1954 Frigidaire Find

[countryford]

A couple weeks ago I posted a craigslist ad for a bunch of stuff that this gentlemen was selling in southern CA. In the midst of the stuff was a wringer washer and a 54 Frigidaire Washer. Well I called up my good friend Kevin(revinKevin) and asked to take a look at it for me. So Kevin contacted the guy and set a time to go see the washer. Well he ended up getting the washer and taking it back to his house. Now I just have to go to Southern CA and pick it up. Kevin also took a video of it for me. Here is the link to the video. As you herad in the video the timer is siezed and also the cap is missing. Looks like a good project for me.

Thanks again Kevin.

 

[frigilux]

Great find, Justin, and it's in very good shape for its age. Congrats!

Another Kevin-assisted acquisition: Will he be AW's MVP of 2011?

 

[westingman123]

MVP--I'll vote for him!

What a save. That's just purrty.

 

[toploader55]

WOW !!!

What a Beauty.

Easys, Unimatics, wonder what else will surface in the New Year to come ???

Good Luck with that gem. Eddie

 

[frigidaireguy]

This is a wonderful machine - I have the same machine and use it weekly - It is the best washer for towels/ whites I have ever used. I know you will really love this machine. Glad you found it and saved it !!!!!
Bob

 

[washerlover]

What a beauty! Congrats and I'm jealous!!

 

[toploader55]

I Agree...

The Unimatic is the Best Washer in the World.

I think it cleans better than any other washer thanks to the 1140 extract which after the wash, pulls all the soil out of the wash water. Then Rinses Clean !!!

 

[washerlover]

Careful, toploader55...you might have just opened a can of washer worms..! I still say Norge has the best cleaning ability. (...here we go!)

 

[northwesty]

Thats a great find.

Maybe one of those show up a year, and there it is!

 

[toploader55]

Oh Todd...

I love the sound of the TimeLine Norge.

But... C'mon Unimatic Wash and Spin ? They are all favorites. But....

 

[swestoyz]

Wow, this one is pretty clean. Spins up nicely. The bearing doesn't sound too bad, and the torque spring is in tact! Looking forward to seeing more of this WO-65-2 Justin!

And yes, I think someone on the west coast certainly deserves the 2011 MVP

Ben

 

[aldspinboy]

What a great washer Justin congrats !

I never knew any other top load washer in the US that spun at 1140 RPM's.

Only the new HE washers of today has that abilty.

And not as sturdy at that.

 

Kevin you are the best and a very nice man.

I love the kid in you when your around washers you light up like a Christmas tree !

Justin wish you the best on the machine and restore.

 

Darren k.

 

[stan]

Nice Save

Hope to see more of this very nice washer when you have the timer fixed ect. I'm interested in knowing how you end up repairing that ?

Looks like maybe some fine cut cleaner will take car of the rust spots, then buffing ect.

Good luck Justin

 

[Unimatic1140]

Wow another great find!!!  Congrats Justin, this is an amazing machine, so much fun to watch.

 

Thank you again Kevin for another great save!

 

[jetcone]

I'll cast my vote for

"Kevin MVP 2011!!"

Nice machine BTW but they can't hold a candle to the cleaning ability of a Duomatic!

 

Ducking and running................................

 

[combo52]

FRIGIDARE WO-65-2 WASHER

Congratulations Justin and thanks to Kevin for rescuing another classic washer.

 

Looks like this shouldn't be to difficult to get fully going, A cousin of mine gave me the same model about 15 years ago and it has worked with just a few problems since. I ended installing the earlier timer from a WO-65 that has the two deep rinses but no overflow rinse and while not as much fun as watching the overflow rinse it does a much better job of rinsing while only using about two more gallons of water.  Enjoy John.

 

[turquoisedude]

Congratulations Justin!!  This was a great save!!   I have seen timers for the WO-65's come up on eBay,  so keep your eyes out...  If you have to repair it, though, Midwest Timer in Benton Harbor, MI will probably be able to help you out.

 

Kevin, it is damn good thing you don't live near me...   Hubby is already kinda wary of my 'Well, Phil and I are driving to....' announcements... LOL

 

 

 

[revvinkevin]

You are very welcome Justin!

 

 

You helped me grab that pristine 1961 GE combo, so it's no problem helping you with this!

 

This Unimatic had been sitting outside since June.  When I got there was pretty dirty all over and had about 7 inches of water in it from the heavy rain we had a few days before.  It was sitting in the dirt next to an O & M stove that was in decent, restorable condition.  

 

As I was cleaning up this up I was thinking "It would be nice to keep in my collection..." but I already have a '55 Unimatic AND I am completely out of space!    So here's my resolution for the new year... "NO MORE WASHERS & DRYERS!"   <span style="font-size: small;">(Yeah, let's see how long that lasts... LOL)   </span>

 

The guy actually had 2 wringers, the broken Kenmore wringer in the ad photo and a Speed Queen wringer.   I would have liked to grab the agitator out of the KM wringer, but he said a guy was on his way to pick up both wringers and a bunch of other stuff.

 

Kevin

 

 

[yogitunes]

a super find.......

and casting my vote for Kevin MVP 2011 as well

 

[gansky1]

You will love this washer, Justin - a true classic.

Kevin - MVP gets my vote too

 

[golittlesport]

Kevin is for sure MVP

He gets my vote too. Not only has he facilitated several aquisitions for other members, but he helped me with repairs on my Unimatic more than once. Yay, Kev!!

 

[revvinkevin]

Me for AW's MVP of 2011??

Awe... shucks. Thank you for your "votes", I shyly accept your nominations. We'll have to wait and see what happens when the awards are handed out!

Kevin

 

[rapidry1000]

Kevin

If you're ever visiting San Francisco please contact me.

Jim

 

[roto204]

MVP

Totally MVP! And never resolve to collect no more--that's when a new-in-box 1958 something drops on your doorstep and gives you doe-eyes!

 

[washerlover]

Kevin gets my vote, as well! He's been so helpful with repair advice, etc. And of course his to-die-for collection I hope to visit in 2012. And Kevin, (and all you other guys out there), if you're ever in this neck of the (red)woods, stop by and check out my collection. There's always something here to wash...