FOUND! Rare Economy Duomatic !!!

[Brent-Aucoin]

Wow John!
Very cool!
I would say rare indeed! I had no idea that there was an economy model of the Duomatics!
I love the look of it!
Where did you find it? Was it in a basement?
Do tell....
Thanks for the pictures!
Brent

 

[laundromat]

that's the one my Aunt lou had up until 1977 when she replaced it with a Frigidaire 1-18

 

[decodriveboy]

OMG

I love it, especially that pink trim and thank you for rescuing!! What's the background story on this baby?

What is the difference between a regular and an Economy Duomatic?

Some interior shots also please!

 

[jetcone]

Hey Guys & Dolls

This machine was in the Original basement shoved over to the side. Abandoned for NorgeTags. It was installed when the house was built. A woman Mark works with happened to mention the machine as a Bendix and Mark being very well educated by SteveD hopped on the band wagon.
The woman was selling the house and so it would have gone out to the Krusher which she actually didn't want to see happen. But we all knew the "new" people would have hired piano movers and KRUNCH it would be a gonner!
She had bought the house 8 years ago from the Kermanskis (??) and they had used the machine from new since they built the house.
The owner was very sweet she was so relieved to see it come up out of the basement all 400 pounds of it! And she was so happy to learn it would be restored and not just tossed aside.
It was a win win situation all around!!
Especially the Cheesecake!
When I get it inside I'll take some nudie shots for everyone.

jon

 

[gansky1]

Very nice, I knew it was the "economy" model, but it's still beautiful! I wish I had a basement as large as yours!!

 

[peterh770]

Sweet! Is that a 1958, just before the 27" came along?

 

[jetcone]

YEP! Peter 1958!

well Greg you can come du laundry anytime!

 

[foraloysius]

Very cute machine, the pink is very fifties. What's your basement called nowadays? Bendixland? You're building a great collection.

 

[frontaloadotmy]

Dear Jetcone

That is a lovely Machine, and the story is wonderful.
May I have it please, when you get it perfectly restored?
Love frontal!!!!

 

[jetcone]

Louis

The Roman Senate just bestowed upon me
"Prefect of the Bendii"
Now I have to go buy a toga!!

Greg your basement is double the size of mine, I just slip sidewise now instead of walking around!

j

 

[peterh770]

Jon,

Is this one a 6 min Soak and a 9 min Wash?

 

[foraloysius]

Jon

Here's an example. Now go shopping!

 

[gansky1]

Jon won't need those sandals - these will go much better! And you know what they say, the only people who wear gold shoes are...

 

[gregm]

hey greg ?

I thought you would never part with those ?

 

[gansky1]

I have a pair too, I sent the boring black ones to a new home though...Jon - show a pic of them ;-)

 

[toggleswitch]

Yay to CFMPs!

(come find-me pumps)

 

[jetcone]

Peter I'll check tomorrow

but I believe it is 6 min soak, 9 min wash.

It differs in that it doesn't have a 1)soak temp select
2)a water level selector and 3)a reset button combined with a seperate on-off button. 4 ) you only select hot or warm water.
On my TOL 58 you have cold, cool, warm & hot water selection.

So there are some differences.

I'll get back to you on the times.

jon

 

[jetcone]

Now Louis

I think that is a Greek Stola not a Roman Toga! But those shoes--hideous!!

Leave it to Toggle, a vintage machine there and he see's only the outfit!!!

 

[toggleswitch]

Mirror mirror in the wall who is the girliest girl of all?

OMG pardon me, how rude of me!
HEY nice machine! More pics please. Thanks for the UL label pic. (Is that better? LOL) So seriously, more on the condenser mechanism, s'il vous plait!

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[toggleswitch]

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