I was browsing Facebook market place yesterday morning and stumbled across these beauties! The owner bought a house from an estate and these came with the house! He bought the house from the former owner’s grandson who said his grandma had purchased these new and used them until the day she died. He thought they were way too cool to get rid of so he kept them. He had planned on using them but his wife said no so in the garage they went, they even went with them on a move to a bigger house to accommodate their 3 kids. Realizing they were only going to sit in his garage and never get used, he decided he needed the space more than he needed them so he decided to sell them.
The exterior of these machines is in shockingly great shape. Hardly any rust on the cabinet or corrosion on the chrome. I don’t think Grandma used the dryer much. The interior is quite pristine! I haven’t been able to wire up the dryer yet, in time I think. I want to focus on the washer!
The console light on the washer clicks on with ease. No flickering! Maybe she didn’t know it was there. It’s clear that she used the washer once you get a look at the basket. However, look closely at the agitator. I think this must’ve been rebuilt at some point. The agitator is black polypropylene with a set screw! IIRC, didn’t this machine come with a Bakelite agitator and a slightly slower wash speed? Is it possible that she actually had a new transmission put in? The whole wash unit seems to sit lower than I’m used to seeing. Roughly a 3/4in gap to the underside of the top panel. Seems the water level switch was also replaced at some point!
I’m still working on cleaning the washer up. I need to put a new drain hose on, the old one cracked in half as soon as I touched it. I find the power cord connection directly below the inlet valve rather amusing. Looks like the lid switch might be bypassed already... or it’s just stuck in its little cubby hole. I’ll check the tub to pump hose and the belts and see where I am in terms of being able to fire it up.
Look like the left lid bumper needs a replacement. It was replaced by some small piece of rubber held in place with what appears to be silicone. The bleach dispenser/bumper combo on the right seems to be in decent shape.
The exterior of these machines is in shockingly great shape. Hardly any rust on the cabinet or corrosion on the chrome. I don’t think Grandma used the dryer much. The interior is quite pristine! I haven’t been able to wire up the dryer yet, in time I think. I want to focus on the washer!
The console light on the washer clicks on with ease. No flickering! Maybe she didn’t know it was there. It’s clear that she used the washer once you get a look at the basket. However, look closely at the agitator. I think this must’ve been rebuilt at some point. The agitator is black polypropylene with a set screw! IIRC, didn’t this machine come with a Bakelite agitator and a slightly slower wash speed? Is it possible that she actually had a new transmission put in? The whole wash unit seems to sit lower than I’m used to seeing. Roughly a 3/4in gap to the underside of the top panel. Seems the water level switch was also replaced at some point!
I’m still working on cleaning the washer up. I need to put a new drain hose on, the old one cracked in half as soon as I touched it. I find the power cord connection directly below the inlet valve rather amusing. Looks like the lid switch might be bypassed already... or it’s just stuck in its little cubby hole. I’ll check the tub to pump hose and the belts and see where I am in terms of being able to fire it up.
Look like the left lid bumper needs a replacement. It was replaced by some small piece of rubber held in place with what appears to be silicone. The bleach dispenser/bumper combo on the right seems to be in decent shape.
