | |
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Just out of interest does anyone have any idea how old the machine might be? I can see that it is a Whirlpool.
It is possible that the companion slant front dryer might have been paired with a slant front washer - companies like Harrods did import small volumes of American appliances or they could have been sold to US military based here or in Europe. I would guess that if there was a slant front washer that, when it was beyond repair, it was replaced by the Whirlpool TL and the dryer just kept rolling along. Al |
Post# 1013598 , Reply# 6   11/7/2018 at 08:45 (1,968 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 1013605 , Reply# 7   11/7/2018 at 09:30 (1,968 days old) by keymatic (London / UK)   |   | |
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Post# 1013609 , Reply# 8   11/7/2018 at 09:49 (1,968 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK)   |   | |
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You going off to Scotland then Keith?
I am sure these items were listed before and elsewhere although not for any more than they are being listed for now. Problem with both of these that spares will be almost impossible to find find here and I can recall when John (Combo52) visited he was very interested to see the differences between the EE washers and dryers and the superficially similar Westinghouse models which he was familiar with so there is little likely hood that EE parts, even if available, would fit |
Post# 1013642 , Reply# 9   11/7/2018 at 14:50 (1,968 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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You might be onto something.
Dryers often out last washing machines by a good margin, especially the older well built units. Many American households rubbished perfectly good dryers when buying a new washer only because Madame wanted a matched set. Consumer magazines and other sources of advise admonished this practice, but there you are. Happily many appliance dealers back in the day gave "liberal trade in allowances" for old units. They would be taken away and often end up being resold as second hand. While each unit has their own benefits and detractions, one assumes that Whirlpool TL gave better performance on average than a Westinghouse FL. Which might have prompted owner of set (if both came from same source), to replace the FL with a TL washer. |
Post# 1013645 , Reply# 11   11/7/2018 at 15:49 (1,968 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 1013719 , Reply# 12   11/8/2018 at 01:10 (1,967 days old) by 70series ( Connecticut.)   |   | |
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This was from the later 70s like Glenn said. I believe this model is from 1978, and was the last year before the lid handle became the recessed plastic version. |
Post# 1014195 , Reply# 13   11/12/2018 at 04:10 (1,963 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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