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Thread Number: 61221
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
POD: 1958 Kelvinator Washer |
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Post# 838801 8/31/2015 at 07:13 (3,160 days old) by Frigilux  (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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 While we tend to focus on the dismantling of Frigidaire's unique wash action when WCI took over in late 1979, let us not forget we lost another one-of-a-kind wash action to WCI in the Kelvinator.
Special thanks to the AW member who provided this photo, found on Google Images. 
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| Post# 838858 , Reply# 1 8/31/2015 at 15:35 (3,159 days old) by christfr (st louis mo) | ||
they are very cool indeed | ||
| Post# 838859 , Reply# 2 8/31/2015 at 15:36 (3,159 days old) by christfr (st louis mo) | ||
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actually cleans pretty well
I actually does a good job has a good turn over and so fun to play with
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Post# 838895 , Reply# 3 8/31/2015 at 20:15 (3,159 days old) by Supersuds (Knoxville, Tenn.) |
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How did the filter fountain work? | ||
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Post# 838908 , Reply# 4 8/31/2015 at 21:36 (3,159 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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| Post# 838949 , Reply# 5 9/1/2015 at 05:08 (3,159 days old) by christfr (st louis mo) | ||
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Post# 839005 , Reply# 6 9/1/2015 at 12:10 (3,159 days old) by Supersuds (Knoxville, Tenn.) |
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Post# 839193 , Reply# 8 9/2/2015 at 09:11 (3,158 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 839235 , Reply# 9 9/2/2015 at 13:23 (3,157 days old) by Supersuds (Knoxville, Tenn.) |
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Qualin, I don't think Kelvinator abandoned the design. It was just that American Motors sold Kelvinator to White Consolodated Industries about 1967 and Kelvinators became rebadged...something? Franklin? Not sure.
It has been mentioned here that WCI kept building the Kelvy 40 inch range for many years, but I assume most of the Kelvy line was dropped in favor of existing WCI designs. | ||
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Post# 887683 , Reply# 10 7/1/2016 at 10:23 (2,855 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI) |
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I think today's POD (7-1-2016) is what a 1958 washer (and dryer) made it to again...
If only my grandparents had something more high-endy, if not TOL, like that set and I had been around sooner to see it... I faintly remember the washer--somehow the GE that replaced it and the Frigidaire/WCI that came afterwards were more what I was around for; the former successor, mostly... -- Dave | ||
| Post# 887850 , Reply# 13 7/2/2016 at 15:49 (2,853 days old) by MixGuy (St. Martinville, Louisiana) | ||
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Kelvinator Washing a paper towel Has anyone ever see an advertisement of a Kelvinator washer wash a paper towel clean and the paper towel having no rips or tears and the stain washed out. | ||
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Post# 887903 , Reply# 14 7/3/2016 at 00:19 (2,853 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc) |
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I beleive it was somewhere on this site where they show the demo video of a Kelvenator washer cleaning a paper towel without tearing it. | ||
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Post# 887914 , Reply# 15 7/3/2016 at 06:37 (2,853 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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 I remembered the napkin washing experiment - and found the thread.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO gansky1's LINK | ||
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