Very cool. 16lb or 18lb? I can't quite make it out on the panel. Looks like later 60's as the recirc. filter was gone by '69.
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The "Her Majesty" model was a beauty - I found the machine in coppertone, with an oil leak but it was a stunning machine. Did this have a burp-up agitator?
The "Her Majesty" model was a beauty - I found the machine in coppertone, with an oil leak but it was a stunning machine. Did this have a burp-up agitator?
The T&W is an 18 lb. I never heard of "Her Majesty" until I saw this one. I don't recall what the agitator was like. I'll bet that was a sharp machine in Coppertone!
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The Her Majesty has the same agitator as the one you have here. I know I've seen them with recirculating filters, so their run must have transgressed from then on into the burp up era. About 1973 or 74 they had basically the same machine with a new control panel that was no longer slanted back.
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I dug around and found this old picture of Greg's "Her Majesty" in Coppertone. Beautiful machine that's probably in somebody's Yaris or Civic right now.
What ever happened to the console? I thought I saw it at the Convention in '05 in the 'agitator garden', along with the others. Did someone grab it?
What ever happened to the console? I thought I saw it at the Convention in '05 in the 'agitator garden', along with the others. Did someone grab it?
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Interior...definitely a burp-up!
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The other '69 Wards, in Avocado...why oh why did it have to get Krushed? 
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This is one of the reasons why I like Norges so much...in Tucson I never got bored watching Nate's machine. A huge agitator combined with a wide stroke and fast speed makes for some ACTION. This one looks like no exception, although I heard it added a special "oil soak" option to the cycle, which ultimately led to its demise. Now if I could only find one for myself!
And is it just me, or is the tub slightly narrower in this one than it is in the later 22 lb. machines of the 70's and 80's? I'm quite curious.
And is it just me, or is the tub slightly narrower in this one than it is in the later 22 lb. machines of the 70's and 80's? I'm quite curious.
Goodness me! You really know how to dig for pictures...
These were both beautiful machines, both machine were probably crushed, baled and shipped to China and are now on their way back to us in the form of dog food. The Her Majesty washer was fried when I got it, the three speed motor had broken free and sheared off it's own shaft on the base of the machine, there was evidence of oil inside the basket which was the same condition that the green one suffered from. You never know what to keep until they're gone ;-) I've seen several of this style Wards dryers at sales, I'm sure they're all dog food by now...
Look at all the appliances in my garage - the Frigidaire dryer, Hoover washer and dryer, numerous newer machines - every one of them in new homes now.
These were both beautiful machines, both machine were probably crushed, baled and shipped to China and are now on their way back to us in the form of dog food. The Her Majesty washer was fried when I got it, the three speed motor had broken free and sheared off it's own shaft on the base of the machine, there was evidence of oil inside the basket which was the same condition that the green one suffered from. You never know what to keep until they're gone ;-) I've seen several of this style Wards dryers at sales, I'm sure they're all dog food by now...
Look at all the appliances in my garage - the Frigidaire dryer, Hoover washer and dryer, numerous newer machines - every one of them in new homes now.
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I'm sure they're all dog food by now...
lol!!
lol!!
This yard has a similar set of Wards to the green ones pictured. They have a set in green, and a set in gold. I'll have to take my camera along.
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I really like this washing machine. Simple yet fancy at the same time. I hope someone saves this elegent washing machine.
My, no interest in this fine mo-chine? I guess it'll have to sleep in storage a while.
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Funny this thread got bumped up again today! I saw the exact same Wards washer I had a while back at an estate sale with a matching dryer, but a step above the model pictured in my garage above - it had a full-with console light under the panel. The washer's front panel was off, there obviously was some problem...
