Woo - what a day!
A few weeks ago Estatesale Gary posted a link to an estate sale in a Chicago suburb that had a Westinghouse washer included in the sale. I shot the estate sale company a message asking if they would sell the set. She shot me back an offer that I couldn't refuse, and scheduled this Sunday to drive over to a town just east of Aurora, IL in I-88.
Boy, this was a washer from hell to get out of the basement. Certainly doesn't look pretty, but it is all there. It is an L-5 Laundromat (guessing 1950/1951), with Weigh-to-Save!
This house was unbelieveable. I've been through houses like this - just full of trash and junk, but each time I'm still amazed that people could live like this. The Estate Lady Leslie said the house was 10 times worse the weekend before during the sale. I had a hard time believing such a bold statement from the way the basement looked. Also the neighbors up the road helped out, along with my kid brother, and gave some history. Said the previous owner, Mary-Ellen and her husband built the house 45 years ago, but brought the Westinghouse set from their previous house. I really don't know how they got just the washer in the basement. I wish I would have taken a picture of the stairs, but I'm sure you've all been there before. Sharp 90 degree turn and no space there for an appliance truck. Yep, this was carried up by brute force.
Half way up the stairs, a call was put out by Estate Lady Leslie to push, with my foot still on the step. This equaled the Westinghouse to immediately crush my ankle. Besides the massive head injury from running into the garage door on the way out, all body parts are in tact!
A few weeks ago Estatesale Gary posted a link to an estate sale in a Chicago suburb that had a Westinghouse washer included in the sale. I shot the estate sale company a message asking if they would sell the set. She shot me back an offer that I couldn't refuse, and scheduled this Sunday to drive over to a town just east of Aurora, IL in I-88.
Boy, this was a washer from hell to get out of the basement. Certainly doesn't look pretty, but it is all there. It is an L-5 Laundromat (guessing 1950/1951), with Weigh-to-Save!
This house was unbelieveable. I've been through houses like this - just full of trash and junk, but each time I'm still amazed that people could live like this. The Estate Lady Leslie said the house was 10 times worse the weekend before during the sale. I had a hard time believing such a bold statement from the way the basement looked. Also the neighbors up the road helped out, along with my kid brother, and gave some history. Said the previous owner, Mary-Ellen and her husband built the house 45 years ago, but brought the Westinghouse set from their previous house. I really don't know how they got just the washer in the basement. I wish I would have taken a picture of the stairs, but I'm sure you've all been there before. Sharp 90 degree turn and no space there for an appliance truck. Yep, this was carried up by brute force.
Half way up the stairs, a call was put out by Estate Lady Leslie to push, with my foot still on the step. This equaled the Westinghouse to immediately crush my ankle. Besides the massive head injury from running into the garage door on the way out, all body parts are in tact!
