'48 Coronado in Minneapolis?

[jeffg]

For Robert or anyone else, might this be a Coronado?

http://www.appliancedepot.com/grandma-s-kitchen/used/1948-bolt-down-washer.html

 

[Unimatic1140]

It's a Kenmore and for $500 I hope they enjoy keeping it

 

[douglasdc6]

Thats the same one -

I drove up to Dallas to get for free awhile back although mine is in better condition.

At least now I know the year it was made.

 

[ingliscanada]

1948?

I thought this machine would be much older, unless they still offered semi-automatic bolt-downs as a lower priced line during that time. WP/KM made fully-automatic washers with suspensions throughout the 40's.

 

[Unimatic1140]

That bolt-down washer was produced 1947 thru 1951 or so. Whirlpool's first automatic with suspension came out in 1948.

 

[jeffg]

A Consumer Union article dated April 1948 compares six washers, two of the six require bolting to the floor:

http://www.automaticwasher.org/RATE%20PAGES/1948-04%20CU/2.jpg

 

[polkanut]

Seems like all of the prices on that website are way out of line.

 

[combo52]

KM BOLT DOWN WASHERS

Were made1947-1952 they were all fully automatic the first ones came standard with the suds-saver system.