What would be your dream vintage washer dryer that you would like to own again as daily drivers ?

[bwoods]

hot rinse

Patrick,

Does your pictured daily driver Kenmore have a "hot rinse" option? It seems to me, I saw a button for that option on that machine, which a friend of mine owned. It was over thirty years ago that I saw it, so my memory may be blurred.

 

[laundryboy]

I also had a Panasonic twin tub that I would love to get back.

 

[appnut]

Hot rinse button

Barry, I've not known of such a thing since the early 1950s.  Most likely was a cold rinse button and another button for cold wash & rinse. 

 

[norgeway]

A 63 Frigidaire!

Set, Custom Imperial in Turquoise or Pink.

 

[akronman]

Total faves

Similar to pictured above, the ultimate for me would be Poppy Red 1-18's, with a window and console flourescent lights, all the knobs and dials available for pre-wash, extra rinse, everything, but not a pushbutton design. I can make all sorts of choices, not the machine. Dryer in gas, not electric. Whichever year had the ultimate most extensive dial controls. Of course unused, New In Box, of course. For such a set, I'd re-do my first floor to make a first floor laundry room, those deserve to be seen and heard, not relegated to my basement.

 

[appnut]

Poppy Red Custom IMperial 1-18s

Mark, I"m not sure these were ever available in Poppy.  Every sales brochure I've seen that had poppy offered during the 1-18 years, only the custom deluxe model was avaiable in that color.  It's also the only model I've seen in collections of the club too.  And every ad for poppy I saw also was not a Custom Imperial.  I hope someone proves me wrong, but that's my takeaway from observing.  I agree with you, they woiuled have been awesome.  Mark, I can also tell you that all those push buttons on the 1965 CI mimicked exactly the cycles and options as found on that CI 1-18 set's panel pictured above. 

 

[akronman]

Hey Appnut

You are probably quite correct, but I can dream, right? Mom had a MOL 1-18 set from 73, and most 1-18's with dials have been a fave of mine since, but the 1965 set is great looking, no problem with pushbuttons on it. The 1-18's to me just look right with silver dials, not pushbuttons, who knows?

And when you think about it, the poppy red cabinet and lids are entirely interchangeable regardless of the console, so I actually could swap around from 2 sets to get the exact controls I want on the color I want.

It may never happen, but this is a fun thread.

 

[autowasherfreak]

I would like to have either a mid 70's Whirlpool set in harvest gold. That was the first automatic we had when I was growing up. My second choice would be be the set in Post# 618127, but in harvest gold.

 

[tolivac]

guess for me an old Norge with the polished metal lint pan-remember that from when I was little.Or--the pregnant Roto Swirl KN my Grandmother had.

 

[chaskelljr2]

1966-67 Lady Kenmore Set

My dream vintage laundry pair that I would use as daily drivers would be the 1966-67 Lady Kenmore Set that "pdub (Patrick)" has pictured on his post.

I would take that set in either Turquoise (like "pdub's") or in Coppertone.

I have a soft spot for Kenmores anyway. But the Keyboard Consoles and Lighted Consoles on the machines takes things over the top.

That or a 1965-69 TOL Frigidaire Custom Imperial Rollermatic with Rapidry. "Appnut" has the set pictured on his post.

I'd be happy with either one. If I can have both sets, then all the better.

--Charles--

 

[foraloysius]

Early 1970's Miele washer and dryer. Picture from a 1973 brochure, the last year this set was on the market.

 

[philr]

Like Bob,

1965-66 Frigidaire Rollermatic Custom Imperial set (or a newer Canadian Rapidry set),  The 1965 models are not exactly the same as the 1966 and newer models, the dryers lack the sensor dry and for some reason, I think I like them even better!

1964 Frigidaire Multimatic Custom Imperial set.

Any 1958-63 Frigidaire Custom Imperial models too!

 

And Bob is right about 1-18 Custom Imperial models not being available as Poppy. But it's still posssible to switch the cabinets if someone really wants that!

 

[qualin]

Probably my parents 1964 GE Filter-Flo. Shame they never had the matching dryer to go with it. I loved the wash action of that machine. Sorry, no pics. :-(

 

[pdub]

No Hot Rinse...

Barry, Bob is right - no HOT rinse option on this machine.

Here is a close up of the buttons taken when I had them removed from the machine.

Patrick

 

[bwoods]

Thanks. I guess I dreamed it. Still it's a beautiful machine!!

What is that "Selective Dialing" button? Could one not turn the dial timer to any desired point without pushing that button first??

 

[joelippard]

and...

Some of the 65 Rollermatics came with the Impact clutch, this includes the Rapidry models.  This proved to be hard on the motors from what I was told about them, later on it was all sure-spin clutches.

 

My Poppy 1-18s are the Gold Crown Edition.  I also have never seen that color on an Imperial Model.

 

[combo52]

Selective Dialing

Was used to disengage the cycle selection lock stop feature so you could set the timer dial anywhere you wanted, on the 64 LKM the button to do this was labeled Dial and on other WP built washers and combs the button was labeled Manuel.

 

[strongenough78]

Patrick, what's the Heavy Duty button do?

 

[strongenough78]

My dream set is a 1971 Lady Kenmore set, custom painted black.

 

[appnut]

what's the Heavy Duty button do?

Vern, tis washer has theKenmore agitator that has the fins and no skirt under the fins--open.  The cycle normally would sift to gentle agitation from normal speed during the wash period.  The Heavy Duty button simply elikminated the speed shift in the middle of the wash and I think the rinse agitation speed also remained on normal.