Thread Number: 71668
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
POD 7/15/2017 |
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Post# 948294 , Reply# 1   7/15/2017 at 07:48 (2,448 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Ah, yes; WCI. Evil incarnate in the world of appliances. They killed two unique washing actions: Kelvinator's concentric agitation and Frigidaire's pulsations; and that's just the washers! Look what happened to those brands' ranges and refrigerators. Didn't realize they'd acquired Easy's parent company, as well. Westinghouse, too. All those brands' individual characteristics/features went down the drain.
Aluminum agitators: Apparently a cup of chlorine bleach diluted in a tub of water didn't create a solution strong enough to cause any problems. Early Speed Queens had aluminum agitators too, didn't they? |
Post# 948624 , Reply# 4   7/17/2017 at 16:02 (2,445 days old) by HiLoVane (Columbus OH)   |   | |
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IIRC, The Hupp Corporation also had Gibson refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners under its umbrella. When WCI took over, they abandoned the Easy brand name; utilizing the Gibson brand name in its place. |