My Dream Machine found: The ULTIMATE Simpson All Push Button Fluid Drive!!

[laundryshark]

Congrats!

Sounds interesting and looking forward to that video.--Laundry Shark

 

[mayfan69]

Thanks to All!

Thanks for your kind words guys! Adding some more pics via a seperate thread (mainly inner workings)

Some answers to questions:

KEN: Yes, the tub spins clockwise

JON: Will record ALL sounds she makes and will email you a picture of the badge: it would be wonderful if you could do something for me, as i have another 60's Simpson where the badge has faded.

BEN: I placed an advertisement for the specifics of the machine: the story was this machine was the sellers "batchelor" uncle who lived by himself all his life and after his death, they stored it away thinking they may use it themselves one day. He was curious to know why i wanted it. It was not "cheap" i assure you, but bloody worth it! Lol

MICKEYD: Simpson used the Beam design fluid drive in the late 50's to early 70's here in Oz. As for the Suds Save, from what i can make out, if you leave the plug in the laundry tub, at the end of the spin cycle the water is siphoned back into the "outer" tub and then when you advance the button to "start" the water is then pumped back into the "inner" tub.

STEVE: From what i have seen of the other Fluid Drive i have, the tub does not index.

More pics of the inner workings in a seperate thread.

Cheers
Leon

 

[gansky1]

Breathtaking!

Worth it at any price, Leon! What a beautiful machine - that plastic tub liner is just wonderful.

 

[hydralique]

Fabulous Machine!

That's a really neat find. One thing I find interesting is that the console design dates from as late as the '70s. It is very shiny, with lots of chrome like an earlier machine, instead of having the usual plastic woodgrain more typical of TOL machines from the late '60s through the '70s. I'm not a big fan of plastic wood so I think the chrome looks better anyway.

 

[irishwashguy]

If you looked up the word beautiful and or gorgious there wo

Congradulations on finding your dream machine.It was wasiting for you all of these years,now it is home I have always been courious, do these machines have a long stroke like the Speed Queen, or a short stroke like the new Maytags? Also, do they do a neutral drain with the filter action like the F and P or the grand spin drain? Again Congrads. Ritchie

 

[liamwa]

Wonderful Machine!

Leon, what a great find, all the bells and whistles to. You've got to love the timed bleach and fabric softener dispensers. I hope you get it up and running soon, the mechanicals look like they're in great shape. Can someone tell me what north American brands used the beam transmission?

Good luck.
Liam

PS

Hope you get that center dial Maytag one day, they're great machines.

 

[mayfan69]

Long Stroke Wash

Hey Ritchie

The Simpson has a 210 degree long stroke agitation arc and a spin drain.

Leon

 

[arrrooohhh]

YAY!

Im so excited for you! I love these machines I dont think there are that many left around anymore.

I found something exciting on the weekend too but I have to download my photo's.

 

[arrrooohhh]

YAY!

Im so excited for you! I love these machines I dont think there are that many left around anymore.

I found something exciting on the weekend too but I have to download my photo's.

 

[victoriapark]

Suds save

Hi Leon,

You are correct about the function of the suds save. I mentioned in an earlier reply that my parents bought their machine new in 1973 but I recall now it was 1972 when they moved into their newly-built house.

The agitator is fairly similar looking to that in a late 50's model fully automatic Simpson. I still have quite clear memories of this one - it belonged to the mother of a school friend. The main program dial was gold and was located at the back right hand corner of the machine and sat horizontal.
The dial looked identical to the Hotpoint in the attached picture.Spin dry was referred to as Damp Dry.

Now that would be a great find!

Greg

 

[mickeyd]

Just look at the styling on the front panel

My gosh, take me back on Memorial Day.

So guys, does the suds-saver save rinse water. In the pump shot, only the main hose--outer tub-to-pump--was visible, so you couldn't if the pump has two discharge ports, dead giveaway, as you all know, for the full suds-return system.

Or is this something entirely different. It's all so interesting and satisfying, and as the old song goes: "EVERYBODY WANTS ONE !!"

 

[spincookery]

Great machine. I'm not very familiar with this brand up here in Canada but the guts of the machine look a lot like the McGraw Edison Speed Queens - very interesting.

 

[arrrooohhh]

Lint Filter

Hey Leon.

How does the lint filter work in this machine if it is a solid tub? Does it overflow with water? If that is the case then does the lint filter work on the lower water levels?

Cant wait to see a video of this wonderful machine. I have a photocopied advertisement of this machine from the Womens Weekly, the data was 1968 if that is of interest to you.

 

[mayfan69]

Lint Filter

Hey Ash,

I was chatting to a contact last night who used to repair Simpson's back in the 50's and 60's and he said there is a row of holes underneath the plastic lining about half way up the inner tub and when the water level is set to meduim or full, it is then re-circulated through the pump and then back through the lint filter. The lint filter doesn't work on Low setting

So, my guess is their will always be water in the outer tub during the wash cycles.

I would love to see a copy of the advert you have Ash. I have not been able to find any.

Cheers
Leon

 

[peterh770]

Wow! The console looks so SQ to me! Let us know how it looks "under the hood". Congrats!

 

[ajay]

Memories!

Our next door neighbour had a blue one and my aunt had a later version in the fake wood. It was just before I was school age i used to go next door on wash days just to watch this wonderful machine in action. The wash fill also goes into the outerdrum, where it is heated if necessary and then pumped into the tub (this way the return suds can also be topped up and reheated to the correct temperature) The light below the progress panel would come on to indicate heating and when the cycle was progressing to the next stage.
The motor seemed to start up and make interesting noises even when nothing was happening like it was warming up
Just before spin the agitator drops to slow speed for a few seconds. Every load was a major event! such a stunning machine!
Is there a table of cycle descriptions on the inside of the lid? Interested to know what all the differences are. Was "drip dry" a spin cycle? or a wash cycle without the final spin?
Funny what you remember 40 years ago
How much of the engineering was imported? how much was local innovation? This machine was the the Ford LTD of the laundry. Now Simpson is just the cheap brand of electrolux (

 

[selectomatic]

Simpson, Eh?

Very cool control panel! I especially like the window with the needle that shows the cycle progress (dare I say Time Line?)

I miss Lighted Control Panels.

-kevin