Thread Number: 21587
ABC history from the granddaughter of Mr. Altorfer |
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Post# 340154 , Reply# 1   4/5/2009 at 17:07 (5,470 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI )   |   | |
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Post# 340157 , Reply# 2   4/5/2009 at 17:24 (5,470 days old) by autowasherfreak ()   |   | |
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Yes, by all means post away. I'm always interested in learning about machines that I'm not that familiar with. |
Post# 340182 , Reply# 4   4/5/2009 at 20:14 (5,470 days old) by rickr (.)   |   | |
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Post# 340190 , Reply# 5   4/5/2009 at 20:39 (5,470 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Did somebody say Concentric agitaton? "Shampooing" wash action? Magic Minute? I don't know the complete details, but AMC Kelvinator bought the rights to ABC sometime in the mid 50's. I'm not surprised that the Frigidaire repair guy didn't like Kelvinators - they were just too easy to work on! ;-) Any information that you would learn from her would be a great conversation piece. Thankfully she has an appreciation for what her family did for white goods in the 40's and 50's and is willing to share this! Keep us posted, Ben |
Post# 340215 , Reply# 6   4/5/2009 at 21:49 (5,470 days old) by tlee618 ()   |   | |
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Gary that will be wonderful and I will sure look forward to seeing it. Ben that is one beautiful washer!! |
Post# 340357 , Reply# 7   4/6/2009 at 14:37 (5,469 days old) by dishwashercrazy (West Peoria, IL)   |   | |
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Gary, I think we need to show the Altorfer granddaughter the 1930's ABC Spinner Washer that you and I picked up in Crystal Lake, Illinois last summer. It's been sitting in my garage, but I've spend a little time cleaning it up a bit. There is a lot of rust on the lower frame, and a little rust in the bottom of the washer tub. The agitator is showing mostly corrosion on the lower half plus a little rust, most of which should come off when I'm able to work more intensely on the cleanup. I believe that this washer was built at the ABC Washing Machine factory in the 900 block of West Main Street here in Peoria, just about one mile from my current home. I'll be anxious to see the material that the Altorfor Granddaughter is able to provide, to learn more about the company. Mike |
Post# 340359 , Reply# 8   4/6/2009 at 14:44 (5,469 days old) by dishwashercrazy (West Peoria, IL)   |   | |
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Based on the condition of the agitator, I believe that the cap and the shaft are stainless steel or chrome plated. The lower half of the agitator is aluminum. The washer tub and the spinner tub are cobalt blue porcelain, and in near perfect condition. The washer top, lid, and spinner top assembly are aluminum as well. |
Post# 340370 , Reply# 9   4/6/2009 at 15:04 (5,469 days old) by dishwashercrazy (West Peoria, IL)   |   | |
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The top of the spinner assembly would swivel 180 degrees so that the spout could swing over the wash tub to return sudsy water, swing over a rinse tub to empty rinse water. From what I've been able to discern by looking at the spinner dissembled, under normal operating use, water should not spill from the spinner tub down inside the outer spin tub housing. I can tell this because portions of the transmission are exposed in the bottom. So I'm not as concerned that the side of the outer spin housing has rusted through. The bottom of the spin tub was bolted to a flange, which sits on the spinner drive shaft. However those bolts have rusted away - so the flange is no longer attached to the spinner tub. The bolts will have to be drilled out of the flange and refurbished in order to be reassembled back onto the bottom of the spinner tub. The inner portion of the spinner tub lid turns freely, and would have mated to the top of the spinner tub to ensure that the spinner tub didn't wobble excessively touching the outer housing. Centrifugal force would bring the water up to the top of the spinner tub, and out through half-oval slots at the top of the tub. The water flows out of the slots into a catch tray around the inner lid assembly, and flow out a slot at the bottom of the ramp. |
Post# 340381 , Reply# 10   4/6/2009 at 15:18 (5,469 days old) by dishwashercrazy (West Peoria, IL)   |   | |
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Post# 340442 , Reply# 11   4/6/2009 at 18:12 (5,469 days old) by golittlesport (California)   |   | |
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