Thread Number: 10447
Getting very interested in vintage 60's Hotpoints: |
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Post# 191178   2/15/2007 at 07:01 (6,295 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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These machines are so cool. Neat innovative designs, lots of bells and whistles, very colorful. IMHO CU is responsible for helping GE kill off Hotpoint, they were always slamming them. Does anyone collect these? I haven't seen any since the sixties. Two aunts had Hotpoint Silhouette pairs. If anyone out there (Gansky, Tomturbomatic) has any brochures, or cut-sheets, I'd sure be interested in them. |
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Post# 191181 , Reply# 1   2/15/2007 at 07:04 (6,295 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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Post# 191182 , Reply# 2   2/15/2007 at 07:08 (6,295 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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Here's what I think is/was the last real Hotpoint washer. It's a GE cabinet with what looks like a GE control panel but with Hotpoint features and a true Hotpoint lid. Paired with an oversized dryer that, according to you folks, was originally a Hotpoint, then became a GE and, here, is obviously a rebadged GE. This is from a 1976 Hotpoint Calendar. Every other appliance on the other months of this calendar are rebadged GE models.
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Post# 191235 , Reply# 3   2/15/2007 at 13:52 (6,294 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 191259 , Reply# 4   2/15/2007 at 14:51 (6,294 days old) by spinout (Phoenix)   |   | |
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Baja-- You know I own and use one of these real Hotpoints (branded as a Penncrest)--It's a '67 mol machine. |
Post# 191267 , Reply# 5   2/15/2007 at 15:30 (6,294 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)   |   | |
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Post# 191270 , Reply# 6   2/15/2007 at 15:34 (6,294 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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Post# 191340 , Reply# 8   2/15/2007 at 19:49 (6,294 days old) by lonestar1947 (Dearborn,mi)   |   | |
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I work at the Detroit VA Hospital, the PX there sells a Hotpoint washer and dryer set. What are these machines? Does anyone know where I can find information about Youngstown Dishwashers? thanks! |
Post# 191447 , Reply# 9   2/16/2007 at 01:56 (6,294 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Beautiful machines, aren't they? That '76 gold pair is a total GE clone under the hood - they kept the side-hinged lid on the TOL Hotpoints until about '78. There was one model - maybe this one - that had a box for dispensing detergent into the main wash cycle after a pre-wash/soak cycle. It had a small tab on one side activated by a solenoid and flipped open, dumping it's contents into the basket after the spin. We had some friends that had this machine and the matching monster-dryer. A step down (or two) in the model lineup and there was a scrub board on the lid in place of the dispenser-box (mentioned in a brochure in another thread) for rubbing collars and stains clean. Those huge dryers were (originally) built at the Hotpoint factory and also sold under the GE & JCPenney brands as well. I had an electric GE version of one from around 74-75. I thought it was a great size but it was slow, the electronic control wasn't too accurate and the airflow was pitiful, leaving lint all around the door opening that the dry clothes picked up as you pulled them from the drum. They used the same blower in these that were in the smaller, GE built machines and it probably wasn't enough to keep the air moving fast enough around and through the drum. The big door opening is fantastic but you couldn't put a laundry basket in front of the machine before opening it or the door would push it away. A minor annoyance, but it could be a struggle in tight spaces. |
Post# 191478 , Reply# 10   2/16/2007 at 07:59 (6,294 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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Gansky, we were going to buy one of those TOL big dryers in 1973 and the GE salesman actually dissuaded my Mother from buying it and steered her toward the TOL standard sized GE dryers(one of the best I've ever used--fast like the old GE High Speed Dryers and the electronic sensor was dead-on accurate). He said exactly what you did; the dryer was slow and not accurate in the automatic cycle. It sure was beautiful,though. The catalogue I posted in Rodrigo's thread lists the collar scrubber feature.
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Post# 191480 , Reply# 12   2/16/2007 at 08:09 (6,294 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 191481 , Reply# 13   2/16/2007 at 08:10 (6,294 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 191482 , Reply# 14   2/16/2007 at 08:13 (6,294 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 191484 , Reply# 15   2/16/2007 at 08:26 (6,293 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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I remember seeing one of these "Duoloads" at Gimbel's on 33rd street back in 1970. I was trying to take it apart to see how it worked when one of their pesky salespeople chased me away. They had the whole 1970 line there: I remember the versatronic and turquoise agitators with white filter pans in either white porcelain or dark speckled blue porcelain tubs. Hotpoints rivaled Philcos and Frigidaires for being the most colorful vintage machines ever built. Does anyone out there have any idea of how the mechanics of the Duoload worked?
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Post# 191529 , Reply# 19   2/16/2007 at 11:32 (6,293 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area)   |   | |
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Washer top......... |
Post# 191531 , Reply# 20   2/16/2007 at 11:34 (6,293 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area)   |   | |
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Fountian Filter........solid tub machine,,,, |
Post# 191532 , Reply# 21   2/16/2007 at 11:35 (6,293 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area)   |   | |
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Lighted controls..... |
Post# 191533 , Reply# 22   2/16/2007 at 11:36 (6,293 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area)   |   | |
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Buttons......... |
Post# 191534 , Reply# 23   2/16/2007 at 11:36 (6,293 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area)   |   | |
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More options........ |
Post# 191535 , Reply# 24   2/16/2007 at 11:37 (6,293 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area)   |   | |
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Timer......... |
Post# 191536 , Reply# 25   2/16/2007 at 11:38 (6,293 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area)   |   | |
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Lid instructions...... |
Post# 191538 , Reply# 26   2/16/2007 at 11:38 (6,293 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area)   |   | |
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Fountain Filter....... |
Post# 191539 , Reply# 27   2/16/2007 at 11:39 (6,293 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area)   |   | |
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Curvy vaned agitator........ |
Post# 191637 , Reply# 28   2/16/2007 at 18:20 (6,293 days old) by lightedcontrols ()   |   | |
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Jimmy, the timer dial on this Hotpoint looks very Philcoish don't you think? Mark |
Post# 191645 , Reply# 29   2/16/2007 at 18:32 (6,293 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area)   |   | |
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Yes! Mark it sure does.......and just like a Philco it sure is hard to turn with wet slippery hands! But its a fabulous design just the same,,,,,60's space age......... |
Post# 191648 , Reply# 30   2/16/2007 at 18:47 (6,293 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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Post# 191649 , Reply# 31   2/16/2007 at 18:49 (6,293 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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Post# 191820 , Reply# 33   2/17/2007 at 04:04 (6,293 days old) by spinout (Phoenix)   |   | |
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The foregoing post suggests that you have an agitator for one of these Hotpoints? I need to source one, black or turquoise, any help would be appreciated. |
Post# 191826 , Reply# 34   2/17/2007 at 05:49 (6,293 days old) by paulg (My sweet home... Chicago)   |   | |
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Post# 191829 , Reply# 35   2/17/2007 at 07:28 (6,293 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area)   |   | |
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Spin Out: For the source of the Hotpoint agitator, call Larry @ Modern Parts House in Parma Ohio ph: 216-661-6966....... If he still has any left he will pack and ship one out to you........I think he had at least one left last time I was there. Jimmy |
Post# 191846 , Reply# 37   2/17/2007 at 10:24 (6,292 days old) by bosch2460 (Harrisonburg, VA)   |   | |
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Holy cow. I love these Hotpoints. My grandmother had one....but it died in the mid-80's....and I was just 5 or 6. But oh do I remember that green agitator, and the sounds that it made. The agitator on hers was like army green...not the minty green. She never used the filter either, that I can remember. I honestly dont even remember seeing it wash...but i remember the agitator, controls, etc. I am assuming it was solid tub...and I know it was her first automatic washer....sometime from the 60's. Anyway, thanks for sharing guys....would love some videos... ;) Joel |
Post# 191850 , Reply# 38   2/17/2007 at 10:51 (6,292 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 191857 , Reply# 39   2/17/2007 at 11:15 (6,292 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Austin is correct. Todd got that Hotpoint set off Ebay. They aren't matched, very close resemblance. Actually two different years. And shallow as it sounds, that as the set I as most worried about when Katrina hit. They werre actually safe in his parents garage and that house is very high up ground. I believe Todd had bought them eaerier that year. To Todd's dismay, his dad hooked up the Hotpoiiknt dryer for a little while when their everyday dryer died. Todd went out and bought them another dryer lol. Actually all of Todd's machines are fine. The shed in his back yard hardly even flinched and was 3.5 feet above ground, just what was needed to keep all safe.
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Post# 191872 , Reply# 40   2/17/2007 at 12:58 (6,292 days old) by bestcleaning ()   |   | |
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The Hotpoint washer that I say, are in the Photo #3. I LOVE this machine. She has a interesting agitator with 4 straitgh-vanes and wavy base FANTASTIC PHOTOS Thank you very much Rodrigo |
Post# 191874 , Reply# 41   2/17/2007 at 13:03 (6,292 days old) by bestcleaning ()   |   | |
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Jimmy. Love the blue agitator. Fantastic console. Thank you. Rodrigo |
Post# 191886 , Reply# 42   2/17/2007 at 14:37 (6,292 days old) by paulg (My sweet home... Chicago)   |   | |
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Post# 192126 , Reply# 44   2/18/2007 at 18:15 (6,291 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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Post# 192127 , Reply# 45   2/18/2007 at 18:15 (6,291 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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Post# 192128 , Reply# 46   2/18/2007 at 18:23 (6,291 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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Post# 192129 , Reply# 47   2/18/2007 at 18:26 (6,291 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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Post# 192166 , Reply# 48   2/18/2007 at 22:14 (6,291 days old) by exploder3211 ()   |   | |
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Not sure what the typo is. Great pics though |
Post# 192200 , Reply# 49   2/19/2007 at 00:04 (6,291 days old) by speedqueengkc ()   |   | |
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I would like to see a picture of the dual load tub that went with the Hotpoint solid tub washers. |
Post# 192299 , Reply# 50   2/19/2007 at 17:25 (6,290 days old) by bestcleaning ()   |   | |
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Oh. None photo inside of the Hotpoint 76. |
Post# 195049 , Reply# 52   3/5/2007 at 11:54 (6,276 days old) by paulg (My sweet home... Chicago)   |   | |
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As you may know, my Dad worked for Hotpoint Home Laundry engineering from 1948 forward. I looked at the Silhouette more closely today and warped back to the many switches, knobs, pumps and parts that he would bring home to give me. I'd take them apart, wire them to little motors, make science projects etc. I had a box of that stuff which (although castoffs at the factory) brought many, many hours of educational play for me as a child. I sit here as an engineer myself today - look at the Silhouette and see my roots. Thanks Dad. |