AMAZING - maybe....a new washer graveyard to play with?

[kenmoreguy64]

I absolutely cannot believe this, but a few minutes ago I got the following e-mail from a guy I know who works for a vendor of mine:

ARE THERE ANY PARTS ON OLD WASHING MACHINES THAT ARE WORTH MONEY AND HARD TO FIND? I BOUGHT 7 ACRES OF LAND AND THERE IS ABOUT 100 OLD WASHING MACHINES ON THERE. THE BODYS ARE MESSED UP BUT THE INSIDE PARTS LOOK PRETTY GOOD.

I wrote back and asked if he had pictures or knew what he had. I got this reply:

NO BUT I AM GOING UP THERE THIS WEEKEND AND I WILL HAVE MY WIFE GET SOME PICTURES AND I WILL GET MODELS NUMBERS AND WHATEVER INFO THERE IS ON THEM.

So, now I am totally distracted and have visions of a mini-Aberdeen. The guy is going to check out the machines and take pics with the brand new camera he got for Christmas. I told him to DISPOSE OF NOTHING and that I may be taking a truckload in Charlotte! He's even going to try to catalog the units.

Can you believe it!!!??? 100 machines!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It will be a neat thing if we find anything of value there to us. The guy as I said works for a vendor of mine, and has been helpful in loading a few washers that I found in their area in with shipments they've made for me coming to Charlotte. If we dribble and drabble the machines out of there, I may be able to get them to Charlotte for free as I have a few already.

I'll keep you all posted and am MOST HAPPY to share what is there should any of it be decent. I have the usual visions of old Kenmores, Frigidaires, GEs, etc. from the 60s and 70s, but more likely the 100 are more recent stuff, but we'll see and I'll let you all know. Think good thoughts....

 

[turquoisedude]

Wow - this could be like finding Tut's Tomb or Macchu Picchu! I would really appreciate hearing from you if there are any GE washer/dryer combo parts or (it's a long shot) the frame from a late 50's GE pull-out dishwasher! I will lit the control panels of the Inglis set and say a prayer....

 

[jamman_98]

Hey KenmoreGuy64

If you find this place, I'll be glad to go with you to scout it out.

Joe
jamman_98

 

[oldwasherguy]

Hey, dont forget about me! I still havnt found my dream machine yet.

 

[stainfighter]

AMAZING maybe...count me in!

Gordon - please count me in as well! Time to meet up anyway
Thanks,
Robert

 

[tuthill]

Good luck!

Hunting!

 

[kenmoreguy64]

I'm more than happy to share - all that depends on what is there and the logistics, though I feel sure that I'm welcome to whatever I want. The guy was going to send it all to the recycler until he learned of my hobby. I'll keep you posted and hopefully he will have the pictures he promised me on Monday or Tuesday. He said that if there's too many to e-mail, he'd send me a CD of them.

I don't want to wait that long, LOL.....

 

[goatfarmer]

Sounds great!

 

[qsd-dan]

Whoa!

Wow, you have struck gold! Pics at your earliest convenience, please!

 

[tagfan75]

Will be keeping my fingers crossed as well! Would be nice to find some possible dream machines for those of us in the southeast...lol! Keep us posted...

 

[kenmoreguy64]

A brief update:

The pictures I have been promised should come tomorrow. They didn't photograph all the machines, or even a major portion of them, because they felt that due to rust and bullet holes, they weren't worth my time.

I had to explain that it is not my sole intention to take all these machines and make them useful to display and use in one's kitchen or laundry room, and that even though an exterior may be beat-up, a valuable part may yet be lurking inside any one of those machines. It would be fun however to make a working machine from them.

There are apparently a few worthy machines however, including one Maytag A500 and another as yet annoymouns 'Tag. I suspect these will be in Charlotte before too long.

There is also a pile of parts - tubs, washer tops, etc., that have already been pulled from machines. This may be interesting as well, though I don't know how my friend defines a "large pile".

I will continue to keep you all posted.

Have a great week everyone!

Gordon