Photo to share - wringer washers

[bradross]

Hello everybody ... snapped a couple of shots the other day, and thought I'd share this one in particular. Perhaps others can add to this, showing their favorite wringer washers.

 

[gansky1]

You really do a stunning job restoring these classic machines, just beautiful!

 

[bradross]

Thanks Greg!

I could get even more involved if I had the room - like a garage, basement or work room. But I do what I can with the limited space I have in the foyer!

If I had the facilities, I would like to really tear one down and totally refurbish it. Painting the individual parts when disassembled would be so much better.

 

[abcomatic]

HI Brad

Wow, You have done a wonderful job with these machines. I'll have to try and take some pictures of some of mine and post them. Gary

 

[hippiedoll]

you kenmore wringer washer....

looks like a brand new washer brad!!! although i think my maytag center dial is a beaut, it doesn't hold a candle to the newness look of your beautiful machines.

"OUTTA SIGHT" job you do on all your machines brad. very stunning....

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[ken]

My Grandmothers Maytag, model #16 which I believe to be from 1933. Nothing special. But special to me. It originally had a gas engine but that was replaced with an electric motor after electric became available along the road. The model # is H-72976. Maybe someone here can tell me what year it was made?

 

[ken]

Putting it through its paces

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[ken]

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All of the pics of doing some wash with it can be seen here if anyone is interested:

http://https//www.flickr.com/photos/meego123/sets/72157627699816970/

 

[bradross]

Thanks for posting those pics, Ken!

Interesting to see the "concave" agitator in the older machines. By 1934/35 when my model 30 was made, Maytag had redesigned the "gyratator" so that the bottom sloped upwards towards the center post. I imagine this produces better water currents and roll-over. After emptying the tub, it appears there would still be a little water left in the recess of the older style agitator, right?

I had a look at your Flickr album, and also interesting to see that, even with the vitreous enameled tub, Maytag still incorporated the sediment trap. A great design!

I've attached a link from the Maytag Collector's Club, showing all the models through the years...

http://www.maytagclub.com/page-16.htm

 

[rpms]

Brad, your washers are all very nice but I like the Kenmore the most.
Do you use the wringers all the time or do you have an automatic?

Ken, I love the pictures of the long underwear going through the wringer,especially the red pair. It all looks so Waltons.
Is your washer the same as the one John boy gave his mom? He got it second hand from the Baldwins.

Christina,you sound like such a sweetie

 

[rpms]

One of three. This one is my fave.

 

[rpms]

After last years horrible power outage and ice storm,my basement flooded.
Everything was moved so many times. The wringers were left in the basement treading water. Thankfully they are ok. I haven't used these other two in over a year. I am sure they think I am mad at them?

 

[rpms]

Brad,I am glad you started this thread. I had to find my camping gear so it gave me incentive to go dig.

 

[rpms]

Last one.

 

[wayupnorth]

Brad, your Kenmore, I believe, was the exact same model my mother had when I was a toddler. Does it have the drain on the side of the tub? I got in big trouble when I was 3 or 4 by dumping my toy cars and trucks into the washer while it was running. My mother got a Kenmore automatic shortly after that.

 

[bradross]

Answer to questions...

Brian (rpms) ... I don't have an automatic, and I use the wringer washers, or my twin-tub regularly.

Tim (wayupnorth) ... this Kenmore has a hose and pump. In the first photo (top of thread), the top of the gooseneck for the hose is just visible at the rear, to the right. I've attached another photo with a slightly better view. I believe the hose is original to 1948 - the rubber has hardened somewhat, but overall, the hose is still flexible with no splits or leaks.

 

[wayupnorth]

Brad, I remember my mother's of having a solid black agitator but the same cap. Hers had a pump and the same pump lever but the drain outlet was to one side on the bottom of the tub, not under the agitator. Her hose was solid rubber with a molded in gooseneck.

 

[lancethecook]

Wringer washers are great fun

This is one of mine , A Parnall from the late 50s, very well built and still going strong .
I have also added a youtube link which shows it in use both washing and wringing.
Hope you enjoy it.

 

[christfr]

I still like brads better

 

[bradross]

Location of drain on the Kenmore...

Hello again, Tim (wayupnorth) ... sorry, I wasn't following what you were getting at. Yes, indeed, the drain is at the side, NOT under the agitator (as in a Maytag, Speed Queen, and perhaps some others.) The bottom of the tub has a slight incline towards the drain. When you said "at the side" I thought you meant a gravity drain valve on the outside, without a hose.

Regarding the black bakelite agitators, I assume they were standard in the '50s, after my model. Perhaps somebody in the know can verify that. I was thrilled to get this '48 model with the cast aluminum agitator! I wonder, however, if it originally had a metal cap.

 

[wetguymd]

I hope

that when you are ready to sell her i am top on your list! She is such a beauty!

 

[bradross]

Lyle, I'll keep you in mind!

But I have no plans on selling her! My observation is that the Kenmores are more rare than Maytags - at least, in good condition. As I stated in previous threads, I was fortunate to find this one at an antique/collectibles store in Washington state. I've never seen one in western Canada.

Thanks for posting the pic of your Maytag E2L with lint-filter agitator!

 

[classiccaprice]

This is my great aunt's 1977 Maytag N2LPS (though the "S" has been bypassed with a bolt). It was my first appliance, as I got it from the estate when no one wanted it. It has some rust damage on the legs from being partially under floodwaters during Hurricane Isabel, but still runs like a champ. I've put the link below from when we first fired it up a few years back.

http://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?18890

 

[eddy1210]

I'll join in the wringer washer party too. This is my Viking which I use on a fairly regular basis.

 

[redcarpetdrew]

I'm in!

My E2LP. Rescued from a barn where she sat dormant for a decade or so... One of my earlier YouTube videos, too.

 

[redcarpetdrew]

I had to work a bit on the chrome but she came out of her slumber in remarkable shape!

 

[redcarpetdrew]

I picked this one up recently and it will require a bit more attention. I think the wringer head is locked up and it broke the drive shaft to it. Not sure of the age...

 

[redcarpetdrew]

Say ahhh...

Intact anyway.

RCD

 

[ken]

@RCD

Check the serial # of your Maytag to this list to determine build date.

http://www.davesrepair.com/manuals/mytwrngrid.pdf

 

[e2l-arry]

Used mine today!

I thought I'd add to the thread since I had both the washer AND the camera ready!

5 loads in my June 1964, E2LP. It should last another 50 years!