Vintage KitchenAid by Hobart - Spotted on Park Avenue in NYC

[stevet]

Boosters or not!

The UM 1-4 series and the WM 1-3 series were never produced with built in boosters. The UM4E which was the same machine as here but built in Europe and Canada to some extent, did come with a built in booster. I never saw anything on the WMs to indicate they had boosters. By then European machines were different from ours and all built there, but I may check further into that.

The first domestically produced machines with boosters were the WM5 series which were actually the KD18 series EUropean machines brought here and reworked for our market.
And even like today, the booster heaters were optional since some customers can provide 180 degree rinse water for them.

If a customer did not have 180 degree building water, they most likeley added a small Hatco 6 gallon booster or a Small Hubbell unit. usually a 6-12 KW unit was more than enough for one of these machines. Hope that helps.
Steve

 

[launderess]

Final Update-She's On The Curb

Waiting for appliance rubbish pick-up tomorrow.

Was easy to spot, as one had only to follow the trail of leaking water! *LOL*

Unit is laying down on it's front, so couldn't see if the racks were still there. On the bright side the motor was exposed and was rather clean looking. Nice shiny black, and VERY heavy/solid in appearance. Hope the unit will be broken down at the appliance rubbish plant, would be a shame if the motor or other parts worked and the unit was trashed in total.

L.

 

[toggleswitch]

A cross street or two would be nice.

 

[launderess]

Sorry

East 80th Street, between Park Avenue and Lexington, just off Park on the south side of the street.

L.

 

[toggleswitch]

Thank you kindly!

 

[launderess]

If You Is Going

I'd go soon, the "freaks come out at night" (not you dear), and will bash apart any appliance they find to get at anything deemed of potential value.

L.

 

[travis]

A rescue just like in the movies...

Go get that diswasher!

 

[toggleswitch]

So did anyone snatch it up?

~The "freaks come out at night" (not you dear)

No offense taken *LOL ROFL LMAO*
In my 20's I MAY HAE BEEN THE PERSON YOUR MOTHER WARNED YOU ABOUT. Today I'm a nice gray-haired little suburbanite firmly esconsed (sp?) in my descent into trolldom.

As a man ages he generally wants to be like Captain Kirk. Sitting in a comfortable chair with all the remotes lined up in front of a huge screen, except his toupee should be a little less obvious.........

TICK TICK TICK TICK. Someone go get it!

 

[toggleswitch]

I don't know lady L, you always make me feel so good and want to break out into song.........