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Post# 545649 9/24/2011 at 22:36 (4,591 days old) by peteski50  (New York) |
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Post# 545660 , Reply# 1 9/25/2011 at 00:30 (4,591 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area) |
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Private label for Skelly Oil. Looks a lot like the Western Auto Wizard models; I believe manufactured by Franklin. | ||
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Post# 545663 , Reply# 2 9/25/2011 at 01:27 (4,591 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI) |
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| Post# 545680 , Reply# 3 9/25/2011 at 03:29 (4,591 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea)) | ||
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| Post# 545697 , Reply# 4 9/25/2011 at 07:02 (4,590 days old) by westingman123 () | ||
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My Aunt Mildred had a Skelgas range. | ||
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Post# 545699 , Reply# 5 9/25/2011 at 07:20 (4,590 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI ) |
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Post# 545774 , Reply# 6 9/25/2011 at 15:57 (4,590 days old) by jamiel (Detroit, Michigan and Palm Springs, CA) |
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I did some research after the Skelgas Constellation stove was on here a couple months ago...agreed, the dryer here seems to be the same as the Wizard one seen on here sometimes. Skelgas appeared to have an unusually full line for a propane company...the gas ranges were especially interesting...look at where the controls were (center of backsplash). THere were several ads in Google from rural Wisconsin/Illinois. From what I could tell, the stoves were manufactured in Mt. Vernon, IL by a local company there which private labeled them for Skelgas. They marketed under the name Vernois...I vaguely remember growing up in St. Louis, MO some friends had a Vernois built-in gas cooktop which had a weird control setup. The Skelgas Constellation stove looked far more well-designed (attractive industrial design) than the run of off-brand appliances you see.
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Post# 545777 , Reply# 7 9/25/2011 at 17:00 (4,590 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 545778 , Reply# 8 9/25/2011 at 17:02 (4,590 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 545779 , Reply# 9 9/25/2011 at 17:08 (4,590 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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In a thrift store 7-8 years ago I saw a more elaborately designed panel on a Franklin dryer with lots of buttons above the dial - like the Whirlpool of 58-59(?) so Franklin must have borrowed from everyone!
I actually thought it was a WP dryer at first, had the lint filter access on the top right but when I pulled it out, this tattered, dirty bag came out. Very odd design, looked very messy. | ||
| Post# 545860 , Reply# 10 9/26/2011 at 05:53 (4,589 days old) by beekeyknee (Columbia, MO) | ||
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Post# 545864 , Reply# 11 9/26/2011 at 06:45 (4,589 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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FRANKLIN DRYERS My Aunt Margrets first dryer was a 1960 CO-OP electric dryer that was manufactured by Franklin. It was at best an average dryer that managed to last until mid 1966 when it was replaced with a KM 600 that lasted till about 2000 at which point I took her a RB WP dryer. These Franklin dryers were a copy of WPs 1950s dryers but the quality of construction was not there. It is funny after all these years and changes and Frigidare laundry is still sub-standard in construction and durability. | ||
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Post# 770102 , Reply# 12 7/11/2014 at 21:58 (3,570 days old) by jamiel (Detroit, Michigan and Palm Springs, CA) |
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| Post# 770105 , Reply# 13 7/11/2014 at 22:01 (3,570 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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That cooktop! Would be HERE if I could get it...I love strange stff! | ||
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