From the '58 Frigidaire line

[hoover1060]

We have this little beauty just arrived today! This was made by Waste King.
For many years this would be Waste King's main disposer model(souped up only with a larger HP motor and a sound shell)
This 1958 Frigidaire has a 1/4 hp motor.

 

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closeup shot

of the label

 

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manual

showing the two models available. This is basically the same as the deluxe model, just minus the sound shell.

 

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the mouth

Standard Waste King guard...I love the FRIGIDAIRE on the sink ring

 

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and of course the teeth

SS disk with swivel hammers, and a cast, machined ring. 1/4 hp might seem kinda wimpy, but this thing was probably a pretty good disposer in its day.

 

[Unimatic1140]

Yay Jeff!

Jeff that '58 Frigidaire disposer is totally COOL!!! I'm surprised that it was orange as early as 1958! I love the one you gave me last January at Fred's house, I have it proudly displayed in my appliance library...

 

[Unimatic1140]

Totally cool 1960s Frigidaire Disposer...

 

[Unimatic1140]

The best part is the sink ring and stopper, this must go into a pink or turquoise sink!

 

[aldspinboy]

Robert that is nice love the logo ! Darren k

 

[petek]

You don't say

 

[sudsmaster]

And those grinding teeth are soooo.... Feminine!

 

[turquoisedude]

Where on earth did you find it?

That is awesome, Jeff! I remember there was a housing subdivision in Beacon Hill, a suburb of Montreal that featured all-Frigidaire kitchens and they all had this model in them. What a great find - enjoy it!!

 

[hoover1060]

found it on ebay...

Waste King made this disposal for Frigidaire and for Monkey Wards as well. Probably about 1970 neighbors across the street from us replaced their original Hotpoint Disposal with the Wards version of this model. I remember it being very quiet, until that is they cut the splash guard off because the could not remove it.
Just another little piece of childhood for me!

 

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a better pic

of the Frigidaire guts...
wish they still made these today!!!

 

[turquoisedude]

All I can say is WOW! The only vintage disposer I ever got close to was in the house where I grew up - there was a 1956 Youngstown Kitchens one in the sink. It was already FUBAR when we moved in to the house in 1970 and it was eventually replaced with a Kenmore in about 1972. Again, congrats!

 

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Youngstown Kitchens

Would have been made by American Standard I think, they also made Kenmores up until about 1966, when ISE took over.

I realized at some point today that disposals like the Frigidaire are still made, only now they are called Commercial Waste King!

 

[sudsmaster]

This is a page from a '59 Frigidaire sales brochure, but the disposer seems very similar (even same color) as the '58 you've shown us...

 

[hoover1060]

'58 manual

here is the cover of the '58's manual showing that same disposer...that must have been the TOL model

 

[~sudsshane]

wow jeff!

where did you find the disposer? I would love to get my hands on a vintage GM Frigidaire disposer like yours.

Have lots of fun grinding the potato peels!

Shane

 

[hoover1060]

why ebay of course

Shane that came from Ebay, and when i saw it I had to have it. Alas I will not use it, first its almost 50 years old, made when stainless steel and corrosion proof parts were not all that common, although I believe the disk in this to be made from SS. Also, its motor is 1/4hp not so powerful by any standards, I wonder how it would survive in my kitchen? I remember the Hotpoint Disposall in my parent's kitchen when I was a kid was jammed up here and there, and my dad would grumble every time he had to poke the broom handle down it to free up the disk.
Instead, this Frigidaire will be preserved for history...now to just find a place for it!

 

[sudsmaster]

Install it in your shower...

Just like Kramer on "Seinfeld" did, so he could multitask and prepare a delicious tossed salad for a pot-luck while tending to his personal hygiene... lol...

 

[gansky1]

That is very cool, Jeff, good catch!

It still amazes me that people would buy (or be given) appliances and never use them...

 

[hoover1060]

Thanks Greg

I always wonder the same thing, where has it been all these years, and why was it not used?
I am always amazed at what turns up on ebay too. With proper patience, you'll find whatever it is you want!