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Thread Number: 71179
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
POD 6/7/2017 |
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Post# 942201 , Reply# 1 6/7/2017 at 04:45 (2,512 days old) by Frigilux  (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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I'm a fan of Kelvinator's concentric wash action, too. Dealership instructions for promoting the 1960 line is available in the Ephemera section. I purchased it ages ago. Note that the use of Scott paper napkins is mandated for best results. The ketchup-soiled napkin is washed for 5 minutes. For dealers without easy access to water or a drain, a 5-minute film provided in the advertising kit is to be shown to customers.
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| Post# 942205 , Reply# 2 6/7/2017 at 06:14 (2,512 days old) by brucelucenta () | ||
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Amazing that there were once so very many of them along with the Leonard machines Otasco sold around. They are now scarce as hen's teeth as well as many other things of that era. | ||
| Post# 942213 , Reply# 3 6/7/2017 at 07:54 (2,512 days old) by MixGuy (St. Martinville, Louisiana) | ||
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Conflicting Statements How can the washing action be heavy duty and gentle at the same time. I realize this is advertising jargon, seriously how was this allowed? CU testing of washers back then using sand, etc. do you all feel the criteria were fair? What was the most frequent replaced part in a Kelvinator washer? | ||
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Post# 942216 , Reply# 4 6/7/2017 at 08:03 (2,512 days old) by kenwashesmonday (Carlstadt, NJ) |
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Love that lampshade on Phyllis Berens' head. | ||
| Post# 942228 , Reply# 5 6/7/2017 at 09:25 (2,512 days old) by lesto (Atlanta) | ||
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The little boy looks like he could kill. If my Mom dressed me like that I'd be pissed too. Merry Mites and Gay Sprites indeed! What does a woman who wears a lampshade on her head know about designing children clothes anyway? | ||
| Post# 942243 , Reply# 6 6/7/2017 at 11:07 (2,512 days old) by twintubdexter (Palm Springs) | ||
 I think Miss Beren's chapeau doubles as a salad bowl come dinner time. I'm grateful my mother bought my school clothes at Sears. I don't believe she ever set foot in an I. Magnin store.
No "Gay Sprites" for me, just hand-me-downs from my brother. Dig those "shoplifter's" cuffs. You could hide a toaster in there.
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Post# 942254 , Reply# 8 6/7/2017 at 11:58 (2,512 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI) |
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Post# 942263 , Reply# 9 6/7/2017 at 13:23 (2,511 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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kelvinator! | ||
| Post# 942271 , Reply# 10 6/7/2017 at 13:43 (2,511 days old) by ken (NYS) | ||
 Had the thought to see what those children's clothes would cost in 2017 dollars. Doesn't seem possible. Maybe the inflation calculator is over inflated but here are the results. 726.1% rate of inflation which is more than 8 times as much. Girls skirt 5.00 41.30 Girls top 3.50 28.91 Shirt or Blouse 4.50 37.17
www.usinflationcalculator.com/...
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Post# 942272 , Reply# 11 6/7/2017 at 13:46 (2,511 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI) |
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| Post# 942275 , Reply# 12 6/7/2017 at 13:57 (2,511 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
Oh Joe... | ||
| Post# 942284 , Reply# 13 6/7/2017 at 15:01 (2,511 days old) by brucelucenta () | ||
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If they was bigger, they wouldn't a been Kelvinators. That was one of their attributes, small tub, big agitator. What amazes me is that there are just NO MORE of them to be had anymore. They used to be everywhere here! | ||
| Post# 942288 , Reply# 14 6/7/2017 at 15:42 (2,511 days old) by vacerator (Macomb, Michigan) | ||
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Hmmmm? Deep and Turbulent! Right and Exact! After Thursday comes caturday, when the claws come out. | ||
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Post# 942350 , Reply# 17 6/7/2017 at 21:09 (2,511 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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 Tyler, I have an older version of this type of washer - the ABC was, in fact, the first occurance of this machine back in the early 50s. By about 1955, Kelvinator had acquired the ABC Company and continued to produce ABC and Kelvinator machines until 1960. Mine's a 57 - here's a link to the thread I posted about its restoration. Enjoy!
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Post# 942563 , Reply# 18 6/8/2017 at 21:38 (2,510 days old) by Supersuds (Knoxville, Tenn.) |
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Phyllis Berens
"I tried to look up information on Ms. Berens and even 'The Merry Mites & Gay Sprites', on The Web, but unfortunately nothing came up on either..."
Try this. law.justia.com/cases/federal/dist... The short version is she was an employee of Merry Mites and Gay Sprites, which was was being sued unsuccessfully for trademark infringement. She was quoted in an article in the Lincoln (Nebraska) Journal-Star as late as 1975 and Merry Mites and Gay Sprites was still in business then. I suspect not for much longer, unless they changed their name. Those salad bowl hats were in vogue in the late Fifties. CLICK HERE TO GO TO Supersuds's LINK 
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