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Post# 592775   4/29/2012 at 00:30 (4,374 days old) by scrubflex (bronx, new york)        

Does anyone know the wash (opm) and spin (rpm) speed of these washer? Normal and Gentle. I believe the Franklin transmission was used, if I'm not mistaken.




Post# 592777 , Reply# 1   4/29/2012 at 01:07 (4,374 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea))        

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We owned a "WH" TL in that time frame. I was under the impression that it was actually made by Easy for White. The speeds were "average".

Just before that we owned the White version of the WH FL. Mom kicked it out of the house, it kept breaking down. The Easy TL didn't.


Post# 592789 , Reply# 2   4/29/2012 at 01:55 (4,374 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        

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The top-loading washer from Westinghouse was made by Easy c. 1962-63 , three models offered. In 64, Westinghouse introduced their own design, similar in many ways to the Franklin but it was in other ways distinctly Westinghouse. Westinghouse appliance division was acquired by White-Consolidated Ind. in 1974. WCI continued to make the Westinghouse design into the early 80's (?) when it mostly disappeared into the Franlin, WCI plastic indexing tub wonders.

The history of the White Sewing Machine Company is fascinating. They were pioneers into the import market, importing Asian- built sewing machines by the late 50's.   A decades-long supplier for Sears Kenmore, and many other brands they sold about 20 kajillion sewing machines.  In the 60's White began acquiring other companies. Franklin-Beam, Hupp Corp., Apex Mfg., Kelvinator, Gibson, Westinghouse were all eventually swallowed up by White that became WCI in 1964. 


Post# 592804 , Reply# 3   4/29/2012 at 06:28 (4,373 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)        

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Mom had a White sewing machine.

Post# 592850 , Reply# 4   4/29/2012 at 12:13 (4,373 days old) by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD)        
TL westy

those dont have a real fast spinspeed-someting like 520 RPM,the same speed my
franklin spins at. Certain westy top loads have a neutral drain;a solenoid for
the clutch belt idler.


Post# 592863 , Reply# 5   4/29/2012 at 14:35 (4,373 days old) by rpms (ontario canada)        

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Didn't Carrie White's mom from the movie, Carrie, have a White sewing machine?

Post# 592868 , Reply# 6   4/29/2012 at 14:45 (4,373 days old) by PeterH770 (Marietta, GA)        
All the better to make...

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...dirty pillows!!!

Post# 592886 , Reply# 7   4/29/2012 at 15:42 (4,373 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area)        

I have the White sewing machine that belonged to my mom. I don't know exactly how old it is, but I'm thinking she bought it sometime between 1947 and 1954. It has a "Colonial" style cabinet, which is quite nice.

Post# 592911 , Reply# 8   4/29/2012 at 16:49 (4,373 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT)        
KM sewing machine

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we got in 'or so is a Made in Japan job, maybe a White? It's all cast aluminum or whatever metal they used and is a very fine machine, no problems in 40 years of 3 kids, quilts, drapes, you name it. A real quality piece. The only plastic is in the knobs and the molded white plastic case!

Post# 592960 , Reply# 9   4/29/2012 at 19:12 (4,373 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c )        
The First thing White bought!!!???

APEX!!! The last Apex vacuums were White Apex, and for a time in the late 50s early60s the company was called White Apex!

Post# 592985 , Reply# 10   4/29/2012 at 21:27 (4,373 days old) by scrubflex (bronx, new york)        

Ahh, so the fast spin speed is only around 520 rpms? That's pretty slow. How about the fast wash speed?

Post# 593207 , Reply# 11   4/30/2012 at 18:53 (4,372 days old) by scrubflex (bronx, new york)        

Hey, so does anyone know?


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