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Location

TX

Real name

Bob

Favorite major appliance

Automatic Washers-Front Loaders

Favorite vintage brand

Frigidaire Imperials, Bendix & Westinghouse frontl

Favorite modern brand

It varies by type--no particular favorite brand

Number of automatic washers you have

1

Number of dryers you have

1

Number of dishwashers you have

1

Number of electric ranges you have

1

Number of other major appliances you have

2

What are your dream machines yet to be found?

1957 or 1958 Imperial Frigidaire Washer, 1965/1966 CI Frigidaire Washer, any 1/18 Frigiaire Washer, 1957 TOL Westinghouse washer

What are your earliest and favorite appliance memories?

A 1949 Bendix got me hooked on appliances, but my earliest rememberance is our 1955 or 1956 GE washer.

What is the history of appliances you have owned?

1978 GE washer & dryer pair, 1978 1.5 cu. ft. Litton Meal-In-one microwave; 1991 1.2 cu. ft. GE Mcrowave; late 1990s Panasonic 1.2 cu. ft. microwave; 1986 LK washer & dryer, 1994 Maytag LDE9824 dryer, 1980 Kenmore D&M dishwasher, 1980 Kenmore 19.2 cu. ft. fridge with flex-o-tray ice maker; 1985 Tappan (GE) dishwasher, 1984 Hotpoint Potwasher, current 1987 GE GSD1200G dishwasher. 1984 Hotpoint slide-in range; 2002 Frigidaire Gallery Frontloader; 1978 5.0 cu. ft. Amana chest freezer and now a 199? 7.0 cu. ft.GE chest freezer; 2007 Kenmore Elite Dishwasher & Bottom Mount Fridge (NOT a French-door design though); 2002 2.2 cu. ft. Panasonic Inverter Technology microwave, 2015 Kenmore Elite Dishwasher, 2021 Bosch 800 Series SuperSilence Plus 40 dB dishwasher, 2017 KitchenAid KFID500 free standing double oven induction range; LG WM4200 (November 2021) & DLEX4200 (August 2021) washer & dryer. Got my Breville Smart Oven Fall 2009. 2012 WFW97HEX Whirlpool Duet.

Have you ever worked on, repaired and/or restored any major appliances?

No