Beautiful Turquoise Maytag Set!

[geoffdelp]

Hey everyone ... check it out!! Agitator looks different, however.

Pardon Our Interruption...

 

[lesto]

Looks like the agitator was replace at some point with a later 60's turqoise and they put the original chrome cap on it.

 

[geoffdelp]

Kind of nice, don't you think? Sort of "blends" in; even though it's not the original black. I would even add the fabric softener cup; you could then walk away and let her wash!!

 

[cadman]

I was wondering how long it'd take to spill the beans on this set ; )

 

[veg-o-matic]

Funky bleach dispenser. Is that original?

veg

 

[swestoyz]

Veg -

Yes it is! That dispenser first appeared on the A142B around 1958/59ish, and was used on TOL models (142,160,700,900,702,902,806,906 - might be missing some!) for quite some time, until they changed the beach system completely starting around Series 01/02 (mid 70's), to the larger style on the left hand side. The revised dispenser was used on most of the line expect the lowest models when the change was made in the mid-70's.

That dispenser is a very strong memory of mine on my mom's 806.

Ben

 

[geoffdelp]

Ben ... do you know about this set? Do tell!!

 

[swestoyz]

Oh Geoff,

I wish I had something to tell about this set! After seeing Greg's machines out behind his garage the nite of the convention, I've wanted to find a 140/141/700/702 turquoise set - but I have a feeling that my friend in crime would be interested in this particular Ohio set if he so chooses!

Ben

 

[geoffdelp]

Ben ... a very nice set to have. Let's see; will you guys have all the colors now?

I was trying to find info on the colors from that period last night. I think the 101, 102's started with white, pastel yellow, pastel green. Pink wasn't introduced until late 1950's, I think!!

How fun to be able to line them up all up ... and more fun to use them all!!!

Geoff

 

[peterh770]

Turquaz!

Is that a fake knob on the dryer and it is really a pushbutton model?

 

[bpetersxx]

Ben is that the 702 dryer

The closest I could find in the Red Maytag service book on page 456

 

[swestoyz]

To both Pete's --

On the 500 series (Super Highlander) dryer's I've seen, the auto units have 4 buttons, like the dial of an 806 dryer. The dryer (700) in the picture looks like it has 3 buttons, maybe for perm press/regular and giving you the option for air fluf - then the dial would be the time? I agree Peter - that dial is hard to read! I wish I was dryer-savvy...

Ben - who is now yearning for a Dryer service manual!

 

[brettsomers]

does it seem the washer has been used hard? does it look like the porcelain on the basket has worn away toward the bottom due to the wash action?

 

[gansky1]

Yearn no more...

These are extras, yours if you want/need them.

(I made sure to get the vacuums in for Peter, he can't get enough of them!)

 

[gansky1]

That dryer would be a 741c, gas; timed dry only, two temps and air-fluff.

The ebay washer is probably a 142b (TQ) I think the 700 always had the rinse selector on the top panel.

 

[gansky1]

But wait! There's more! I would guess that the dryer dial graphics dried up and peeled off the dial because of the combustion by-products making their way through the entire cabinet and exiting where there was any opening. Usually you see the paint on the glass discolored but that looks like it might be OK. Those gas pilots were just wicked to these beautiful dryers.

 

[swestoyz]

Greg - Sharpe eyes on the rinse temp switch - or sans switch! TTYL ~

Ben

 

[appliguy]

Maytag introduced pasteltone pink in its 1956 line

and pasteltone green and yellow were introduced in the 1955 line. PATRICK COFFEY

 

[rickr]

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I have an extra chrome dryer control bezel with the glass with the dots,if anyone needs it. A leftover from my Maytag dryer "conversion" last summer. It was from this one.