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The Whirlpool Imperial is just too kewl. My grandparents had one, either identical or very similar. I remember the pushbutton lid, and that it would pop open at the end of the cycle. I *don't* remember any lights, probably they no longer were working.
 
There's...THE TANK

Wow!.....that WP Imperial looks great all lit up!!! IMHO this is WP at their peak in the 50's.Classy looking machine.

The KM's are also great too.To all us WP/KM fans,we have certainly seen our share of beauties over the years.Too cool!

Keep up the good work rickr and thank you Bethann for posting these classics.

Pat
 
WOW!!!

Rick you sure do have some beautiful washers! And that 1930's Premier Duplex Upright looks really cool--is that the vacuum you use in your house?

I have to hand it to you--your Whirlpool Imperial is one of the best-looking washers I have ever seen (of course I'd take any of them)!
 
Premier Duplex vacuum

Hi Austin,
I am glad you like the washers.The 56'WP is my favorite!
The Premier Duplex upright was a wedding gift given to my grandparents in 1922. My grandmother used it until the late 1940's,replacing it with a Kenmore Imperial upright.She then gave the Premier to my mom at that time.Mom used it until she got shag carpet in the early 1970's,when the Premier was retired to the attic. While cleaning out my parents attic after they passed away in the 1990's I found the Premier,and restored it about 1998.I even had the metal castings polished at a metal restoration place. Yes,I use that vacuum to clean my home Austin,just as I use all the rest of my vintage things.I do have a Eureka from the 1980's that I clean the basement with however.(:
Rick
 
Very cool stuff, Rick. Yep that Whirlpool Imperial is a real beauty. Is that the original agitator? My godmother had that model and I thought it had a black agitator cap. Love that Premier that was your grandmother's. It's great that you restored it. Although I do not have the actual original machines, I have the same vac models that were in my family when I was an appliance crazy kid - an Electrolux E that my mom had and a Kirby 516 and an Airway Sanitizer that my one grandmother had and a Universal tank that my other grandmother had. Its so much fun to use them!
 
The Whirlpool, I love that classic waterfall filter. The turq kenmores were the exact same machines a secretary and her husband had. They moved to Dallas when I got transferred here in 1986. She used to malign her old Kenmores all the time when I talked about appliances. You can imagine my reaction when I walked thru her backdoor the first time I visited them, which I did intentionally to see the washer & dryer. I loved the timed dispensers and the perm press cycle. That was the very last orignal owner Kenmore pair of that vintage I saw. They got rid of them in like 1992 or 1993 for a DD pair. I mourned. She was happy to have a new pair. I tried to talk her into having both worked on and keep them going vs. a shredmore. But she wouldn't listen.
 
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Real cool stuff - on the Whirlpool washer I didn't realize that model had a recirculating filter. I thought that came after this series.
Peter
 
OK Don, This Victorian stuff is for you! All the lighting upstairs 1920. I climbed on a ladder while Rick was in the bathroon and tried to get it down for ya Don, but I think he put loctite on the screws!
 
The light-up Whirlpool sure is neat. I didn't know they had a light-up escutcheon!
I just rebuilt the table model (tombstone) version of that Silvertone console radio. It's from 1936. The tone control is actually a mechanical variable-bandwith controll. It's a very good performer.
That magnavox console is a bit newer than '65.

Ken D.
 
Hi all,
To Golittlesport: The Surgilator is original,the chrome Surgilator cap is from a late 1950's model I found in a junk shop.I do have the original black bakelite cap however.I couldn't resist "tricking" this washer out!(:
Thanks
To Peteski50:I added the waterfall lint filter to this machine during the rebuild.The tub was rusted though on this machine,and I had to part out another classic to save this 1956. I added the filter system also. The 1956 Whirlpool parts manual does show this filter system available as an option.The holes in the 1956 machine cabinet were all pre drilled. How could I resist? (:
Thanks

To Bethann: I wondered why you were standing on a ladder in my second floor hallway!! Trying for the jukebox in the basement,then the hallway chandalier!!! Your one slick chick!!! LOL
Thanks,
Rick
 
Oh My Gosh! Oh My Gosh! oh my Gosh! Oh My Gosh!

OOOoooooo! Rick! Awsome collection and home! Do you work or just collect all time? I Love everything! Thanks,Rick for sharing your great things, and thanks Bethann for posting them!
 
Great Pictures!

Thanks Bethann for taking the time post pictures of Rick's home. Rick you have a beautiful house and very nice collection! Love the juke boxes and radios too.
 
OK,Here we have a beautiful 61 Olds and a 55 Caddy!
I am so glad Rick has to answer all these question cuz I'm beat! There's much more that wasn't even posted!
 
radios/stereos

Hi Ken, Thanks for "dateing" the Silvertone radio. So it is a 1936 model? It too belonged to my grandparents,only on moms side.Dads mom owned the vacuum.
The Magnovox stereo was also purchased new by my mothers folks. I have the recept. It cost a whopping $495.00 when they purchased it on 10/18/65. They were allowed a $60.00 discount for a trade in,according to the paperwork. I don't know what the trade in was,and no one is around anymore that could tell me.At any rate it is a 1965,or perhaps an early 1966 model. Did you know that Magnavox was right here in Fort Wayne? I had several relatives that worked there in the 1950's and 1960's.
Thank you,
Rick
 
Victorian era lover Don

Hi Don,
So Bethann has told me how much you love Victorian era stuff! Well,you are not that far from me.If you are ever up to the northern Indiana area please let me know.You are welcome to stop by and check this old house out! (:
I will post a few photos of the interior for you,and anyone out there that might enjoy the photos.
Thanks,
Rick
 

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