This appears to be the very first automatic washer model that Maytag produced...
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1949 Maytag AMP in the Hartford Metropolitan Area
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And again... if the border weren't closed, I'd be on this like flies on fresh dog crap.... Hartford is about a 3 hour drive from Ogden under normal circumstances. Dammit dammit dammit.....
Original Maytag AMP!
The lid base on this particular AMP appears to be porcelain, making it late in the original AMP run in 1953.
I hope someone here saves this little guy!
Ben
The lid base on this particular AMP appears to be porcelain, making it late in the original AMP run in 1953.
I hope someone here saves this little guy!
Ben
bradross
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Bolts inside tub?
I've always wondered - what are those bolts for?
I've always wondered - what are those bolts for?
AMPs use two tubs to make the assembly - the inner white perforated tub, and an outer solid tub.
1953, cool to know Ben. I noticed that the dials on this machine have all black/gray lettering where my machine has the painted underside of the lid and my dials have black and red lettering.
Oh yes, the dials are odd balls. The March of '53 AMP I once owned had the red/black lettering on the dials. Not sure if this one is extremely dirty and the red isn't showing through? Or if all print is truly black.
Looks like the seller updated the photos to include the model tag. G seems to come through at the Year indicator, which would land this guy at 1953.[this post was last edited: 5/6/2021-15:07]
Looks like the seller updated the photos to include the model tag. G seems to come through at the Year indicator, which would land this guy at 1953.[this post was last edited: 5/6/2021-15:07]
eurekastar
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That will be a GREAT win for someone!
I remember seeing a washer like that on display at Swallen's. There was some kind of contest to find the oldest working Maytag automatic, and it was the winner. That must have been sometime in the 80's.
easyspindry
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That's the washer we got . . .
. . . in the late 1940's or early 1950's after our Thor retired. The Maytag was with us for 16 years with no problems whatsoever until it died. Great machine.
Jerry Gay
. . . in the late 1940's or early 1950's after our Thor retired. The Maytag was with us for 16 years with no problems whatsoever until it died. Great machine.
Jerry Gay
I’m so fighting the urge to bid. It’s not that far away from me. Help me to be strong!
Ron
Ron
AMP The Original MT Automatic
These are interesting machines Maytag was one of just a few appliance companies that almost completely abandoned their original AW design because it was too expensive to build and too hard to work on and did not work that well etc.
We have the even earlier AMP in our museum that still has the cast alluuium wash tub with the porcelain liner bolted inside, the wash tub is the top of the transmission [ what could go wrong ] LOL
Ron you need this machine and the experience of trying to restore it with few parts being available.
John L.
These are interesting machines Maytag was one of just a few appliance companies that almost completely abandoned their original AW design because it was too expensive to build and too hard to work on and did not work that well etc.
We have the even earlier AMP in our museum that still has the cast alluuium wash tub with the porcelain liner bolted inside, the wash tub is the top of the transmission [ what could go wrong ] LOL
Ron you need this machine and the experience of trying to restore it with few parts being available.
John L.
Rohnnn
Come over to The Dark Side. You know you want it.
Darth Lawrence
Come over to The Dark Side. You know you want it.
Darth Lawrence
Im about 25 mins away from there via I-91 and am tempted but not too crazy about the mechanical design of it. Looks like a nightmare to work on compared to the venerable pitman machines. Plus the few Youtube vides I saw of those they sounded like they had a case of the trots from last nights nachos and tequila. Not how I picture a Maytag. LOL
AMP The Original MT Automatic
These do have a Pitman Transmission in them, some of the internal gears and the main drive belt are the only parts that are interchangeable with the helical drive MT Automatics.
John L.
These do have a Pitman Transmission in them, some of the internal gears and the main drive belt are the only parts that are interchangeable with the helical drive MT Automatics.
John L.
I just remember my next door neighbor as a kid had one. I remember the Maytag logo on the front lighted up when running. I swear that ancient Maytag sounds just like my 1984 does now. Although, mine is now considered ancient.
Gulping Sound
The sound these Automatics make is the pump trying to empty the outer tub. It runs continuously. The inner tub only empties when it spins out the water. Then the pump can pump out the water which happens quite rapidly. Then the pump still is working but nothing to pump so it makes that sound. I love these machines and had my first in College. It was in the yard of my apartment building so I ran an electrical cord to it to see if it would work. It did!. So with some help we dragged it up to the apartment and ran it in the kitchen until I set up a place in the bathroom to semi-install it. Many years later I saw an immaculate one for sale here in Sacramento and bought it. I set it up with a switch in the back so I could watch the gyratation and spinning.
The sound these Automatics make is the pump trying to empty the outer tub. It runs continuously. The inner tub only empties when it spins out the water. Then the pump can pump out the water which happens quite rapidly. Then the pump still is working but nothing to pump so it makes that sound. I love these machines and had my first in College. It was in the yard of my apartment building so I ran an electrical cord to it to see if it would work. It did!. So with some help we dragged it up to the apartment and ran it in the kitchen until I set up a place in the bathroom to semi-install it. Many years later I saw an immaculate one for sale here in Sacramento and bought it. I set it up with a switch in the back so I could watch the gyratation and spinning.
tomdawg
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I have always wondered why it looked like bolts in the inner tub. Didn’t realize two inner tubs! Thanks for sharing!!!
Question. What are the differences in pitman and helical drive transmission? I tried googling it and it looks like a helical to me. Would one argue pitman is more reliable than helical? Or vice versa?
Tom
Question. What are the differences in pitman and helical drive transmission? I tried googling it and it looks like a helical to me. Would one argue pitman is more reliable than helical? Or vice versa?
Tom
