Narrow vintage machines?

[hchinaski]

Hello all!

I've been absent from this board since I moved to an apartment in 2005, but just put an offer in on a 1957 ranch house. Fingers crossed!

The washer/dryer space is a bit narrow, at 54". I don't think I can fit my ideal set (center timer Maytag) in there. Any suggestions on nifty vintage machines that will fit in a narrow space?

Thanks!!

 

[whirlykenmore78]

A 24 inch Kenmore or Whirlpool

would fit just in next to your MT dryer.  The other option is to go front load stackable.

Nick   Wk78

 

[tomturbomatic]

The Maytag washer is 25.5 inches wide & the dryer is 28.5 inches wide. That will fill your space.

Hope things work out for the best.

 

[moparguy]

How about a fabulous combo machine, would be so period in your home!

 

[stan]

What

Moparguy said!

Now to find one!

 

[bajaespuma]

GE made 24" Filter-Flo's during the Sixties but they are VERY rare. I don't think anyone here has even posted one. Anyway, 24 + 27 = 51. I think you'll have better luck finding a Kenmore; I just saw one drive past me in a pickup truck yesterday.

 

[tomturbomatic]

We had a 24" FF at one point. I don't know where it is now. The brushed metal on the control panel had a bluish tint. We also had a combo with the same bluish control panel.

You could easily use a 27" GE dryer, a much better performer than a HOH, with a center dial Maytag and not have to use so much lubricant to get them into position.

 

[bajaespuma]

What he said

Actually that's a brilliant suggestion; a 'Tag or a Whirlmore paired with a 27" standard-sized GE dryer would give anyone an excellently functional, if not matching, vintage pair. 25.5+27=52.5

 

[washerlover]

Tight spaces...

And we're in a house built in '58 and the space is also really tight, but all my sets will fit. Our laundry "room" is right off of our family room. And when I rotate my appliance stock, it depends on what type of dryer door which side the washer ends up. (see photo with furnace a little in the way on the right) Hamper-style dryer doors have to go on the left, otherwise I can set them up with washer on right.

 

[hchinaski]

Wow! Thanks for all of the suggestions! Now, all I need is to have my offer accepted *fingers crossed*

 

[macboy91si]

24" GE

I would fall over to find a 24" GE machine like that! I think they did however make them for a good long while after the 60's...

-Tim

 

[tomturbomatic]

If I remember correctly, our 24" FF was made in Canada.

 

[bajaespuma]

Hmmmm,

I wish I knew when GE began making 24" Filter-Flo washers. Having never seen one up close, Given the design of the FF suspension and outer tub, I wonder how they could have prevented the washers from banging themselves to pieces in the event of an unbalanced load.

 

 I'd plotz big time if I ever saw this: