50's Pink Frigidaire Set

[sudslock1]

I was telling a friend of mine at work about how I have some "old" washers and dryers and he chimed in that he had his grandmothers set in his garage from when they moved her out of her house.  He said he didn't want them and that I should come take a look some time.  Well tonight I stopped by his house and this is what I saw.  I know little to nothing about Frigidaire machines so I am guessing these are early to mid 50's and middle or upper end but I am not sure.  Both are in STUNNING shape and other then needing a good scrub down and polish should look like new.  Any info anyone could give me would be great.  I am gonna swing by and pick them up this week sometime.

 

[danemodsandy]

1956....

....If I'm not mistaken.

Others here can tell you more.

Nice finds!

 

[qsd-dan]

Congrats. That's one hell of a score!

 

[kenmore71]

Those are definitely 56s. Rare as hen's teeth in pink! Are the tops white or a lighter shade of pink? Or is that just how they photographed?

 

[danemodsandy]

I'm Not Normally.....

....That big a Frigidaire fan, except for the first year of the Sheer Look ('57), but the '56 line was a really great updating of the Loewy-era styling. The aluminum trim panels and stuff like the "dolphin" handles on reefers made a huge difference in a line that had gotten maybe a little stale.

 

[appnut]

The tops are white and these are the Imperial (TOL) Unimatics and not the Pulsamatics.  Some people havce all the luck!!!  The dryer is the condenser Filtrator. 

 

[kenmore71]

Does anyone know why the tops were white? I know for certain that by 1958 the tops matched the rest of the cabinet.

 

[bendixmark]

nice washer

That is a really nice washer,That is one of the first washers I took home when I was twelve.Its the coolest machine the dial lights up.For a frigidaire set that is the holy grail.

 

[retromania]

Veeery nice!

 

[revvinkevin]

Just stunned!

Wow Dave,

Those are just awesome I'm jealous! What a fantastic find!!

Kevin

 

[whirlcool]

Two tone cars were popular in 1956, maybe GM just though they'd be popular on washers too?

 

[sudslock1]

Money shot

Here is the shot you all love.

 

[westingman123]

OMG!

And just where in St. Louis are you located? Do you keep your doors locked?

 

[mickeyd]

"Any info anyone could give me would be great."

What can I say? Classic Unimatic with rare and unique stying. The little white navel in the load size dial is the lid switch. When the lights are out, the orange "washer lamp" is so alluring.

As noted by fellow members, it's a TOL 56 with the 1140 rpm spin, all rinses are warm unless you adjust the taps, the light goes on when you start the cycle, and clicks off with the signature "KA- JONG" of the spin shut-down, four minute timed fill, auto shut-off with unbalanced loads, two minute overflow dilution rinse at the end of the wash, and two and a half minute overflow rinse, five minute dry, and wash times as noted on the dial.

Neat idea to start telling everyone and anyone that we love old washers. How many more guys at work, etc. know someone who has a machine stashed away somewhere.

The light gray porcelain tub with a gray agitator doesn't sound all that pretty, but when restored, they're simply beautiful.

I bought mine from Big Wonderful Ted of Maryland for the way too fair price of $400.

If you want to know anything else, please ask. I love to talk about this gem of a washer. Pix in a moment.

 

[mickeyd]

If it's your first time,

the Overflow is something to see. The water level rises to the slits along the inner rim of the tub, and the water chaos increases dramatically. The upper ring, aka, Lint Chaser makes such a fuss that's so fun to watch. And who woulda think gray on gray could be so pretty?

 

[kenmore71]

Here's a pic I took of Ben's (Swestoyz) 1956 CI in white.

 

[mickeyd]

Today's safety experts would blow

fuses and gaskets about the lid switch. You have to open the lid all the way, and let it rest against the little white nipple to shut this wonderbeast down. You actually have to let the lid go to let it fall completely back, freeing your hands, making it easier to dive right in.

Good Luck with your very rare Pink One, Dave--can't wait to hear when you discover how amazing a Unimatic is.

 

[kenmore71]

Here is a video of Ben's '56 overflow rinsing and then going into spin...until the circuit breaker trips. I think we also had a Maytag and a Kenmore agitating on the same 15 amp circuit. Bad idea....

 

[gansky1]

Pink and White

Called Mix-N-Match Colors by Frigidaire. You could get the same mix ups from GE as well.

Beautiful find!