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52-year-old appliances headed for museum

SAND SPRINGS, Okla. (UPI) -- An Oklahoma woman said her 52-year-old Maytag washer and dryer set is bound for the company's museum in Michigan.

Jane Thompson of Sand Springs said the only problem she ever had with the pink appliances was the recent broken dryer latch that led the company to discover the age of the appliances and offer to exchange them for new models, KOTV, Tulsa, Okla., reported.

Thompson said she spent three weeks deciding whether to let Maytag have her beloved appliances, which she received as a Mother's Day gift in 1957, for the company's museum in Benton Harbor, Mich.

"I don't think anything will clean like they would," Thompson said.

She said the dryer still worked despite the broken latch as long as something was placed in front of it to hold the door closed.

Maytag said Thompson's washer and dryer will go on display at the museum as a testament to the dependability of the brand.

Copyright 2009 by United Press International

This news arrived on: 10/23/2009

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10-27-2009 12:40

Texas Tex wrote:

OH I DONT KNOW ABOUT THAT CHARLES,,,,,My wife has a set that has been going DAILY for the last 6 years, and hasn't even given any indication of wear yet! And they probably have passed the milestone of use that this lady's have. She may not have used them but once or twicw a week! Ours is taking care of THREE families!!!!!