Speed Queen SuperTwin - New Old Stock

[dnastrau]

1980? Looks older... (?)

Great find! Perhaps the literature that came with the machine or even the box of Tide will have a date that will give a better idea of when it was made. I may be wrong, but that machine looks to be older than 1980. The motor or one of the other parts might have a date of manufacture as well.

Andrew S.

 

[mr-maytag]

Thanks, everyone! I agree on the date of manufacture, Andrew. I'll have to check it out more carefully and see if I can find a date somewhere. I wish it would have been a box of Tide too, but no such luck!

 

[jetaction]

Congratulations, what a great find Ted!

 

[wringer]

Hi Ted,

The agitator looks like a miniature of my NIB SQ Wringer. So happy for you that you went for this. Another beauty to add to your growing collection my friend !!

Jim

 

[swestoyz]

Wow, congrats! Out of the box, I bet this thing still smells like the day it was made.

Ben

 

[combo52]

New SQ Twin Tub Washer

Wow what a great find Ted, we have the exact machine but in a much more used version.

I also tend to think that it is older than 1980, mainly because shaded colors disappeared among American appliances manufactures by 1977. On ours I found date stamps on the timer and main wash motors, ours is from 1974.

 

[whirlaway]

The coupon!!!

See if there is an experation date on the Tide coupon,that might help you date it.I have a white one like it with a portable formica top on it.

 

[twintubber]

Freakin' WOW.......

I haven't been on this site in ages, but saw your post and had to check it out-and now reply.
My strangest dreams of finding a vintage machine was always that I would find a NIB Simplicity/Speed Queen TT in some old barn or antique shop for next to nothing. For me, Harvest Gold would be the greatest colour find.
But wow, here you are with this amazing find!
As a fellow owner of such type of machine, you will have a lot of fun using it.
Unfortunately, mine has developed some problems and is not usable at this time, but I still plan on keeping it and getting it fixed and running again.
The agitation in this machine is simply amazing and is true Speed Queen cleaning all the way. Even the SOUND is Speed Queen all the way!
I would think this model is definitely closer to 1980 though, as the earlier models had a grey coloured agitator as opposed to the later white coloured agitator.
Enjoy your new find and happy Twin Tubbing!!!

 

[mtn1584]

Pardon my ignorance...

I love your new washer and CONGRATS on your vintage find.....
Can you explain how this washer works? Wash and Rinse on the left then spin on the right?
Thanks
Mike

 

[barcoboy]

What happened to your Simplicity, twintubber?

 

[twintubber]

Hi Barco....

Unfortunately, I got very busy shortly after my last videos of the machines and didn't have much time for twintubbing for a while.
A few months ago, I decided to pull the Simplicity out and give it a good run for the afternoon.
I was filling the spin tub up to rinse out the dust that had accumulated and noticed the water level going DOWN after I turned the water off.
UH OH!!!
Took the back off to check for leaking and found nothing.
Filled the spin tub up again about a quarter full and saw the water draining out again.
This time I saw subtle leaking under the spinner in the bottom of the machine and when I felt underneath I could feel a leak at the seal point.
The seal must have dried out and since it had sat dry for so many years, then got a lot of use, then dried out again was perhaps a bit too much for it at it's age.
Too bad, but I don't think it will be too much of an issue to keep an eye out for parts and eventually find one or a Band-Aid job of some sort.
I miss using it though cause it sure is a lot of fun albeit very time consuming, and outcleans my Bosch front-loader any day.
And again Mr-maytag, enjoy using your new toy and let's see some videos!

 

[kenmoreguy89]

Congratulations!
I have the earlier model of the Series ( Wilkins Servis, Simplicity,Speed Queen etc).
This model wasn't sold in the US, but it's the "uncle" of them...
Twin tubs are fun to use...I enjoy using mine.
These are great machines..

 

[twintubber]

Loads of fun yes, BUT......

so time consuming.
In their day, we had more time for it. And didn't mind the effort.
Not so much in today's "instantly connected" world.
Ah, to slow down and enjoy it all over again........
But I truly do enjoy using my twin tubs.