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Post# 630246   10/8/2012 at 14:56 (4,215 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)        

OK, I heard the political ad stating that Romney & Bain went to Global Appliances in China to have appliances made cheaper. No surprise there for any of us who can't find locally made stuff. But, I went to their website and found that in addition to irons and small hair dryer-type clothes dryers, about 2/3s of the way down the page, is the name Jinan Hitone and there was a washing machine and then the link to 22 similar models. I am curious about the brand names under which they are sold and the geographic distribution of the sales. So, my question to members all over the world: Do any of you recognize any of these washing machines?

Thank you.


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Post# 630257 , Reply# 1   10/8/2012 at 15:25 (4,215 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        

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Global Appliances changed their name to Global-Tech Inc. in 2008.

Royal and Electrolux/Eureka are their floor care appliance customers and Sunbeam small home appliances. I did some digging when the articles came out about Bain Capital investments in Global (GAI) but haven't found anything about the washing machines. Yet.


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Post# 630300 , Reply# 2   10/8/2012 at 19:06 (4,215 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)        

So sad.

Post# 630308 , Reply# 3   10/8/2012 at 19:33 (4,215 days old) by Iowegian ()        

Sad, indeed.

We have a late 1940s Sunbeam toaster - the kind that slowly lowers the bread when you put in in the slots, and slowly raises it when the toast is done. It's really cool and I bet it weighs a good 5 lbs. Plus, the chrome job is so good you could use it as a shaving mirror.

Too bad the Sunbeam name gets plastered on disposable Chinese junk these days.


Post# 630369 , Reply# 4   10/9/2012 at 01:26 (4,215 days old) by qualin (Canada)        

The front loading washing machine looks like a LG model...

The twin tub machine looks like it was handmade..


Post# 630371 , Reply# 5   10/9/2012 at 02:17 (4,215 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)        

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"The twin tub machine looks like it was handmade"

 

It looks like it's made out of an old file cabinet!



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Post# 630372 , Reply# 6   10/9/2012 at 02:27 (4,215 days old) by ozzie908 (Lincoln UK)        
That twin tub

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is not for laundry it says its a bottle washer !

Austin


Post# 630384 , Reply# 7   10/9/2012 at 06:34 (4,214 days old) by alr2903 (TN)        

They are even putting the "Sunbeam" name on ironstone dinnerware, kinda like dumbed down farberware. alr


Post# 630413 , Reply# 8   10/9/2012 at 10:24 (4,214 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
Its.....

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All In A Name - Or Was.....the washers look like some Samsung, LG , Daewoo etc,, and even the cheaper Zanussi models, companies just get them built for a pittence, where will it all end!!

Post# 630509 , Reply# 9   10/9/2012 at 16:24 (4,214 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)        
Possible to Mike's question

I think the expression over there is "in the tip."


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