Frigidaire Unimatic washers

[turquoisedude]

Thanks, Robert!

I will have to test your method in a MultiMatic Frigdaire...  LOL   Gotta wait until the weekend, alas... 

 

Thanks for documenting the methodology!

 

[beekeyknee]

Does anyone know of a pink machine like the one on the home page or is that just a dream? They did come in that color didn't they?

 

[lebron]

Robert-

Cool pictures of a sheet load in the turquoise Frigidaire. Just wondering about the window in some of the pictures. Did this machine get moved?

 

[Unimatic1140]

Jed look at reply #14 in this thread.

And yup they sure did come in pink, starting in the '55 models.

 

[brucelucenta]

I once had a pale yellow set of 1958 Custom Imperials like the turquoise one. Very nice looking machines.

 

[mayken4now]

Goodness, Loading your machine, Robert, reminds me of Jeff and I's neighbor in Pensacola who worked on Frigidaire machines his entire life until retirement. He and his wife stopped over one day, just to check in. I was washing in my rollermatic. "He said, do you have another load to wash?" I said, Mr. Andrews, I can always find something to wash. He said "please do, I want to show you how to load this machine properly"................. What a plethora of information he was about Frigidaire.

 

[brucelucenta]

What does the 1955 Frigidaire look like? I have forgotten.

 

[swestoyz]

I think the late WO-65-2 (1954) and the 1955 WV-65 were available in Sherwood Green and Yellow as the first years/models for shaded GM washers.  In '56 the Imperial line washers received the two-tone colors (a mix of white and the shaded color), with Pink becoming the third available option.  Charcoal Gray came on the scene in 1957 and these colors remained in place until 1958 when Turquoise replaced Sherwood Green.  1959 brought along Aztec Copper to finish out the decade and Charcoal Gray was dropped after 1960.

 

As for shaded 1958 models, a handful of dryers have popped up in pink but I don't recall any pink WCI-58 washers coming around in the last decade or so. 

 

And - here's a thread with a beautiful '55 set.

 

http://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?47306
 

Ben

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[brucelucenta]

Personally, I think the '55 models were ugly.

 

[foraloysius]

The 1955 Frigidaires always remind me of the radios from that era with two controls, one on each side. Like this Philips radio. I love the 1955 styling.

 

[lebron]

reply #14 in this thread.

Don't know how I missed that one lol. Looks great up there! So much fun to have a washer in the kitchen.

 

[norgeway]

We had

A 55 Pulsamatic which didn't look at all like the other 55 Frigidaires.It ran from 55 until 69 when it was replaced by a WCDAN Custom Deluxe which lasted 17 years...

 

[gyrafoam]

Hans, you meant from 55-58 with the Pulsamatics didn't you? I don't recall a 59 Pulsamatic. I think they were Multimatics in '59.

I had a friend in Atlanta that had a pink '58 C.i.. That was a really nice machine

 

[jetcone]

I have to totally agree with Greg

on the unloading. Never drop a thing from washer to dryer with one giant tangle !! LOL

 

Love my Unimatics all around. 

 

But that 1-18 Poppy is fast becoming a favorite!

 

 

[philr]

Jon, I also love all my Frigidaires and I'm thrilled with my new 3 speed 1-18!

And your red Elite is wonderful! [this post was last edited: 2/20/2017-14:02]

 

[lesto]

Jon Charles, that's a mighty nice looking Kenmore frogeye you've got there!