Something followed me home this past weekend. Care to take a guess?
A hint - it's not a Maytag.
A hint - it's not a Maytag.
Another one follows me home...
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turquoisedude
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I'm guessing Frigidaire (that dryer to the right was my clue... LOL)
redcarpetdrew
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A hint - it's not a Maytag.
Well, if that's the case, it can't possibly be anything good...
(Ducks and runs!) ;^)
RCD
Well, if that's the case, it can't possibly be anything good...
(Ducks and runs!) ;^)
RCD
no, I've exceeded my fun & games quotient for today.
perc-o-prince
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Something followed me home this past weekend
Looks more like it was bound, gagged, and dragged! Oh my, is it getting warm in here?? LOL
Chuck
Looks more like it was bound, gagged, and dragged! Oh my, is it getting warm in here?? LOL
Chuck
Early Frigidaire.
Do I have to spell it out?
It's something with a motor and swishes.
Nice plastic wrapping with straps and it can be wheeled to any room of the house..... Bondage games begins a 10PM LOL
Hold out your detergent cups and ask, "Can I have more please!?"
It's something with a motor and swishes.
Nice plastic wrapping with straps and it can be wheeled to any room of the house..... Bondage games begins a 10PM LOL
Hold out your detergent cups and ask, "Can I have more please!?"
I know the answer, but it probably wouldn't be fair to ruin everyone's fun.
Let's just say that this is solid tub machine that was a bit of a Frankenstein machine even when it was new on the showroom floor. BTW that's a bright "BEAM" of light.
Let's just say that this is solid tub machine that was a bit of a Frankenstein machine even when it was new on the showroom floor. BTW that's a bright "BEAM" of light.
I don't know what it is, but I'm pretty sure that it's not a Frigidaire product.
Hum
I do think it looks like the ST HP washer, I will be interested to see what you think of it.
I picked up a 1957 basic HP from Ted the other week and I can't seem to get very excited about it, it is in great condition and it seems to run fine.
I do think it looks like the ST HP washer, I will be interested to see what you think of it.
I picked up a 1957 basic HP from Ted the other week and I can't seem to get very excited about it, it is in great condition and it seems to run fine.
With that washer, you may want a much faster dryer than that. Or a set of stacked dryers... LOL
abcomatic
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Ben
HI Ben, We all know that you love Frigidaire appliances. I would guess that is what this is. Have fun with your new appliance. Gary
HI Ben, We all know that you love Frigidaire appliances. I would guess that is what this is. Have fun with your new appliance. Gary
Is it a...
Maytag? Naw.
Frigidaire? Nope.
Is it from a division of General Electric?
DING DING DING!
Maytag? Naw.
Frigidaire? Nope.
Is it from a division of General Electric?
DING DING DING!
This is indeed the TOL 1956 Hotpoint that was in St. Louis. It was in the basement of a lovely MCM home built in '51. The whole neighborhood was quietly tucked away along US 67 in Maryland Heights. You'd never know it was there unless you had a reason to drive back into the woods. Dozens of beautiful, large, 50's ranches.
It came from a one-owner home, and the woman who I dealt with recalls her mother using it when she was young. There was a built-in Hotpoint oven in the all GE/Hotpoint turquoise kitchen upstairs. The house was stunning.
The family was cleaning out the home for the granddaughter to live there and thought to put this on Craigslist instead of having the scrappers take it away. How kind of them!
Here it is in the basement it was pulled from:
It came from a one-owner home, and the woman who I dealt with recalls her mother using it when she was young. There was a built-in Hotpoint oven in the all GE/Hotpoint turquoise kitchen upstairs. The house was stunning.
The family was cleaning out the home for the granddaughter to live there and thought to put this on Craigslist instead of having the scrappers take it away. How kind of them!
Here it is in the basement it was pulled from:
Money Shot
The tub is in pretty good shape, but the rubber fins have seen some use!
The suspension is soft and will need some adjustment and new rubber in certain places as the tub leans to the front left. Quite a strange set-up, actually.
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The tub is in pretty good shape, but the rubber fins have seen some use!
The suspension is soft and will need some adjustment and new rubber in certain places as the tub leans to the front left. Quite a strange set-up, actually.
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While the basement was dry, it still has that typical mid-west rust present. Thankfully the all porcelain cabinet is solid and rust free!
She's gonna need some work...
She's gonna need some work...
Still... she's pretty to look at.
I remembered from Robert's rebuild of his '56 years and years ago that these buttons were back-lit. I was surprised to see that the bulbs were still good!
The wonder dial is a cool feature of the timer. It slightly reminds me of a Frigidaire timer with the way you dial the time for wash. I wonder if the mechanism inside the timers are similar to lock in the timing for fill?
All in all, it's a neat washer. A solid tub Hotpoint has been on my shortlist for quite sometime, with only a few machines left now to find. While it isn't 100 percent pure Hotpoint, it still will be a fun machine to play with.
This particular machine will need some work, and it looks like work has been performed on it in the past. But what Hotpoint from this era hasn't! The water valve appears to have been replaced and the transmission looks like it has a newer gasket on it. The pump will need to be replaced. The bearings were a little noisy from just turning the tub by hand, and the motor didn't want to move on it's own even after the pump belt was removed and with a loose clutch. Surprisingly though - the timer works!
John - let me know if you'd like to let go of the '57 you got from Ted.
Ben
This particular machine will need some work, and it looks like work has been performed on it in the past. But what Hotpoint from this era hasn't! The water valve appears to have been replaced and the transmission looks like it has a newer gasket on it. The pump will need to be replaced. The bearings were a little noisy from just turning the tub by hand, and the motor didn't want to move on it's own even after the pump belt was removed and with a loose clutch. Surprisingly though - the timer works!
John - let me know if you'd like to let go of the '57 you got from Ted.
Ben
revvinkevin
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WOW BEN, CONGRATS!!!
What a beautiful machine and an awesome find!
I look forward to hearing about and seeing the first load you run thru it!
Kevin
What a beautiful machine and an awesome find!
I look forward to hearing about and seeing the first load you run thru it!
Kevin
Very Nice Find!
You did good! A fun machine to be sure.
WK78
You did good! A fun machine to be sure.
WK78
redcarpetdrew
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Ok, I take it back...
This one's very good after all. Nice catch, Ben. Out with one GE and in with another, eh? Can hardly wait to see her strut her stuff after you've given her the loving 'Ben' treatment!
RCD
This one's very good after all. Nice catch, Ben. Out with one GE and in with another, eh? Can hardly wait to see her strut her stuff after you've given her the loving 'Ben' treatment!
RCD
Nice find Ben! A '56 Hotpoint is a very cool washer. From 1949 thru 1955 it was all Beam made, but your 1956 (and in '57 too) is actually 1/2 beam and 1/2 Hotpoint made. The agitation parts are beam and the spin clutch is Hotpoint made. In 1958 they introduced the CoAxial transmission when it became all Hotpoint made.
What's up with the motor, start switch maybe?
What's up with the motor, start switch maybe?
philr
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Nice find Ben!
Very Nice! I had no idea those buttons lit up...it's all in the details!
golittlesport
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Beautiful!
Thanks guys - appreciate the comments!
Robert - I hope to get sometime to tear into the Hotpoint this weekend. I wouldn't be surprised if the start switch was stuck, and it will be good to get it on the bench anyway. I'm planning on grabbing some new belts and a spare pump from the stash and giving things a whirl once I've got my 40 hours in.
I'll make sure to take photos to document the progress. I'm crossing my fingers the clutch won't need as much attention as yours did.
Ben
Robert - I hope to get sometime to tear into the Hotpoint this weekend. I wouldn't be surprised if the start switch was stuck, and it will be good to get it on the bench anyway. I'm planning on grabbing some new belts and a spare pump from the stash and giving things a whirl once I've got my 40 hours in.
I'll make sure to take photos to document the progress. I'm crossing my fingers the clutch won't need as much attention as yours did.
Ben
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Wow
That was certainly worth the trip, wasn't it? The porcelain...words fail me.
That was certainly worth the trip, wasn't it? The porcelain...words fail me.
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