So what else are we into?

[tolivac]

trolleybuses and organs

Thats very interesting about the trolleybus.I wish some of the cities in the US would go to these instead of the deisel buses.Would cut back on noise and air pollution-Esp in downtown Wash DC where I used to work.I have classical pipe organ recordings as well.Also have some books on the organ.I am a memeber of the Pipe Organ Historical Society.Think they are based in Richmound Va.I haven't learned how to play-would be thrilling to play an organ though!!Truely the king of instruments.Always admired the Atlantic City Convention Center Auditorium Organ. Have two CD recordings of it.Searching for the LP's of it-esp "Bach on the Biggest"Have some books of this organ.It has the only 64' stops of any organ in the US that are playable.On the CD-it gives your woofer-subwoofer a workout!!At the low frequencies the pipe generates-it is almost impossible for microphones and speakers to reproduce it!What you hear on the recording is just part of its sounds.Mostly the Diaphone beater in the beater windbox.They say it actually shakes the buiding.The organ was built in 1929-1932 by the Midmer-Losh Co. of Long Island,New York.The building has a second organ-A Kimball Ballroom organ that is at present not playable.It is under restoration.Its a 55 rank Cinema style organ.The main organ is considered a cinema style as well-but it was designed for classical music too.

 

[drmitch]

Rex and Eddy, I share your interest in Organ music,both classical and other styles like circus and theater. I love to listen to the big organs on Pipe Dreams every sunday night on our NPR station. Below is a pic of my Hamilton organ however I do not play.

 

[cycla-fabric]

Other Hobbies/Interests

After reading the treads everyday and hardly ever posting, I had to reply to this one. My other hobbies/collections beside my interest in washers is my 71 Ford convertible. I always had an interest in kitchen appliances too. I have outfitted the kitchen with all sorts of vintage appliances. The first being an early 1960’s GE electric knife, Bill loves it and thinks that it is the greatest thing. I slowly started to outfit the kitchen with all sorts of vintage tabletop appliances that we use everyday, none of the plastic stuff here. The collection consists of a Sunbeam double bubble vacuum pot, Oster 1 speed beehive blender, GE can opener, several toasters, how we got so many I haven’t a clue but we have 5 toasters, and one of the first early GE Toaster ovens with the warming drawer. The most recent finds that we got were a Sunbeam Mixmaster model 9 with the juicer attachment, and its companion the Sunbeam Mixmaster Junior complete with box and never used. I also have a small collection of electric fans 8 in total. They consist of a 17” Diehl 3 speed, 12” brass blade/cage 3 speed Century, 12” Westinghouse 2 speed, 15” GE Vortilux 3 speed, 12” Emerson with copper blades 1 speed, 12” Turquoise GE 1 speed, GE twin window fan 3 speed w/thermostat, and a Singer Ribbionair fan 2 speed fan. And least I shouldn't forget to mention the 4 vintage air conditioner I have aquired, 2 are what GE called the fashionair models - 1 from the mid 60’s and the other is a 1971 model. The other 1 is a GE carry cool and its sibling Hotpoint porta cool models. Those are some of my other interests guys, Have a good one!!

Doug

 

[DADoES]

I have a GE clock-radio very similar to Westy's. Mine doesn't have any toggle switches on the panel, just touch pads. There is a AM/FM toggle on the right side, and a rotary volume control and tuner.

 

[pulsator-power]

Other Collections

Oh, there are art deco water pitchers/teapots/coffee pots,
Blue mirrored tables from the 40's, O scale electric trains, wedding (Bride & groom)figurines, owls that overtake the living room, records 45's & lps, can't forget the matchbooks
and sheet music....

 

[gansky1]

excellent thread!

In addition to the major appliances, I have a small collection of vacuums and other small apps & sewing machines. There aren't enough hours in the day/week/month/year, but I also enjoy some quilting & home sewing projects. I've started a "collection" of Heywood-Wakefield Airflow furniture for my bedroom, the first two pieces I bought from Robert's friend Gary in Minneapolis this spring. I'm looking for nightstands now and considering having a headboard made in the same design. This furniture is from 1937-38 and from what I've found out, quite rare as it has a "bleached" finish. Here's a pic of the furniture and another of the sewing area downstairs. (these are only three of many vintage cameras)

 

[gansky1]

Nothing sews like a Bernina !

here's the sewing corner of the basement...

 

[gyrafoam]

I have always loved old automobiles and have collected and sold them over the years, mostly Cadillac's, Lincoln's and a few choice BIG Buicks and Oldsmobiles. The main things I have collected since I was a child are Commercial Aviation artifacts. I have quite a few large aircraft models from different airlines dating back into the early '50's. A huge collection of aircraft/airline postcards dating back to the 1920's and all sorts of other airline stuff including timetables, playing cards, emergency evacuation charts, etc. I have en extensive library of many rare books and cockpit operating manuals for many extinct and rare aircraft. And then there are the old cookbooks-------!

 

[tolivac]

Ganski:
My stepmom has a Bernina-Nice machine.She really likes it. My mom would LOVE to have one.I have 2 Bernina Vacuum cleaners in my collection.Like your sewing bench-looks like an edit suite that you would see video editing equipment put on.Those are common in TV stations and Video production facilities.Like the what looks like a plexiglas extension table on your sewing machine!-Great idea!I have a very old Huusquvarna (not sure of the spelling)that I got at a garage sale.It has various cams that determine the pattern it could sew.Think I will need to take it to work with me and blow out the fuzz with the station air compresser-Its not working so great right now-Probably needs a lube job as well.The movers mistook it as a radio-and my Zenith Trans-Oceanic radio as a sewing machine!Was funny-still have their tags somewhere.

 

[tolivac]

record player smell

I too like the odor of those old record players.There is a Carosuel in the DC area(Glen-Echo) that has the exact same smell.Same as the Wurlitzer band organ that is with it.You really smell the odor (very pleasent)when you stand in front of the organ and listen after your ride!

 

[veg-o-matic]

For westytoploader

Dude, that is the absolute NEATEST bedroom I've ever seen! And you're what, nineteen? Does it always look like that, or did you straighten it up for the picture?
Man, makes me want to break out the Electrolux...
Bob

 

[westytoploader]

Close; I'm 16.

Yes, my bedroom ALWAYS stays in that condition. I'm naturally a "neat-freak" and can't stand clutter or unorganization. Friends have commented on how their room doesn't compare to mine. Organization was my only option if my room was going to look good; since my house was built in '67, the rooms were made to sleep in, not live in, unfortunately, so it gave me very little space to work with. I do have two closets that handle much of my stuff, and I keep a Eureka 630D, a Hoover Junior, and a Metro Vac-Ette in there as well. I vacuum twice a week or sometimes more, and Windex/Pledge the furniture/TV twice a month. I'm glad I put the Zenith in because I needed something with a bigger screen; before, all I had room for was a 9" TV/VCR combination on an IKEA A/V cart shared with the minisystem that was very impractical. Taking the cart out freed up a lot of space next to my desk. The GE clock radio matches my room perfectly with the blue display; replaced a crappy Timex "round" clock radio with a red display, stiff buttons, an ineffective alarm, and poor, tinny sound that I absolutely HATED. All I need to update now is the desk chair, TV chair, and lamp: after that my room is finished until I head off to college.

It didn't always have that color scheme; my room received a makeover last year. Before, it was a funky light blue & white, with furniture we bought when I was 10. The carpet is a "room-sized rug", a specially measured and cut piece of carpeting that can be bought at any carpet store for around $250. I needed some kind of cover, as my desk chair started making a "halo" on the Wilsonart laminate, but didn't want to do berber like the back room because the flooring was in otherwise good shape. It also eliminated the need for a plastic "chair mat". Here's the last picture before the renovation in June 2003, right when I started vacuuming all of the junk off the floor (no, I don't have the Air-Way; gave it to the thrift store). The photos do the room justice; it was really MUCH worse! Comparing the pictures I took yesterday to this makes it seem like a big improvement!

Will post more pictures of the desk, nightstand, etc. later on.

--Austin

 

[tolivac]

DrMitch:Wow-Nice Hamilton Organ-My grandmother used to have an old pump reed organ in her music room-along with a piano-I played around with the organ the most-didn't play but sure could make lots of strange annoying noises to her.She would ask me to stop.Hers wasn't an upright model like yours-was in a case sort of like a spinet piano.Don't remember what brand it was.Hope it is still around somewhere.Usually NO ONE throws away a reed organ or a piano!

 

[gansky1]

Austin - you didn't like the AirWay? I have that same "88" model and love it! I've had several Airways and like this one the best. I love that it will stand up on end or roll along like a canister, ala Electrolux...

Hope this doesn't make you regret the donation now!

 

[tolivac]

Air Way

I also like Air Ways-excellent machines. So far I have three newer ones-2 I bought and 1 I got as a trade in.Looking for the Vintage ones.Have even talked with the folks at the factory in Tuskaloosa alabama-nice knowlegable folks.Called them to order bags and filters.They have the BEST disposable bag of any vacuum!!They should make bags for other peoples vacs using the Air-Way bag material.They own the only machines that make the bag paper.Also whats good-the bags used in their new machines will fit in any of their older canister machines.

 

[westytoploader]

Hi Greg,

The Air-Way wasn't in good shape to begin with, unfortunately. The outside had mold spots (after countless scrubbing they still wouldn't leave), the motor ran a little rough, and the third wheel made a large hole in the housing, causing the wheel to lean and the vacuum itself to move to the right during cleaning--very annoying.

I didn't use it much, but when I did it worked well. I would definitely own another Air-Way, just one in better shape; either new or a Don Clark model with that cool Eureka powerhead!

--Austin

 

[foraloysius]

I love food, food and food. I like cooking and also do some baking. I also love small kitchen appliances, vintage and new. I like traveling and meeting other people. I'm into art and architecture (modern). I like classical music including organ music. Overhere in the northern part of the Netherlands (and in northern Germany) there are a lot of organs from the 16th - 19th century and I go to concerts now and then. There are a lot of things I like but don't have much time for. And then there is my latest gadget that I love, my waterrower. It's not a washer, but it has a drum with water in it!!!

http://www.waterrower.com/

 

[agiflow-action]

I love to cook also.It is very theraputic.My other big interests are audio equipment,fishing,and just about anything by the Beatles.Amusement parks are pretty cool too.
Small appliances are great,especially toaster ovens.
I purchased a Kenmore toaster oven several years back and it has given excellent service.I like to use an oven all year round,and when summer comes to Jersey,it is the 3h's,hazy,hot and humid. With the toaster oven i can get nearly an 10 pound chicken in it.
I like the cooking elements too,more like a conventional electric full size oven then your typical run of the mill Black& Decker.Are we blessed or what?

 

[drmitch]

Cool rowing machine Louis! How many towels will that tub hold?

 

[foraloysius]

Thaks Don, I'm afraid that it won't hold any towels at all, there is only one very small opening for filling and emptying. I must confess however that i'm tempted to put some detergent in that drum!