fredriksam
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Hey! didnt they have a Hoover Keymatic there?
A Beautiful Day to visit Early, Iowa
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House of treasures!
boy! would I love to spend some time 'rummaging' in there..that looks like fun! thanks for sharing
boy! would I love to spend some time 'rummaging' in there..that looks like fun! thanks for sharing
Is everything for sale? Might have to make a trip to Iowa....
kennyGF
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Looks like the old man cleaned up a bit----a few of the aisles were clear.
Isn't that place a hoot! Did you climb all over the warehouse? I STILL need to move that "short bus" so I can get my dryer out! Damnit!
That "Filtrator" looks really clean----don't remember it at all. Great find!
Where was that 142? Don't remember that either----must have been UNDER the "short bus"!
I know you guys had a fun adventure!
Isn't that place a hoot! Did you climb all over the warehouse? I STILL need to move that "short bus" so I can get my dryer out! Damnit!
That "Filtrator" looks really clean----don't remember it at all. Great find!
Where was that 142? Don't remember that either----must have been UNDER the "short bus"!
I know you guys had a fun adventure!
That place is too much fun for words! I'm glad someone got the Filtrator out of there. At least it was near the door. Did you guys try to go thru the stack of appliances long the wall to the left of the store door? If memory serves, there was a Frigidaire dryer under there that was NOT a filtrator. Maybe a MOL or BOL diaper dryer?
And the best part? If and when you go back, you'll find a bunch of stuff you didn't see the last time(s) you were there!
And the best part? If and when you go back, you'll find a bunch of stuff you didn't see the last time(s) you were there!
GROAN, WIMPER!!! If ya can get through the mountains (take a lotta guys to do so) I bet more treasure could be found. Killes me, all those rapid-advance timer Maytag dishwashers!!!
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and it's indoors, too. Glad you had a fun time and got some treasures.
and it's indoors, too. Glad you had a fun time and got some treasures.
westytoploader
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Ben, awesome pictures, looks like you and Greg had a blast! I didn't realize there was such a huge stash of machines in the store itself; I think a lot of us would have a field day there! Would definitely love to check that place out sometime; needless to say, nothing like this has been found down in the Land of Rust, yet.
That '55 Filtrator looks like it's in good shape, you'll find the WV-65 sooner or later! Did you see any Frigidaires, and were you able to rescue any other washers?
That '55 Filtrator looks like it's in good shape, you'll find the WV-65 sooner or later! Did you see any Frigidaires, and were you able to rescue any other washers?
Hey Steve - as Pete had mentioned, the Filtrator was only a few feet away from the side door in the warehouse. While the distance was not much, to no surprise, Greg and I did have to move a heap of crap off the Frigidaire in order to make it mobile again! LOL
Pete - Greg did show me that MOL Frigidaire dryer in the store. I can't remember now what exact year it was, but I'm thinking mid sixties. We spotted a gassy MOL 65ish dryer in the warehouse, all rusted out as usual.
For those who have never experienced this, it is very hard to describe:
A) the actual environment
B) the MANY methods of removing items
First, when first dealing with A, you are trying to find the goodies in either the store or the warehouse, which requires hours of going through machines and parts on the shelf in the store, or making a strategic attempt to find goods in the warehouse.
When you then deal with B, you are working with the TIME to get the item or machine out, and also getting the owner to make his mind up about the price (which also seems to involve the time of getting the time out). Yes, most everything is for sale, but some goodies are better left due to the later. A good example is the button assembly for a 160 Maytag Greg showed me - it had a penciled price of 19.95, but when I took it to the counter, he had looked it up in a 1969 price guide, and mentioned 70 bucks.
Here is the link from Steve and Greg's adventure last October for more crazy warehouse photos:
Pete - Greg did show me that MOL Frigidaire dryer in the store. I can't remember now what exact year it was, but I'm thinking mid sixties. We spotted a gassy MOL 65ish dryer in the warehouse, all rusted out as usual.
For those who have never experienced this, it is very hard to describe:
A) the actual environment
B) the MANY methods of removing items
First, when first dealing with A, you are trying to find the goodies in either the store or the warehouse, which requires hours of going through machines and parts on the shelf in the store, or making a strategic attempt to find goods in the warehouse.
When you then deal with B, you are working with the TIME to get the item or machine out, and also getting the owner to make his mind up about the price (which also seems to involve the time of getting the time out). Yes, most everything is for sale, but some goodies are better left due to the later. A good example is the button assembly for a 160 Maytag Greg showed me - it had a penciled price of 19.95, but when I took it to the counter, he had looked it up in a 1969 price guide, and mentioned 70 bucks.
Here is the link from Steve and Greg's adventure last October for more crazy warehouse photos:
Brent-Aucoin
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Wow!
Too much fun!
What was the deal with the two Maytag Dishwashers outside?
One looked like it was a portable.
Were they just too far gone? They look great in the digital pictures.
Thanks for sharing the fun!!!
Brent
Too much fun!
What was the deal with the two Maytag Dishwashers outside?
One looked like it was a portable.
Were they just too far gone? They look great in the digital pictures.
Thanks for sharing the fun!!!
Brent
golittlesport
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Thanks for sharing pictures...living vicariously through others' visits to junkyards and old appliance stores is the next best thing to going yourself. That filtrator is beautiful!
A visit to Iowa!
Wow what real great finds. Best of Luck
Peter
Wow what real great finds. Best of Luck
Peter
WOW!! Like a time warp, only for real! Glad you guys had a fun filled day doing what we all like best... looking for, and finding treasures. I have never seen so many Maytag wringer washers. Looks like this is the place they go to die.
Is this business still operational? It looks like it is in a fairly well maintained facility. There would be high costs for preserving all that stuff in indoor storage, even if there are no employees on the payroll.
Love the Filtrator dryer BTW. I know where there is one of those in outdoor storage.
Is this business still operational? It looks like it is in a fairly well maintained facility. There would be high costs for preserving all that stuff in indoor storage, even if there are no employees on the payroll.
Love the Filtrator dryer BTW. I know where there is one of those in outdoor storage.
Thanks Ben & Greg for including us
Greg, hope you have or find a replacement for the wrong lower rack in the original 17. That replacement rack must have cut the capacity. That poor energy crisis model (17A?) with the ugly black heat off button just stuck through the panel and not included in the group of chromed buttons was just not up to KitchenAid's standards of appearance.
Greg, hope you have or find a replacement for the wrong lower rack in the original 17. That replacement rack must have cut the capacity. That poor energy crisis model (17A?) with the ugly black heat off button just stuck through the panel and not included in the group of chromed buttons was just not up to KitchenAid's standards of appearance.
whirlcool
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What I'd Like To Know......
is how did that place get to be like that in the first place. I can only imagine the odor it has! Does anyone ever get hurt crawling around all that old stuff? What a rat's nest!
BTW, how many of those are in there?
is how did that place get to be like that in the first place. I can only imagine the odor it has! Does anyone ever get hurt crawling around all that old stuff? What a rat's nest!
BTW, how many of those are in there?
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Cool!
I spy some coppertone Hoover twinnies! And a really rusted out one, too.
Any pictures with a Vacuum theme?
(Obviously would be posted somewhere else...)
Congrats on another fabulous find!
~Fred
I spy some coppertone Hoover twinnies! And a really rusted out one, too.
Any pictures with a Vacuum theme?
(Obviously would be posted somewhere else...)
Congrats on another fabulous find!
~Fred
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Fire Marshall
*LOL*
Glad you guys had fun, maybe we should orgainse a coach trip! *LOL*
L.
Fire Marshall
*LOL*
Glad you guys had fun, maybe we should orgainse a coach trip! *LOL*
L.
Whirlcool------
As bad as that mess looks it is not as bad as the adventure PeterH and I had in a warehouse in south Georgia last year!
At that nasy place, what didn't drop on your head, bit you on the ankle. Huge spiders lurking EVERYWHERE and it was so dark in there.Everytime we went to move something we had to gingerly make sure one of those spiders did't run down our arm and across our faces. AND it was about a hundred degrees and ninety percent humidity in there. We were a MESS!
When I was up in Early, Greg and I climbed all over without difficulty and did not encounter so much as a mouse. However, it IS filthy.
I have also had TWO experiences crawling through one run down warehouse and one rundown old barn in North Carolina----that barn was soooo "snakey". But as usual all I suffered from was a good coating of dirt.
I just love the adventure!
As bad as that mess looks it is not as bad as the adventure PeterH and I had in a warehouse in south Georgia last year!
At that nasy place, what didn't drop on your head, bit you on the ankle. Huge spiders lurking EVERYWHERE and it was so dark in there.Everytime we went to move something we had to gingerly make sure one of those spiders did't run down our arm and across our faces. AND it was about a hundred degrees and ninety percent humidity in there. We were a MESS!
When I was up in Early, Greg and I climbed all over without difficulty and did not encounter so much as a mouse. However, it IS filthy.
I have also had TWO experiences crawling through one run down warehouse and one rundown old barn in North Carolina----that barn was soooo "snakey". But as usual all I suffered from was a good coating of dirt.
I just love the adventure!
The adventure is fun - you never know what you're going to encounter and believe it or not, we've been pulling machines out of there for about five years now. He keeps adding to the piles too, now Dependable Care and Neptunes. I did see an early 70's TOL Gibson washer I'd not seen before but I didn't feel up to a long negotiation with the owner to become an over-priced Gibson Girl!
There are a few vacs scattered around the place, we saw a few convertibles, commercial convertibles - even an earlier Conquest wide-path upright. Nothing is new and most are pretty beat. I did buy some "W" Handi-Sacs and a whole box of natural-bristle brush strips I will need to identify but there isn't much else there in the way of parts.
You're right, Fred, there were LOTS of Hoover twinnies around - stacked two high in the main store. He told me once that every one of them needs a pump.
There are a few vacs scattered around the place, we saw a few convertibles, commercial convertibles - even an earlier Conquest wide-path upright. Nothing is new and most are pretty beat. I did buy some "W" Handi-Sacs and a whole box of natural-bristle brush strips I will need to identify but there isn't much else there in the way of parts.
You're right, Fred, there were LOTS of Hoover twinnies around - stacked two high in the main store. He told me once that every one of them needs a pump.
