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Moffat combo

John, I think the Moffat combos were a Norge design (their early dishwashers were D&M's so I won't even bother looking for one for you... LOL). I've been looking for documentation on the Moffat laundry products, but haven't turned up much... yet!

I am so excited about getting this machine. Gotta get the station wagon back on the road and then that's it - the 2013 season will be officially open!
 
It's so awesome when a Beatty shows up somewhere. The build quality of some of their appliances are incredible. Their water pumps are built like TANKS. I've seen first hand their 40's era piston pumps in service well past Y2K.

The name Dominion rung a bell so I dug through whatever Beatty documentation I had when I cleaned out my grandfather's workshop (in the 50's and 60's he sold and serviced Betty and Westinghouse appliances exclusively in the Perth County area). Sure enough I found a GSW memo from December 1962 noting that with the merger all Beatty and DOMINION parts orders must be sent to another address (which for automatic washers was the GSW service division in Toronto) so I gather that GSW was selling the last of Beatty's old inventory under the Dominion name.
 
Patience...

I still have to get the station wagon out of storage this weekend (it SNOWED in Ogden last night much to my dismay...) I am planning on heading out to get this on Thursday the 11th. I promise a full initial report Friday and maybe even some wash test results!!
 
update

Just confirmed with the seller that I will be picking up the washer on Thursday (April 11th). The station wagon has been taken out of storage and readied for the trip. It's going to be a loooooonnnnnng day on Thursday - 6 hours up to the Saguenay region then 6 hours back - I should have the first photos Friday!

Wheeeee!!

Now, let's all hope that there won't be any more snow this week (it snowed Saturday in Ogden...BLAH!)
 
6 hours up - then 6 hours back.....

 

 

Have a safe trip Paul and best of luck with everything!

 

MAKE SURE you take some coffee or a couple bottles of that "5 hour energy" stuff.   It really helped me keep my eyes open on those looooong drives I've made!

 

Kevin
 
Well, it was just such a lovely day today (and a wicked storm due tomorrow) so I thought it would be a nice day for a drive. I hopped into the station wagon and headed north to Lac St-Jean.

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And after the visit, I stopped to have my lunch by lake. It was cold and windy though.

What? Oh yes, there IS something in the back of the station wagon isn't there?

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It seems to be in great condition!

The 'story' behind it: The person who listed this on kijiji was doing so because his parent's house had been sold. He was born in '61 and said he does not remember having seen any other laundry equipment in the house! Sad news - there WAS a matching dryer, but it had been discarded about 15 years ago when the seller's mother passed away... Sigh!
The washer has not been used since, but it was apparently still working when it was de-comissioned.

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However, I am in clear violation of the 'No Maytags in the new Mud Room' edict... I'll get that resolved tomorrow before hubby gets home... LOL

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Timer dial and panel look interesting. I am hoping it lights up, but I will have to check that tomorrow.

The timer dial can be manually advanced - keeping my fingers crossed that the motor is still alive!

Right, that's it for me tonight.. I'll do some real testing tomorrow and I'll be posting more photos and hopefully good news over the course of the weekend.

As for me, after the 12-hour return trip I am about to turn into a pumpkin... LOL

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Wow it's cool to see a totally new machine you haven't seen before. Congrats on this rare washer, gl getting it up and running.
 
Outstanding Paul!

That's exactly what mine looked like inside. Great that you got this very unique machine. You'll be surprised at the fill stream I bet. Thanks for the pics too!
 
''Dominion nous fait bien manger''

Paul,

You might remember that slogan from old adverts of the long forgotten Dominion food market chain, 1960's-70's. Completely unrelated to your Dominion washing machine, but I couldn't omit the mention of this bit of childhood memory...

As for your incredible find, one word: Wow!

I like the look of that machine: awesome retro look with those buttons, as well as the unique design of the 'push to start' round knob. The inside of the tub, the pink and white finish colors, and the control panel... Sigh! A great collectors piece. Never seen one like this before. Wish you have a great fun with that lady!
 

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