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Post# 159321 10/7/2006 at 20:02 (6,403 days old) by launderess  (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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| Post# 159355 , Reply# 1 10/7/2006 at 23:21 (6,403 days old) by partscounterman (Cortez, Colorado) | ||
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Sigh! | ||
| Post# 159373 , Reply# 2 10/8/2006 at 06:20 (6,402 days old) by sheerlookhomes (U.K.) | ||
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what a looker! what a super machine machine..and looks like it's in great shape..hope it gets saved..and if someone here does..pics of it washing and spinning please..(lids open of course!!!) | ||
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Post# 159382 , Reply# 3 10/8/2006 at 07:24 (6,402 days old) by gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA) |
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Pennsylvania always comes up with the prettiest or most unusual wringers. Whats up with that? That is a kool wringer. | ||
| Post# 159385 , Reply# 4 10/8/2006 at 07:32 (6,402 days old) by agiflow () | ||
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I think Philco came out of PA originally. | ||
| Post# 159408 , Reply# 5 10/8/2006 at 12:58 (6,402 days old) by golittlesport (California) | ||
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| Post# 159539 , Reply# 6 10/9/2006 at 19:49 (6,401 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
HAVE NO FEAR Big Apple, London, Maui, Gyra, and Agi
I'm on it. Pine something Pa. can't be that far away from me and I hope to get that beautiful blue baby for all of you. Here's the theory. As we all age and ultimately retire, we'll probably travel and trade a lot, so we could keep machines for all or part of a year, then trade again. Just today, I passed up an early Lady Kenmore Portable Washer in mint condition for a hundred bucks because I have no real need or desire, but then I thought maybe some other clubber has. Hours later I went back--gone! That loss motivated me to join ebay and make my first bid on a machine that looks like it came out of rickr's (I think) basement where everything looks newer than new. What a Philco: the chrome & the enamel-- all gleaming, agitators of unused shiney hue. I couldn't let it go. Just pray that I get it, so we can all share it. Thank you, Laundress. Michael | ||
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Post# 159548 , Reply# 7 10/9/2006 at 20:35 (6,401 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Go For It!
I'm rooting for ya! Wringers usually do not attract that much attention on fleaBay, unless they are a rare model or colour. IIRC double tubbed units tend to draw even less attention. Guess because one really needs lots of room for these behemoths. Just think though, next time there is a prolonged power outage Upstate, you can whip out your Philco, hook it up to a generator, get yourself a hose and your off! Add a fire to boil some water and you can really do laundry "hillbilly" style. L. | ||
| Post# 159550 , Reply# 8 10/9/2006 at 20:42 (6,401 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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How 'bout | ||
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Post# 159552 , Reply# 9 10/9/2006 at 20:48 (6,401 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Growing up our next door neighboor had a wringer. Remember when going over to play with the children, thinking what an odd washing machine. All the other mothers in our area had modern automatics, why this woman chose something that looked like it came out of the Little Rascals, was beyond me. Still the woman had 5 children, plus her and the husband, did all their laundry in that one wringer washer. Another neighboor had a Hoover TT, and I would go over to babysit while she did laundry. Again couldn't understand these none modern washers. My only favourite thing was she used Ivory Snow (when it was soap powder), for laundering her baby's laundry. NOTHING give one a broody feeling than the scent of Ivory Snow wafting up from a wash tub filled with hot water. L. | ||
| Post# 159555 , Reply# 10 10/9/2006 at 21:09 (6,401 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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That's pretty intense | ||
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Post# 159559 , Reply# 11 10/9/2006 at 21:39 (6,401 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Nighty, Night
Orginally there were two, Ivory Soap Flakes, and the powder. First the flakes were discontinued, then finally the soap powder. Killer was when the government set burn standards for infant and children's sleepware. Soap and fabric softener can affect how those items burn and thus mothers were warned off using either on their children's laundry. Woolite and other fine hand wash detergents took over the fine laundry market as they cleaned in cold water, without "shrinking, stretching or fading", and had none of the drawbacks of pure soap. Sleep tight. L. | ||
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Post# 159561 , Reply# 12 10/9/2006 at 21:58 (6,401 days old) by gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA) |
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Ivory Snow did have a wonderful scent. Wish it were still available. Like to use Mrs. Meyers Clean Day liquid detergent for my delicates-----the Geranium scent is nice during the wash---although it tends to rinse out completely leaving no scent. | ||
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Post# 159821 , Reply# 13 10/11/2006 at 10:45 (6,399 days old) by abcomatic (Bradford, Illinois) |
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The Philco looks like a Dexter HI everyone, I wonder if that really isn't a Dexter with the Philco name on it? The adgitator looks like a Dexter too. Maybe Philco bought out the Dexter name when they stopped producing home laundry equipment? Gary | ||
| Post# 159887 , Reply# 15 10/11/2006 at 19:49 (6,399 days old) by gregm () | ||
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It DOES NOT work ! ! Seller told me it was plugged in, ran for a minute and then blue smoke and it died .......... bad relay ? or "stuck" start windings ? | ||
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Post# 159892 , Reply# 16 10/11/2006 at 20:11 (6,399 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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| Post# 160104 , Reply# 18 10/12/2006 at 19:33 (6,398 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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ebay frequenters, please advise
I rec'd this email a few days ago: "We just found out that the wringer washer, the motor went when he turned it on. So if you don't want it no problem. Was sitting for a long time.So if you win the item don't worry." Does this mean she wants to give it to someone else. I ask because there it sat unbidded upon for days, then I made my bid, and the very next day the email came. Am I to believe she never tested that beautiful machine before listing it? Abc, yes it looks similar to the nasty Dexter I had with the outrageous pumping problems: valves kept snapping shut, pump itself sucked, but the machine was so much fun watching the synchronized agitation, all the washing/rinsing combinations. etc. Greg, How are you talking to this chick? I was offered no oppurtunity do call her? Do you want the machine? It's your Buddy. Fix it and save it till I come to Boston. Laundress you temptress!!!! :-D. XXOO to all Mikey People--WHAT SHOULD I DO? I need advice. | ||
| Post# 160108 , Reply# 19 10/12/2006 at 20:02 (6,398 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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Fellow clubbers | ||
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Post# 160118 , Reply# 20 10/12/2006 at 20:50 (6,398 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Mickey
Apparently someone wrote to the seller and asked them to "test" the unit, and that is when the problems came to light. You can read this at the bottom of the auction page. Highly doubt there is a huge market for this item, well not enough that they would possibly get the kind of money worth pulling a fast one. Rather they are doing the right thing by telling you ahead of time the unit is not as originally advertised, meaning it no longer works. Don't know how your skills are when it comes to repairing vintage units, so can only advise if you think parts/new motor can be found, and you can do the work, adjust your bidding accordingly and go from there. Depending upon how badly you wish the unit, it may be wise to retract your original high bid, and bid an amount in light of the unit will require repairs. Best of luck, L. | ||
| Post# 160126 , Reply# 21 10/12/2006 at 21:26 (6,398 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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Thank you, Dear,
but what if Greg wants it who could probably fix it "toute de suite" really quick? and sell it to me for a fair price and store it or play with it for a while. I have pump experience but not that of motors. Also, my internal systems are suggesting to me that a summer wash-in on the lake is on the horizon within the next five years when we can hoot and trade to our hearts' content. | ||
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Post# 160185 , Reply# 22 10/13/2006 at 08:38 (6,397 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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All may not be lost..
I sounds like it may be the start switch on the motor but you don't know until you get into it. It might be an easy fix, usually these motors will have over load protectors on them. It's a good idea to check these things out before running an appliance that has sat for a long time unused. There are still lots of wringer washers out there and depending on the mounting of that motor, it might be fairly easy to come up with a replacement if necessary too.
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| Post# 160736 , Reply# 23 10/16/2006 at 19:29 (6,394 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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someone got it
The bid of $51 was offered while I was away biking in Allegheny. Hope it was a member. No hard feelings. Ironically, we stayed in Gaines Pa, just 2 hours away from the Philco. The great hope is that many members will want to trade and share yearly as we ride the fabulous U.S. circuit of washer lovers. MIchael | ||
| Post# 161016 , Reply# 24 10/17/2006 at 22:32 (6,393 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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Come on | ||
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