saved from the recycler

[kiefer]

First post here,Looking for some info about a maytag W/D pair. My parents asked me to clean out my gradparents old house so it can be rented and this pink maytag set looked too good to trash. Just wondering what year this set is. The dryer is a pde701 with a s/n of 661475dd and the washer is a pa700 s/n 224508cx. I also found the origional shipping box that the dryer came in, they used it to store their window screens in the attic. I know the pictures I got are awful,not much light in there.
Thanks for the help

 

[jetcone]

those are nice

they look TOL to me and in great shape. How nice to have your grandparents machines and the box for heavens sake. Keepers for sure!

 

[autowasherfreak]

Beautiful set of Tags!

 

[revvinkevin]

 

 

Agreed, those are BEAUTIFUL!  (and great staging for the photo!)

 

The washer was built in Feb 1962 and the dryer was built in Oct 1961.

 

Yes, DEFINATELY worth keeping!

 

Kevin

 

[christfr]

keep them great find and easy to work on

 

[d-jones]

kiefer

That's a very nice set of Maytag's you've got there. I hope you're planning on keeping them. Just for the sake of interest, the dryer model number you gave us(PDE701) means pink dryer electric, model 701. Had this dryer used gas as its heat source, the model number would've been PDG701. The serial number indicates that it was built in February 1962.

The washer model number(PA700) means pink automatic washer, model 700. Its serial number ending in CX, indicates that it was built in October of 1961.

I actually have this same set in yellow,(though my dryer is a gas model)and my washer was actually built in the same month and year as your dryer. This washer has a lint filter agitator that predates the built in fabric softener dispenser, so you may want to look around for the separate fabric softener dispenser that was designed for use on this model. There's a good chance your grandparents would have bought it along with the machines way back when. For all I know the washer may even have come with it. They're very hard to come by today, so make sure it's not being tossed out simply because nobody knows what it is. It'll look like a white plastic bowl with the numbers 2-1380 embossed on it, and it will fit on top of your agitator.

 

[d-jones]

It looks like I took so long composing my post that Kevin already addressed the build dates, but if I'm reading my charts correctly he may have inadvertently swapped the info from one machine to the other. DOH!

 

[rp2813]

Kiefer,

If you are not interested in these machines, someone here will be, including at least a few members who are within driving distance of you.

 

One thing is for sure:  You don't want to leave those machines there for tenants to use.  Keep them in a safe place out of harm's way until you decide what you want to do with them.

 

Ralph

 

[kiefer]

Thanks for all of the great info on these. I will look for that fabric softner ring. Unfortunately I cant keep them, I have no room in the barn and everything I put in there seems to rust in a few years. If only I could talk the wife into swapping out our blue electolux frontloader with this set.
Here's a picture of the box for the dryer

 

[qsd-dan]

WHOA, nice save!

Could we get a couple more pictures, please?

 

[kiefer]

few more pictures

 

[kiefer]

and one of the dryer

 

[westingman123]

Oh, Darren!

Lookie what's in your state!

 

[qsd-dan]

Unbelievable! Those are dream machines for some here.

 

[danemodsandy]

SAVE. THAT. BOX.

Packaging for machines of this vintage is extremely rare; not much survives. The box will be of some interest to collectors, so be careful with it.

Tanants would probably tear these up in fairly short order; the machines are old enough that they need some stuff done to them before being used as daily drivers for any significant amount of laundry. For instance, there are rubber parts that may just be waiting to go.

You'd do way better to put these up for sale to an appreciative new owner, and provide something newer for the average tenant, who could not care less about the value of something.

 

[mickeyd]

Welcome, Kiefer

FIFTY years old and the light still works. Awesome. A very good sign that all the parts may be working just fine.

 

You couldn't have made a grander entry. Everyone here loves rare pink, and almost everybody loves Maytags, especially with that powerful famous agitator. And even though you might convince the missus to send the Electrolux packing, I'm sure there are people here praying you'll offer it for sale.

 

Could we get a close-up of the control panel on the washer. This is the

kind of set that makes grown men drool.

 

[rp2813]

There is a significant difference in capacity between a late model Electrolux front loader and the smaller-than-average-even-for-1962 Maytag. 

 

IMO, these machines aren't suited for the roles of daily drivers for the average busy family of the 21st century.  I'm not saying they aren't up to the task.  With tune-ups, they both would be entirely capable.  

 

The issue that would likely create protests from the person or persons who process your household's laundry is that they'd be doing probably triple the number of loads during the average week compared to how many they can complete using the Electrolux.

 

The flip side is that the Maytag could whip through three loads in the time it takes the average front loader to finish just one.  If you'd like to convince your wife to give them a try, that might be one angle to use.

 

[qsd-dan]

<a name="start_43303.636885">IMO, these machines aren't suited for the roles of daily drivers for the average busy family of the 21st century.</a>
 
X2, to a point. They'll crank out clothes and linens all day long, but don't try to stuff a big fluffy comforter in the washer.

Something as nice and pristine as these should be treated like a vintage car of the same condition; covered up, out of the way from high traffic areas, and occasionally used every other Sunday.

 

[stan]

Someone here

would love to have them, and will use and take care of them. So you came to the right place if you want them to live on, and be appreciated by someone.

Do you know when the machines were used last? And if everything still operates?

Stan