Frigidaire Treasures galore.....

[runematic]

Way to go Graham.  I had too much work to do yesterday or I would have been there.  The auction was about 2 miniutes from my house.   

 

With all the rain we had, wasn't that old farm just a LITTLE muddy?  How was the crowd?

 

Congrats.

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[circlew]

I'd say you hit the jackpot for sure!

 

[danelto]

Hey Graham:

Wanna split a Powerball ticket?

 

[aldspinboy]

Graham I had a friend who lived near Manhaim but on the out skirts near his family's farm.

It is so beuatiful out there in Lancaster Pa. Amish Country as well.

 He would take me to the farmers show, I never knew there are so many variety of vegitables and how a string bean really suppose to look like lol it was fascinating.

 

So ther must be jackpots of stuff hidden up there do you think... BOY YOU GOT SOME TRESSURES THERE !

I'm glad you found them it was ment to be... Cant wait to see when you get them together and cleaned up and testing GOOD LUCK !

How are you doing this one machine at a time  ?

 

 

Darren k.

 

 

[strongenough78]

Good job with the Control Towers! Hang on to those as long as you can, those seem to be pretty rare. And by the way.....where are the money shots???

 

[alr2903]

Congratulations, its been quite a while  since we have enjoyed seeing such a large score of beauties at ONE time.  Just as others have posted, it may not take much elbow grease for the cleaning.  Dawn and hot water can perform near miracles on that old porcelain. Did the previous owner seem to have a soft spot for Frigidaire, or was there several of everything?. Best of luck.  WOW.  alr2903

 

[jetcone]

I'll say you hit the jackpot

3 tower tops in one sitting,last time I saw that was over 10 years ago in S.Dakota! Get scrubbing we wanna see waves of washing action!
Be careful, those Unimatics spin at 1140!

 

[sharples]

Charcoal Set

Wow, if the Charcoal set went for $2,000. I have a gold mine, LOL J/K If anyone wants to know, i paid $70. for all 7 appliances. $60. to a couple guys to help me get them out of the barn and $70. for fuel. (So i got all mine for a total of $200.) So just keep your eyes out, we find em much cheaper.

 

[washerlover]

I'm still drooling over my keyboard at those photos. Why can't we find those here in "CA" instead of "PA?" Looking forward to more pics. Congratulations!

 

[strongenough78]

Hey Washerlover......

Are there any scrapyards like that up there? I've looked on the internet for places like that here in Fresno, and all I get results for are car wrecking yards.

 

[combo52]

OLD APPLIANCE JUNK YARDS

Vern it sometimes pays to ask or if you are there to look in old auto junk yards, some also took old appliances. I have spent a lot with my partner in old auto yards in the past few years. Last fall at a yard in Fresno Ca. I spotted the last solid tub SQ washer in a yard there that was in very good shape [ no rust at all ] and Kevin went and rescued it for his collection. You never know what you will find, the owner of the yard was only too happy to give me the washer for free.

 

[washerlover]

Not any places like that up here that I know of. I do need to get chummier with the local appliances stores so I can pilfer thru what they pick up when they deliver a new machine...

 

[a440]

Awesome Finds!

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">I don't know how I missed this post. </span>

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">Great finds and all at one place!  Amazing!</span>

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">Have you had a chance to clean any of them up?  I bet they clean up easy.</span>

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">Steve Riley (Gyrofoam) has a very nice 1947 & 1949 Frigidaire Flattop Unimatic in his collection.  In mint condition.  Up and running last time I visited.  Very rare machines!
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<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">These are such great finds you have there!</span>

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">Brent</span>