Thread Number: 69891
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
POD 3/22/2017 |
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Post# 928282 , Reply# 1   3/22/2017 at 16:03 (2,563 days old) by hippiedoll ( arizona )   |   | |
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It would definitely be a different & neat washer to have, I think!
Since I'm not familiar with or have never seen this Philco washer's washing action in person, I do feel kinda questionable about it's washing performance abilities. Did this style of agitation/washing action have a tendency to tangle up the load of clothes? Would the movement of the clothes being washed in the Philco washer be compared to the same kind of movement of the clothes in a GM Frigidaire washer? That's something I've always wondered? If you can understand my question, without me being able to explain it with my hands? LOL... |
Post# 928347 , Reply# 3   3/22/2017 at 20:19 (2,563 days old) by speedqueen (Metro-Detroit)   |   | |
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I have never personally seen one, but I have a few questions.
*For how long were the Automagic type models produced? *How did performance compare to something conventional like a Maytag, Whirlpool, or Speed Queen of the day? How about a Frigidaire Unimatic? *Finally, what did Consumer Reports think of it at the time? Thanks in advance! I'm just kind of curious. |
Post# 928377 , Reply# 5   3/22/2017 at 22:01 (2,563 days old) by speedqueen (Metro-Detroit)   |   | |
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Post# 928591 , Reply# 7   3/23/2017 at 21:47 (2,562 days old) by Washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i)   |   | |
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Post# 928662 , Reply# 10   3/24/2017 at 13:38 (2,561 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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The earlier Philco Automagic washers turned over a load much faster than the later large capacity machines. I have a 1959 model, the first year of the Automagic. It has never ever tangled anything, including sheets and it doesn't need any special loading in any way. The Philco solid tub washers can handle a very large load.
The lint filter is relatively effective and has a small basket for collecting the lint, but otherwise works similar to a Maytag helical-drive agitator lint filter. In 1959 Consumer Reports Rated Frigidaire #1 (as they did in 1958 as well), Norge 2 and the new Philco #3... |