They're UP!

[Unimatic1140]

Just beautiful Jon, I've seen them in person and they are just as pretty close up!

 

Congrats on the new cement underneath them as well, that makes all the difference in the world.

 

[chestermikeuk]

frigidaires

Look grand on their new plinths, looking forward to seeing them in action!!!, I feel I should know this but where is the lint filter for the dryer?? or does the lint all collect in the condenser??

Happy washing, Mike

 

[combo52]

1957 CONTROL TOWER FRIGIDARE WASHER & DRYER

WOW They  look great Jon, I hope you are also going to have a cement base installed for the LKM gas combo so we can finally get it spinning smoothly.

 

Someone asked if this was a vented dryer or condenser dryer, All Frigidare TOL dryers from 1950-1960 were electric and no vent air-cooled condenser machines. And about the stability of these machines, Frigidare washers had less vibration problems after 1961 as they reduced the max spin speed and went to a wider 27" cabinet that year. But all the original Uni-Matics were just 25" wide and needed a good solid floor for best vibration free spin performance.

 

[tlee618]

Congratulations Jon, they look just beautiful!!  I bet you are having a fun time changing things around in your basement after adding the concrete.  

 

[jetcone]

THANK YOU ALL!

NOW I want MORE concrete and its going to happen. 
Thank you Laundress, after get over being "stunned" you'll have to come  out to see them when I do the open house this spring!

 

Cheers

jon 

 

[jetcone]

Ben & Rich

Ben- the Blackstone definitely gets cement and runs like a top now too!

 

Rich- good eye there, they do change 'color', if I may, in various light, never seen that kind of behavior in a major appliance before.

 

[westie2]

These just take my breath away.  To be 54/55 years old they look more up-to-date than any of todays TL or FL's.  And i am sure they wash and dry better than anything today.

 

[mickeyd]

Color changes

like that a lot, more magic from these jewels. But the vision of all that chrome trim in # 3 "Oh my Lord in heaven!"

 

Jon, how about a tub shot, or is that still under restoration?

 

[philr]

Awesome set! In my favorite color!

 

[washer-kid]

AWESOME SET....ENJOY THEM EVERYDAY.....They look as if they were on a showroom floor for Frigidaire....

 

[foraloysius]

Oh goodness! Pictures!

Stunning machines indeed. True beauties!

 

[pdub]

Thanks for the OFFICIAL reveal on these Jon.

They are beautiful as everyone has said.

You must be living right!

Patrick

 

[supersuds]

The washers are okay, but how is that cute little boiler doing?

 

[aldspinboy]

Who is the BIGGEST JETCONE IN THIS PICTURE !

Can you see we all think like washers and how where coming towards you like clothes for the rollover lol.

 

Jon There SIMPLY STUPENDOUS !!!

TRULY MARVELS !

V I D E O ?

 

Now if we can see that lighted EASY would be great lol.

Best to you and GOOD LUCK ON THE PAIR.

 

Darren k

 

[washerlover]

Great photo but I always use a coaster when I set my drink on my machines..!

 

[combo52]

GREAT PICTURE

Darren thanks for posting it I had forgotten about it.

 

Todd thanks for the suggestion, but fortunately the drinks are both sitting on porcelain top machines so no damage should occur, but I do make them use coasters for Bloody Marries as the acid from the tomato juice can etch the porcelain finish LOL.

 

[jetcone]

What a

great picture THANKS DARREN!

Next time you're up here you gotta come see these!

 

Supersuds--you crack me up!!!

 

[revvinkevin]

Wow Jon.... those are purrrrrdy! CONGRATS!

We are waiting as patiently as we can for video of them in action (TAP...TAP...TAP.......)

;-)

Kevin

 

[firedome]

those machines

are to DIE for!! and can see by the responses that I'm not alone in thinking that The Sheer Look is the Ultimate!! ... so, when is the open house? we go thru Schenectady all the time when going up to VT from Bingo... love to see those babies in person!!

 

[revvinkevin]

He says Schenectady but......


Roger, I don't want you to get your hopes up to high... that is where he's from.   He's actually outside of Boston.  

 

Sorry Jon (ducking to avoid flying objects..........)  

 

 

[jetcone]

VIDEO IS READY AND WAITING

Enjoy, Rinse to Dry!

 

 

[mickeyd]

If only we had film strips like that when we were in school!

No daydreaming and straight 100's! This is FABULOUS!

 

A GOLDEN PULSATOR. OH MY GOD !!! Never-- ever-- seen or heard of one. Tell the story, please. And here I though you were hiding a blemish with no money shot yesterday.

 

You were saving the glory for another surprise, and I'm now eating a whole humble pie.

 

Wait till amycbs sees this; she'll have her segment in spades.

 

I liked how you either used the small load for the rinse or advanced the tower clock pointer for early agitation.

 

You get the Oscar, Mister. It was worth the wait. Many thanks, Jon. If only I had stayed in the crate--that wicked tempter Louis

 

[autowasherfreak]

That's one pretty Frigidaire set you have!

 

[washerlover]

Golden Agitator

I, too, have never laid eyes on such a beautiful, golden delight! The video is wonderful -- more, more, more!!

 

[jetcone]

thank you again

I think the cement shows them off pretty well. The golden agitator was the last year before color came to "live water action". But I'll bet there were a few '57's that were assembled with '58 pulsators in color!! We need to keep looking!

 

I can't get over how stable the machines are in the cement, at the end of the video you can see how the machine is at top speed and the cabinet and tower are not even vibrating. Unbelievable when you think of the engineering.

 

[joelippard]

Absolutely Stunning

Congratulations, I just love that Golden Agitator!

 

[foraloysius]

I'll have to agree with that Hamburger...

The video was worth the wait!

Louis

 

[rapunzel]

Amazing and Beautiful!

Classy and stylish too. Let's hope that they will last a very long time.

 

[combo52]

1957 CONTROL TOWER PAIR

Great viedo Jon this may be your best yet, I am giving it a A+   LOL.

 

What makes the rubber parts of the agitator so orange to golden in color ? These parts were originally light grey and on mine they have all turned a dark grey color, but yours look great, is it the lighting or was it all the nicotine that they were exposed to?

 

[jetcone]

John it was all the

nicotine for sure. Thats why the chrome is so pristine as well. Heavy smoking may be bad for people but its good for Frigidaires!