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eenie meenie.........

1. Aunt Shirley's 1952 Frigidaire in the kitchen
2. Aunt Betty's 1964 Hotpoint Silouhette 16 with the fountain
filter. Lots of interesting cycle changes in this baby.
Loved to watch the overflow rinse with the fountain filter
splashing in the pan and the drain hose lazily dumping
water lazily into the tub.
***Why those two? NO OUTER TUB = The greatest drama available in any automatic washer during the first minute of the spin cycle. I want to hear those sounds again....sends chills up my spine. Take me away Calgon!!!
 
If I had to pick only one washer to be stranded on a desert island with, it would have to be the 1959 Frigidaire Custom Imperial washer. It wouldn't be too awfully long and I'd have to send a note in a bottle for someone to come service the piece of crap and I'd be rescued!! Back to civilization and a whole basement full of washers!

Seriously though, my all time fave would probably be the 1958 Frigidaire CI washer - one of the best all around machines.
 
DEAR GODS!!!

Allow me to add at least ONE GE to the List! the 50's thru the 80's were all great - I remember even the great models that they still have in many of the buildings here in NYC. The coin op GE's with the guts all in the front of the machines for easier repairs. The filter flo and inlet nozzles being reversed so you could access them from the removable front panel. I love them all!

But who can forget the fabulous Mini-Quick cycle or the Various shapes and sizes of the Mini baskets? - I think my grandmothers was bakelite? or maybe just really hard plastic but it seemed like bakeliite...

The Dispensall thru to the Spotscrubber...

Depending where you were from certain name brands populated certain areas of course. I enjoyed reading Greg's Maytag post in response to everyone's opinions (dif thread). I don't care for Maytag's but he's right! And since they were made in the mid west - there were sure a hell of a lot more of them out there. But out here on the east coast, a lot of people had GE's. Especially if the houses were built in the 50's which many of the baby boomer couples did in my area. They swore on GE in PA and it seemed everyone had a GE.

I know I'm young but I just love my Filter Flo's. From the 50's and the copper lint pans to the 60's and the fab turquoise color and the more modern looking yet still lighted control panels thru to the 80's. They will always be my favourite. The sounds and the water action and so help me -I WILL FIND MY DISPENSALL ONE DAY!!!!

Thanks for letting me rant!

Ker-Klunk!

Matt

http://www.automaticwasher.org/COLLECTIONS/ROCKY2//008@A Shot of the Filter-Flo's [email protected]
 
UK Bendix ....

I had an aunt on my fathers side.... (only nice one from the Pell family!!!!) Daddy was appauled that his little boy had such a fascination with appliances!!!!
She had this huge sherman tank of a washer dryer combo.... I think it would have to have been the first one of its kind with a metallic blue and silver fascia! It only ever tumbled one way and was amazing to watch!
 
Actually.........

I have several "Favorite" vintage washer(s) of all time.

Why???? Because each of my favorites was cool in their own special way. In fact, so cool, it was hard to pick just one.

And my favorites are:

(01). 1960 Lady Kenmore Set (in Pink and in Porcelain) with the toggle controls and the lighted panel at the very top. Also had the dispensers just beside the lid handle. Very cool looking (but I have to check the catalog again..... If I recall correctly, I believe that was a detergent dispenser. If it was indeed, then I think Sears contradicted themeselves with this one....... they claim that the 1966-67 Lady Kenmore had the first detergent dispenser, but of course, I could be wrong as well. And I am not afraid to admitt when I am wrong) indeed.

(01t). 1957 Lady Kenmore Set (but this time, I'll take this set in either white or in pink, and again, it has to be in porcelain).

(03). 1966-67 Lady Kenmore Set (first model with 14 push buttons on the washer..... in a two row keyboard configuration (my great aunt on my father's side had this set, only her's was white, but I'll be glad to take mine in turquoise)).

(04). 1978 Lady Kenmore Set (first ones with electronic controls).

(05). Any mid/late 1960's (GM) Frigidaire Imperial Jet-Action Washer with a 3-Speed Motor and a 1100 RPM Rapidry Spin (tick-tick, tick-tick, tick-tick......... the sound that a Frigidaire Washer makes when it is agitating (and the agtitators in these babies moved up and down, not side to side like in other washers)).

(06). Any 1950's to mid 1970's Speed Queen Washer with a heavy clunking solinoid mechanism and a solid (meaning without perforations) stainless steel tub.

See........... I told you all that it was difficult to choose one.

ROTHFLMAO

--Charles--
 
favorite washer

"(04). 1978 Lady Kenmore Set (first ones with electronic controls)."

You can have my set. Washer needs work, but it would nice for them to have a nice "retirement". "Coffee" color, boght new, have full history of everyting done.
 
Well a European view here...

My favourite washers of all time are probably square door Hoovers (both my nana and mum had one, nana's from the early 1972 and mum's from 1982, both in service until 1996), pre-Electrolux AEGs (as much as I love my AEG, it doesn't have the charm as the pre-2000 AEGs did), and definitely definitely definitely ANY Miele.

If I had to narrow it down to just the one washer of any vintage, though, I have to admit it will have to be my current Miele (albeit modded to give deep washes and rinses LOL).

Jon :-)
 
My favorite machines of all time are Maytag, Whirlpool/Kenmore and Frigidaire. Been liking the belt drive Whirlpool and Kenmore machines ever since I acquired my 1963 Whirlpool Imperial Mark XII set on 7-25-2020

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It's ALIIIIIIVE!!!!

After having gone dead over 15 years ago, followed by Dr. Frankenstein himself a year later.   And yet here it is -- so outdated that it appears in a forum where it no longer belongs.

 

The ghost of Dick S. strikes again, compromising the logic and efficiency that inspired our webmaster to create the "Latest Posts" index heading.
 
My Aunt & Uncle's 1940's Bendix

Fav classic: 1940's Bendix due to it's obvious (or at least appearance of . . .) raw power! The window is the bomb!

Modern: (Hopefully . . .) The GE Ultrafresh pair, waiting for delivery. Appreciate the attempts designed in to eliminate the dread of front loaders: bad smell.

The Kenmore Tumble Action Washer (44092) pair (84092) have served well (for modern machines) since 2005.
 

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