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Post# 58592   3/1/2005 at 10:12 (6,967 days old) by jaxsunst ()   |   | |
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I love those machines!!! Does anyone have any more information on them, such as a closeup of the control panel, or information on the "fountain" lint filter? |
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Post# 58604 , Reply# 1   3/1/2005 at 11:16 (6,967 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Post# 58608 , Reply# 2   3/1/2005 at 12:13 (6,967 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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OK. Dudes and dudettes. THIS is within a couple inches of being the machine my grandmother had. I don't remember the "suds back" switch. Was the machine available both with or without it? Either that, or it also didn't work and thus was not used / forgotten, or hers was a later-year model that didn't have it at all. I could be wrong, but I think the rinse temp and speed selections were also pushbuttons instead of slide switches. I do recall that the agitator cap was different. It's difficult to describe, so I won't attempt to do so. The fountain filter didn't work. We had the filter pan but it didn't "fountain." YAY!! If I may ask, who/what is the source of the ad? |
Post# 58622 , Reply# 3   3/1/2005 at 14:57 (6,966 days old) by PeterH770 (Marietta, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 58627 , Reply# 4   3/1/2005 at 15:35 (6,966 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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First of all today’s POD is from 1958 because it screams 1958 in the first banner line of text. Second of all Ms.Jetcone was kind enough to donate yesterdays, today’s, tomorrow’s and Thursday’s POD, thank you Karen, these ads are just BEAUTIFUL! Today’s Picture of the Day produces some interesting observations and questions: It appears that 1958 was the first year that Kelvinator & ABC introduced their new Square corner cabinet design. All the model years before had the rounded corner cabinets. Since this obviously is the Top of the Line Kelvinator washer, where is the window lid???? Did they make a window lid washer in 1958??? Is this because of the new cabinet design??? I believe the ’58 ABC-o-Matic models had a window lid (ABC’s last year in existence). You can see the wash tub in the first picture on the upper left. It’s the original ABC wash tub design that had a tendency to loose about ¼ of its water level by the end of the wash period. This happened due to all the water being splashed over the top of the tub. They later redesigned the wash tub to hold all of its water no matter how much splashing was going on. I’m not sure if they introduced the new wash tub in 1959 or 1960. Notice that the lever controls are a time-line like timer dial display in the center of the control panel on both the washer and the dryer, how cool is that! I love the gray lower panels to offset their new “smart” sunny yellow cabinets. And most of all now I WANT ONE! |
Post# 58642 , Reply# 6   3/1/2005 at 17:28 (6,966 days old) by PeterH770 (Marietta, GA)   |   | |
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Mr. Big Banana, I have a 1953 Kelvinator parts book that shows a metal band that goes around the outside of the inner tub to block the drain holes and prevent the "drain over" during wash and rinse. Seems to me that in another conversation with another club member in Boston who is a big ABC/Kelvi fan who shall remain nameless I was told that Kelvinator had this design change that ABC didn't incorporate into their machines.
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Post# 58647 , Reply# 7   3/1/2005 at 17:53 (6,966 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 58659 , Reply# 8   3/1/2005 at 19:21 (6,966 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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Post# 58682 , Reply# 9   3/1/2005 at 22:19 (6,966 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 58687 , Reply# 10   3/1/2005 at 22:33 (6,966 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Peter, yes, it's a time-line kind of dial. The larger lever on the right cranks it around for setting. Then the lever handle is turned for the dial on/off switch. I don't recall which way, left or right. The smaller lever is for water level, regular or small. The whole console is fluorescent back-lit. VERY nice! |
Post# 58694 , Reply# 11   3/1/2005 at 23:10 (6,966 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 58704 , Reply# 14   3/2/2005 at 02:15 (6,966 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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ABC (Altorfer Brothers Company) was the originator of the orbital agitation design. Kelvinator contracted with ABC to manufacture their washers when laundry was added to their product line. I believe AMP is the model designation of an early Maytag topload automatic. It had a different mechanical design than what became Maytag's well-known automatic washer. |
Post# 58710 , Reply# 15   3/2/2005 at 05:03 (6,966 days old) by kenmore1978 ()   |   | |
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So I assume Kelvinator bought/kept ABC's design after ABC left the business? |
Post# 58716 , Reply# 16   3/2/2005 at 08:04 (6,966 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Apparantly I need to clean my glasses---I can't believe I missed the 1958 cue in the text of the ad. I think this would be a convenient time for me to use my "I'm a feeble old man!!" defense.... What a cool machine!---even without a window. I'm guessing you take your own life in your hands opening a windowless Kelvinator to watch it. My raincoat and hat, please, James! |
Post# 58720 , Reply# 17   3/2/2005 at 08:37 (6,966 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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