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Thread Number: 71103
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
POD 6/1/2017 |
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Post# 941236 , Reply# 1 6/1/2017 at 05:17 (2,520 days old) by Frigilux  (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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These machines were sold under the Coronado label at the local Gambles Hardware Store when I was a kid. They were relatively inexpensive compared to the Maytags, Frigidaires, GE's and Speed Queens available in our little town.
The Maguire family--friends of ours--had one. They never locked their doors, so young Frigilux used to waltz into their home when they were at work to play with the washer. It was the first time I'd seen an indexing tub. It made some really fun snorting/wheezing sounds during agitation and spin. The water level control was automatic only if you wanted a complete fill; otherwise, when the required level was reached, you'd press the 'Partial Fill' button and agitation would begin. | ||
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Post# 941249 , Reply# 3 6/1/2017 at 07:33 (2,520 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI) |
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Post# 941287 , Reply# 5 6/1/2017 at 11:52 (2,520 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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 The woman my dad's uncle married late in his life, her brother managed a Western Auto. Uncle moved to their town upon the marriage. Their merged property included her BOL Wizard washer. Resembled one in a different PotD, with a different style filter/softener attachment. I recall it was fairly badly rusted, not a porcelain top. I never got to see the machine run, this uncle & aunt weren't the type to facilitate my interest. He had a Westy slant-front Laundromat (and a newer 1960s Whirly toploader). I recall asking several times to see the Westy run and was always refused. | ||
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