washing machines he has collected. you ve got a problem. i do have a problem. [laughs] reporter: as we first reported a few years ago, lee maxwell had to build a warehouse to store them all. first automatic 1937. reporter: and what s more is there is more. no. reporter: way more. no! reporter: behind that one warehouse no. [laughs] reporter: there is a second warehouse filled with nothing but washing machines. i told you it s insane. reporter: it is one of the largest personal collections of anything in america appeared and lee says it all began, innocently enough, with a farm auction. he came home with so many washing machines, his wife barbara wanted to hang him out to dry. yeah. she was thinking bad things about me. very bad things. i think maybe i did. squeezer, scrub or. reporter: today, there are about 1500 different machine in his collection. down. reporter: ones that you