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Post# 119993   4/5/2006 at 00:44 (6,568 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 120004 , Reply# 1   4/5/2006 at 01:11 (6,568 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Post# 120017 , Reply# 2   4/5/2006 at 03:18 (6,568 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 120063 , Reply# 4   4/5/2006 at 07:57 (6,568 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Post# 120069 , Reply# 5   4/5/2006 at 08:23 (6,568 days old) by peterh770 (Marietta, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 120071 , Reply# 6   4/5/2006 at 08:27 (6,568 days old) by veg-o-matic (Baltimore, Hon!)   |   | |
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Post# 120084 , Reply# 7   4/5/2006 at 09:09 (6,568 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 120107 , Reply# 8   4/5/2006 at 11:13 (6,567 days old) by lightedcontrols ()   |   | |
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...can't wait to see the restoration!!! I think it might be a Wards Signature? Mark |
Post# 120111 , Reply# 9   4/5/2006 at 11:25 (6,567 days old) by frontaloadotmy (the cool gay realm)   |   | |
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aren't those two little rubber fillers to change left to right to left hinge configuration? |
Post# 120120 , Reply# 10   4/5/2006 at 12:19 (6,567 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 120122 , Reply# 11   4/5/2006 at 12:23 (6,567 days old) by westytoploader ()   |   | |
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Gibson/Kelvinator...the "Filter-Faux" pan gave it away. |
Post# 120123 , Reply# 12   4/5/2006 at 12:24 (6,567 days old) by bobbyderegis (Boston)   |   | |
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Greg, where the hell do you finds these babies? I need to go dump crawling with you! Bobby in Boston |
Post# 120131 , Reply# 13   4/5/2006 at 12:49 (6,567 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Montgomery Ward is correct. Made by Norge, this solid tub washer features automatic dispenser and an agitator-mounted lint filter. See it at your local Montgomery Wards store in the mid-60's!
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Post# 120157 , Reply# 14   4/5/2006 at 15:59 (6,567 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)   |   | |
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Post# 120163 , Reply# 15   4/5/2006 at 16:18 (6,567 days old) by trainguy (Key West, FL)   |   | |
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Post# 120201 , Reply# 16   4/5/2006 at 19:34 (6,567 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 120293 , Reply# 17   4/6/2006 at 08:30 (6,567 days old) by bryan71 ()   |   | |
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This is the first time I have seen a Gibson like this. Did the filter system work the same as GE? |
Post# 120298 , Reply# 18   4/6/2006 at 08:39 (6,567 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 120302 , Reply# 19   4/6/2006 at 08:43 (6,567 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN)   |   | |
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As far as I remember, it's a Franklin machine and it does recirc like a Filter-Flo |
Post# 120346 , Reply# 21   4/6/2006 at 10:51 (6,566 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Oh Robert, I'll bring you the GR Manufacturing Kelvinator that I brought home from Iowa last year - then you'll get to see it in action. It's a very Franklin machine but has elements of Maytag design in the mechanism as well. I've been working on that washer in the last couple of weeks and have gotten it to run OK but it needs a new pump as it pumps water out the drain hose while it's washing. The filter recirculation is very splashy, my lint filter has the softener dispenser in the center of it so water tends to spray everywhere. I'm saving it long enough to play with next week when Steve (gyrofoam) and Kim are here so we'll take some pictures to show. The strangest thing is that these machines do not have an indexing tub like Westinghouse and other Franklins. They also have a tub brake that stops the spin "on a dime" so are rather unique. The agitator with those angel-wing fins on the top is very powerful and it seems like it would do a pretty good job washing. Holding true to Franklin tradition, it's a rather cheaply made machine, very loud while agitating and quite splasy and therefore messy - under the lid, tub ring, etc. were filthy! Given all that, it earns the nickname of "Kelvi-Pig." |
Post# 120371 , Reply# 22   4/6/2006 at 12:26 (6,566 days old) by spinout (Phoenix)   |   | |
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I'm curious about this one. The Franklin and TL Westinghouse (WCI) are two very different designs. So this is a Franklin tranny? How about a pic. Thanks |
Post# 120377 , Reply# 23   4/6/2006 at 13:07 (6,566 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 120386 , Reply# 24   4/6/2006 at 13:39 (6,566 days old) by cvillewasherbo ()   |   | |
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the tub in the pic clearly has holes in it. |
Post# 120398 , Reply# 25   4/6/2006 at 14:01 (6,566 days old) by bryan71 ()   |   | |
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I for one would love to see pics or video of this machine running with and without the filter/dispenser. |
Post# 120414 , Reply# 26   4/6/2006 at 14:48 (6,566 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Post# 120459 , Reply# 27   4/6/2006 at 18:52 (6,566 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 120505 , Reply# 29   4/6/2006 at 23:22 (6,566 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Austin, I think the agitator speed is about the same as Robert's "Pig" Wizard, but the tub and agitator are much larger of course. There isn't any sympathetic index to the tub, the brake does hold it pretty tight. This will not be a permanent addition to the collection - only to play with for a while. I've tried to reseal and tweak the pump twice now and it's still pumping water out. I'm only interested in the playtime value of this machine so I won't put a new pump on it (if one could even be found) and plan on sending this washer on it's way very soon. |