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Post# 60029   3/15/2005 at 07:47 (6,952 days old) by 66kenmore ()        

Did one company make washers for Montgomery Ward or were there several manfactures. THANKS




Post# 60031 , Reply# 1   3/15/2005 at 07:52 (6,952 days old) by westie2 ()        

Several manfactures made the MW washers and dryers. Norge, Westinghouse, APEX back int 50's. Others probabally know more than I do.

Post# 60032 , Reply# 2   3/15/2005 at 07:52 (6,952 days old) by spiralactivator ()        

The MW washer history is a bit tangled. I know that in the '60s Westinghouse made the front-loaders and Norge made the top-loaders. Then in the '70s, I think Westinghouse started to make a few top-loaders for MW. A while back someone posted a picture from a '50s MW catalog that showed an Apex(??) top-loader.

Post# 60036 , Reply# 3   3/15/2005 at 08:10 (6,952 days old) by jaxsunst ()        

I had an 86 Westinghouse(WCI) Montgomery Ward Washer and Dryer. It had a really strange lint filter. The agitator disassembled and it was inside the agitator. Also, the lid lock waited for 3 minutes after the end of the cycle to unlock. It made a very distinct click.

Post# 60072 , Reply# 4   3/15/2005 at 16:33 (6,952 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)        

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I hate those Westy lid locks.most of the ones I see have been defeated.

kennyL


Post# 60086 , Reply# 5   3/15/2005 at 20:48 (6,952 days old) by alr2903 (TN)        
Westy lid locks

Where those locks some kind of thermoelectric deal? Mom had one, " no matter how you turn that timer dial, you cant get that damn thing open, till those minutes are up". She never really cared for it much.

Post# 60092 , Reply# 6   3/15/2005 at 22:21 (6,952 days old) by westytoploader ()        

I know the modern Frigidaire TL locks are...you can actually let them pop out and wedge a screwdriver under them to defeat the lidswitch which isn't solenoid-controlled (or else they would put a hole in your finger when you defeated it...LOL) because they take FOREVER to unlock under "normal" circumstances!

I wonder if it's controlled by a wax-motor?


Post# 60107 , Reply# 7   3/16/2005 at 04:04 (6,952 days old) by kenmore1978 ()        
70's MW automatics

I worked for MW in the 70's and I only remember seeing only Norge-built automatics

Post# 60138 , Reply# 8   3/16/2005 at 10:31 (6,951 days old) by jaxsunst ()        

I worked for MW from 1985-1990, at that time there were two lines of MW washers. The ones that said "Montgomery Ward" were WCI-Westinghouse, and the "Signature 2000" were Norge built.



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