filterflo
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UL label. Good thing UL labs cant see the power cord on this washer!
Exciting New Arrivals Part 2 (VERY Exciting!!!!!)
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Agitator with chrome cap removed. Not surprisingly, the agitator would not yet come off. Soaking with a little light oil will hopefully help with that.........
Wow, what a rare find! I get a kick from the tiny lid/opening on these early machines---especially now that the entire top is a lid on some new models. Interesting agitator, too. Hope you get this up and running, along with some pics. Congrats on your new acquisition!
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Done with clean up, at least for the night......Now I can wash the towels and rags........I chose the 1959 Westinghouse Programmed Computer with the famous Revolving Agitator......weighing the load first.........on the Weigh To Save door scale.......
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Here is the Westinghouse set, with the rags washing and suds halfway up the door window as recommended by Westinghouse. Im still doing a little work on the dryer, hence the lower panel is still off, but its working fine and has mated well with its washer companion.......Thanks again to Trainguy for the great washers! I love them!
Wow both those machines trigger fond memories!
I remember a few of those old Bendix "squeezers" machines around Atlanta back in the day. They were fun to watch I liked watching the water enter the tub by bubbling up out of the center of the agitator post. Like a fountain. The folks I remember with those machines were not too fond of them----I remember LOTS of cursing and wringing clothes out by hand, water removal evidently pretty dismal.
I remember a few of those AMC machines also. Got a kick out of your comparison of the "Fluid Drive" badge to a DeSoto. The AMC machine I remember the most was some friends of my parents who had one in the basement. I remember it thrashing away----pump grumbling and sucking------and it always had a slow leak from somewhere. These folks also had a HUGE black DeSoto circa 1948. "Tankus Maximus".
What fun to find both of these old treasure intact!
Thanks for the photo's and for triggering fond memories!
I remember a few of those old Bendix "squeezers" machines around Atlanta back in the day. They were fun to watch I liked watching the water enter the tub by bubbling up out of the center of the agitator post. Like a fountain. The folks I remember with those machines were not too fond of them----I remember LOTS of cursing and wringing clothes out by hand, water removal evidently pretty dismal.
I remember a few of those AMC machines also. Got a kick out of your comparison of the "Fluid Drive" badge to a DeSoto. The AMC machine I remember the most was some friends of my parents who had one in the basement. I remember it thrashing away----pump grumbling and sucking------and it always had a slow leak from somewhere. These folks also had a HUGE black DeSoto circa 1948. "Tankus Maximus".
What fun to find both of these old treasure intact!
Thanks for the photo's and for triggering fond memories!
Oh BTW, isn't it interesting how much the Bendix agitator resembles the Maytag (Filter) agitator? I remember thinking years ago there must have been some connection because the resembelance is too close to be a coincidence. Just route the water up through the middle and drill the holes in the skirt!
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filterflo, I have a ad for your amc,but its badged wizard for western auto.the year is 1952.I will scan the ad later so you can see it.thats a beautiful machine by the way. Don
kExcellent Jimmy.
And thanks for showing me what washed the dirty towels & rags.
Steve, I immediately thought the same thing about the agitator when I saw the squeezer running.
And thanks for showing me what washed the dirty towels & rags.
Steve, I immediately thought the same thing about the agitator when I saw the squeezer running.
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excellent washer! I hope you can restore this one, too. If anyone can, you can, Jimmy!
I miss O'Neil's! First it was O'Neil's, then it was May Co, then it was Kaufmann's, and now, like everywhere else, it's about to be Macy's.
However, by the time I really remember appliances at O'Neil's, the house brand was called "Duracrest," and they also carried Maytag and Whirlpool, and I think GE.
Lawrence/Maytagbear
excellent washer! I hope you can restore this one, too. If anyone can, you can, Jimmy!
I miss O'Neil's! First it was O'Neil's, then it was May Co, then it was Kaufmann's, and now, like everywhere else, it's about to be Macy's.
However, by the time I really remember appliances at O'Neil's, the house brand was called "Duracrest," and they also carried Maytag and Whirlpool, and I think GE.
Lawrence/Maytagbear
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Yes Lawrence, I remember Oneils so well. It was the most glorious store, a real full service department store in the old tradition. It was truly the place to shop especially at Christmas, with the windows in full display with their animations and toys. I had forgotten about the Duracrest name they used. One of the earlier Kelvinator washers that I had was labeled Duracrest and I had a TV that came from Oneils labeled AMC. It was an RCA design from the mid 60's. Still trying to get you here for a visit sometime when the washer boys come over.....just have to figure out a way for your transportation to and from..........
That AMC is neat. Rich's in Atlanta carried AMC applainces in the 60's. I've seen one AMC washer before but it was a much later model than this - early 60's and was very similar to Robert's 62 Easy - especially the agitator. What year is this baby?
Les
Les
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Wow!!! What a great presents to find left in your driveway!!! I especially like the AMC. I have an instruction manual for an automatic Dexter that looks just like your AMC, same cabinet, fill flume, and agitator. It says the spray rinses are with hot water (great for creating wrinkles and creases in perm press...ha) and the deep rinse is with cold. The initial fill is not automatic...you have to let it fill to the line on the agitator and then advance and select wash time. The rest of the cycle is automatic. Be interesting to see if your AMC follows the same sequence. Thanks for the pictures!
Hi Jimmy, that AMC is very cool! You do realize that that washer is the very, very first Beam washer, from 1947 or 1948.
Congratulations, that's an amazing find!
Congratulations, that's an amazing find!
mayken4now
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Jimmy, how nice of a gift to have one of those set in your driveway. Honestly, I did not even realize such a washer existed.
I would love to come up and play with all your toys.
Thanks for posting.
Steve
I would love to come up and play with all your toys.
Thanks for posting.
Steve
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Hi Rich! Will let you know the sequence of the timer when I get it ready to plug in, that is AFTER I put a new cord on it! ha
Robert-- I was wondering who made this, it very Speed Queen like underneath......I too thought it was and early washer from the late 40's... Im not sure Speed Queen was making automatics yet.......the mechanics underneath are very interesting...
Steve, come and play anytime. Be glad to have you, bring lots of dirty laundry to wash......!
Robert-- I was wondering who made this, it very Speed Queen like underneath......I too thought it was and early washer from the late 40's... Im not sure Speed Queen was making automatics yet.......the mechanics underneath are very interesting...
Steve, come and play anytime. Be glad to have you, bring lots of dirty laundry to wash......!
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Jimmy,
Those are just simply AWESOME finds, congratulations!!! LOVE the AMC with that funky aluminum agitator; I bet that will have some awesome wash action? Glad it cleaned up well; judging by the pictures that Bonderite finish is still gleaming!!! I've always wondered what one of these looks like...now we finally get to see one! Does this have the Coronado name on it, like the other AMC-brand machines?
That and the Bendix Economat will be very interesting when they're installed! I've never seen either of them in action before...
--Austin
Those are just simply AWESOME finds, congratulations!!! LOVE the AMC with that funky aluminum agitator; I bet that will have some awesome wash action? Glad it cleaned up well; judging by the pictures that Bonderite finish is still gleaming!!! I've always wondered what one of these looks like...now we finally get to see one! Does this have the Coronado name on it, like the other AMC-brand machines?
That and the Bendix Economat will be very interesting when they're installed! I've never seen either of them in action before...
--Austin
Im not sure Speed Queen was making automatics yet.......the mechanics underneath are very interesting...
There weren't as of yet Jimmy, not until '52 or so. We all like to think of this as a Speed Queen, but this design originated with AMC washers. The model also came with a round glass lid!
There weren't as of yet Jimmy, not until '52 or so. We all like to think of this as a Speed Queen, but this design originated with AMC washers. The model also came with a round glass lid!
If I recall correctly, American Motors Corporation didn't exist until 1954 with the merger of Nash-Kelvinator and Hudson companies. So any "AMC" washer created before that time would have to be from some other entity. And I suppose the Kelvinator name would have gone on any appliances that American Motors produced.
Early Hotpoint
A friend had this washer badged as a Hotpoint in a corner of her kitchen in the mid 50s. I think the dials were red, but I'm not sure. The manual advance into wash was because there was no way of metering the fill. It was automatic in the rinse because of the solid tub overflow rinse and a pump that kept up with the fill valve, but just like when you are playing in the surf, you never turned your back on the incoming water. I remember her shiny agitator and those big fins at the top. They lived in a house built with the set tubs in the basement and no provision for an automatic in the kitchen, so the washer drain hose went through a hole in the floor right over one of the old set tubs, but not all of the way down into the tub. There were a couple of feet of round galvanized ducting like you would use to vent a water heater or furnace hanging down from the basement ceiling around the hose, but extending well beyond the end of the hose. I guess it was to confine any spraying that might result from the washer shaking the hose while spinning. I thought it was logical. I was still young and knew what could happen to even the best aim for no apparent reason. It was pretty visually dramatic with the water falling 4 or 5 feet through the air when the washer drained, especially after wash, and loud when it splashed into the tub, but the drain during the overflow rinse lasted longer. I thought it was like what you would see behind Niagra Falls. Except for going upstairs to watch the agitation and spinning and to winkle, I could have sat on the stairs by that tub in the basement all day on laundry day.
A friend had this washer badged as a Hotpoint in a corner of her kitchen in the mid 50s. I think the dials were red, but I'm not sure. The manual advance into wash was because there was no way of metering the fill. It was automatic in the rinse because of the solid tub overflow rinse and a pump that kept up with the fill valve, but just like when you are playing in the surf, you never turned your back on the incoming water. I remember her shiny agitator and those big fins at the top. They lived in a house built with the set tubs in the basement and no provision for an automatic in the kitchen, so the washer drain hose went through a hole in the floor right over one of the old set tubs, but not all of the way down into the tub. There were a couple of feet of round galvanized ducting like you would use to vent a water heater or furnace hanging down from the basement ceiling around the hose, but extending well beyond the end of the hose. I guess it was to confine any spraying that might result from the washer shaking the hose while spinning. I thought it was logical. I was still young and knew what could happen to even the best aim for no apparent reason. It was pretty visually dramatic with the water falling 4 or 5 feet through the air when the washer drained, especially after wash, and loud when it splashed into the tub, but the drain during the overflow rinse lasted longer. I thought it was like what you would see behind Niagra Falls. Except for going upstairs to watch the agitation and spinning and to winkle, I could have sat on the stairs by that tub in the basement all day on laundry day.
