hoover1060
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Congrats Glenn!
That Whirlpool sign is FAB!
That Whirlpool sign is FAB!
Having a look at an old shop
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mayken4now
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Grab all you can Glenn.
steve
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Fans and adding machines.
The fans are interesting. I saw a late Westinghouse (1950s), and even better in the back, an Emerson! Emerson, Westinghouse, and GE all made some of the best fans money could buy. If that Emerson survives the sale, I think I might be interested. Also, would you post a photo of the adding machine and typewriters? I restored an Underwood #5 last year and it is an awesome machine. I am looking fo a manual adding machine.
Good luck,
Dave
The fans are interesting. I saw a late Westinghouse (1950s), and even better in the back, an Emerson! Emerson, Westinghouse, and GE all made some of the best fans money could buy. If that Emerson survives the sale, I think I might be interested. Also, would you post a photo of the adding machine and typewriters? I restored an Underwood #5 last year and it is an awesome machine. I am looking fo a manual adding machine.
Good luck,
Dave
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Looks like a wonderful place to spend a week hunting thru, love the pictures. One can almost sense the atmosphere in there.........
About the horseshoe pump...
Also known as a reversing pump, those are very early WP/Kenmore automatic pumps. Before the unidirectional flapper valve pumps were used on the belt drives, the horseshoe pumps were mounted on a hinge and moved by the wig-wag bar cam to control its direction. These should be saved.
As should the baseplate. If anyone is doing a WP/Km (belt drive) rebuild, the baseplate is the way to go--it includes factory installed centerpost bearings.
Also known as a reversing pump, those are very early WP/Kenmore automatic pumps. Before the unidirectional flapper valve pumps were used on the belt drives, the horseshoe pumps were mounted on a hinge and moved by the wig-wag bar cam to control its direction. These should be saved.
As should the baseplate. If anyone is doing a WP/Km (belt drive) rebuild, the baseplate is the way to go--it includes factory installed centerpost bearings.
Glenn - what a great walk through time this was for you! Glad to hear, and see!, that you were able to save some great stuff. Thanks for sharing!
Ben
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<blockquote>Looks like a wonderful place to spend a week hunting thru, love the pictures. One can almost sense the atmosphere in there.........</blockquote>When I walked in, T asked me if it looks the same. I told him it even *smells* the same!
As for looking the same, it does and it doesn't. So much has been cleared away. Lawdy, I'd love to have pics of it as it was back in the day! There was a 1960s undercounter dishwasher and a topload portable in back that I "played" with many times. I remember a Whirly time-line control panel atop a cabinet buried under so much I couldn't get it open for a look inside. It may have been just a panel and top set on a different cabinet. There was also a pushbutton Whirly timer, a style with the buttons horizontally across the top similar to a '65 LK. No cycle legends, just buttons, dial & pointer and wires hanging loose. I'd select a button, set the timer and turn it increment by increment listening to the clicks to figure out what were the cycles. I was quite surprised when I found those, the proprietor was never much for selling TOL. They sold HUNDREDS of the 5700 series, he pushed them hard as having all the features anybody would ever need. If I'd known then, I would have asked for some of those things, I'm *sure* he would have been happy to give them to me. I'm disappointed that all the vintage service literature is gone. I spent hours poring through binders filled with details on Whirly combos, 1950-era toploaders, and wringers. There was a tasseled/fringed banner hanging in the showroom touting some features on one of the 1960s model-lines (maybe 1964). This was in the late 70s and into the 80s and the banner was still there, Mr. S was never much for keeping up with advertising. Of course, it's gone now. :`-(
As for looking the same, it does and it doesn't. So much has been cleared away. Lawdy, I'd love to have pics of it as it was back in the day! There was a 1960s undercounter dishwasher and a topload portable in back that I "played" with many times. I remember a Whirly time-line control panel atop a cabinet buried under so much I couldn't get it open for a look inside. It may have been just a panel and top set on a different cabinet. There was also a pushbutton Whirly timer, a style with the buttons horizontally across the top similar to a '65 LK. No cycle legends, just buttons, dial & pointer and wires hanging loose. I'd select a button, set the timer and turn it increment by increment listening to the clicks to figure out what were the cycles. I was quite surprised when I found those, the proprietor was never much for selling TOL. They sold HUNDREDS of the 5700 series, he pushed them hard as having all the features anybody would ever need. If I'd known then, I would have asked for some of those things, I'm *sure* he would have been happy to give them to me. I'm disappointed that all the vintage service literature is gone. I spent hours poring through binders filled with details on Whirly combos, 1950-era toploaders, and wringers. There was a tasseled/fringed banner hanging in the showroom touting some features on one of the 1960s model-lines (maybe 1964). This was in the late 70s and into the 80s and the banner was still there, Mr. S was never much for keeping up with advertising. Of course, it's gone now. :`-(
frontaloadotmy
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Great Sign
Hope you get some other cool and useful things, Glenn. You
better get that washing machine!
Hope you get some other cool and useful things, Glenn. You
better get that washing machine!
veg-o-matic
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Doodads hits the Mother Lode!
Wow! Glenn, I hope you're going to do the Right Thing and mount that sign on the outside of your house...
veg
Wow! Glenn, I hope you're going to do the Right Thing and mount that sign on the outside of your house...
veg
geoffdelp
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Wow, Glenn; what a haul!! And, you had a trip down memory lane, to boot; fantastic!! 
Congratulations!!
Congratulations!!
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Wow Great Finds.. Where there any owners manuals?? I am still lookin for those
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Glenn....Congrats on the great finds. I'm very happy that you found such nice treasures....especially that sign - WOW! Rich
I'm green with sign envy!
OMG Glenn, that Whirlpool sign is to die for! Congrats that will look wonderful hanging above your machines.
OMG Glenn, that Whirlpool sign is to die for! Congrats that will look wonderful hanging above your machines.
Forgot to mention ...
There's another Whirlpool lighted clock/sign. The clock quit working and one of the fluorescent sockets broke. T took it apart, plans to make a toolbox out of the cabinet, but said he'd bring it in if I (or anybody) wants it. It's a modern Whirly logo. The clock could be replaced with a hobby kit, and the fluorescent fixture as well. There're a couple small scratches on the backside paint/lamination on the clock face area.
There's another Whirlpool lighted clock/sign. The clock quit working and one of the fluorescent sockets broke. T took it apart, plans to make a toolbox out of the cabinet, but said he'd bring it in if I (or anybody) wants it. It's a modern Whirly logo. The clock could be replaced with a hobby kit, and the fluorescent fixture as well. There're a couple small scratches on the backside paint/lamination on the clock face area.
bpetersxx
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Mr D is this what u played with
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and this
This is Pumpers I think and if he has it is there more pictures I
am curious how u operate it
This is Pumpers I think and if he has it is there more pictures I
am curious how u operate it
(I have these ^^ pictures saved, very cool machine. Would love to know the model number [I'm wondering if it's an LJA?] and to see a close-up of the buttons and timer ... but it appears that Pumper ran across it when visiting a resale shop in Phoenix and may not have the machine himself My picture file is dated 2/15/2002.)
No it was not that timer. The buttons were across the front face of the timer, not the top, and they were brown and smaller/square instead of rectangular.
No it was not that timer. The buttons were across the front face of the timer, not the top, and they were brown and smaller/square instead of rectangular.
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Zenith 8-track
I'd love to have that Zenith 8-track deck to go on top of my '67 Zenith Console. I have a Pioneer one that looks almost like that but it'd be very cool to have a Zenith one.
Please let me know how much that is or if it's available.
You must be having a lot of fun there rummaging around. Thanks for sharing.
Bob
I'd love to have that Zenith 8-track deck to go on top of my '67 Zenith Console. I have a Pioneer one that looks almost like that but it'd be very cool to have a Zenith one.
Please let me know how much that is or if it's available.
You must be having a lot of fun there rummaging around. Thanks for sharing.
Bob
Turntable
Just wondered what the age of that "califone" turntable is. It sure has the 50's -60's look to it like industrial Highschool bandroom. Remember the (sp) "woolensack" reel to reels. Nice finds Glenn thaks for sharing with us.
Just wondered what the age of that "califone" turntable is. It sure has the 50's -60's look to it like industrial Highschool bandroom. Remember the (sp) "woolensack" reel to reels. Nice finds Glenn thaks for sharing with us.
That Califone record player reminds me of a similar one in an elementry school I went to.Theirs had a large speaker with it that had the large "C" of Califone over the speaker grill.The machine had a nice sound to it.
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califone
oh yes...I have a califone that i just adore. Those actually are transcription turntables and can play 16 inch records~
Mine is very closely related to the one Glenn shows us, only mine has the mic input also. The turntable is infinately adjustable from any speed between 10 and 100 rpm's, which is kinda cool.
oh yes...I have a califone that i just adore. Those actually are transcription turntables and can play 16 inch records~
Mine is very closely related to the one Glenn shows us, only mine has the mic input also. The turntable is infinately adjustable from any speed between 10 and 100 rpm's, which is kinda cool.
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Califone speaker
Here's a shot showing the speaker too.
Bob
Here's a shot showing the speaker too.
Bob
Califones were popular as heck with schools. Good sound, teacher-proof, and they worked. I remember that even in the late 80's, there were plenty of tube ones still kicking around my school. Oh heck, there were tube ones kicking around after that, too.
Of course, my district 'modernized' by buying lots of POS tape players that had 2 inch speakers that gave you a headache. Kinda like how they scrapped all their selectrics for Dells in the late 90's. The secrataries were NOT happy about that!
Of course, my district 'modernized' by buying lots of POS tape players that had 2 inch speakers that gave you a headache. Kinda like how they scrapped all their selectrics for Dells in the late 90's. The secrataries were NOT happy about that!
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