MIB Maytag in PA

[Unimatic1140]

My name is John. I reside in Greensburg, PA (40 East of Pittsburgh).

A year ago, we purchased an older home. In the basement was a Maytag Automatic washer. It was given to the wife of the fellow who owned the home back in 1964. She had several wringer type washers that she used and never got around to using the gift her husband gave her. The washer has never been hooked up or turned on. It still has some of the paperwork that came with it as well as the box of Tide and the rubber hoses that come with it. It still sits on the shipping materials that it sat on when it was delivered on Ash Wednesday 1964.

They would like to find a good home for this machine...

 

[Unimatic1140]

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[Unimatic1140]

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[Unimatic1140]

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[sharples]

Heya

Robert can you e-mail me their e-mail address. That is really close to me and i would love this washer.
-Thanks

 

[DADoES]

LAWDY!

 

[scott55405]

That's just amazing, how fun to see the original stickers and so forth as well. Someone will really treasure this item.

 

[Unimatic1140]

WOOPsie, sorry I forgot the email address:

[email protected]

 

[peteski50]

Maytag!

That is such a awsome find. I really hope it goes to a good home.
Peter

 

[westytoploader]

GASP!!!

WHAT A FIND, a never-used A700, with the original information sticker no less! This is definitely a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

 

[gadgetgary]

Wow!

Simply amazing. I love it!

Just like the Insinkerator that I got from Greg M last month.
Never used with box.

What a treasure~!

 

[gadgetgary]

BTW

Any interior shots?

 

[bpetersxx]

Suds Saver

 

[northwesty]

Amazing

 

[launderess]

That box of vintage Tide alone could bring in big bucks if the right bidders see it.

L.

 

[toggleswitch]

Snatch this up washers bois!

Thermostatic mixing valve? *FAINT*

I guess the round dial at the top of the rear console is the suds-saver control!

 

[tlee618]

What a gem!!! Steve I am thinking that is a cold water rinse selector but you know I could be wrong. This machine is going to make someone really happy and YAY it has the lighted console. Terry

 

[swestoyz]

Wow - truly an amazing find. This is almost as special as the 10 millionth Maytag that is at the Jasper County Museum - a brand new 1956 140 AMP, with the hoses and shipping ring still in tact. The only difference with that machine and this is - the 140 was probably never crated - this was. Absolutely cool washer -

Wow - PA has had its fair share of goodies lately!

Ben

 

[gansky1]

Never used. Oh, bless her heart!

Can you imagine how shiny the agtitator is? The smell inside the tub?

New motor slides & belts and it should be ready to run it's first load!

 

[veg-o-matic]

We will now pause while there is a collective changing of underwear...

veg

 

[lesto]

Beautiful! Toggleswitch, the knob on top of the console is for selecting either warm or cold water for the spray rinse.

 

[bobbyderegis]

Great washer.
My grandmother's very similar model 142 is still going strong. And so is her DG700 dryer.
Bobby in Boston

 

[charbee]

Oh, my...

That's just simply astounding.

One of you guys HAS to snag this!

With the d*mn box of Tide still in it???????

This is a total museum piece!

Whoever gets this had better take lots of pictures and show 'em to us!

 

[decodriveboy]

OMG

I envy the lucky person who gets this!!

 

[goatfarmer]

Did they say what they wanted for it?

kennyGF

 

[jetaction]

reply from the seller

Due to the interest being displayed, I feel that I am obligated to run a silent auction on our Maytag. Bidding will be accepted until 11:00 PM on Saturday evening, the 7th. Be advised that shipping and handling/packaging costs will be in addition to the accepted bid.

Please send us a message containing your bid along with your contact info if you wish to participate in the auction. For your reference, I currently have an offer of $200. You will be notified via e-mail as to the result of the matter on Saturday evening, worst case sometime on Easter Sunday.

The items included in the lot are the washer itself, the hoses that came in the tub along with the paperwork that we found that was associated with the washer.

As noted, the washer was still on the shipping crate base that it arrived here on Ash Wednesday 1964. There is no evidence that it has ever been hooked up or turned on, so to my knowledge, it is in the same condition as the day it was delived.

Thank you for your interest and good luck if you choose to submit a bid.

Best regards,

John Pfeffer

 

[seamusuk]

Im thinking....

This is gonna get SERIOUS!! $$$$$$$

Seamus

 

[rickr]

How funny! Owning a nice automatic washer all those years and never even using it! Now that was a Die hard wringer washer lady. <:

 

[bajaespuma]

God, how I wish now I had gone to Law School.

Now here is a dream come true; not only finding your dream vintage washer, but by some fluke, it's brand new after 50 years. There has to be a word invented for this.

I propose: Serendipidee-Doo.

 

[frigilux]

I'd propose HOLY FUCK, but that might offend some people.

It is an amazing E-bay item, no doubt. Hope one of the family gets this gem.