Thread Number: 71449
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
POD 6/27/2017 |
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Post# 945515 , Reply# 1   6/27/2017 at 04:55 (2,495 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN)   |   | |
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Post# 945519 , Reply# 2   6/27/2017 at 05:31 (2,495 days old) by Gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA)   |   | |
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Looks kind of Apexish. |
Post# 945525 , Reply# 4   6/27/2017 at 06:12 (2,494 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Add me to the list of people who didn't know the Zenith brand reached beyond TV/radio/phonograph. Did they offer major kitchen appliances, as well?
Since you mentioned it, Bruce, I loved the look of the early '60s Cobra-Matic record changers. Not as cool as the Collaro changers used by Magnavox, but the cobra-looking tonearm was pretty awesome. Our friends the Mankeys had this unit in their Zenith console. Sharp! |
Post# 945529 , Reply# 5   6/27/2017 at 06:33 (2,494 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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There was some link between the Zenith washer and that highly unusual Canadian washer I have - the Dominion. When I was digging through the archives at the Wellington County museum in Fergus, Ontario I found several references to washer parts listing both Dominion and Zenith parts (not just nuts and bolts, but the actual nameplates).
It turns out that the 58 Dominion washer I have was based on an unusual design that was patented by Easy but in Canada only. At some point in the 1960s, Easy Canada and Beatty did merge but that only lasted a few years.
I have yet to see any trace of the Zenith washer in Canada - I can't help but think that the Zenith was made for the US market while the Dominion (and a Beatty version of the same machine) was sold in Canada. The machines seemed to be made starting in 1957. The Dominion line was phased out in 1960; Beatty washers were then based on a Blackstone design starting in 1962. However, I was unable to find any production dates for Zenith washers and dryers...
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