where the speed queen love

[mickeyd]

Sure, Eddie, there's a new roll in the can and I'll

In the meantime here's one for you and Fred Blackstone of a Blackstone spray rinsing. A better camera is coming soon, a digi-"tile" like yours so I can show the actual spin, and post it haste without waiting to fill a roll.

By the way, i took out my magnifier to study your fab control panel, and it's so interesting, early color coding of gentle and BRISK--love that. In fact, the SQ you're asking for operates at the brisk pace while the older one in with a perfect SS tub moves at the gentle speed. Alas the older one has died! I'll snap a pic of the SQ with her whole agitator, then with the Norge at full speed. Wait till you see the size of the waves the 4 paddle Norge makes in a brisk stroke SQ--insane,

Also love how demure the main dial is. For a brief moment I couldn't identify it. Where the heck is the main dial, then I saw woolens and Dry and got it! What a fabulous machine. That had to have been the "Custom Imperial " equivalent in the Speed Queen family.

So here's the Blackie with a seemingly thick thread of fluid stringing across the tub of the outer tub. I assure you it's just powdered Tide W Bleach washing liquor shooting out of the slots. Very fun to watch.

 

[eddy1210]

matching dryer

Here's the matching dryer to that washer. I haven't had too much trouble with my SQ pumps, the ones I've had fail were due to things like pieces of metal grinding up the impeller. They also tend to freeze up if you let the washer sit idle for a long period of time. I grease mine every so often, that nipple is very handy to keep them properly lubed. Too bad you didn't keep your 70's harvert gold SQ. Laundry Shark, SQ made a special commercial pulley which gave those machines a higher spin speed, IIRC it ramped it up to 800 rpm. I think several club members have this special pulley.
Mike, photos soon to come of the new laundry room!

 

[eddy1210]

Michael

That's a very fun shot of the Blackstone! So your 80's SQ wringer has a porcelain tub? Funny it has a brisker agitation, I thought they all had similar transmissions and speeds. Maybe they used a newer motor on the later machines with a higher rpm?
Did you notice on the control dial, it's hard to see but there's a "push to start" engraved on it. Very unusual for SQ machines, most had a "pull to start" timer.
Eddy

 

[mickeyd]

Yes, white speckled porcelain; it's gorgeous, and very v

After the 4th, this roll will be ready. No one's ever asked for a pic of her. How rare and fun! You won't be disappointed.

 

[gansky1]

Oh, we've got the love of Queens here!

Here is an aging picture of my 1954 set...

 

[gansky1]

Here is an early 70's set I brought home last summer that Dan from Seattle found when he was home visiting. Ben in Iowa has them now.

 

[gansky1]

This is a newspaper ad from the grand opening of a Speed Queen appliance dealer in Lincoln, NE

 

[gansky1]

Another 70's machine I brought home several years ago - I've torn down for parts or given away too many to count now!

 

[gansky1]

Another early 70's washer

This one had an almost pure white (large capacity) tub - Purrrdy!

 

[launderess]

SQ "Super Twin"

Have never seen a Speed Queen twin tub unit. Who knew?

L.

 

[gansky1]

Another rare one - a three speed from the late 60's. I'd never seen one in person before. Steve in Roanoke has it now but the previous owner had screwed up the motor and it's only a one speed now... It actually cleaned up really nice - this is the second of two that I found at an estate sale, the previous one with the black panel was the other - at the same house with a SQ wringer in the basement as well!

 

[eddy1210]

nice to see those pictures

Greg, it's a pleasure to see all those pictures again! Thank you

 

[gansky1]

SuperTwin!

There was a member in Minneapolis that had one for sale but we've lost contact with him now - I'd love to play with one too! They were made by Servis in the UK but had a smaller version of the SQ high-vane agitator in them. They also imported the Servis compact dryer as well. Somewhere around here I have sales literature for them.

 

[gansky1]

A mid 70's TOL washer

 

[gansky1]

pg 2

 

[gansky1]

A short course in home laundering from SQ

 

[gansky1]

Short course pg 2

I've had quite a few SQ's pass through here over the years, I can think of 6 or 8 I don't have pictures of handy now. They were nearly always at the bottom of the ratings in Consumer Reports, but they are fun, drama-filled washers!

 

[gansky1]

Eddy - that washer and dryer are just spectacular, you've been holding out on us!!

Let's chat soon.

 

[mihi]

Man those Speed Queens are sweet!!!

 

[blackstone]

I have about 5 solid stainless tubs and a couple perforated tubs. Problem is, the SQ tubs look very similar to Blackstone solid tubs [from early 1960s models]. I lost track of which is which--have to figure them out by measuring diameters and hole placements. Otherwise, they make very useful bowls for carrying large amounts of dirt.

Any SQ advertising with pictures of Chuck Connors [the Rifleman]? I threw away some recently.