The First Whirlpool Combo

[Unimatic1140]

Wow, I believe this is a fellow aw member. This model is the very first Whirlpool combo from 1957! You can tell it is the early model because of the black band around the timer dial. The 1958 and 1959 models had a white band...

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[appnut]

It's probably Bygted. 

 

[bluejay]

That machine is awesome! I love the styling on it!

 

[bluejay]

What I love is this control panel...

It's one of the coolest I've seen yet!

 

[bluejay]

It is Bygted; I checked the other listings and recognized one of the photos from the article from Retrorenovation.com.

26 great photos of Ted and Stella's dreamy retro ranch house - with an appliance museum in the basement - Retro Renovation

“In my heart I want to be a minimalist with my decor — but there are just too many fun things that are a joy to have around — it’s tough.” Ted — who is a collector of all things retro — and his main squeeze Stella recently let me take a virtual tour of…

retrorenovation.com