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Post# 410540   1/29/2010 at 07:50 (5,194 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN)   |   | |
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Does anyone here have any of these machines? What mechanism did they use? |
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Post# 410558 , Reply# 2   1/29/2010 at 09:29 (5,194 days old) by golittlesport (California)   |   | |
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Post# 410564 , Reply# 3   1/29/2010 at 10:01 (5,194 days old) by bobbins (Victoria, BC, Canada)   |   | |
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The year or two before these models were introduced, I believe Colorado washers were made by Wizard "pig"..my grandmother had one...such an interesting washing machine. |
Post# 410572 , Reply# 4   1/29/2010 at 10:34 (5,194 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN)   |   | |
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My great grandmother (My "Mum-mum" as we said in Cajun) had a Marquette machine with that same transmission and the angel winged 'tator. Very interesting machine for me being so used to seeing Kenmores and Whirlpools. |
Post# 410577 , Reply# 5   1/29/2010 at 11:13 (5,194 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii)   |   | |
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These look similar to the old Kelvinator,Gibson Hamilton and Bradford washers and dryers.They had the large filter pan and a porcelain on steel,perforated tub with 6 evenly distributed arms that worked like a scrub board as the tub indexed.they'd spin counter clockwise and were the grandparents of the current Electrolux/Frigidaire line top loaders.The old Hamilton line dryers are history. The current Electrolux line of dryers are the old style Westinghouses minus the "Cross Vain Tumbling"arms that were diagnal instead of across.now,Elux has introduced a nice new,larger,giant capacity(7cuft instead of 5.2)and they have windows.That is one of the nicer things happening in laundry.windows on washer and dryer doors.The new GE Harmonies and the Kenmore Oasis lines both have windows on not only the dryer but also the washer lids.
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Post# 411115 , Reply# 7   1/31/2010 at 09:06 (5,192 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Oh there certainly was a brake on this Franklin variation of machines. I had a Kelvinator branded washer from this same time that was not an indexing tub washer. That giant tub, huge angel-wing agitator and fast stroke made for a dramatic wash! Here is the Viking branded machine that Eddy found - same mechanism, agitator, etc. The recirc. filter stream is at 12 o'clock. |
Post# 411447 , Reply# 9   1/31/2010 at 20:10 (5,192 days old) by bobbins (Victoria, BC, Canada)   |   | |
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I am always amazed how different designs were introduced. Colorado had a Wizard design in the 60's, then they switched to this design with the break in the tub and now the WCI crap with the indexing tub.... |