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1965 Aussie Kelvinator ORBITAL!
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Post# 251179   11/30/2007 at 01:14 (5,963 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia)        

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Hi Guys,

Here are pics of a 1965 "Leonard" (Kelvinator) Fully Automatic Orbital washer that is now mine. A lovely elderly couple responded to one of my adverts in Melbourne Victoria.

"Leonard" here in Oz were an offshoot of Kelvinator.

The seller told me the machine was still working when they put it in the shed 10 years ago and i see no reason why it wouldn't work again. The black agitator will be replaced with a brand new blue one that i picked up on my travels recently.

The pics have been taken on a disposable camera that i sent the seller, so the quality isn't the greatest. I am looking to drive to Melbourne over my xmas/new year break in my new station wagon to pick it up.

Enjoy!
Leon





Post# 251180 , Reply# 1   11/30/2007 at 01:16 (5,963 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia)        
Another pic

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2nd pic

Post# 251181 , Reply# 2   11/30/2007 at 01:17 (5,963 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia)        
3rd pic

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3rd pic....Interior...yes...that's my finger smudging the picture!

Post# 251182 , Reply# 3   11/30/2007 at 01:19 (5,963 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia)        
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4th pic

Post# 251184 , Reply# 4   11/30/2007 at 01:20 (5,963 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia)        
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5th pic...with agitator out

Post# 251185 , Reply# 5   11/30/2007 at 01:22 (5,963 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia)        
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6th pic....showing centre post and boot...looks in pretty good condition to me...

Post# 251186 , Reply# 6   11/30/2007 at 01:23 (5,963 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia)        
Last pic

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Last pic.....exterior...panels will need a re-spray

Post# 251194 , Reply# 7   11/30/2007 at 02:10 (5,963 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        
Look ma, holes!

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Great find there - and a perforated tub!

Is this a solid tub with a perforated liner? Fascinating!


Post# 251208 , Reply# 8   11/30/2007 at 04:48 (5,963 days old) by peteski50 (New York)        
Kelvinator!

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What a Great find. I do remember hearing somewhere that the Euro Kelvinators or at least some of them were made with perf tubs. The size of the tub looks the same. I wonder if it still did all the overflowing as the solid tub did. I had also remembered hearing that these machines were made for a few years after they stopped making them here. Sad they didn't make a 1/18. I would love to see how differently this one worked.
Peter


Post# 251213 , Reply# 9   11/30/2007 at 06:19 (5,963 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)        

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aww so cool... congrats

Post# 251224 , Reply# 10   11/30/2007 at 07:12 (5,963 days old) by rapunzel (Sydney)        

Euro Kelvinators? Was there such a thing?
BTW, I am not aware that Australian-made Kelvinators were ever designed for or sold in Europe.

Cheers

rapunzel


Post# 251225 , Reply# 11   11/30/2007 at 07:19 (5,963 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
Splashy action!!!

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Hi Leon ,all that hard work is paying off, another classic machine for the collection, at first I thought you had lifted off the whole top off until I realised it was the gard to protect from all that splashy water action

Enjoy, Mike


Post# 251229 , Reply# 12   11/30/2007 at 07:38 (5,963 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia)        
Solid Tub

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Gansky: Yes, it still has the solid tub,just with a perforated liner.

Peter: Yes...it still has the overflow rinse.

And for Mike...Thanks, they all seem to be coming my way at the moment and just for you.....here is a one page of the Wilkins Servis Mark 22 instruction manual: will email you the rest in a couple of days.

Leon


Post# 251236 , Reply# 13   11/30/2007 at 08:38 (5,963 days old) by irishwashguy (Salem,Oregon.............A Capital City)        
Wow! Spashy Spashy!

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I would love to see one of those in person. what is the rpm on the spin? Congrads!

Post# 251239 , Reply# 14   11/30/2007 at 09:01 (5,963 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)        
Wow!

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What a find, what a find. Congrats - this will be the life of the party! Noticed there is a switch on the bottom side of the panel - wonder if there is a light in there? Also, the off balance reset is on the opposite side on the top of the late 50's Kelvinators from here in the states.

The perferated tub is quite a hoot - looking forward to hearing more about this amazing find! The boot looks good, but those clothes guards... and make sure to lube up that clutch!

Ben


Post# 251241 , Reply# 15   11/30/2007 at 09:13 (5,963 days old) by veg-o-matic (Baltimore, Hon!)        
How dare they

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..make an orbital Kelvinator without a window lid?

Sure is cool, though.

veg


Post# 251252 , Reply# 16   11/30/2007 at 10:33 (5,963 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        

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OMG is it really a perforated tub Orbital Kelivantor??????

Post# 251254 , Reply# 17   11/30/2007 at 10:46 (5,963 days old) by frontaloadotmy (the cool gay realm)        
Leon

That is a cool WM . That looks like a nice dark blue ag it
has. Will you furnish a snap of the "new" one you intend to
use, please.
D.


Post# 251321 , Reply# 18   11/30/2007 at 16:34 (5,962 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia)        
Light? Spin Speed etc

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Hey Ritchie: Spin speed is 520-550 rpm

Ben: There is no light in this machine: see attached front page of operating instructions and you'll see the out of balance reset switch on the left hand side.

Robert: you bet its a perforated liner....see attached cutaway.

Darrel: See attached pic of the new agitator the dark blue one will be replaced with.

Cheers
Leon


Post# 251322 , Reply# 19   11/30/2007 at 16:36 (5,962 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia)        
Cutaway of the Kelvy showing the perforated liner.

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Here's a cutaway showing the inner workings and the perforated liner.

Post# 251324 , Reply# 20   11/30/2007 at 16:38 (5,962 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia)        
Brand new agitator

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This is the brand new agitator i will put in the machine when i get it: this agitator is brand new and never been used, I bought it off an old repairman in Melbourne on my recent travels there.


Post# 251334 , Reply# 21   11/30/2007 at 17:46 (5,962 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)        

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WOW WHAT A COOL MACHINE!


But the perforated liner, to me, looks like a "two-ply" tub of the sold-tub style/variety in its engineering.


Post# 251362 , Reply# 22   11/30/2007 at 21:33 (5,962 days old) by peteski50 (New York)        
Kelvinator

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Was their a water temperature switch? I only see one control.
Peter


Post# 251378 , Reply# 23   11/30/2007 at 23:39 (5,962 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia)        
Temperature Control Switch

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Hey Peter,

There is no temperature control switch...its automatically selected within the Timer.

Leon


Post# 251379 , Reply# 24   11/30/2007 at 23:41 (5,962 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)        

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Per the instruction sheet, temps hard-wired to the timer cycle.


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