Thread Number: 73986
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1955? ABC Dryer - Greenvile, MI |
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Post# 977519   1/8/2018 at 19:22 (2,292 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Not something you see every day. Appears the model number is CGF. CLICK HERE TO GO TO swestoyz's LINK on Grandrapids Craigslist |
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Post# 977531 , Reply# 1   1/8/2018 at 20:25 (2,292 days old) by bendixmark (Winchester Mass)   |   | |
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That is super cool.I love dryers with a window. I wonder if this is the dryer the Jackson 5 would have in there house? |
Post# 977628 , Reply# 2   1/9/2018 at 11:21 (2,291 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 977670 , Reply# 3   1/9/2018 at 16:41 (2,291 days old) by Stricklybojack (South Hams Devon UK)   |   | |
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Can't tell from these pictures exactly, but it stands to reason you are correct sir! |
Post# 977683 , Reply# 4   1/9/2018 at 18:51 (2,291 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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A-B-C it's easy as 1-2-3 |
Post# 977684 , Reply# 5   1/9/2018 at 19:21 (2,291 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c )   |   | |
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Has one similar to this, I have seen it in use and it really works well, the elements are on top and the filter is a large slide in thing at the bottom. |
Post# 977691 , Reply# 6   1/9/2018 at 20:56 (2,291 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 977783 , Reply# 7   1/10/2018 at 18:01 (2,290 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area)   |   | |
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Who actually manufactured this dryer? CLICK HERE TO GO TO CircleW's LINK |
Post# 977791 , Reply# 8   1/10/2018 at 18:45 (2,290 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c )   |   | |
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ABC had been bought out by them by this time I think. |
Post# 977828 , Reply# 9   1/10/2018 at 22:51 (2,290 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 977852 , Reply# 10   1/11/2018 at 06:40 (2,290 days old) by vacerator (Macomb, Michigan)   |   | |
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is where the Gibson plant was. AB Electrolux closed it in 2004. Not even the Meijer store in Greenville stayed open long afterward. A friends father is buried there in the cemetery next to a lake. |
Post# 977920 , Reply# 11   1/11/2018 at 18:34 (2,289 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area)   |   | |
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Hans, thanks for the info. According to several sources, Altorfer Brothers Co. was sold to Nash-Kelvinator in 1952, after which time laundry products were also sold under the Kelvinator label. CLICK HERE TO GO TO CircleW's LINK |
Post# 977946 , Reply# 12   1/12/2018 at 00:34 (2,289 days old) by Supersuds (Knoxville, Tenn.)   |   | |
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"ABC continued to improve its products and
manufacturing methods with new processes , and many innovations. It added electrically-driven washers: progressed from the "dolly type" washers to the cylinder, the oscillator, the vacuum cup, and the reversing agitator types." Anybody ever seen the "vacuum cup washer?" Having a hard time picturing that. |
Post# 978021 , Reply# 13   1/12/2018 at 15:51 (2,288 days old) by bendixmark (Winchester Mass)   |   | |
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I think that dryer maybe a Hamilton the way it is described with a perforated drum. |
Post# 978070 , Reply# 14   1/13/2018 at 01:18 (2,288 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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We have covered them before here in the group.
ABC, Easy, Hurley/Thor, and many others in late 1800's through early parts of the last century designed and produced washing machines that used the "vacuum cup" method. Indeed until two basic types won out (cylinder/h-axis or tub with central beater), there were many different types of washing machines all touting supposed superiority. Principle behind these machines was taken from the hand held "vacuum" washers: Basically the downward push forces water/suds through the wash. On the up stroke a slight suction is created that was supposed to (in theory) "pull" dirt/muck out of clothing. Cannot say how well the powered machines work, but my hand held "rapid washer" works a treat. If you watch the washing action from these devices you can see where Frigidaire/GM came up with their "jet action" or "pulsating" agitation. Instead of moving clothes through water you force powerful currents of water down though the wash which force dirt/muck out. |
Post# 978117 , Reply# 15   1/13/2018 at 11:46 (2,287 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 978215 , Reply# 16   1/13/2018 at 22:16 (2,287 days old) by Supersuds (Knoxville, Tenn.)   |   | |
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Post# 978227 , Reply# 17   1/14/2018 at 00:00 (2,287 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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By the eve of WWI and certainly after WWII you notice all these "quirky" washing machines had long vanished. Yes, you had top loaders offering a vast and interesting methods of agitation but one thing became clear; American women wanted fully automatic washing machines that required little involvement.
Washing is done in two basic ways; you shift the water, or you shift the wash. Few if any of those early washers had pumps and or filled automatically. Thus you still had to "shift water" because somehow tubs had to be filled and drained. The real labor savings came from fact machines (in theory) did the agitation. But that still left often wet floors, use of wringers (and or later spin dryers), buckets, hoses, etc.... You notice all these early machines were simply semi-automatic washers. All required some degree of user interaction and that meant having to hang around on wash day. You *could* start the thing and go off and do something else, but had to return sooner or later. What is interesting is how many of those old "vacuum cup" washers are still out there. Mostly from Easy but have seen others. |
Post# 979085 , Reply# 19   1/19/2018 at 23:34 (2,281 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia )   |   | |
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I think the Jacksons used an EASY., with pulsating, suction cup action, rhythm, sound...etc. :-)
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