Our 68 or 69 Philco Duomatic had that control panel, but the buttons were all black and the areas above them were a dark turquoise. They lit up nicely when the control panel light (full width behind the plastic lens below the buttons) was on. Our control panel devoted 4 buttons to the wash. The settings boiled down to: hot/warm, warm/warm/, warm/cold, cold/cold. The dryer puttons were: Normal Dry, Perma Press, No Heat and Dryer Off. On the left of the big dial was the load size dial and on the right of the big dial was the dryness selector dial. Perma Press Dry had an interesting cool down. When the load was dry, the main heat shut off, but an 1100 watt heater stayed on and so did the cold water condensing system. The powerful blower recirculated the air through the drum and the cold water condenser which gradually cooled the air. The 1100 watt heater kept the clothes from getting damp. Periodically, a chime would sound to let you know the clothes were in cool down and ready to be removed. Three minutes before the dryer shut off in the Perma Press cool down, the water valve closed and the water in the sump was pumped out, but the machine and the water shut off at the same time at the end of normal dry so it was safest to keep a small bowl under the washer lint trap so that the cup of water would not spill into the machine and onto the floor when it was opened for cleaning. That machine dried clothes perfectly. Once set to the dryness level the user preferred, there was no under or over drying and the clothes came out so soft. I wish I could have saved it, but the parents vetoed that. I never had the opportunity to use one of the vented Duomatics, but they were faster than the condensers. Instead of a solid drum back, the drum back in the vented Duomatics was heavily perforated.
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Of course, the Holy Grail of Rollermatics...
I would vote also for the Holy Grail of 1-18's, but I think the Custom Imperial model from the year or two before was much more feature laden than the all-push-button 1-18.
Applicance consoles and auto dashboards
Anyone ever notice the correlation between the way each was styled through the years? Late forties, both were functional, plain. Mid to late fifties, unbelievable variety, as if they were entries in design contests! Early sixties, still plenty of chrome and style, but toned down some. Sevneties, still a little individuality. Today ... can't tell one make from another.
Yes they did make the Kenmore push-button series shown in Gansky's post. Remember seeing them at Sears and at the home of a couple of lucky people we knew.
Anyone ever notice the correlation between the way each was styled through the years? Late forties, both were functional, plain. Mid to late fifties, unbelievable variety, as if they were entries in design contests! Early sixties, still plenty of chrome and style, but toned down some. Sevneties, still a little individuality. Today ... can't tell one make from another.
Yes they did make the Kenmore push-button series shown in Gansky's post. Remember seeing them at Sears and at the home of a couple of lucky people we knew.
mickeyd
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So would somebody please talk about it--what all the buttons say and do, etc. Tom started but went off on the dryer. Would someone please satisfy our craving.
Thank You
So would somebody please talk about it--what all the buttons say and do, etc. Tom started but went off on the dryer. Would someone please satisfy our craving.
Thank You
Frigidaire High Fashion!
I had always wished they would have made a 1/18 model as a High Fashion. It was a great concept.
Peter
I had always wished they would have made a 1/18 model as a High Fashion. It was a great concept.
Peter
What a neat Philco there Ken. Looks like that washer will light up, a 45 will come out, and it will start playing music! That agitator looks like the spindle on some of the automatic turntables of the time!
"...He's a Juke Box Hero, got stars in his eyes!" 1981 song by Foreigner...one of my favorites from the eighties!
Peter, that Fridigaire set looks like it was the set that was intended to be sold with Flair ranges...what an interesting set with those tall control panels
"...He's a Juke Box Hero, got stars in his eyes!" 1981 song by Foreigner...one of my favorites from the eighties!
Peter, that Fridigaire set looks like it was the set that was intended to be sold with Flair ranges...what an interesting set with those tall control panels
Some close-up shots of the controls on both would be great!
I agree with Glenn Dick. Good enough for me to see please. TY Bob
I will have close up shots of both dryers posted no later than tomorrow morning. I just got off the phone with another member and would you believe the call lasted almost 2 hrs. And what were we talking about all that time? Old vintage washers. I've got to climb into bed right now. I'm exhausted from our great chat. Oh, I'll throw in another pic of the 60 I had taken earlier. Notice the compartment in the dryer door.
Dick S.
Dick S.
That was for the tumblepee feature.
pic 2 of the 58
Maybe one of these days I'll find the room heater adapter for it. It sure gets cold out in the washroom during the snowy winter months. It'd be great to have the room filled with Bounce's new Linen Fresh Scent. Yeah I know it would be a bit moist in there for awhile. ((--::
Oh and Rick, thanks for your comment about finding its mate one of these days. I'm workin' on it. We must catch up with one another soon. I'll give you a call after I get back from my voyage up north.
Dick S.
Maybe one of these days I'll find the room heater adapter for it. It sure gets cold out in the washroom during the snowy winter months. It'd be great to have the room filled with Bounce's new Linen Fresh Scent. Yeah I know it would be a bit moist in there for awhile. ((--::
Oh and Rick, thanks for your comment about finding its mate one of these days. I'm workin' on it. We must catch up with one another soon. I'll give you a call after I get back from my voyage up north.
Dick S.
irishwashguy
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That Philco is amazing!!
Does it have that 'High Frequency" agitation? It is so Gorgious with a capital "G".
X---Vote for Philco!
Does it have that 'High Frequency" agitation? It is so Gorgious with a capital "G".
X---Vote for Philco!
frontaloadotmy
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Yes, Dick won't that be
Lovely when you finally find the mate to that 4star!!!!
tee hee!!!
Lovely when you finally find the mate to that 4star!!!!
tee hee!!!
