Who said match sets are hard to find?

[classiccaprice]

Well, as you may recall, last year Tom (turbomatic) and John (Combo52) arranged for me to get a very nice 1964 Maytag a702 as a gift in need of transmission repair.  I brought it to Ohio with me to get Dave (Volvoguy87) and Wes (elginkid)'s help to bring it back to life... While here I found a 1964 de702, the exact match to the washer here needing a timer rebuild.  We should be working on both later tonight.

 

[classiccaprice]

And earlier this year, I picked up a 1953 or 1954 Westinghouse D-6 in Ohio.  It plays "How Dry I Am" and works perfectly.  

 

[classiccaprice]

Well...

On Wednesday, I picked up the matching washer!  A 1953 or 54 Westinghouse Laundromat LB-6M!  It was quite the sturggle.  It was in a woman's basement with a only a 3 foot wide "L" shaped stairwell which at it's tightest had about 5 feet of headroom.  No wonder this (and Dave/Volvoguy's 1965 model) were down there all this time.  It took 4 and a half hours with some disassembly, but the owner, some of her friends, and myself were able to get the machines out of the basement in pieces and into the van.

 

 

 

[classiccaprice]

You can be sure she was dirty as you can see in this cleaning shot.

 

[classiccaprice]

While there is some rust to deal with...

She cleaned decently.  Nothing too horrible.

 

[moparguy]

Cool set! Or should I say sets!

 

[tomturbomatic]

YAY!!! I'm so glad my washer has a partner!

I would say the WHs are in great shape considering how Westinghouse figured out a way to apply paint only one molucule thick. They were in close running with Hamilton, but I think Westinghouse won.

Enjoy all of them in good health.

 

[classiccaprice]

Thank you. There is more to come, but I got dragged away to dinner.

One quick question, what does the M mean in LB-6M?[this post was last edited: 8/9/2013-22:02]

 

[classiccaprice]

I'm back for now...

The insides are in pretty good shape.  She'll need a new boot, hoses and belts, but not bad considering...

 

[classiccaprice]

The floor will have to be replaced, but still excited!

For an added bonus, look what I found in the basement when I picked them up (see them holding the tub of the machine)!  The original shipping brackets for both machines!  Special thanks to Paul (turquoisedude) for letting me borrow his set, without seeing them I wouldn't have known what I was looking at and not have gotten them.

 

[classiccaprice]

Rear view

Who at Westinghouse would have thought that 60 years after production the shipping braces would be going back on the machine?

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[classiccaprice]

top view...

I have the counterweights, but I left them off the machine for easier moving.  This thing still has to get back to Virginia!

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[classiccaprice]

Thanks to Paul, I know this is part of the door mechanism... I've got to figure out where it was hooked and recalibrate it.

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[classiccaprice]

Nice clean tub.  I tried it out and it spins!

 

[classiccaprice]

tub part 2

 

[classiccaprice]

partial instructions

 

[classiccaprice]

I have more of these but they will have to be pieced back together.  I don't know the percentage I have.  :/

 

[classiccaprice]

Model Tag.  Again what does the M mean in LB-6M?

 

That's it for tonight, but this thread isn't done yet.  More to come!

 

[newvista58]

Very Cool Sets

I'm Happy to say I got a matched
set of Maytags. A700S and DE700
thanks to Ted in Maryland --
Sept 1961. They're white like
yours. I really Want Turquoise
or Yellow, but couldn't pass
on the chance to have a matched
Maytag set.

The Westinghouse Slant Front is my
first Choice of a Front Loader.
I hope to have a set of those
as well.

Thanks for Sharing. Good Luck
with all

 

[danemodsandy]

Funny Thing....

....About matched sets - as well as anything else you're looking for:

It either happens easily, or it's like pulling teeth. Around last Christmastime, I had a matched set of Maytags (A806 washer, DE806 dryer, both White) just fall into my lap. They weren't even expensive; in fact, the washer was free.

But finding a GE range like I wanted? A three-year search, and more drama than you'd find in a boxed set of Dynasty: The Complete Series.

Seems like there's nothing between these two extremes.

 

[jetcone]

Nice finds there

Will, I love mine! Now be sure to be aware when moving the  washer especially w/o the weights - the tub can slide so far that some snubbers can be knocked off their pins, and fall completely out of the machine. Don't want to loose any of those!

 

 

 

[turquoisedude]

It looks great, Will! Good idea about removing the tub counter-weights - I never thought about that. The tub looks excellent and the fact that you got the Laundromat to spin is a very good sign. I'll email you about changing the oil in the speed changer - if the machine has been sitting idle for a few years you may want to consider it.

I wonder if that 'M' designated that the machine was made in Mansfield, Ohio? Heaven forbid it be confused with the lowly CLB-6 made in Hamilton, Ontario... LOL

 

[classiccaprice]

Thanks everyone!

 

Paul- Perhaps you are right.  It is interesting though.  I'll gladly take any help I can get with advice/etc.  I need to get/find a service manual.

 

Jon- With all shipping braces in place that tub is going nowhere, but I appreciate the advice.  I notice one of my snubbers looks different than the rest... perhaps it was a replacement.

 

There is still more to come though!  Remember the dryer I picked up last month?  I.E. the only other machine I own without a mate...

 

[classiccaprice]

Well... Meet my new 800 washer!

I picked it up from Chris (sorry forgot your username) today!  I officially have 3 matching sets and am cashing out while my lucky streak is going strong.

 

 

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[classiccaprice]

pretty!

 

[classiccaprice]

money shot

 

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model tag

 

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bottom

 

[classiccaprice]

Dave's impressed!

 

[danemodsandy]

That Pair of Kenmore 800s....

....Is the only non-Maytag set I've ever coveted.

The reason is that my grandmother had them - her first automatics. The dryer is still in use by my aunt.

A set of those is the only thing I'd trade Maytags for, Will.

Well, those or a '67 Caprice four-door hardtop with the 427, Turbo Hydra-Matic, Comfortron, 8-track and power everything.

Don't want much, do I?