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Post# 626521   9/21/2012 at 08:34 (4,207 days old) by maytagmike (Burlington, Vt)   |   | |
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Post# 626523 , Reply# 1   9/21/2012 at 08:44 (4,207 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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Hanilton washers started off as Norge-built machines because Hamilton had nothing except a sheet metal fabricating plant; fine for dryers, but not all that was needed to make automatic washers. |
Post# 626969 , Reply# 2   9/22/2012 at 23:14 (4,205 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
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Does anyone actually have a working Hamilton washing machine? I sure would like to know more about them. Growing up, a neighbor five doors down had a Hamilton dryer with a glass window in the door. The housewife used to raise the garage door when she was doing laundry on Saturday morning. On more than one occasion, I was caught in her garage just mesmerized in front of the operating machine. There seemed to be several homes back in the day that had hookup in the garage for an automatic dryer but no vent outlet. This resulted I linty garages of course, but also meant that doors were opened when laundry day came around.
Malcolm |
Post# 626983 , Reply# 3   9/23/2012 at 00:00 (4,205 days old) by tecnopolis (Ocala/Dunnellon, Florida 34481)   |   | |
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Post# 626985 , Reply# 4   9/23/2012 at 00:03 (4,205 days old) by tecnopolis (Ocala/Dunnellon, Florida 34481)   |   | |
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Post# 626986 , Reply# 5   9/23/2012 at 00:06 (4,205 days old) by tecnopolis (Ocala/Dunnellon, Florida 34481)   |   | |
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Post# 626987 , Reply# 6   9/23/2012 at 00:11 (4,205 days old) by tecnopolis (Ocala/Dunnellon, Florida 34481)   |   | |
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"Hamilton, the inventors of the electric dryer"
This website, "wisconsinology" talks briefly about Hamilton Manufacturing in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. CLICK HERE TO GO TO tecnopolis's LINK |
Post# 626988 , Reply# 7   9/23/2012 at 00:14 (4,205 days old) by tecnopolis (Ocala/Dunnellon, Florida 34481)   |   | |
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Post# 626989 , Reply# 8   9/23/2012 at 00:18 (4,205 days old) by tecnopolis (Ocala/Dunnellon, Florida 34481)   |   | |
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Post# 626990 , Reply# 9   9/23/2012 at 00:23 (4,205 days old) by tecnopolis (Ocala/Dunnellon, Florida 34481)   |   | |
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Post# 627020 , Reply# 10   9/23/2012 at 06:59 (4,205 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio)   |   | |
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Post# 627032 , Reply# 12   9/23/2012 at 08:40 (4,205 days old) by paulg (My sweet home... Chicago)   |   | |
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Post# 627033 , Reply# 13   9/23/2012 at 08:45 (4,205 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia )   |   | |
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Great photos and link - I remember these machines. Just a little searching....this found and link is additionally interesting, focusing on Hamilton Dryers
"....Inventor J. Ross Moore lived on a North Dakota farm in the early 20th century. Tired of hanging wet clothes outside in the frigid winters, he built a shed, installed a stove and hung the clothes there to dry. Over the next 30 years, Moore developed his idea for an automatic clothes dryer. He finally built a drum-type model that worked. He developed both gas and electric models but, due to financial difficulties, needed to find a manufacturer to produce them. After many rejections, he struck a deal with Hamilton Manufacturing Company of Two Rivers, Wis. Hamilton began selling the new automatic clothes dryer, named the "June Day," in 1938." www.ehow.com/about_5081538_histor... Love that concept dryer...Dr. Who'ish... CLICK HERE TO GO TO ovrphil's LINK |
Post# 627215 , Reply# 15   9/24/2012 at 00:09 (4,204 days old) by MattL (Flushing, MI)   |   | |
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Scanned the only remaining piece of info from the Hamilton dryer. FWIT here it is... |
Post# 627216 , Reply# 16   9/24/2012 at 00:10 (4,204 days old) by MattL (Flushing, MI)   |   | |
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second half... |
Post# 627217 , Reply# 17   9/24/2012 at 00:11 (4,204 days old) by MattL (Flushing, MI)   |   | |
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back side... |
Post# 627218 , Reply# 18   9/24/2012 at 00:12 (4,204 days old) by MattL (Flushing, MI)   |   | |
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Finally, bottom half of back side... |
Post# 627387 , Reply# 19   9/24/2012 at 20:50 (4,203 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Post# 627405 , Reply# 20   9/24/2012 at 22:04 (4,203 days old) by tecnopolis (Ocala/Dunnellon, Florida 34481)   |   | |
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The prototype domed dryer would operate as follows:
You would insert the clothes through the front porthole into the inner bubble, which would rotate clock-wise inside the larger bubble on bottom rollers. If you look closely you just make out the fait outline of the inner bubble in the drawing. The outer bubble would remain stationary. Very much an "outside the box" concept, considering tumble dryers haven't evolved much from the typical design we've all seen. |
Post# 627406 , Reply# 21   9/24/2012 at 22:05 (4,203 days old) by tecnopolis (Ocala/Dunnellon, Florida 34481)   |   | |
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The prototype domed dryer would operate as follows:
You would insert the clothes through the front porthole into the inner bubble, which would rotate clock-wise inside the larger bubble on bottom rollers. If you look closely you just make out the fait outline of the inner bubble in the drawing. The outer bubble would remain stationary. Very much an "outside the box" concept, considering tumble dryers haven't evolved much from the typical design we've all seen. |