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Wow, congrats Jon! I'm glad your hula-washer is up and running, and I'm glad the boot worked! When I first found them on the shelf of a local appliance store I couldn't believe what I was looking at.

I have a feeling that your washer is a later series washer from 1967/1968, maybe a series 5 or 6? My hunch is the later Ford/Philco badge on the control panel, rather than the earlier block font used for the Philco badge (sans Ford). As far as I can tell, the 1966 series top loaders were the last, with parts documentation seeing revision dates all the way through mid 1968. In the stash of Philco manuals I found last year, the only 1967/1968 manual I found was for the last Duomatic.

Anyone else out there have any Ford/Philco documentation after 1967?

Ben

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As far as dates are concerned, I can only say that my parents bought one in 1969 -- reconstructing the date from other events. We had moved into a new house at Christmas 1968 and tried to make do with a used slant front Westy, but it leaked and broke down constantly and it wasn't too long before the Philco appeared. One of my uncles was a Philco salesman and we'd also gotten a range and a console stereo from him (only the stereo survives). Of course the washer could have been a leftover 1968 or even earlier model. Unfortunately the manual is long gone.

The washer and the range both had the PHILCO-Ford lettering; the stereo just says PHILCO. Not sure what the marketing people were thinking.
 
That load with the towels earlier

was pretty full I'd say 7/8 full and the towels are as tall as me so they are big.

 

I am getting impressed with its washing ability. Its fun to knock down prejudices. I have looked at this machine for years , played with Robert's but I really didn't look at it closely. Nor did I give it , its due.

 

Its a great machine- Jet Age washing !!

 
 
Fun Video Jon!

Your Rosalie's Detergent really rinses well!  Loved watching the turbulence of the water during the rinse.   

Do you know what is the reason for the pause during the spin after the rinse?  

These Philco's are very fun!  

 
 
Yay

Congrats on Rosalie's.

You have been working on that for a long time.

Will Rosalie's Dishwasher Detergent be next ?

9 more days 'till Nirvana. Then we'll have dinner. Can't wait to see Hula in person and Willie too.
 
Great

Video Jon! You have done an awesome job with you Philco. I see no reason they would not clean well. Lot's of rollover/turnover and gentle on fabric.

Now, as far as Rosalie's detergent, put me on your list for the first order. If vintage Dash were still available, by all means I'd be on it FAST!

Steven
 
Thanks all Glad to see you enjoying Phillie as much as I do

-Brent the washer has a suds kill pause after wash just like the GE FF's but is also has a pause after rinse too, I'm guessing this is just using the same cog in the timer block as the wash spin. I don't see a real need to pause after that rinse cycle do you?

 

- Mike the Hulatator does hula the WHOLE Spin cycle, you can see that in action at the start of rinse-spin in the video. When the tub turns CCW its already in spin.

 

-Steven actually you hit a nail on the head there - it was Robert who put it to me to remake Dash 7 or so years ago. After researching the original patents from 1958 & 1960  I found 3 of the chemicals are either no longer made nor allowed in detergents !! So I found "my way" to Rosalie's after 5 years of playing around with modern newer ingredients in the basement. So Rosalie's is Dash in exile the "No suds Miracle" LOL

 
 
I was thinking this morning...have you washed sheets in it yet? Like queen sized sheets...I tend to recall with my aunt's washer that sheets tended to just go around in circles for some reason. You do get good rollover with what you posted ...fun machine that's for sure!
 
 
I was thinking the Hulatator effectively goes stationary when the basket spin gets up to full speed being that the dance-rate is the same as the spin RPM ... but maybe not since it's hula-ing, not rotating?

I'd like to see a FULL load (or maybe a slight overload?) for turnover reference.  That last video with Rosalie's was considerably underloaded IMO.

That's the Hulatator design with stationary upper section per the Philco (maybe not the same model machine, theirs had the "top hat"-style agitator cap) that family friends had so many years ago.  It caused me huge confusion whenever the machine happened to be running when we were there for a visit, I'd peep in and see the clothes and water boiling furiously and NO visible agitator movement.  Love it!
 
Loving the Philco

I fell in love with Mark's Philco when he let me try it out, so very different wash action, but it seems to work great. Thanks for sharing the repairs and restorations and the videos. As you can tell by my screen name, I am a Philco fan.
Scott
 
I have to admit that I keep watching the videos that you made Jon and I am amazed at how well this machine works after all these years. They seem to be built like a tank and well...everything was thought out from the stainless steel screws to making sure one can get to parts easily.
 
Well done John

on another great restoration. The Hulatator, wonderful.

Apart from the great styling of all the earlier American automatics, is that each manufacturer has come up with such different methods for washing a load of clothes, from tumbling, oscillating agitators, jetcones and this quite simple but effective Hulatator plate, and each with a different precision made drive mechanism.

And as for spares `just in case' well I can only sleep soundly, when knowing I've at least a dozen of every spare in stock, almost at arms reach.

I've had the condition identified as `low stock anxiety'

Well done again, look forward to reading about the dryer.

Mathew
 
I think they are very good machines Jon!

Do you remember the Dexter Badges Philco machines? 

Beautiful.

Black / Red / White Lettered Raised Lighted control panels.  Beautiful!!

 
 
Jon, 

I have seen two.  They are top loaders. Jimmy in Ohio had a beautiful one.  I had taken picture of it but have no idea where they could be.  Perhaps someone here may have pictures of it they can post.

The agitator is Red to match the black and red on the panel.  Very smart looking machine.  

I have only seen the Dexter branded Washer.  Not the dryer.

B
 

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