EDDY1210's A-78 Speed Queen washer!

[Dewey643]

I was looking over photos of somer of your collections of vintage washing machines,and was looking at EDDY1210's collection. Came across a model A-78
Speed Queen washer. What year was this machine made? Seen some old General Electric machines in there,too! Seen an old Frigidaire similar to one we had when I was growing up as well! Vintage or modern,...my two favorite brands are GE and Speed Queen! If I had a GE machine,...I would choose a filter-flo model from 1969 to 1985,...I like the looks of those machines. I would choose just about ANY Speed Queen machine,but I like the appearance of the A-78 in EDDY1210's collection!
No offense to Maytag and Whirlpool fans intended,but I am just not a fan of those brands. Yeah,...I am sure they made great machines in their time,but just not a fan of those.

 

[tomturbomatic]

Do not apologize for your machine preferences, just enjoy them. We all have our favorites.

 

[philr]

The A-78 is also a favorite of mine. I hope to find one someday. I got the matching dryer just in case I'd find the washer alone!

 

 

They're from the mid-late 1960s (they were introduced in 1966)

 

 

[washman]

Those classic

Speed Queens featured the famous Arc-Cuate 210 transmission, proven in millions of installations. I believe Jetcone has youtube vids of it being cleaned and serviced.

 

[eddy1210]

The A-78

Thanks Dewey for the nice comments about this washer! It's one of my favorites too. Here is a picture of where it sits today in the line-up. I've now put a retro aluminum agitator in. I think this would have been made around 1969 or 70.
Eddy

 

[gelaundry4ever]

GE and Speed Queen.

I would use the GE for darks and the blue pile and the speed queen for lights or whites and vice versa. But then again, I have used both before.

 

[gelaundry4ever]

210 agitation arc.

I believe Speed Queen still uses the 210 agitation arc today.

 

[jetcone]

Ooh Eddy

that lonely speed queen needs a caring home back east....

 

 

[twintubber]

Speed Queen's

were incredible machines. I absolutely love those machines.
I believe that between them and Maytag at the time were both the "best of the best" albeit in very different ways.
The Maytags are softer and gentler and therefore also much quieter.
The Speed Queens are rougher and much noisier machines. They are also extreme water hogs.
But I do love the solid and deep sound of the Speed Queens agitating and even got to relive those sounds the last few days in my own somewhat, Speed Queen system. And a post about that is on it's way at that.

 

[eddy1210]

Jon, you're going to have to come over here to play with it! A Canadian slap is due for that remark.

 

[jetcone]

DuXs and runnnsssssss

Whohoooooo

 

[twintubber]

A Canadian Slap!

Is much harder than you may think.
But, I digress...........
Hee Hee