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My ex-wife and her husband still have, and use, the 806 pair she and I bought in the 70's. Over all the years, they just kept having them repaired when needed. It's still been cheaper than purchasing a new set, even when they had to replace. He is tech savvy and has replaced the motor and...

In 1962, my parents bought a Maytag laundry pair. The dryer was one of the first HOH machines with an electronic dry control. It had the HOH tiny drum with the lint filter mounted on the back of the drum. I did indeed dry perfectly, even if the items were mixed, but it was painfully slow with...

My family still has the Kirby they bought in 1952, and it still works. Back then, they only had cloth bags and were toxic dust squirters. Over the years, parts have been replaced, including the motor. A vacuum repair shop modified it for disposable bags. The only vacuum I've had that was a fussy...

As I mentioned earlier in this thread, my favorite washer of all time was our 1974 Frigidaire 1-18. If it had a fault, it would be that it was kinda noisy. Next or the list are these machines: 2. 1980's TOL Whirlpool direct drive. 3. 1970 Maytag 806--Other than design and reliability, there...

We had one with the famous "potato pulley" and there was nothing it couldn't get clean. I also found that it could hold more laundry than it looks like it could. Our Queen comforter was a tight fit, but when the water hit it, it tumbled just fine and didn't tangle.

WOW! You are incredibly talented and ambitious. It must be good genetics and the fact that you have the patience for tackling such an complex job.

During his latest visit, my younger made fun of me for still using bar soap and not body washes. I do have to be careful because I'm allergic to most soaps of any kind. Ivory used to be an exception to that, as did Zest. Both must have been reformulated over the past years and now my "itchity"...

I live in prestige-free Meridian. (Just west of Boise) I've been a member of AW for over ten years.

Although a dishwasher owner's manual will advise against using the machine for any other purposes other than those for which it was intended, I've always wanted a dishwasher for utility use. Because of its size, an old GE bowtie impeller Mobile Maid, would have been perfect. Washing filters...

Hello Dude-abides: I live nearby in prestige-free Meridian Idaho. I'm interested in your proposal.

My worst dishwashers were a 1959 DM made Frigidaire portable with a plastic impeller and a late 70's GE built-in Potscrubber. The GE was festooned with cycle buttons and cycle modifier buttons. Lots of options, but no food particle filter. The GE had no less than 6 water changes...

Had a Whirlpool 80 series top-loader, similar to this machine inside, many eons ago. It performed flawlessly and lasted more than 20 years.

If one looks very closely, this dishwasher can be spotted in the kitchen of movie "The Parent Trap."

My aunt and uncle lived in a large mobile home that had 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms in the early 1960's. They had a set of these stacking Westinghouse machines. I remember them doing a very good job, and the dryer could run on 120 or 240 volts.

When I was a rotten little kid, I had a friend named Darrel. His mom had one of these and yes, I was totally fascinated with it. My poor mom still had a Maytag wringer washer.

My parents had a dishwasher like this. I guess it was OK, but dishes had to be rinsed off before loading, and the plastic impeller frequently got massacred by an errant loose eating utensil.

When I was a teen, my folks had a 1962 HOH electric dryer with the electronic drying sensor, along with the matching washer. It wasn't very fast as a load of towels would take about 75 minutes and its drum capacity was quite small. However, it was ultra quiet (maybe due to the intake air filter...

I loved watching this video. It was so sad to grow into adulthood and watch all of those American brands go away or be sold to offshore companies. The new appliances those companies look good at first, but become junk by the time the warranty has expired. Having said that, WCI, an American...

In 1959, my parents got their first automatic dishwasher. It was nearly identical the Roll-o-matic one in today's POD, though it was branded as a Frigidaire. I'm thinking that it may have been manufactured by D&M. Though it was necessary to rinse items before loading, it was still better than...

Isn't it interesting that, although later on the Laundromats were notorious rust buckets with an anemic spin, I don't remember any of these going through control boards, rear seals and bearings, like the new ones do.