1967 Hamilton 800 washer and dryer

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I’ve had my Maytag A606 water-lock before where the pump couldn’t pump the water out fast enough when it was spinning out a normal load of towels once and yes the belt tension was adjusted correctly. Was a fluke thing since it happened once but didn’t happen again which interesting.
 
Hi David

I don't know the spin speed, and I doubt anyone else does either. It is faster than my 58 Maytag, so I would guess around 800.
 
DADeOS

You were spot on about the pump out rate. I looked behind the machine to find the drain hose kinked. I will do another load in this machine on Thursday, and I bet the spin won't stall out on the long spray rinse.
 
Kenny

Thank you again for saving this set. Please let me know when you are in Fort Wayne next time. We can have lunch again, make a trip to A-1 Marks for the heck of it.
 
Spin Speed --

Service manual indicates the spin speed is 600 RPM on regular and 400 on slow, with 70 oscillations per minute for agitation on regular and 47 for slow.   Cycle chart for the Programmer Washer (800) below.

 

The service manual still shows this washer being made under the name of Hamilton out of Two Rivers, so it's definitely before being gobbled up by WCI but using a Franklin transmission/drive.  I have to wonder if this was built in Webster City, IA at the Franklin Manufacturing plant.  Does anyone know if the earlier Norge-Hamilton washes were made in Wisconsin or out of a Norge factory? 

 

Thank you Rick for posting the videos.  Fascinating and beautiful machine!

 

Ben
 
Hamilton appliances

The 1st clothes dryer my family had was a middle of the line Hamilton dryer with a “D” shaped window.
It was converted to use propane gas. They purchased it the fall of 1969 from the propane gas company my dad worked at. It was paired with a 1971 one cycle Hotpoint washer . That dryer dried clothes for 7 people until 1976. The dryer would run for 30 minutes then stop. Wait 45 minutes it would start back up. No one could “seem” to fix it.

The washer started leaking profusely and started to give an electric shock if you touched the dryer and washer together. My mom then purchased in December 1976 a Maytag model 408 with a Maytag auto dry gas dryer.

The Hotpoint washer went to the junk yard. The Hamilton went to the basement. I went down to see if I could fix it. The long copper colored thermostat bulb in the vent was encased with a 3 inch wad of lint from end to end. When it was drying the wad of lint would get wet, then get super hot and the thermostat would cut off the dryer. After I fixed it daddy gave it away to a widowed aunt. She used it until she passed away several years later. It was a good dryer!!!
 
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