While I remember seeing ads for these at the time, I never saw them in person. While I went into the local hardware store that was a Frigidaire dealer somewhat often during that time period, these were not something they would display. If they ever sold anything that fancy, it would have been by special order from the catalog. Besides, they were also a Maytag dealer, and steered customers to that brand. This set may have been on display at Swallen's, but unless I went with my parents, I didn't have any way to get there.
1968 Frigidaire "giraffe" dryer
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"High Fashion" Appliance line
From previous posts in 2010.
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From previous posts in 2010.
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Did they really make this laudry pair? I have the stove (RXE-39P) in my kitchen, but have never seen the "High Fashion" laundry pair outside of this ad...
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I read through some of the thread, seems like the variable speed was very problematic and was a pain to fix. If Whirlpool wanted variable speeds on their washer, they could have used something similar to a drum brake on the transmission input shaft and could have controlled the clutching by adjusting the tension of the springs with a cable going to it.
