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    Re Arranged my mixers..

    Nice! Luv your set-up,its so nice when things arent crowded.
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    What is the oldest "thing" you own in your household?

    Lots of old!!!!! I have an 1800 buffet in the dining room and liquour decanters back to the 1700s.
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    Whirlpool Belt Drive motors round vs square

    Capacitor Start The packard motor in my 2speed frogeye is cap start,I sure could tell when it was going slow takeoff and when I replaced it for five dollars,it took right off.The new cap was smaller and I had to put a piece of rubber in the cover to keep it from vibrating.
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    1963 GE AMERICAN FRIDGE - OREGON

    A white one!!!! I have a white one with blue snowflakes inside,and lots of lighting.White formica work area with gold vein,and lights behind that.Great big freezer,bur a shallow top section.Runs quiet as a mouse,its in the garage and quite heavy.I think the Americana stove and this share the...
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    Whirlpool Belt Drive motors round vs square

    Packard Motors My 55 Kenmore has a 2 speed packard motor and the matching dryer has a one speed packard motor,no problem with either one and the 57 Kenmore dryer I have has one too! I used it as an everyday dryer for 30 years and only replaced a belt and door springs.You wont find new ones like...
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    Loud Squeal when A606 Maytag Agitates

    Never Know! Could be a pig caught between the belts! You might need new belts! If there is is a noise under a load, check them!
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    Timer repair for Kevin's Apex washer

    Fantastic I didnt know that people like you still existed!!!!!!!! How wonderful you are to do this!!!!! Good for YOU !!! Bobby
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    1950's KENMORE WASHER - ST LOUIS - CHEAP

    It was the Norm! It must have been abad year,my parents friend had the same one JUNK! I personally would like to have one,that sucker could really spin some clothes though.Its like Frigidaire washers they really werent good machines,I remember the dealer always had his repair shop in the back...
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    1950's KENMORE WASHER - ST LOUIS - CHEAP

    Booo! Thats the one we had when I was a kid the repairman just about lived with us.It was the worst machine built.Maybe a lemon,I did like to watch it as a kid operate.
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    Cleaning question: How do you remove a rancid oil smell?

    Polyester? The first thing you do is burn the poly,then deal with the cotton!! Try Oyxclean, on the cotton!
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    Electric Coffee Percolators Tableaus

    Alot of time must Have Been Spent!! What a beautiful tribute,so wonderful and full of Love!
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    HOLY GRAIL.......1950'S KENMORE W&D IN RENO!!!

    Hi-Speed Frogeye John,I checked its wired on a 60amp circuit,Thats alot isnt it,this house was built in38 and the original fuse box was wired for 100amp service that was quite abit in those days,this house even came with 3telephone hookups with the original twisted wire.Oh the fuse box had been...
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    HOLY GRAIL.......1950'S KENMORE W&D IN RENO!!!

    I will check! Gee John,Im not sure,it is on a 220 line though.The same circuit the 57 was plugged in,it also dryed rather quickly.I paid 35 dollars at Goodwill in 80,and got 30 good years out of it,it just needs a blower bearing,so I had this extra set so I put these in,I just luv a frogeye, I...
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    Antique 1915 WashKosh Vacuum System Wringer Washer in St. Paul

    Like an Easy! The plunger must go up and down like the earlier Easy machines.I have a 1931 with the three chrome plungers and a spinner on the side of it,mine is that Green,with green speckled tubs.
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    HOLY GRAIL.......1950'S KENMORE W&D IN RENO!!!

    Frogeyes Ive been using the same exact dryer for 30 years everyday,and now I have the 1955 set they have black and gold dials,the other dryer I have is a 57with the copper,no lint filter though,but the 55 has one under a door on top,its a little basket,Its labeled on the front as a high speed...
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    A new roof for the old house

    Great House!!! Mine was built in 1938,looks very similar in the front,I had Green shingles put on mine it is a dutch colonial.The 2 people on the porch in the second picture appear to be very sharp dressers.Could this have been at Easter? My Grandmother had similar shoes only hers looked like...
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    Anyone want to give themselves a hernia? This will do it.

    Paint it!!! You can paint it with Drylok,it can be tinted any color.I painted my whole basement with turquiose and a gray floor,it looks like a swimming pool.Makes it nice and cheery! I had a single tub like that in my other house,it was great,why would someone want to change it!?!?
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    This looks like a really interesting vintage washer.

    Strange!!!!!!! Are you sure its not something you sit on,maybe in an OB-GYN office.Could be an orrifice washer.Whatever!!!!! Its late,my Sominex is kicking in!!!! Gooood Night!!
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    What DON'T You Care For?

    Gas!!!! When we had an ice storm in the 80s,everyone lost power.I was so glad I had my 40s Magic Chef stove I got heat and could cook at least.I have a gas fired boiler for my heat in the basement,and when it quits I will never get one with an electric pilot igniter again,I want the standard...
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    He's still waiting...

    My Pet Peeve I hate people that take knobs,I see it all the time! Just once I would like to catch someone taking a knob.It can be anything an old radio,a TV,you name it.You go look at something the next day the knobs are gone.Dont people realize how hard it is sometimes to find...
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