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Thread Number: 91053
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Full video: 1967 Australian made Stampco Fluid Dive |
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Post# 1155602 7/30/2022 at 23:46 (632 days old) by mayfan69  (Brisbane Queensland Australia) |
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Hi everyone,
I recently acquired this 1967 Stampco Fluid Drive automatic that were only ever made and distributed in Victoria Australia. This machine was from a deceased estate and even had the original owners manual with dates of the repairs up until 1987. The machine sat in the laundry for many years before acquisition. I do have two of these already but they were in poor condition compared to this one. This machine has a perforated inner bowl bolted to a solid outer bowl like a Maytag AMP to permit an overflow rinse as seen in the videos. Specifications: it is a 2 directional fluid drive. On Normal cycle: 72 OPM 200 degree arc. 600 RPM spin speed. The 'clicks' you hear when it slows is the little 'stopper' attached to the fluid drive to stop the bowl from moving in the wash cycle. Cheers Leon | ||
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Post# 1155608 , Reply# 1 7/31/2022 at 01:34 (632 days old) by aussie-plugs (Melbourne, Australia) |
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Fascinating It seems odd that something would be built for distribution only in Victoria, when there's an entire country of homes in need of a washing machine. I wonder what their logic was there ... | ||
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Post# 1155609 , Reply# 2 7/31/2022 at 01:53 (632 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay) |
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Post# 1155611 , Reply# 3 7/31/2022 at 02:34 (632 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Post# 1155617 , Reply# 5 7/31/2022 at 07:38 (632 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Wow what a fun rare piece of Australian history
Hi Leon what a really great find, the machine runs very smoothly, when do you think it was built?
Would be really need to see some pictures of the internal mechanicals of the machine. Hopefully I’ll get to see it in person in the next year I think I have Todd on board board with coming for a visit. John L | ||
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Post# 1155625 , Reply# 6 7/31/2022 at 11:58 (632 days old) by simpsomatic (Melb, Aust-now Palm Springs,US) |
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Not around for very long Originally manufactured by the Turner Company and rebadged as Stampco | ||
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Post# 1155630 , Reply# 7 7/31/2022 at 12:30 (632 days old) by simpsomatic (Melb, Aust-now Palm Springs,US) |
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Turner factory 1962 CLICK HERE TO GO TO simpsomatic's LINK | ||
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Post# 1155683 , Reply# 8 8/1/2022 at 02:51 (631 days old) by aussie-plugs (Melbourne, Australia) |
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Even more fascinating ... ... that Stampco was rebadged ... and to be able to find a photo of the factory floor! | ||
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Post# 1155695 , Reply# 9 8/1/2022 at 09:01 (631 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 1155710 , Reply# 10 8/1/2022 at 12:55 (631 days old) by simpsomatic (Melb, Aust-now Palm Springs,US) |
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Fibreglass Turner's first version of their automatic washer had fiberglass solid tubs. You can see the escutcheon in the distance on the earlier model which was subsequently rebranded as ASTOR with fiberglass tub and only sold at H.G. Palmer stores in Victoria. | ||
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Post# 1155791 , Reply# 11 8/2/2022 at 08:27 (630 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 1155792 , Reply# 12 8/2/2022 at 09:06 (630 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Stampco | ||
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Post# 1155806 , Reply# 13 8/2/2022 at 15:10 (630 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia) |
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Mechanicals
For John and Ben,
Best shot I have of the mechanicals is here. The base frame hides a lot. Will get more when I'm back at the shed. Cheers Leon | ||
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Post# 1155832 , Reply# 14 8/2/2022 at 21:43 (629 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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1967 Stampco Automatic Washer | ||
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Post# 1155845 , Reply# 15 8/3/2022 at 03:14 (629 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia) |
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One solenoid | ||
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Post# 1155856 , Reply# 16 8/3/2022 at 08:59 (629 days old) by gizmo (Victoria, Australia) |
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Hi Leon Is it the same mechanism as anything else you recognize? Simpson Fluid Drive? Chris. | ||
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