What on earth is THIS?

[jetcone]

Just like

the trip Gregm and I took out to Pittsburgh to retreive my 1957 Westy Set! A LOOOOONG day but we had a lot of laughs along the way.

 

 

 

 

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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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I was near a charming little town called Chambord. It's right on the way to Roberval.

 

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And I visited a very interesting old house.

 

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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?

 

[roto204]

Oooh!

Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! Oooooh! :-D I'm so excited for you!

 

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It made it's way all the way back to Ogden, too....

 

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Ta - daaa!

Forgive the teasing...

Yes, I picked up the Dominion Automatic Washer today!

 

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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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Money shot!!

Neat! Solid porcelain tub and an aluminum agitator (just like Eddy said!!)

 

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A wee bit of crud in the tub (proof of the 15 years in storage story!)

 

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Push-button convenience!! How typically Canadian - a 'cold' option for the rinse!!

 

[classiccaprice]

Congrats Paul!

She's a beaut!

 

[turquoisedude]

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

 

[lebron]

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.

 

[eddy1210]

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!

 

[philr]

Congrats on your purchase. I wish I could have made the trip with you today.

Keep us updated on it!

 

[unclejohn]

''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!

 

[westingman123]

Porcelain goodness. Yummy.