Don (jetaction) and I have seen the dryer at a shop in Toledo, OH when we were doing some hunting out there a few years ago. It was being used as a combination filing cabinet and TV stand, but it was still glorious!
Now that the Apex is found, What are the next Holy Grails?
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the matching dryer to this..........
the matching dryer to this..........
the other half....
mayken4now
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OMG, I have never seen a 1-16 or a 1-18 with this control panel. I am a newbie to this technology! I thought I knew all of the models that were out, and I do not!
What year?
Steve
What year?
Steve
Me neither...
I have also never seen this model. I knew of the Elite line but never saw this laundry pair. They must have been expensive and not many stores carried them or were special order types. Hmmm, could that control panel be installed on a standard 2 speed 1-18 and made to work? I've also been looking for a WCI made Elite faux 1-18 with the electronic touch controls that I remember seeing in a new homes tour once. I remember it had the plastic tub but the control panel was so cool I'd take it anyway. I've never seen a single one of these anywhere either and I keep looking. Maybe someday.
By the way Trainguy - I'd kill for that control panel. Where did you find it? Thanks for the great pictures. Patrick
I have also never seen this model. I knew of the Elite line but never saw this laundry pair. They must have been expensive and not many stores carried them or were special order types. Hmmm, could that control panel be installed on a standard 2 speed 1-18 and made to work? I've also been looking for a WCI made Elite faux 1-18 with the electronic touch controls that I remember seeing in a new homes tour once. I remember it had the plastic tub but the control panel was so cool I'd take it anyway. I've never seen a single one of these anywhere either and I keep looking. Maybe someday.
By the way Trainguy - I'd kill for that control panel. Where did you find it? Thanks for the great pictures. Patrick
1-18 Holy Grail(S)
I know who has one...still in use with it's maching washer...
I know who has one...still in use with it's maching washer...
The washer:
jeb
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I don't beleive it!
I had this Frig set just befor I found this web site. The washer froze up and I didn't know that you great people were out there so I has it taken away. [ everyone I knew said " why would you want to keep that old junk machine"] About a week later I found you guys and could kick myself for letting them go.
I had this Frig set just befor I found this web site. The washer froze up and I didn't know that you great people were out there so I has it taken away. [ everyone I knew said " why would you want to keep that old junk machine"] About a week later I found you guys and could kick myself for letting them go.
The Frigidaire Holy Grail ....
WOW!!!! Those look really neat!! Have they promised to give them to you Greg once they decide to go new? Also, do my eyes decieve me? There is such a thing as a 1-16? How was this machine different from the 1-18? Was it a solid tub? Did it have a different agitator?
Oh, baby...
A Frigidaire 1-18 with buttons instead of dials. Now THAT'S what I'm talkin' about.
How did I miss this? Seriously, what year were these produced? Was it right before the White Consolidated Industries atrocity?
A Frigidaire 1-18 with buttons instead of dials. Now THAT'S what I'm talkin' about.
How did I miss this? Seriously, what year were these produced? Was it right before the White Consolidated Industries atrocity?
That's Correct...
these beauties (WEG & DEEG) were the TOL models for 1979. And yes, they WERE expensive. My console came to me courtesy of FilterFlo - thanks again, Jimmy.
And Greg, thanks for the great shots of both the washer & dryer. That should make everyone wanting that set. Hope you do get the set at some point. And hoping I find one, too.
Rich
these beauties (WEG & DEEG) were the TOL models for 1979. And yes, they WERE expensive. My console came to me courtesy of FilterFlo - thanks again, Jimmy.
And Greg, thanks for the great shots of both the washer & dryer. That should make everyone wanting that set. Hope you do get the set at some point. And hoping I find one, too.
Rich
Greg,
Thanks for posting those pictures. Those machines are just beautiful. Frigidaire really pulled out all the stops before handing the reigns over to WCI. Just think what the 1-18 line may have become if GM had continued on with Frigidaire. Although today with the shape GM is in now, that may not have been a good thing. Best of luck in obtaining these for your own collection someday.
Patrick
Thanks for posting those pictures. Those machines are just beautiful. Frigidaire really pulled out all the stops before handing the reigns over to WCI. Just think what the 1-18 line may have become if GM had continued on with Frigidaire. Although today with the shape GM is in now, that may not have been a good thing. Best of luck in obtaining these for your own collection someday.
Patrick
interesting...
The filter slot on these looks different than on my 1-18. Was the filter pan just pulled-out at the time when the photo was taken?
The filter slot on these looks different than on my 1-18. Was the filter pan just pulled-out at the time when the photo was taken?
jasonl
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I would think one of the holy grails is the GE Americana with a still working dispensall. Also, I guess that Hoover automatic washer could be one too.
Here's another grail, not THE Holy Grail, but grail nonetheless...
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My holy grail(s)...
Would be ANY solid-tub Hotpoint or perforated-tub Norge/Wards, especially the mid-60's machine with the HUGE curved-vane agitator. That Hotpoint Duo-Load sure looks like fun, although the chances of me finding one here are probably nil.
I was hoping to stumble across a High Fashion or Holy Grail 1-18 during the Texas hunt last June, but no such luck there! Just a completely disassembled 1-16 and a few junk 1-18's in the graveyard.
And then there's my dream Westinghouse, complete with storage drawers, shown here...
Would be ANY solid-tub Hotpoint or perforated-tub Norge/Wards, especially the mid-60's machine with the HUGE curved-vane agitator. That Hotpoint Duo-Load sure looks like fun, although the chances of me finding one here are probably nil.
I was hoping to stumble across a High Fashion or Holy Grail 1-18 during the Texas hunt last June, but no such luck there! Just a completely disassembled 1-16 and a few junk 1-18's in the graveyard.
And then there's my dream Westinghouse, complete with storage drawers, shown here...
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One thing I noticed about that Holy Grail 1-18 is that, being a '79 model, it uses a different mounting rail for the Jet-Flow lint filter. Instead of the usual center mount, it's held in by the sides, which makes the basket and bed-of-nails filters non-interchangeable. Yet another side-effect of Frigidaire modifying their designs...
There are WCI Frigidaire Holy Grails as well with all-pushbutton controls, according to my literature. Made around '83 with the 4-head fill flume. The lint filter is also very similar to the 1-18 lint filter, but this time it says "Flowing Lint Filter" instead of "Jet-Flow". Very cool machines to say the least. Contrary to popular belief, these don't have plastic tubs. It's still the speckled porcelain like the Westinghouses, although they switched shortly afterward.
There are WCI Frigidaire Holy Grails as well with all-pushbutton controls, according to my literature. Made around '83 with the 4-head fill flume. The lint filter is also very similar to the 1-18 lint filter, but this time it says "Flowing Lint Filter" instead of "Jet-Flow". Very cool machines to say the least. Contrary to popular belief, these don't have plastic tubs. It's still the speckled porcelain like the Westinghouses, although they switched shortly afterward.
jasonl
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MY Holy Grail
Is a mint 1970 Kenmore 800. Truly a holy grail. It doesn't show up very often.
Is a mint 1970 Kenmore 800. Truly a holy grail. It doesn't show up very often.
Nate, there should still be a filter lock in the center of that mounting on the 1-18, I think that was just broken at the time. Given the performance of the pan-type filter, it wasn't much of a loss in functionality.
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