your fave washer of ALL time

[mrcleanjeans]

Howdy ladies and gents.So,what's your FAVORITE washer ever, if you HAD TO pick ONLY ONE and why.Mine would be the 1958 Philco-Bendix DuoMatic because it is faster than ANY other combo, kewl-er to look at with its juke box control panel, and wonderfully convenient for single people who don't have multiple loads.

 

[tolivac]

My mothers Norge with the lint pan and big Burpilator agitator.

 

[jasonl]

K is for Kenmore

DREAM washer: 1970 Kenmore 800

Favorite washer: any mid to late 60s push button Lady Kenmore.

 

[Cybrvanr]

I've always liked the old classic slant-front Westinghouse washing machines. Probably because I remember my grandmother having one, and I enjoyed watching the clothes tumble through the soapy water inside while she was doing laundry.

I also like that RCA-Whirlpool combo machine. That is a very animated machine, and it's got a nice stylish look to it... a bit more flashy than the Westy F.L's...besides, combo units always amaze me!

 

[DADoES]

The 1958 Kelvy that granny had for a brief time . . and (sacrilege!) my 1999 F&P SmartDrive GWL08.

 

[rinso]

To this day, my favorite washer was my Aunt's 1953 Frigidaire Unimatic. (not sure of the model no.) It is notable that it had a spin of about 1025 RPMs and no saftey lid switch. But remember, it was the 1950's. For kids back then, this danger paled by comparison to getting polio, bombed by the "reds," or being invaded from outer space.

 

[powerfin64]

Mine is...

My current '72 Lady K set..Reasons why? lights, 3 dispensers, 3 speeds, 14 buttons, adjustable agitator fins. The rest is self explainatory.

 

[whirlcool]

1967 Frigidaire Jet Action

I like these because they were still built by GM and very sturdy, they cleaned clothes reasonably well and that parculiar noise it made while in operation "pogo-pogo-pogo-pogo-pogo" etc. I also liked the agitator with the different colored rings and on each ring it told you what it's purpose was.

 

[mrcleanjeans]

3 ring circus?

I thought the 1967 used the triple-coned Deep action agitator resembling a space capsule,and in the home machines, it replaced the 3 ring in late 1964.

 

[pulsatron]

Mum's Westinghouse Laudromat

My favourite family washer we owned would have to be my Mum's
Westinghouse Laudromat T.L. I think, it was pretty heavy duty and I really enjoyed watching it wash whenever I could.
I don't know why, but I was always enchanted by the funny''Double Wash Action'' in which the washbowl rotated in the opposite direction of the spiral ramp agitator with each stroke.Damn good machine that one it lasted about 15 years from memory.
I do not think they are really built like that anymore.

 

[Kenmore62]

1962 KENMORE

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[frigilux]

Only one, eh?..... OK, it's a difficult decision, but I'm going with a mid-60's Frigidaire, with the Deep Action agitator. I just love those machines. Also, by that time, there were multiple agitation/spin speeds. Obviously, a Unimatic would be a very close 2nd choice. In fact, if you asked me again next week, I might flip-flop. But for today, it's a TOL mid-60's machine....a '65 for instance.

 

[jaxsunst]

Any pre-WCI Kelvinator.

 

[stainfighter]

re: Only one?...

I agree, it is hard to choose only one. But, if only one, one of my favorite memories is of our friend's 1960 (?) Lady Kenmore TL that had a series of large toggle switches in a rainbow of colors that made up the entire control panel. Also love machines with lights (side note)! The large buttons pushed either up or down to select a cycle...I think it had 10 cycles with the five button colors in Pink, Yellow, Light Blue, and the other two I am not recalling...
Why this model when others are certainly more entertaining in their washing methods (burpalators, frigidaires, westy slant loaders)? Because whenever my friend's Mom would select a cycle it made this interesting tick-tocking sound as the inner workings advanced the timer to the requested program. It also had a 'D' shaped opening to the porcelain tub and a scrubber top with a 'K' in the middle.

 

[agiflow]

Tough one

WP/KM/Maytag are my favorites, but looking back i would have to say my mom's Norge with the tall white burpilator.
That machine had great capacity and washed some really huge loads in it's day.

A tough all around great performer. Ex Low water level was truly low on that machine.

Pat

 

[pulsator]

For me, it would HAVE to be the 1957 Frigidaire Unimatic Control Tower!!!

 

[westytoploader]

My "all-time favorite" would have to be the 1970's (pre-WCI) Westinghouse TL.

My favorite Convention machine (which I used most of the time I was there, besides the 1963 Hotpoint and 1957 Frigidaire WD-57 Pulsamatic) was Robert's 1959 Sunny Yellow Norge. Awesome water action, and the "vertical burpalation" was a BLAST to watch close-up (no pun intended)! It also took out a spaghetti-sauce stain (from dinner) on one of my shirts as well!

 

[jmirawm]

ABC-O-MATIC

My mom's washer when I was a child. I would get the two step yellow cosco stool and push it up to the washer to watch it. Mom said if she knew the washer was going to run for fifteen minutes, she knew where I was going to be for fifteen minutes. When the washer was finished I would push the stool over to the sink and get the inside pan of a double boiler, the inside cap of a thermos bottle, my sisters doll clothes and some dishwashing soap and I would "do the warshin". <p> I loved all the splashy action and when the machine went into spin, I loved how all the droplets would swirl around on the window. <P> ahhhhhhhh the memories.

 

[gyrafoam]

WOW! What a hard choice!!!!!!!!!

I guess the most FUN I ever had with any of the machines I have owned was the 1969 Frigidaire Model WXN. I bought it second-hand from a Frigidaire dealer over in Decatur (Frank Hudson's) and a lesser model dryer-----he did not have the match. This was back in about 1971 or so. Only had it a couple of years and then (DUH!) sold them to my friends Mother as I was moving to Florida for a while. EVERYTHING on this machine was infinitly adjustable. I used to slow down the agitation speed just a tad and got GREAT roll-over. I'd love to have this machine back again. HOWEVER, I am truly blessed by the good graces of my friend Greg Nunn who gave me an awesome 1968 Frigidaire "Gold Crown" with "Rapidry" so I won't whine about the WXN any more! Now what about a 1970 Maytag A806---------------------------------------------------------------------------