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Heart, be still Robert, What a treasure to find. I am wondering about the drain hose. If my memory serves me correctly, I thought the early Unimatics had a metal tub hook. Chances are slim that the original drain hose is still on the machine, but I thought I would ask. Neal in Royal...

Silouhette Washer My uncle sold homes for a builder that included Hotpoint appliances. With that connection, my aunt and uncle had all Hotpoint appliances including a white "Silhouette 16" with a fountain filter and a slightly unmatched pink Hotpoint dryer with a lighted dial. I must concur...

It "Depends" After all, they are DEPENDable Maytags :).  Beautiful set and I love the full-width console light.  

This model pictured here was the third Kenmore of my youth. 1) 1950 Kenmore (non-suds-saver) 2) 1962 Kenmore suds-saver worked for almost a year after a basement flood in July, 1967. Ground to a halt in July, 1968. 3) The model pictured here was shown in a later 1966 Sears Catalog. Our was...

Thank you DADoES and Combo52 for your replies to my question. Great explanations and I love the picture. I was always curious why the 1950 Kenmore made that distinct "POP" shifting into neutral-drain, while the next Kenmore we had did not. Did the little door on the side give access to the pump?

My New TR7......and I don't mean Triumph!!! I just bought a TR7 to replace a 2008 Maytag Performa. I love the auto-fill feature, as well as the effective spin-dry. I wasn't impressed with many of the top-loaders that have impellers or useless agitators. I know we are using less water per load...

Whirlpool Got it Right!!! First, let me say that this Whirlpool is one classy-looking machine. Great find. The cabinet oozes simple elegance and quality. I'll bet that the vast majority of the early WP/KM machines (1950 - 1952) were suds-savers. My parents...

1956 Whirlpool Maybe one of Whirlpool's most beautiful models. There were quite a few of these around Oak Park, Michigan. Folks purchased their new three-bedroom brick ranch homes in 1955 or 1956 when these were current models. Our next-door neighbor had one of these machines. I remember...

Whirlpool Got it Right!!! We always had Kenmore washers with the suds-saver option. Doing laundry with the suds-saver was a process I learned from an early age (imagine that). Plug the storage side of the double concrete laundry tub and you were on your way to two or even three loads of...

Basement Research circa 1960 Oak Park, Michigan was an early Detroit ring-suburb built up primarily in the early to mid 1950's with a few exceptions. Plenty of 1100 square foot, three-bedroom ranch-style homes. Most new home buyers were newlyweds planning on raising a family. Ten minutes away...