Finally.

[bajaespuma]

Can you guess what arrived today?

 

[bajaespuma]

Not enough of a hint? How about this:

 

[bajaespuma]

MY FIRST HONEST-TO-GRAVY, MADE ON TAYLOR AVENUE IN CHICAGO, HOTPOINT WASHING MACHINE!!!!!!!!!(Jumping around and hollering like Pee-Wee Hermann)!!!!

 

[bajaespuma]

and that's not all, an unexpected surprise upon opening of the trademark(not a safety switch in sight) LH hinged lid:

 

[bajaespuma]

They didn't forget to include the wack-o Rube Goldberg pre-Silhouette Hotpoint detergent dispenser/lint filter thingy!!!!!!

 

[bajaespuma]

and the control panel is in my all-time favorite colors, turquoise and blue! Oh somebody light a cigarette for me.

 

[bajaespuma]

did I mention it's a 2 speeder?

When I saw the tiny picture on Craig's list, I was sure it was a BOL, but when it arrived, I noticed this:

 

[appnut]

Sweet man, I need a cigarette too. This is just too exciting. congratulations!!!

 

[bajaespuma]

The owner said that it belonged to an older male professor, who, I'm judging by the condition of the lid bumpers, didn't use it an awful lot.

 

[bajaespuma]

Of course it's the first washer that I'm going to have to rake before using,

 

[bajaespuma]

but after i pick up all the dead leaves, I'm going to attach a new drain hose to the pump (the bottom of the machine is quite shiny and clean), follow AW members' advice and fill it with hot water, probably some Mexican phosphate detergent and then let 'er rip. Will let y'all know what happens. Look at the measuring guide on the dispenser! Yeah, I'll use two cups.

 

[redcarpetdrew]

Good Deal!!!

Congrats on the new arrival! Clean, too! Wash pictures and video, PLEASE!!!

RCD

 

[sambootoo]

That's what (my) dreams are made of! Congrats. Nothing like that to be found around here.

 

[mayfan69]

Very nice indeed!

Very nice indeed Ken,

I like the blue too....a favourite colour for a control panel

Cheers
Leon

 

[joelippard]

Congratulations

How Grand it looks! I'll bet it cleans up nicely. Good luck with it!

 

[spiralator60]

Nice Find!

Congratulations to you, Ken. What model year is this machine?

 

[gyrafoam]

That is a wonderful find! Those do a great job of cleaning. Very aggressive!

 

[swestoyz]

Wow. It actually looks like it is in very good shape. How is the outer cabinet - any rust?

Awesome washer. Keep us posted when you get it all cleaned up!

 

[gmmcnair]

Very nice! Congratulations!

I would imagine the two cup mark was for people who still used the jelly soap back then. That would be about right for good suds.

 

[Unimatic1140]

Wow Ken that is simply beautiful, solid basket Hotpoints are some of the coolest and rarest vintage automatics around. Funny my Co-Axial Hotpoint is also a 1962 model, but it has a red control panel.

 

[peteski50]

Hotpoint!

Real great find and good cleaning unit. We had a later model that was simular. The internal tub and adj are the same as we had. Best of Luck with it.
Peter

 

[70series]

Awesome Find!

Congrats on finding the real deal in Hotpoints (IMO). The first washer we had was a 1964 Silhouette model which I have no memory of, as it died in 1972 when I was two years old. I have never seen or heard any of the coaxial transmission models work. Please post a vid of this when you get it cleaned up and running.

Have a good one,
James

 

[qsd-dan]

Way to go! It appears to be in great shape with almost negligible wear. A little love in the cleaning department and she'll gleam!

 

[rollermatic]

love your washer!!!!!!!

what a beautiful solid tub hotpoint washer! and that control panel! it just screams "early 60's" at least to me! i can definately relate to how you feel!

hope it works fine and all you have to do is enjoy it!

 

[toggleswitch2]

NICE!

 

[turquoisedude]

Great find!!

That is an awesome Hotpoint washer! The filter/dispenser looks kinda like a pool or spa filter. What year would this have been produced?? Congratulations on your find and keep us posted with photos of the tests - it's gonna work fine, I'll bet!!

 

[tomturbomatic]

Congratulations. I am so happy for you. I love the way you can feel the concrete in the tub ring in those machines. Tom

 

[rickr]

Congratulations on your solid tub Hotpoint!

 

[jetcone]

Ken a solid tub Hotpoint

Congratulations! I bet you are happy to get a dream machine!
And its is laundry striking distance from here DONT be surprised if I show up with a laundry basket of clothes!

 

[seeitrun2006]

Hotpoint washer

Congrats on your fine!

My Mom had the BOL 1959 Hotpoint. It is identical to this one except the controls on my Mom's laid flat on top. It only had the timer knob with hot and warm temp buttons. The opening in the rubber splash guard for the fill port was at 12:00 position. Later models had the openings between 10:00 and 11:00 position. When my Mom's washer would get off balanced
(which was often) the spash guard would move/turn around. Mom would grab it move it back to the 12:00 position. It had the red dispenser and lint filter except the guts of the filter were metal.