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Thread Number: 71515
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
P.O.D. 2 July 2017 |
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| Post# 946314 7/2/2017 at 05:32 (2,482 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
I remember this ad reading it in my Mom's Better Homes and Gardens. I used to look at the "Appliance Porn" like looking at pics of the Naked Men and Women in National Geographic when I was a little kid. LOL
I loved these washers and still do. ABC, Kelvy, Apex and Unimatics are the Ultimate winners for "Washer Drama" in my own opinion. I wonder how many Housewives would take a moment and get lost in their day staring through that Port Hole window forgetting for a few minutes about what was going on in their life at that particular moment ? "Aqua Therapy" at it's best... Oh Yes, I almost forgot... Love that Machine. | ||
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Post# 946318 , Reply# 1 7/2/2017 at 06:42 (2,482 days old) by Frigilux  (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Post# 946319 , Reply# 2 7/2/2017 at 06:44 (2,482 days old) by Gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA) |
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The end of the line: It wasn't long before these were gone. Just like Frigidaire, I thought they would go on forever, no problem. Funny how easy it is to take things we like for granted. Last time I saw a late one like this was in Greg's basement. They were great machines. | ||
| Post# 946333 , Reply# 3 7/2/2017 at 09:13 (2,482 days old) by WFT2800 (Leatherhead, Surrey) | ||
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How did they work if the agitator only rotated in one direction? Or did they use some other form of wash action than a conventional agitator? | ||
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Post# 946336 , Reply# 4 7/2/2017 at 09:23 (2,482 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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 The agitator rotated in an off-centre pattern. Mechanically these washers are very simple as there is no transmission to convert a motor's rotation to a back and forth or up and down motion. How well did this clean? Surprisingly well! I don't use my 57 ABC-O-Matic often but it does a very effective job with heavy dirt on the clothes. | ||
| Post# 946422 , Reply# 6 7/2/2017 at 20:20 (2,482 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
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Post# 946434 , Reply# 7 7/2/2017 at 21:16 (2,482 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Post# 946453 , Reply# 8 7/3/2017 at 00:37 (2,482 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc) |
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In watching those Kelvinator videos-the agitator "gyrotates" like the crusher cone in a gyratory rock crusher!Look them up and you will see!I both--simple but effective! | ||
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Post# 946503 , Reply# 10 7/3/2017 at 08:29 (2,481 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI) |
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A Brand even in its Prime, Most-Unpopular! --& Under-Rated! If you saw at least one Kelvinator _____(Insert Type of Appliance Here)____ or ____(Insert Other "Off" Brand Here)____ in the kitchen it was more trusted to do your dishes, cook or store your food than it was to handle your clothes...
A shame that mostly GE, Whirlpool & Maytag (& sometimes Mont. Ward but especially Sears) seemed to be the leaders of the laundry room!
-- Dave | ||
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Post# 946509 , Reply# 12 7/3/2017 at 09:13 (2,481 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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There was a Kelvinator dealer in the tiny town I grew up in, but they dealt primarily with ranges and refrigerators. They were also the SQ dealer, so that was their focus in laundry equipment.
I recall seeing only one Kelvinator washer when I was a kid. In fact, many years later, I thought maybe I'd dreamed/imagined the concentric agitation. It was only when I saw Robert's video of his ABC that my memory was jarred. I hadn't imagined it, after all. It really did exist, LOL! | ||
| Post# 946517 , Reply# 13 7/3/2017 at 10:52 (2,481 days old) by brucelucenta () | ||
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LOL I did that same thing with a '57 pulsamatic Frigidaire a neighbor lady showed me when I was a kid. I found out eventually that there really was a Frigidaire that pulsated that fast and saw one. | ||
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