1960s? Pink stack Westinghouse W/D info
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What you've got a hold of there are Westinghouse Spacemates washer and dryer set.
They pop up now and then here in the group.
https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?57339
https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?34100
https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?47630
https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?68296
Will set be of interest to persons? Probably.
Will set be of or what is their value? No one can really say.
One man's meat is another's poison. When it comes to vintage anything value or worth comes down to what persons are willing to pay.
If objective is to market set in aim of selling on then more (and closer) pictures will be of use. That and description to best of one's knowledge about state of each appliance including if operational.
They pop up now and then here in the group.
https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?57339
https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?34100
https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?47630
https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?68296
Will set be of interest to persons? Probably.
Will set be of or what is their value? No one can really say.
One man's meat is another's poison. When it comes to vintage anything value or worth comes down to what persons are willing to pay.
If objective is to market set in aim of selling on then more (and closer) pictures will be of use. That and description to best of one's knowledge about state of each appliance including if operational.
Original Westinghouse space mats pair
Very cool find these are probably around 1960 give or take a couple years they were made for a number of years. This is the more deluxe feature laden version of this machine.
A great pair for looks and for a collector not a great pair if you expect to use them every day as your washer and dryer,
This early version of the space mates was inferior to what Westinghouse brought out in 1964 when they increased the size of them, the durability of them the repairability of them, etc.. The biggest problem that would keep this pair from being used is the washer door boot is prone to leaks they’re no longer available and since the water fills up onto the window a couple inches it’s got to not leak to use the machine.
What are you going to do with these? Are you trying to sell them or are you trying to use them ,
John
Very cool find these are probably around 1960 give or take a couple years they were made for a number of years. This is the more deluxe feature laden version of this machine.
A great pair for looks and for a collector not a great pair if you expect to use them every day as your washer and dryer,
This early version of the space mates was inferior to what Westinghouse brought out in 1964 when they increased the size of them, the durability of them the repairability of them, etc.. The biggest problem that would keep this pair from being used is the washer door boot is prone to leaks they’re no longer available and since the water fills up onto the window a couple inches it’s got to not leak to use the machine.
What are you going to do with these? Are you trying to sell them or are you trying to use them ,
John
slowspin66
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If only
If only I lived in the states I would be on the way to buy them from you !!!
We had these in the UK badged under the English Electric brand but never in that wonderful
Colour !! If you have time and able to get some more photos please post them …
What absolute beauties !! Make sure they go to a good home …..
best Wishes Darren
If only I lived in the states I would be on the way to buy them from you !!!
We had these in the UK badged under the English Electric brand but never in that wonderful
Colour !! If you have time and able to get some more photos please post them …
What absolute beauties !! Make sure they go to a good home …..
best Wishes Darren
Like trying to move a safe----------
Just be prepared, the Westinghouse stack set are surprisingly heavy.
The Frigidaire units are back-breakers as well.
Better have plenty of help!
People like to use these vintage machines as storage cabinets.
Just be prepared, the Westinghouse stack set are surprisingly heavy.
The Frigidaire units are back-breakers as well.
Better have plenty of help!
People like to use these vintage machines as storage cabinets.
I knew of two people in town years ago who had Westinghouse stacked sets. One was my kindergarten teacher, hers was a less deluxe pink SpaceMates of that vintage. The other was the local Chevrolet dealer, theirs was white and newer.
cfz2882
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I think the items in reply #3 are much older than the '50s-more early 1930s i'd say
The ice cream cabinet is like the one a local drugstore had in their soda fountain. It was from the late 1940's.
That refrigerator is very old - probably around 1920. By the late 1920's, modern refrigerators had steel cabinets, and a wooden enclosure would have been considered decidedly old-fashioned.
That refrigerator is very old - probably around 1920. By the late 1920's, modern refrigerators had steel cabinets, and a wooden enclosure would have been considered decidedly old-fashioned.
A friend's family used one of those ice cream freezers as a deep freeze.
I'd bet the ice cream freezer still works. The Frigidaire fridge, I would not.
I'm interested in hearing more about this home/building and seeing more pix of the interior.
I'm interested in hearing more about this home/building and seeing more pix of the interior.
Frigidaire
Hi there. The fridge in reply #3 is very interesting. That is an icebox conversion. The box its self is very likely from the 1920's. Having glass window doors, it was most likely a commercial display case in a shop, where customers could see the products inside.
The cooling part visible in the upper center compartment is a Frigidaire "boiler" or "low-side float evaporator" as we call them. Just above that compartment is the nameplate, which would have identified the cooling unit is Frigidaire, and possibly identified the installer.
The cooling system is from the late 20's to early 1930's. These are something I work on and restore. There is a very small group of belt-drive Frigidaire units still in service. Probably around 10 total remaining operational.
There is more to that system. Somewhere, there is a large belt-drive condensing unit. These were often ornate and had open copper coils and cast iron motors. I have attached pages from the 1930 Frigidaire service manual, showing some of the parts. Also have attached some pictures of an operational Frigidaire system.
Look in the basement or other mechanical rooms for the condensing unit. It may still be there!
Sincerely,
David
Hi there. The fridge in reply #3 is very interesting. That is an icebox conversion. The box its self is very likely from the 1920's. Having glass window doors, it was most likely a commercial display case in a shop, where customers could see the products inside.
The cooling part visible in the upper center compartment is a Frigidaire "boiler" or "low-side float evaporator" as we call them. Just above that compartment is the nameplate, which would have identified the cooling unit is Frigidaire, and possibly identified the installer.
The cooling system is from the late 20's to early 1930's. These are something I work on and restore. There is a very small group of belt-drive Frigidaire units still in service. Probably around 10 total remaining operational.
There is more to that system. Somewhere, there is a large belt-drive condensing unit. These were often ornate and had open copper coils and cast iron motors. I have attached pages from the 1930 Frigidaire service manual, showing some of the parts. Also have attached some pictures of an operational Frigidaire system.
Look in the basement or other mechanical rooms for the condensing unit. It may still be there!
Sincerely,
David
ragnboneman
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That's a very cool explanation and post.
I recognized it as an old ice box, possibly a conversion but I did not know it may be significant
There is a lot of stuff out there.
How many of you other readers and posters go to farm shows and engine rallies I can not guess.
But I am deeply disturbed by the rapid grey of the hard core preservationists that kept all this old gear running and showing.
When they get too old, and its happening all around this stuff gets ignored until the dust is thick in the barn or sheds, then the owner dies and we see stuff come up for sale like this washer drier set AND that interesting ice box.
When its gone its gone and we never get second chance to save it.
When I was a kid I remember a Crosely ICY ball at the cottage, off grid so it had a purpose.
An antique garden tractor that was smoked by a felled tree and left to rot.
I remember Coleman table lamps that vanished.
I remember a lot of stuff and its gone.
And it will never come back....
I recognized it as an old ice box, possibly a conversion but I did not know it may be significant
There is a lot of stuff out there.
How many of you other readers and posters go to farm shows and engine rallies I can not guess.
But I am deeply disturbed by the rapid grey of the hard core preservationists that kept all this old gear running and showing.
When they get too old, and its happening all around this stuff gets ignored until the dust is thick in the barn or sheds, then the owner dies and we see stuff come up for sale like this washer drier set AND that interesting ice box.
When its gone its gone and we never get second chance to save it.
When I was a kid I remember a Crosely ICY ball at the cottage, off grid so it had a purpose.
An antique garden tractor that was smoked by a felled tree and left to rot.
I remember Coleman table lamps that vanished.
I remember a lot of stuff and its gone.
And it will never come back....
David, thanks for the additional information. That makes sense it would have been a display case. The refrigeration units you show look a lot like the one for the frozen food case at my dad's uncle's old store, which was installed sometime around 1936. It was a Frigidaire, and located remotely from the case, in the motor room. Other units for the refrigerated cases in there were Friedrich, and had been installed in 1955. The units put out so much heat that a heater wasn't necessary in that part of the building. The store closed in June of 1974, at the original cases and machinery were still in operation at that time.
I was in an old house (probably a museum, but maybe a house tour) several years ago. It was built sometime in the 1910's, and had an original built-in refrigerator in the kitchen. I remember it being constructed of beautiful oak with nickel hardware. The refrigeration unit was in the basement, and I'm thinking it was a Kelvinator, but it's been over 10 years since I was there.
I was in an old house (probably a museum, but maybe a house tour) several years ago. It was built sometime in the 1910's, and had an original built-in refrigerator in the kitchen. I remember it being constructed of beautiful oak with nickel hardware. The refrigeration unit was in the basement, and I'm thinking it was a Kelvinator, but it's been over 10 years since I was there.
Pink stack Westinghouse W/D
Forget the fridges, who is going to save the W/D from the dump?
Forget the fridges, who is going to save the W/D from the dump?
ragnboneman
Well-known member
Big picture man who is going to save the stuff from the dump after we are done with it...
Who is going to save us from consumerism...
At the time those machines were new I wonder how long it was expected we would keep them?
Who is going to save us from consumerism...
At the time those machines were new I wonder how long it was expected we would keep them?
Thanks for the kind words about my reply with the Frigidaire info! Glad it was well received.
It's so true that we need to save as much of this history as we can, because it is going away at an alarming rate.
It's so true that we need to save as much of this history as we can, because it is going away at an alarming rate.
Thks so much for your detailed info!
Such knowledge and help here- so appreciative! Love that there are still those of you who retain knowledge about this part of industrial history moving so fast! These items were left inside an old girls’ camp that operated in the 30s onward, so you are right re age of the fridge dairy and possibly ice cream freezer. Now, if there are any collectors buyers interested, pls let me know… ( location NW Montana). Whomever said they are heavy is right!! … they also left an old piano
must remove by this summer.any more specific photos I can get in a few weeks.
Such knowledge and help here- so appreciative! Love that there are still those of you who retain knowledge about this part of industrial history moving so fast! These items were left inside an old girls’ camp that operated in the 30s onward, so you are right re age of the fridge dairy and possibly ice cream freezer. Now, if there are any collectors buyers interested, pls let me know… ( location NW Montana). Whomever said they are heavy is right!! … they also left an old piano
must remove by this summer.any more specific photos I can get in a few weeks.Hey, just a heads-up I shared a link to this AW thread on several Facebook groups. Hopefully this helps you get more interest and these sell soon!
Sincerely,
David
Sincerely,
David
