POD 10/2/12 Marquette Washer and Dryer

[tomturbomatic]

Was the washer an APEX machine because of the Fiberglass tub or was it a Beam because it had a transmission & agitator or was there some conjugating going on between the two? The dryer was probably not that fast with just a 4600 watt heating element. Love the childkiller door latch.

Today's date is another math equation.

 

[gansky1]

Apex made the fiberglass tub - agitator models for Montgomery Wards, too. They reveal no lineage to Beam designs when staring at the parts diagrams.

 

[tomturbomatic]

Thanks, Greg. I did not know they made regular agitator washers, but Robert had said that the fiberglas tubs were APEX. I wonder if any of the machines lasted so long as to experience cracking of the tub or the water pockets as the fiberglass aged. Maybe the deterioration happened mostly when exposed to UV radiation. I wonder if those water pockets gave WP engineers the idea for the water tanks in the 29" combos.

 

[revvinkevin]

 

 

Child killer door latch.....???????

 

How so?

 

Kevin

 

[tomturbomatic]

It cannot be opened from the inside, much like the door latch on early Maytag dryers. Now they have to either be magnetic or friction fit (ouch that's tight) so they can be kicked open by a child. I think dogs and cats are still outta luck.

 

[twintubdexter]

back to my childhood...

For some reason I remember that dryer door handle, even though I don't think there were that many Marquette laundry appliances popping up as trade-ins. I do remember a lot of Marquette chest freezers. I Google-Earthed a pic of the big appliance store that I pretty much grew up in. It looks like a lot has changed plus the area, known as the Burbank District, has undergone a Renaissance...a good thing.

That "mystery building" wasn't there years ago. I assume it's additional storage although they have a warehouse in the area. There used to be a house there. Behind it was a "cage" where the reject trade-in "refers" went. Then the rest of that area was an ocean of washer and dryer trade-ins (they did a ton of business) which was sort of my personal Disneyland. There was a hiden plug at the bottom of the light post and I'd spend hours out there with a big, long heavy duty extension cord. It helped that my dad was the service manager and a personal friend of the owner. There were 2 houses (right in pic) that they purchased for storage. You could look through windows an see nothing but Frigidaire boxes. They were a few break-ins. It's a parking lot now.

I wonder if the Pink Poodle is still there?

 

[tomturbomatic]

Neat memory. Love the extension cord and the light pole. What a wonderful childhood friend you would have been for any of us. Better late than never.