Very nice photos and machines! That is one of my favorite panel styles of the 1-18's.
Sunday Morning Towel Wash in the Frigidaire
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Wow, your poppy set is almost majestic! Great photos, thanks for sharing.
Ben
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Poppy 1/18!
This is almost just like my aunts 1/18 set from 1974 except hers didn't have the window. The control panel is exactly the same.
Best Wishes and JetAction!
Peter
This is almost just like my aunts 1/18 set from 1974 except hers didn't have the window. The control panel is exactly the same.
Best Wishes and JetAction!
Peter
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I did enjoy that, even though, or especially since I sold my Poppy red, but to a memeber here! They are nice, big, rugged machines that use tons of water. Thanks for the memories, espeically the color.
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Very nice machines, I love the poppy red. My neighbor when I was growing up had the same machine in white. I loved watching it through the window. I wonder if they still have it or if it has been replaced.
I think you should get a high efficiency front loader. LOL
I'm going to hide under the bed now.
I think you should get a high efficiency front loader. LOL
I'm going to hide under the bed now.
Wonder if there is any way to make such machines energy efficient to meet today's standards?
One of my aunt's had a Frigidaire "Jet Action" washer, and when we spent summers at her home always thought her washer was "weird" compared to ours. Lord knows it made enough racket to wake the dead. *LOL*
One of my aunt's had a Frigidaire "Jet Action" washer, and when we spent summers at her home always thought her washer was "weird" compared to ours. Lord knows it made enough racket to wake the dead. *LOL*
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I think you should get a high efficiency front loader
LOL, there is no way I'll ever have one of those things
Laundress, I'd sure love to get my hands on one of those noisy old Jet Action machines! I grew up with one myself. BTW, there are methods of quieting them, as for efficency in today's "government" standards I'm not sure that their definition of efficency and the thoroughness the machines are noted for go hand in hand.
If anyone on here has one they want to sell... just let me know!
I think you should get a high efficiency front loader
LOL, there is no way I'll ever have one of those things
Laundress, I'd sure love to get my hands on one of those noisy old Jet Action machines! I grew up with one myself. BTW, there are methods of quieting them, as for efficency in today's "government" standards I'm not sure that their definition of efficency and the thoroughness the machines are noted for go hand in hand.
If anyone on here has one they want to sell... just let me know!
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If I had your poppy red Frigidaire's they would definitely become my daily drivers! Absolutely beautiful they are!
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When did Frigidaire stop using "bouncy" agitators. I'm really impressed with the rollover on the Unimatic, Rollermatic, and Jet Action machines. It's a shame the don't make them anymore.
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Neat I-18. As to Launderess' statement, wouldn't a solid tub Unimatic exceed today's standards?
Bobby in Boston
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When did Frigidaire stop using "bouncy" agitators?
This brings up a sore spot around here... In 1979 GM sold off Frigidaire to WCI who did not adopt the same mechanism as the Real Frigidaire, instead replacing it with internals made by Westinghouse.
There was still a Frigidaire 1-18, but it was not GM sourced and had an oscillating agitator and indexing tub. I hear they were hell to work on and didn't clean as well. I'm generally disgusted at the sight of one even though they now are also vintage machines.
It's a shame they don't make them anymore
You have no idea how much I wish they still did. High standards and real quality are a rare find these days.
When did Frigidaire stop using "bouncy" agitators?
This brings up a sore spot around here... In 1979 GM sold off Frigidaire to WCI who did not adopt the same mechanism as the Real Frigidaire, instead replacing it with internals made by Westinghouse.
There was still a Frigidaire 1-18, but it was not GM sourced and had an oscillating agitator and indexing tub. I hear they were hell to work on and didn't clean as well. I'm generally disgusted at the sight of one even though they now are also vintage machines.
It's a shame they don't make them anymore
You have no idea how much I wish they still did. High standards and real quality are a rare find these days.
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"You have no idea how much I wish they still did. High standards and real quality are a rare find these days."
This is so very, very true. Appliance manufacturers could learn alot from the older designs. My mother's boss has a Maytag washer and dryer from the early 70's I think, and his stove and refrigerator (don't know the brand) are avocado green and still run perfectly. The stove has a double oven, smaller one on top and full size on the bottom. He's in a nursing home at the moment, doesn't know when he will be coming home, due to a hip injury.
This is so very, very true. Appliance manufacturers could learn alot from the older designs. My mother's boss has a Maytag washer and dryer from the early 70's I think, and his stove and refrigerator (don't know the brand) are avocado green and still run perfectly. The stove has a double oven, smaller one on top and full size on the bottom. He's in a nursing home at the moment, doesn't know when he will be coming home, due to a hip injury.
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IIRC, GM decided it was not worth the effort to spend money retooling and making new dies for production, and neither did WCI.
GM like others who got out of the appliance business early, saw where things were going, that is a trend towards being a consumer good, rather than a "major" investment. Small wonder why today a handful of companies own most of the major brand names.
L.
IIRC, GM decided it was not worth the effort to spend money retooling and making new dies for production, and neither did WCI.
GM like others who got out of the appliance business early, saw where things were going, that is a trend towards being a consumer good, rather than a "major" investment. Small wonder why today a handful of companies own most of the major brand names.
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for the age of that machine your panel is one of the best I have ever seen! It looks new!
Lovely set. Mine is Coppertone, must post a pic for you.
Jet
for the age of that machine your panel is one of the best I have ever seen! It looks new!
Lovely set. Mine is Coppertone, must post a pic for you.
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Thanks Jet! I really appreciate all the kind comments. I felt a little gawdy about putting more pics of this machine on here because I've featured it here on several occasions, but I really wanted to share. Guys I'd love to see pics of your Frigidaires on this thread, please feel free to add your pictures to this thread, let's all celebrate the machines that we love!
Thanks Jet! I really appreciate all the kind comments. I felt a little gawdy about putting more pics of this machine on here because I've featured it here on several occasions, but I really wanted to share. Guys I'd love to see pics of your Frigidaires on this thread, please feel free to add your pictures to this thread, let's all celebrate the machines that we love!
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