Coronado wringer
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Appears to be a Speed Queen design........
polkanut
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I would have to agree that this looks like a Speed Queen based machine.
polkanut
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If I'm not mistaken, Coronado badged appliances were sold by Gambles stores.
Yes, Gambles had the Coronado brand. Their refrigerators were Admiral. Never saw a Coronado wringer.
Coronado
I've seen a bunch of Coronado stuff over the years but never saw a Gambles store.
Where were those stores?
Similarly, "WHITE" stores sold "CATALINA" stuff. Where were they also??
I've seen a bunch of Coronado stuff over the years but never saw a Gambles store.
Where were those stores?
Similarly, "WHITE" stores sold "CATALINA" stuff. Where were they also??
Gambles
A small history of Gambles. Chicago connection, Paul! Aldens was part of Gambles.
en.wikipedia.org
A small history of Gambles. Chicago connection, Paul! Aldens was part of Gambles.
Gamble-Skogmo - Wikipedia
AHA!
Thanks for the info! I get the connection now.
I remember visiting ALDENs as a child. Our ALDENS store was creepy. Additionally, at North Halsted and Hawthorne in Chicago there is still a rooftop water tank with "ALDENS" emblazoned on it. Some old signage still remains.
Thanks!
Thanks for the info! I get the connection now.
I remember visiting ALDENs as a child. Our ALDENS store was creepy. Additionally, at North Halsted and Hawthorne in Chicago there is still a rooftop water tank with "ALDENS" emblazoned on it. Some old signage still remains.
Thanks!
There is a big warehouse on Cicero, a bit south of I290, that says Aldens on the overhang over the door. I think it also says something about it being a discount outlet.
I am from Pontiac,IL and we had a Gambles Store there where my mother bought here first automatic pair, the best automatic washer and dryer that they sold under the Coronado name. The washer had 16 cycles that were programed automatically. All you had to do was push the button that you wanted EX. number 1 was (Whites with bleach). Push the button with the number that you wanted and set the timer with the corresponding number and the wash was ready to go. Time and temp. were set that way. The washer cleaned very well with a deep overflow rinse;however, it shook violently during the spin cycle and finally shook itself to death in 1971. The washer lasted 8 years and the dryer 22. Have fun all. Gary
That may be the Chicago Aldens...
If the Aldens warehouse south of I290 is a multi-story building, that may be the one I went to as a child. I only have a little memory left, but to get to the "store" you had to walk up three flights of stairs! I cannot remember where in Chicago that was but I remember it as being "warehousy".
At each stair landing there was a sign that said something like "Three floors to good savings", "Two more floors to go!", "You're one floor away from the best buys in town" etc etc. We weren't completely amused.
I don't think Cicero at I290 is the best part of town nowadays... Thanks for the info.
If the Aldens warehouse south of I290 is a multi-story building, that may be the one I went to as a child. I only have a little memory left, but to get to the "store" you had to walk up three flights of stairs! I cannot remember where in Chicago that was but I remember it as being "warehousy".
At each stair landing there was a sign that said something like "Three floors to good savings", "Two more floors to go!", "You're one floor away from the best buys in town" etc etc. We weren't completely amused.
I don't think Cicero at I290 is the best part of town nowadays... Thanks for the info.
No, that neighborhood isn't the best end of town! It's about a 4-5 story warehouse, I think it's at Cicero, and Roosevelt. I go by it quite a bit, we have a customer I deliver to, on Lake Street, just west of Cicero.
