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What an amazing restoration. I love Hotpoint washers from the 50's and 60's. My mom had an early 60's model which was so much fun to watch. That was before Hotpoint added a tub brake. Ours just coasted to a stop. I believe the me was called Hotpoint Silhouette.

This is from another member's collection but this is the 59 mint green just like the one we had growing up.

I meant seafoam - mint green. I hate spell check!

OOps, my bad. It is a 1960. The dial and control panel threw me because it;s identical to the 59 models. The only difference is the 59 had the seafood green activator top ad the short wash cycle was in red letters.

This machine ia a 1959 model. My great aunt had this same machine and after she passed away, we used it until the tranny died in the late 1970's. I wish I still had it.

A great machine. I have a Norge from this same time period (mid 70's) and it is a dependable workhorse. Mine has the soak-to-wash cycle as well as a separate "short cycle" with a 5 minute wash including two pauses during agitation and shorter rinse and spin periods than the normal cycle. I...

I always get a kick out of seeing Margaret Lindsay in the old Crosley ads. I've ween here in a number of old Warner Bros. movies with the likes of James Cagney, etc. She was a fine actress. I wonder of there are any clips from "The Crosley TV show?

A very nice collection of Maytags. I have a 1962 washer in chocolate brown with matching gas dryer I just love.

Thanks, Robert. The spin pause makes perfect sense now that you've explained it to me. I notice you've changed the grey rubber gasket that hold the filter pan in place in this photo to one with "teeth" from the original smoother one. Does this one hold the pan in place better with the higher...

Robert, why is there a hesitation of the tub spinning for a few seconds when the motor first kicks on? I know in the washer's original form the tub begins spinning as soon as the motor starts. Also, aren't you concerned that this high speed agitation will put a strain on the old GE tub pawl that...

Our old 59 GE filter flo was very prone to over sudsing when using Tide. That otherwise silly suds kill pause during the first spin came in handy.

Universal was one of the first companies to make a window air conditioner after World War II. There was a 1947 model in the window of my algebra class in high school. A parent had donated it. It was a beast but fun to check out.

The agitator has obviously been replaced. The original would have been the black bakelite. For me, that takes away from some of the charm of this machine. $500.00 for the pair would be a much more reasonable asking price.

That is going to be a great machine. I can't wait to see a video of the maiden wash load! Imagine having TWO timelines!

Our old 59 had the same problem. There is no tub brake but a tub pall I believe it's called that holds the tub (mostly) still during agitation. Robert can give you more info. His 58 has this same design.

What a beauty! I remember so fondly the 59 I grew up with. 59 was the last year with no tub brake. Can't wait to see the video!

None of the solid tub GE's of this period had a spray rinse. The pause during the first spin is standard on ALL GE's. It has nothing to do with the suds saver. The models without it have this same pause for suds kill. Not sure when the spray rinse was added but the 56 thru 60 models definitely...

Awesome. Can't wait to see the video! So glad you found the wiring problem. The 57 is such a rare find. Love the pink and grey activator cap!

This is so exciting. The 57 was such a unique and attractive model with the timer on the left. Can't wait to see pics and video of it's maiden wash!

SQ ST My Speed Queen has the spray on the Durable Press cycle as well but our old 59 GE did not have a spray during the suds kill pause. There was one on the 63 Hotpoint my mom had.