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Solid tubs go to the beach When we lived in a beach community, almost all of the families purchased second-hand washing machines and, because this was during the early Sixties, that meant that all of them happened to be solid tub machines. Being interested in washers I was aware of who had what...

Rollermatic Rapid-Dry and Filtrator mate I'd love to have this pair for my Daily Drivers:

The life and times of the much-maligned Sensi Temp We had a GE cooktop with hood-mounted controls for 16 years when they sold the house. The bottom RH side bank of buttons controlled the front 8" Sensi-Temp burner. That burner's temperature control was a "Dinner Dial" that was mounted next to...

Beautiful set I wish I had your talent.

Aferim! Glad you got it. And thank you for all the pictures, especially the ones with the rating plate (why in the world did GE decide to mount them upside down on the Solid Tub machines???) and the lid instructions.  These are dandy machines with interesting quirks. Bottom line: they get the...

Wow! So George had a competing wall mount that could compete with GE! Pity wall mounts like these fell out of favor. Conventional big box fridges demand too much space, and having worked in many restaurants I like the idea of having a variety of small units in convenient locales that can be...

As much as I still respect the Maytag Family, here's Maytag A Go Go (Was NBC's "Laugh-In" a style icon in Newton, IA??).   From a brochure on eBay; I tried to upload the link in Shoppers Square but it wouldn't accept it.

I hope whoever got them appreciates them Whether they're A's from '65 or B's from '66. I'm betting '65 because, IIRC, that was the last year you could get Petal Pink GE appliances.

You have the first shot But if you decide not to, I'd love to get them.

Lawrence If you ever want to sell it, please allow me a shot at it. I'd love to have it. I'm guessing it's a WA-853 T because the blue dial has newer graphics than the similar S model.   The picture below is one of Trainguy's collection (note the Combo behind it); it has a 1963 replacement...

Hey Lawrence, Thanks for posting that picture of the disembodied Washer control panel. Is that from a WA-853T?   Hey Jeannine, good luck getting that neat machine. That dishwasher looks like somebody set a fire inside of it. Or is that rust? I hope these Cut-Sheets give you some useful...

Yes, definitely keep your front teeth out of the way! Residential Filter-Flo Activators were held in place by friction, and that's the problem. In the '60's and early '70's GE recommended to the user that they remove the Activator periodically to clean it and check the Spline (that metal part...

Versatronic IIRC GE used the term (and likely copywrited{<span style="font-size: 8pt;"> if that's a word</span>} it) "Versatronic" on some other appliance in the earlier Sixties.   If my right brain ever decides to release that information, I'll post it.

Aferim! Wonderful machine! BTW, I concur with what Michael posted about the speed clutch. I had a WA-950X as my daily driver for a while and I liked that model because one could set agitation and spin speeds separately. I kept the toggles on SLOW agitation and NORMAL spin because that's how I...

and they changed the font back to Edwardian Similar 2nd Tier TOL's were common in the late '60's. Here's a '69 leftover featured in the excellent 1970 brochure that introduced the "HEAVY DUTY 18" models:

Could have knocked me over with a feather... I consider myself something of an expert on Filter-flo washers, but I never knew that there was a 4 speed model out there!   Thank you all for the explanations of the 4 agitation speeds and how they worked ( I guess the Versatronic models used a...

Oh well, Looks like it's gone already. I've been looking for this model because I have its washer mate. Great Machine and was my daily driver until it broke down.

Speaking as an appliance geek All of the Filter-Flo TOL's  from the mid-'50s to the mid '70s featured horizontally oriented Program toggles/keys/buttons (the 1964 model had only 5 programs). I think it was a style choice, not an engineering necessity. The 2nd from top TOL's frequently had the 5...

Aferim! What a beautiful set.   An indelicate question: I'm wondering what shipping cost you if you're willing to share that info.   Otherwise I will look forward to all the pictures and details you're about to post. I think this was the only year the controls were back-lit. Can't wait...