If any of you out there have a bells & whistles Rollermatic anything like the ones pictured below that you might consider selling, give me a holler.
Rollermatic TOL's
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christfr
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omg in pink no less that would be an awesome find indeed hope you find you dream set
TOL Rollermatic?
Well, I don't have one but am guessing you might have an easier time buying some first-born children, lol.
How I wish I had my grandmother's MOL yellow Rollermatic!
Well, I don't have one but am guessing you might have an easier time buying some first-born children, lol.
How I wish I had my grandmother's MOL yellow Rollermatic!
philr
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Unfortunately, a pink set like this wouldn't have the electronic control for the dryer as the electronic control appeared in 1966 (the 1965 model had a "dryness selector" along with thermostatic auto dry but no electronic sensor in Frigidaire dryers that year), the year Pink was replaced by Honey Beige.
I've never seen pink Rollermatics! They must be very rare!
I'm happy with my more common white set for now! (they are my favorite machines!). Note that the washer lid is not correct for this model, the window lids were introduced later, after pink was gone from the color choices... Filtrator dryers had the removable panel below the dryer door but the vented model didn't.
WCI-65 DCIF-65
I've never seen pink Rollermatics! They must be very rare!
I'm happy with my more common white set for now! (they are my favorite machines!). Note that the washer lid is not correct for this model, the window lids were introduced later, after pink was gone from the color choices... Filtrator dryers had the removable panel below the dryer door but the vented model didn't.
WCI-65 DCIF-65
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Hey Phil...thank you for the information. I thought the window lid was pushing it, but a girl can dream... and I am lusting for a TOL Filtrator dryer; if you're going to dream, dream big.
Pink isn't a deal-breaker, but that would be my choice if the Way=Back were working and I could get back to 1966 to Feldeisen's Frigidaire dealership in Kingston NY with pre-Nixon cash. Would you further elucidate this topic by posting a couple of close and detailed pictures of those lovely control panels? I love how Frigidaire changed the colors on all the parts to coordinate with the cabinet porcelain--that must have really pissed off the bean-counters back then. There was a member here who had a pink 1966 Filtrator dryer. I'll try to find the picture.
Hey Phil...thank you for the information. I thought the window lid was pushing it, but a girl can dream... and I am lusting for a TOL Filtrator dryer; if you're going to dream, dream big.
Pink isn't a deal-breaker, but that would be my choice if the Way=Back were working and I could get back to 1966 to Feldeisen's Frigidaire dealership in Kingston NY with pre-Nixon cash. Would you further elucidate this topic by posting a couple of close and detailed pictures of those lovely control panels? I love how Frigidaire changed the colors on all the parts to coordinate with the cabinet porcelain--that must have really pissed off the bean-counters back then. There was a member here who had a pink 1966 Filtrator dryer. I'll try to find the picture.
Wow
Phil------congrats on that set. With tons of pics and wonderful restorations showing up here and keeping me coming back, it's hard to ever choose a favorite, but your machines all lit up and gleaming in reply 4 have got to be in the top handful of sets ever. And there's the Control Top light pod/timer in the left of the photo! Hopefully you won't sue me for copyright infringement if I make that pic my PC screensaver photo.
Phil------congrats on that set. With tons of pics and wonderful restorations showing up here and keeping me coming back, it's hard to ever choose a favorite, but your machines all lit up and gleaming in reply 4 have got to be in the top handful of sets ever. And there's the Control Top light pod/timer in the left of the photo! Hopefully you won't sue me for copyright infringement if I make that pic my PC screensaver photo.
philr
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Ken, I took a few close-up shots of the controls on my 1965. The fonts are different than those used in 1966. Some are faded on the washer but still visible.
First the washer's timer dial.
First the washer's timer dial.
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The washer's push buttons.
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The washer's dispenser door (there's paint missing on the cones of the agitator).
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The dryer
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The sprinkler door
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Close-up view at the dryer's timer dial.
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Close-up view at the dryer's pushbuttons.
Naturally, no one today can make anything half this good (even w/ Today's "looks good today, won't work tomorrow", technology!)...!
-- Dave
-- Dave
Phil,
Many thanks!
There's a picture of a dryer with a round, not square, dial that does have the "Electronic Control" emblem. I may have it confused with something else, but if I find it I'll post it.
...and I know some hate it, but I have always loved that vintage Jet-Action agitator ever since I saw the commercial for it where the little boy makes chocolate milk in a clear Frigidaire tub with that agitator inside.
Ken from Ulster:
Yes, we lived in Red Hook, NY from 1969 to 1975 and it seems like every single Saturday we would drive to Kingston NY for shopping and so my Father could scour lumber yards for his never ending house project. For me, Kingston was the land of dream machines. There was Feldeisen's on Main Street that was cavernous and had so many beautiful Frigidaires (that I couldn't have) that I never forgot it. It was still a time when dealers stuck to one brand and it seemed to me that the whole area was very heavy with Frigidaire stoves and washing machines; for some reason people chose other brands for dishwashers and refrigerator/freezers. There was a Sears near the Thruway where I saw so many models that have been pictured on this site, and, best of all, my Dad took me to a small lumber yard near the bridge called "Milton's" and they carried a full quota of Taylor Avenue Hotpoints!!!!! OMG! I remember coveting a BOL that had the turquoise Fountain-Filter agitator inside a dark-blue speckled BOL tub. What a find. I remember how CRUSHED I was when we went back a couple of years later and everything had changed to Borg-Assimilated Louisville Hotpoints.
I still visit Kingston whenever I'm up in that part of the world. When I lived in Hyde Park in the '90's I spend a lot of time there as well and discovered that nifty area to the south of the town with that beautiful little creek and nifty miniature suspension bridge, I forget the name of it, Port Ewen??:
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Many thanks!
There's a picture of a dryer with a round, not square, dial that does have the "Electronic Control" emblem. I may have it confused with something else, but if I find it I'll post it.
...and I know some hate it, but I have always loved that vintage Jet-Action agitator ever since I saw the commercial for it where the little boy makes chocolate milk in a clear Frigidaire tub with that agitator inside.
Ken from Ulster:
Yes, we lived in Red Hook, NY from 1969 to 1975 and it seems like every single Saturday we would drive to Kingston NY for shopping and so my Father could scour lumber yards for his never ending house project. For me, Kingston was the land of dream machines. There was Feldeisen's on Main Street that was cavernous and had so many beautiful Frigidaires (that I couldn't have) that I never forgot it. It was still a time when dealers stuck to one brand and it seemed to me that the whole area was very heavy with Frigidaire stoves and washing machines; for some reason people chose other brands for dishwashers and refrigerator/freezers. There was a Sears near the Thruway where I saw so many models that have been pictured on this site, and, best of all, my Dad took me to a small lumber yard near the bridge called "Milton's" and they carried a full quota of Taylor Avenue Hotpoints!!!!! OMG! I remember coveting a BOL that had the turquoise Fountain-Filter agitator inside a dark-blue speckled BOL tub. What a find. I remember how CRUSHED I was when we went back a couple of years later and everything had changed to Borg-Assimilated Louisville Hotpoints.
I still visit Kingston whenever I'm up in that part of the world. When I lived in Hyde Park in the '90's I spend a lot of time there as well and discovered that nifty area to the south of the town with that beautiful little creek and nifty miniature suspension bridge, I forget the name of it, Port Ewen??:
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and while we're at it...
2 questions:
a. Where's the START button on this dryer? In later models, it's one of the six buttons.
b. Why is the "Delicate" setting on the Automatic cycle set between the "Regular" and the "Heavy" ? That doesn't make sense.
2 questions:
a. Where's the START button on this dryer? In later models, it's one of the six buttons.
b. Why is the "Delicate" setting on the Automatic cycle set between the "Regular" and the "Heavy" ? That doesn't make sense.
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