Just got a new toy yesterday!

[76speedqueen]

Just got a 1976ish McGraw Edison Speed Queen washer yesterday from new neighbor who bought house from a little elderly couple.It is in near mint condition and is built with very high quality materials.It works flawlessly also!

 

[danmantn]

Super nice!

 

[swestoyz]

Woah yeah - dream machine there! Congrats on the super cool find, and from the looks of it, is also in very good shape.

This is my favorite reversing-motor control panel. Had the matching dryer once in Avocado. The dial to the left of the timer is a soak timer, and the red light indicates overflow wash/rinse, plus this is a variable water level model to boot.

SQ's don't come much cooler than this one.

Ben

(thanks for the scan Greg!)

 

[appnut]

Beautimous dream machine!!

 

[76speedqueen]

Thanks guys!I saw it in front of neighbors garage with the boxes for the new LG set he bought and I waited (with baited breath and fingers and toes crossed) for him to come home from work to ask him if I could have the SQ.There is not a scratch on the thing and it shines like new!A very anticipatory afternoon indeed!Now if I could find a Frigidaire with an up and down action agitator and the glass window in the lid..............! (preferably the reddish color or avocado)

 

[djmjlcst]

Awesome Find!

Hey do you know if the couple had the matching dryer to go with this classic washer? TOL model! Never seen one with the soak timer or overflow light on the panel in addition to the panel light! I had the next years model. I didn't have the soak timer, the overflow light, or the panel light but the timer dial was back lit when the machine was on. It also had the infinite water control and the same wash/rinse temperatures and action. Bet those new neighbors hadn't a clue about what they gave up! Nice!

Mike L.

 

[djmjlcst]

forgot a question.....

Forgot to ask you in my last message if you did get the fabric softener dispenser which sits on top of the agitator? My guess is no, since I see a Downy Ball sitting off to the side on the machine!

Where's Eddy1210? He'd be envious of this machine as well and he has a quite a few classic SQ's in his collection!

Mike L.

 

[76speedqueen]

He did indeed have the dryer,however that was thrown out when I was out of town and was not here to rescue it.That was a gas model he told me.He said it would not heat and had a hole in the lint screen and a threadbare belt.Still a bummer as I would surely have been able to find parts eventually..............He said he didn't want the old SQ washer because he thought it was an eyesore in his modern finished basement so he got the new LG front loaders.In my opinion newer is almost never better...just more expensive.We have a newer Whirly cabrio too and I don't like that nearly as much as my SQ!

 

[76speedqueen]

No no fab soft disp.Will have to work on that one, I want it to be all inclusive because she is such a pretty thing....

 

[alr2903]

Yes indeed a very nice washer.  McGraw Edison is the key to the case.  alr

 

[76speedqueen]

Tub pic

Inside my SQ

 

[76speedqueen]

Back of SQ

This washer is in great shape for its age.I am very lucky...

 

[76speedqueen]

Another view

Front pic

 

[mrb627]

Awesome

Speed Queen with envy

 

Malcolm

 

[combo52]

SQ SOLID TUB WASHER

Yours is the exact model my first partners mother had in Wisconsin. She also had the matching electric dryer both were coppertone in color. We replaced both with new almond WPs around 1988 when we had the heat converted from fuel oil to natural gas and the gas co. said they would install the gas to the house free if we added three gas appliances. The SQ washer worked well as far as I know, it did have a new water pump at some point ,but his mother really loved the new WP gas dryer. She couldn't believe how fast it dried compared to the electric SQ. Unfortunately I didn't save the brown SQs I sold both to some local folks for around $150, it was the last one of these SQs I ever saw with the soak timer.

 

[mtn1584]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can see myself as a kid in the basement of our apartment building turning the agitators on the SQ commercial machines back and forth. Take a picture of this TREASURE and send it in to ALLIANCE, they would love it......Again great find, congrats and enjoy.
Mike

 

[yogitunes]

Super Duper Sweet........also rare is the larger tub.....I only got to see one a long time ago....and that one had the banging solenoids

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

I can't believe....

--what a beautiful machine a Speed Queen can be!

Too bad that they were so under-rated in the ratings, too!

-- Dave

 

[gansky1]

I had a model just like but one step down, without the soak-timer.  They are very fun machines, enjoy!!