1966 Maytag's First Power-Fin Agitator

[scrubflex]

Does anyone have any these earlier designed power fin agitator...spare and or extra?

 

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oops!...any of these...

 

[scrubflex]

original power fin agitators for deep tub washers...anyone?

 

[gansky1]

All gone...

Rare as hen's teeth those early ones are, they were only used for a couple of years before they went to the open column design that lasted through the end of that style into the 80's.

 

[bajaespuma]

While we're at it...

Were those first turquoise Power Fins like the agitators on the A702's that had that baffle underneath the agitator that diverted water from inside the column where the lint filter sat down into the bottom of the tubs?

Also, those small lumpy vanes in between the vanes, did they do anything or were they just "there"?

 

[tomturbomatic]

Ken, Is this a reference to Lumpy Rutherford?

 

[scrubflex]

well I mean this style...

If I am not seeing things, these 'flexible fins' of this 1966 blue-turqoise power fin look NARROWER than the later and last style.

(My 1985 A712 fin edge is 2 3/8"H)

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[gansky1]

Here's a quick scan of the '66 Maytag washer with the first of the power-fin agitator. You can see the added "fins" on the skirt of the agitator, there were channels that water was moving through while agitating. Under this first Power-Fin was a similar construction as the black Gyrafoam agitator.

 

[gansky1]

Where's the rest of that brochure??

Ok, here we go ;-)

 

[gansky1]

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[scrubflex]

Here is also another 1966 Maytag Washer brochure...

this one has a revised blue-turqoise power fin agitator I'd like to have. These are some scans of thus brochure.
This the front page...

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906 washer

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906 dryer...notice the agitator is referred to the "new power fin agitator"

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components I

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components II

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there are more scans but, this is last page.

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[pdub]

Great scans Greg!

Thanks for posting. Always fun to read.