Finally

[wringer]

I have my new gal home. This is the one that my friend Chris in NY found for me on Craig's List for $50. I drove over and got her last Tues. She is awesome. She has been used because the idiot who owned her used her with the wrappers on the wringer rolls. I have them but they are kinda messed up from the activity and soap. She has not been used much and is spotless. The bottom roll is a bit yellowed from her age. She was born in Sep of 1980. These pics were taken while she was still in the living room. She is now in her parking spot. I will use her tomorrow to see how she works.
This is a full monty shot.

 

[wringer]

Wringer shot showing no paint loss from being used.

 

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Money shot showing no staining on the post.

 

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Shiny agibitator.

 

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The remains of the roll papers.

 

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Bottom view. The spot on the bottom of the power unit is not grease but rather some kind of factory goop. It won't come off.

 

[unclejohn]

Congrats, Jim !

A REAL beauty and a true collectors item!

1980?? Is there a typo or Maytag were still manufacturing some of those by then?

''Someone used her with the wrappers on the wringer rolls''
LOL or S.O.S. (...Sigh...)

 

[polkanut]

No typo,

Maytag made wringer machines until Nov. 1983.

 

[laundromat]

absolutely gorgeous!

 

 

[mickeyd]

How sweet is is, Jim!

It REALLY looks brand new as if you just took it out of the box.

Maybe the former owner used it only once and was dissatisfied with the poor wringing. Wrappers don't do nearly as well on removing water as rollers do, (chuckle).

 

[mickeyd]

PS:

Not to mention that wrappers leave a ton of lint.

 

[westingman123]

She's a pretty girl!

Careful now, you'll be like another member here and have a HAREM!

 

[stan]

Jim

It soo pristine!
I'd love the have a model N
Enjoy.

 

[wringer]

Well,

Wilma May performed flawlessly on Monday. She just purred right along. I agree with you Mickeyd that the wringer worked better without the wrappers LOL. I found out in a big hurry tho that I can not use the pump to drain her. I wash in the kitchen and had one big mess. That pump works better than a fire truck pump. I had water all over the place. I put the hose over the sink and turned on the pump and was flabbergasted at where water was going that it shouldn't. After I got the mess cleaned up i removed the gooseneck and put the hose on and gravity drained her. Those pumps are incredibly strong. She still looks new but just didn't come in a box LOL.
Thanks for the compliments guys !!

Jim

 

[mickeyd]

Hydrants.

Jim, the minute I got my first Tag, I changed the hose. The original just splashed too much, and wasn't long enough for my laundry room set-up. Now I have a regular all rubber hose on her, and though she still drains so fast, there is no splashing. Please don't waste that magnificent pump on a gravity drain.
Somewhere that MUST be sacrilege ;-D

OR.... drain by gravity with the pump on, for real pump drama and a total "warshday" rush. LOL. Do you have a basement?

I fully agree with all up-to-code-factory-standard people, that the original elevated shiny hook is stunning and a quintessential Maytag Signature, but it is narrow, making the water pressure unmanageable in certain sinks and situations.

 

[swestoyz]

Jim - what a find!  Congrats on picking up this incredibly mint N!  They don't come much nicer than this.

 

Ben

 

[kenmoreguy89]

Congrats! How lucky! Wonderful!

 

[oldskool]

Just beautiful

What a fantastic find! Congratulations on the newest addition to your collection. I too have an N, but mine does not have the pump - a great machine none the less.

Two weeks ago while driving to Milwaukee to obtain another find, I stopped in Newton, IA to see the Maytag collection at the Jasper County museum. They've got an N, amongst many other Maytags on display. Another AW Member Bradross (I think) has a wonderful collection of photos of the museum on flickr. Wow! So impressive.

John

 

[mickeyd]

"... you'll be like another member here and have a H

If that's me, Keith, I'll take a harem any day, but I only use three with any regularity: The "Noge" the Tag, and the Visi. I mean, how may wringers can you have? (smiling). Only seven, (with shyness)