My Frigidaire story.....

[washer-kid]

I want to thank Robert for creating a forum / website / community where people like myself can express themselves with a hobby as great as collecting vintage appliances, items,etc...I have had so many people roll their eyes when I tell them that I collect vintage appliances..THANK YOU ROBERT FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR ME AND EVERYONE HERE! IT IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED!

I will turn 50 on Jan 09 of 2012...scary... time has gone by so fast for me.. I was so blessed to have grandparents ( mother's parents) so far ahead of their time and their love of Frigidaire appliances ( 1950's through 1970's ).

Before I was born my grandmother had a 1959 Frigidaire CI washer/dryer which was her pride and joy...they had to move in 1960 and left the set behind for the new home owners ( they demanded it...LOL ) Then in late 1960 my grandmother got a new 1960 Frigidaire CI washer /dryer...which was her favorite per what my mom tells me...

It was the best set she had ever had.....In 1968 she had to buy a new Frigidaire set due to the fact she had worked the 60 set into an early retirement.

The 1968 set lasted until 1987 when my mother pruchased the 1987 WP set...my mother was telling me this past weekend that she and my grandmother cried when the Salvation Army guys hauled off the 68 set...it was like losing a close or family friend...

My mother won a 1976 Frigidaire washer and dryer in "POPPY" red at a local appliance store give away for Mother's Day...but she settled for the money instead.. she has regreted that day till this day....

I am hopeful one day that maybe I might have a chance to make it up to her ...she is always talking about a poppy fridge or w/d....

Thanks to all of you for kind comments and friendship!

 

[arbilab]

Nice story. Time when appliances lasted so long and loyally we became attached to them.

 

[pierreandreply4]

this kinds of make me sad that appliance today do not last t

here is my part of the story my grandmother had an old push to start inglis liberator whirlpool washer year unknown to me that lasted her through 7 kids and the first generation of her grandchildren since she had that washer when i was a kid kind of my dream washer if ever i had to go vintage it had a brush type lint filter and a black agitator that she replace in 1988 when my grandfather pass away and she had this particular dryer that lasted her 40 years from 1970 to 2010 and she has in her basement an old 1949 ge fridge in her basement thats still working today that she replace in 1973 by a westing house fridge that she replace with an lg fridge in 2008 i can say that these kind of appliance where work horse i wish that appliance today would last like these but sadly its not the case.