Thread Number: 79815
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
POD 7-4-19 Marquette Washer and Dryer 1953 |
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Post# 1037120 , Reply# 1   7/4/2019 at 12:03 (1,758 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806)   |   | |
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Post# 1037133 , Reply# 3   7/4/2019 at 13:43 (1,758 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806)   |   | |
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Here’s a question about those early WP gas dryers. I heard some of those early WP gas dryers had a switch on the front that you had to turn on when you turned the dryer on so the burner would come on. I have no idea what type of ignition system they used, but it must have been a pilot or spark igniter to turn the burner on or something.
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Post# 1037151 , Reply# 4   7/4/2019 at 15:45 (1,758 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c )   |   | |
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But I could be wrong. |
Post# 1037158 , Reply# 5   7/4/2019 at 18:02 (1,758 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK)   |   | |
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That is interesting. I was reminded when I looked at the pictures of the agitator in my Vactric wringer washer. This was based on an Apex machine, so it might be that Apex designed it as a more conventional alternative to their own washer. Pictures on the link will show what the agitator could have looked like
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Post# 1037206 , Reply# 6   7/5/2019 at 05:45 (1,757 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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Yes, Hans, the Fiberglas tub is a good clue to that, as well as the control turret. The agitator looks like it would really provide aggressive agitation which is why I was wondering if anyone had experience with one. |