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Thread Number: 46438
The Ephemera Stream is flowing again! Co-Op Laundry |
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Post# 677622 5/6/2013 at 08:04 (4,001 days old) by gansky1  (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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The Franklin-made Co-Op laundry is the new ephemera for today, I've had these brochures for years. I've only come across a couple of Franklin washers, they didn't last long, but would love to find one with the Co-Op brand on it. I remember several Co-Op freezers and refrigerators but only one washer and dryer set from the very early 50's. A friend of my grandmother's had a pair in a rental house on their farm. Only got to see them once. Co-Op catalogs were as common as Sears in farm areas and IIRC, sometime in the 70's they sold Hotpoint appliances instead of the Co-Op branded machines.
There was a very similar panel style around this time with the Admiral name pasted on. Somewhere I have an ad for Tide and Admiral washers. CLICK HERE TO GO TO gansky1's LINK | ||
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Post# 677623 , Reply# 1 5/6/2013 at 08:05 (4,001 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI) |
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Who Made These? | ||
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Post# 677625 , Reply# 2 5/6/2013 at 08:38 (4,001 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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I grew up in rural Minnesota where the Co-op ruled. It was the largest gas station in town, and there was a big building connected to it with farm equipment and appliances. Seems these Franklin machines were for "catch-all" brands. They were sold under the Coronado brand at the local Gambles Hardware store, too. And then there's the Wizard brand.
I know they're not great machines, but I love the indexing tubs and the wheezing/snorting sounds they make. Funny thing--- I had a 2006 Frigidaire top-loader with an agitator and an indexing tub; with the Frigidaire Immersion Care the entire agitation process is due to the indexing tub! | ||
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Post# 677646 , Reply# 3 5/6/2013 at 10:38 (4,001 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Thanks Greg, yes I scanned my 801st document yesterday.
Yes and a big thank you goes to Greg who brought me a bunch more doctrine to scan. More will coming but I probably be wont posting new ephemera on a daily basis like I was doing, just when I have time to do some scanning now. I burned myself out on scanning over the last 15 months lol. | ||
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Post# 677647 , Reply# 4 5/6/2013 at 10:42 (4,001 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Ephemera! | ||
| Post# 677693 , Reply# 5 5/6/2013 at 15:22 (4,001 days old) by turnamat (Germany) | ||
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| Post# 677700 , Reply# 6 5/6/2013 at 15:35 (4,001 days old) by jonvance1990 () | ||
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Dude, I never heard of this site until now thanks to you, I got hooked on this site right away. Thanks Gansky! | ||
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Post# 677939 , Reply# 7 5/7/2013 at 13:05 (4,000 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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Uh, I think the Phillips lady is needed to get this thing moving on a more regular basis. It's stopped again. | ||
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Post# 680375 , Reply# 8 5/21/2013 at 13:46 (3,986 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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In case anyone is interested in learning more about these rare early perforated tub Franklin washers, I just loaded the rare service manual and parts manual into Autoamtic Ephemera for all 1968 models...
CLICK HERE TO GO TO Unimatic1140's LINK | ||
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Post# 680384 , Reply# 9 5/21/2013 at 14:27 (3,986 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI ) |
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