Hey! Look what I found.

[rickr]

From a basement of a duplex rental house. These were left behind many years ago by some renter that must not of liked them much. They have been sitting for quite a number of years. The lady that bought the duplex wiped them off and took shots to e-mail me.

 

[rickr]

brought them home last weekend

Now they are in my garage.

 

[rickr]

it's an

1958 TOL model

 

[rickr]

lighted

controls

 

[rickr]

suds saver

Also

 

[rickr]

and you can wash...

Christmas trees in here!! Can't find that setting on the dial however... Anyone know what setting you use for fir trees on a 58 Maytag?

 

[rickr]

It is very clean inside considering...

Perhaps the fir branches wipe the old soap scum out of that tub!

 

[rickr]

And the

A very rare dryer option for 1958..

 

[scott55405]

That's just fabulous! Nice find! I never knew they used copper agitator caps. I know you will have years of enjoyment from these!

 

[rickr]

Hardly any dryer lint!

The "Never Clean" lint filter close up! See how great that works? If you never clean the screen,you don't need to vent this dryer outside. It works *almost* like a Frigidaire Filtrator dryer.... LOL!!

 

[appnut]

Excellen Rick!! Thanks for all the pix of the washer. May I request one or two more of the dryer please? I didn't realize Maytag still had a big handle in the lid of the washer in 1958. Thought tat had gone away by then.

 

[rickr]

The cabinets

The tops are in perfect condtion. The cabinets are faded and have a few nicks in them. The dryer is gas,so..... I will have the washer cabinet repainted,and restore the washer.

 

[rickr]

The dryer will be scrapped

I will keep the pink top off the dryer,and have my already restored *electric* Maytag dryer cabinet repainted pink,and use the pink dryer top on this dryer. And match the pink washer.

 

[rickr]

dryer top

Well.... Dryer top

 

[toggleswitch]

Gorgeous, just gorgeous.

CONGRATS!

Getting fond flash-back of filter in rear of dryer..like the set I grew up with.

Hey Rick, what does the "modern fabrics" button do to modify the cycle? Slow or shorter spin? Auto cold rinse?

Tks,
Steve

 

[rickr]

Requested dryer pix

Still in the basement at the rental house

 

[gansky1]

The first of the Helical drive with an AMP lid! When you take the front panel off the washer, will you post a picture of the works under her skirt? A little different and interesting from the run-of-the-mill Maytag we all know and love...

Congrats and best of luck with the new set!

 

[rickr]

Modern fabrics?

Sorry Steve, I cannot tell you the answer to that. I am sure someone here can though. BTW I still have not got the cabinet back for the 56 Whirlpool dryer (my painter friend has been really busy at the body shop) So the dryer is finished except for the cabinet,and sitting very much in the way in my garage. I will not tear anything else down until the WP dryer is back together. So these Maytags are in *limbo* for now.
Here is a pix of the WP dryer"before"

 

[rickr]

Whirlpool dryer

This is how the dryer looks now. Just waiting for the cabinet to be repainted.
Gotta go for now. Lots of work to do today outside!