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Thread Number: 30714
Late 60's Kelvinator and Canadian Viking Washers |
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| Post# 464286 , Reply# 1 9/19/2010 at 15:19 (4,966 days old) by scrubflex (bronx, new york) | ||
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Does anyone own any of these washers? Anybody...any information...pics...etc | ||
| Post# 464297 , Reply# 2 9/19/2010 at 16:12 (4,966 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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| Post# 464303 , Reply# 3 9/19/2010 at 16:39 (4,966 days old) by scrubflex (bronx, new york) | ||
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Hey Dan, no I believe the later 60's Kelvinator washer design changed and they started using a giant capacity washtub and the ten vane agitator. The club named it the "angel wing" agitator. | ||
| Post# 464342 , Reply# 4 9/19/2010 at 20:41 (4,966 days old) by scrubflex (bronx, new york) | ||
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Are these washers unpopular? | ||
| Post# 464345 , Reply# 5 9/19/2010 at 21:02 (4,966 days old) by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD) | ||
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franklin washers once on a POD there was a "cutaway"illustration of a 1968 era franklin washer,really enjoyed that as i had never seen a franklin washer from that era-all the ones i have seen have been the Ca.mid'70s up plastic tub ones. | ||
| Post# 464354 , Reply# 6 9/19/2010 at 22:12 (4,966 days old) by scrubflex (bronx, new york) | ||
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Yeah, WCI shrank the capacities when they incorporated plastic tubs in their machines...that SUCKED!!! I thought plastic would be better...not. The porcelain steel or enamel tubs are better... IMOP. Hopefully that 68' Franklin washer "cutaway" will be reposted. Can we make request? | ||
| Post# 465609 , Reply# 7 9/26/2010 at 00:36 (4,960 days old) by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD) | ||
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searchalator Just try "franklin"in the "searchalator"and that cutaway is just a couple threads down. | ||
| Post# 465827 , Reply# 8 9/26/2010 at 21:39 (4,959 days old) by scrubflex (bronx, new york) | ||
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Thanks alot cfz2882, I'll try that...BTW, what does "MW Franklin" stand for? | ||
| Post# 465830 , Reply# 9 9/26/2010 at 21:57 (4,959 days old) by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD) | ||
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MW MW-montgomery wards. montgomery wards washers were made by norge,westinghouse, and franklin. | ||
| Post# 465831 , Reply# 10 9/26/2010 at 22:00 (4,959 days old) by scrubflex (bronx, new york) | ||
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Right...I'm searcing now. | ||
| Post# 465856 , Reply# 11 9/26/2010 at 22:27 (4,959 days old) by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD) | ||
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cutaway lots of interesting details in that cutaway-round,apparently stationary transmission,appears to be a clutch on the motor shaft,two section turbine style pump. Still has a lot of simularities to the later plastic tub versions.. | ||
| Post# 465904 , Reply# 12 9/27/2010 at 07:04 (4,958 days old) by scrubflex (bronx, new york) | ||
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Cfz2882, there are a few pictures, which one did the 68' Kelvinator use? Since you are able to hold the indexing tub while it washes, do you it's possible to decrease the counter-clockwise stroke (degree)? | ||
Post# 465908 , Reply# 13 9/27/2010 at 07:30 (4,958 days old) by combo52  (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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KELVINATOR WASHERS
I have one of the last real Kelvinator machines its from around 1966 or 1967. When WCI took over and went to the Franklin design it was a totally different machine . IT would fun to see one of these original machines run but it may be hard to find. Not only was production fairly low on these [ Montgomery Wards didn't ever sell these under thier name ] they also had major durability issues, we were throwing away almost ever one we saw in the early 1970s. But there is probably one sitting out there some where unused in a basement just waiting for us to find. To me this is what makes this hobby so much fun as almost everyone knows that an old car can be valuable but few people realize that old washers and dryers have any value to anyone.
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| Post# 466116 , Reply# 14 9/28/2010 at 00:59 (4,958 days old) by scrubflex (bronx, new york) | ||
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There's something about that turquoise "angel wing" fin agitator of the Franklin Kelvinator, Gibson, Coronado, etc. washer I just love. Were the 68' to early 70's percelain enamel steel washtub's wide and deep? | ||
| Post# 466118 , Reply# 15 9/28/2010 at 01:17 (4,958 days old) by nmassman44 (Brooksville Florida) | ||
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| Post# 466264 , Reply# 18 9/28/2010 at 23:39 (4,957 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
Like... | ||
| Post# 466265 , Reply# 19 9/28/2010 at 23:40 (4,957 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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And... | ||
| Post# 466267 , Reply# 20 9/28/2010 at 23:41 (4,957 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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Control panel | ||
| Post# 466268 , Reply# 21 9/28/2010 at 23:42 (4,957 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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Timer | ||
| Post# 466269 , Reply# 22 9/28/2010 at 23:44 (4,957 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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Insignia | ||
| Post# 466271 , Reply# 23 9/29/2010 at 00:08 (4,957 days old) by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD) | ||
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agitator Yep,other than color that is the same agitator that is in mine -rest of the machine is pretty close too.. Looks like your "kelvinator"franklin is from around 1975-80? when i get my camera figured out i'll try to get some pics of my '89 wards up-still in nice cosmetic shape,it's a nice looking machine. | ||
| Post# 466839 , Reply# 25 10/2/2010 at 02:00 (4,954 days old) by scrubflex (bronx, new york) | ||
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During what time did Kelvinator Franklin washers use non-indexing washtubs? When were the porcelain enamel steel tubs switched to plastic? And, they ever use white, porecelain enamel tubs? | ||
| Post# 467367 , Reply# 27 10/4/2010 at 22:23 (4,951 days old) by scrubflex (bronx, new york) | ||
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AWESOME!!! I often wondered how large were the Kelvinator plastic tub diameter...And, I'll tell you about my idea to help increase the turnover power of the angel-wing fin agitator. | ||
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Post# 467454 , Reply# 28 10/5/2010 at 10:42 (4,950 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O ) |
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Post# 467455 , Reply# 29 10/5/2010 at 10:44 (4,950 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O ) |
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Post# 467456 , Reply# 30 10/5/2010 at 10:45 (4,950 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O ) |
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Post# 467457 , Reply# 31 10/5/2010 at 10:51 (4,950 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O ) |
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Post# 467474 , Reply# 32 10/5/2010 at 12:49 (4,950 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area) |
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GE products It's obvious the full size washer and dryer are GE-Hotpoint, and it looks like the compact range may be also. Are the dishwashers GE also? | ||
| Post# 467481 , Reply# 33 10/5/2010 at 13:07 (4,950 days old) by ingliscanada () | ||
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Viking Through the Years Viking was a product of Eaton's, a now defunct Canadian department store chain. Through the 60's, Viking was make by Franklin, then switched to GE for the 70's. Gary | ||
| Post# 467504 , Reply# 35 10/5/2010 at 15:07 (4,950 days old) by scrubflex (bronx, new york) | ||
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Thanks for the great scans Petek. | ||
| Post# 467860 , Reply# 36 10/7/2010 at 09:57 (4,948 days old) by mixfinder () | ||
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Local For sale in my town. I used one of these washer in a house I cleaned. It was called Gibson there but it was just a Westy at heart. CLICK HERE TO GO TO mixfinder's LINK on Yakima Craigslist This post was last edited 10/07/2010 at 12:02 | ||
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Post# 467867 , Reply# 37 10/7/2010 at 11:13 (4,948 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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Twin tubs
Great scans Pete.
The Supertwin is obviously a Speed Queen, but am who manufactured the "Imperial"? And a 30 MINUTE spin timer?????? According to the ad it would spin clothes to bone dry. Can you imagine what the creasing would have been like? Would not like to face a load like that no matter how good the iron! Al | ||
| Post# 468548 , Reply# 38 10/11/2010 at 16:11 (4,944 days old) by ingliscanada () | ||
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Non-Indexing Franklins? What's this I hear about non-indexing Franklins with a tub brake. Never knew there was such a thing. Gary | ||
| Post# 469384 , Reply# 40 10/14/2010 at 21:12 (4,941 days old) by ingliscanada () | ||
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Franklin or Another Company? I wonder if the non-indexing tub Vikings with tub brake was actually built by Franklin, or another company. I saw a post of this a year or two back, and the washer actually resembled a Maytag. Correct me if I'm wrong. Gary | ||
| Post# 469405 , Reply# 41 10/14/2010 at 22:50 (4,941 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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Hi Harry
Thanks for the pics Roto204, did you save any parts of your Kelvinator?
No, nothing was saved. What cause the final break down...weren't able to replace or repair the part? It was stuck at the curb because we wanted something else to play with, and had no idea at the time how rare these are :-). In all fairness, though, it was so BOL that many a time was spent filling the tub with warm water at the 12-minute mark, and then spinning the timer back around to the 14-minute segment otherwise assigned to "hot." What washer that you own with the largest capacity could you compare the Kelvinator to in similar tub size (TALL and WIDE)? Hard to compare--like a thinner Norge. Not very deep--very similar to a ramped Westinghouse tub. | ||
| Post# 469507 , Reply# 43 10/15/2010 at 15:28 (4,940 days old) by macboy91si (Frankfort, KY) | ||
Speed Queen and "Imperial" Twin Tubs
The Speed Queen is actually a British design from the Servis company. Made here, but is essentially a 110v Servis SuperTwin sans heater.
The other twin-tub is a Japanese unit that was also sold under the Toshiba name, it was an "automatic" twin tub with some interesting features like overflow rinsing in the wash tub. It could use more water than any automatic in it's "automatic" cycle. This design is sort of still around in the Danby DTT-420 still sold today, just look at the wash tubs and the pump setups are the same to allow water to enter the pump from a chamber in the right-rear corner of the tub. -Tim | ||
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