I finally took a video of my 1949 Maytag AMP. The video is too long and feel free to advance it.
1949 AMP video
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New arrival expected Tomorrow
I am expecting a 1952 automatic washer tomorrow. I'll let you guess what it is. Here are some hints: It is not a timed fill. It is not a neutral drain. It is a top loader. It does not have a window in the lid (none of this make do). I hate auctions because I don't have enough money to put...
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Beautiful washer! Thanks for the video.
christfr
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love love love it
A beautiful machine and a great video. Enjoyed the informative commentary. Thanks for posting it!
That's a very nice AMP and it sounds great!
franksdad
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Great washer and great video! Thank you for the informative commentary. My Aunt Dora Lee had that same washer and I, of course, was always fascinated by it! Thank you!
Thanks for watching
Thanks for the comments.
One of my mother's friends had an AMP and I remember watching it in 1953. Our cousin also had one and gave it to my father and we had that one in the house in around 1980. The other interesting thing about this machine, is that I owned one before, many years ago (many) when I was in college in Berkeley.
Since that time I have purchased two new Maytag washers, one in 1980 and one in 2000. So this is my 4th Maytag. Of course I had many other washers inbetween.
Thanks for the comments.
One of my mother's friends had an AMP and I remember watching it in 1953. Our cousin also had one and gave it to my father and we had that one in the house in around 1980. The other interesting thing about this machine, is that I owned one before, many years ago (many) when I was in college in Berkeley.
Since that time I have purchased two new Maytag washers, one in 1980 and one in 2000. So this is my 4th Maytag. Of course I had many other washers inbetween.
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Since I was a kid I could never figure out how the lid switch worked. Thanks for the explanation. Wonderful machine.
Since I was a kid I could never figure out how the lid switch worked. Thanks for the explanation. Wonderful machine.
Now THAT was cool. I am the oldest of 3 boys, born in September 1951, and this is what my mother had and used when I was born. I do not know when she purchased the washer so it could have been a 1950 or a 1951 but the appearance, features, sounds were just like this one. How well I remember the backlit "Maytag" emblem!!! And I remember the sound of the timer advancing. We kept this washer, through several moves, until in 1959 we moved into military housing that included a new Filter Flo matching pair and this washer went into the storage room. I believe we still had it in the spring of 1964 when, after dad retired from the military and we relocated, we bought a new house and this was placed back into service but was replaced by a Kenmore probably during 1965.
lawrence
lawrence
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machine just shines. Nice restoration
machine just shines. Nice restoration
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Thanks for your great video Martin, I enjoyed watching it this morning over my morning cup of tea. Your AMP is probably one of maybe only a dozen left in this great shape. The first washer my brothers and I ever restored was this model, we did this around 1966 so seeing this run brought back a lot of memories.
I think these actually spin around 600 or so RPMs and it is interesting to watch how spin drain machines often have trouble balancing a load as they drain unless the load is really packed full as seen in your video where the load was more out of balance in the first spin compared to the second. I have a late 1949 version of this washer and look forward to hooking it up again one day, Thanks again, John.
Thanks for your great video Martin, I enjoyed watching it this morning over my morning cup of tea. Your AMP is probably one of maybe only a dozen left in this great shape. The first washer my brothers and I ever restored was this model, we did this around 1966 so seeing this run brought back a lot of memories.
I think these actually spin around 600 or so RPMs and it is interesting to watch how spin drain machines often have trouble balancing a load as they drain unless the load is really packed full as seen in your video where the load was more out of balance in the first spin compared to the second. I have a late 1949 version of this washer and look forward to hooking it up again one day, Thanks again, John.
wow ..gr8 video and machine!
Congrats! My Favorite AMP video to date. I have always loved the sound of this machine at work for some reason ... the swish of the water coupled with "creak and groan" of the belt movement is magic. I have 2 AMP's that I hope will someday become one working machine.... alas too many projects!
Congrats! My Favorite AMP video to date. I have always loved the sound of this machine at work for some reason ... the swish of the water coupled with "creak and groan" of the belt movement is magic. I have 2 AMP's that I hope will someday become one working machine.... alas too many projects!
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