does anyone know the history of the hamilton washer from its beginnings to the end
hamilton automatic washers
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To Begin At the Beginning...
Hanilton washers started off as Norge-built machines because Hamilton had nothing except a sheet metal fabricating plant; fine for dryers, but not all that was needed to make automatic washers.
Hanilton washers started off as Norge-built machines because Hamilton had nothing except a sheet metal fabricating plant; fine for dryers, but not all that was needed to make automatic washers.
mrb627
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Hamilton Washing Machine
Does anyone actually have a working Hamilton washing machine? I sure would like to know more about them. Growing up, a neighbor five doors down had a Hamilton dryer with a glass window in the door. The housewife used to raise the garage door when she was doing laundry on Saturday morning. On more than one occasion, I was caught in her garage just mesmerized in front of the operating machine. There seemed to be several homes back in the day that had hookup in the garage for an automatic dryer but no vent outlet. This resulted I linty garages of course, but also meant that doors were opened when laundry day came around.
Malcolm
Does anyone actually have a working Hamilton washing machine? I sure would like to know more about them. Growing up, a neighbor five doors down had a Hamilton dryer with a glass window in the door. The housewife used to raise the garage door when she was doing laundry on Saturday morning. On more than one occasion, I was caught in her garage just mesmerized in front of the operating machine. There seemed to be several homes back in the day that had hookup in the garage for an automatic dryer but no vent outlet. This resulted I linty garages of course, but also meant that doors were opened when laundry day came around.
Malcolm
tecnopolis
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Check out Thread Number: 15251, They discuss a little about Hamilton.
tecnopolis
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. But this is probably more of what you were looking for? Pretty swanky!
tecnopolis
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tecnopolis
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"Hamilton, the inventors of the electric dryer"
This website, "wisconsinology" talks briefly about Hamilton Manufacturing in Two Rivers, Wisconsin.
http://wisconsinology.blogspot.com/2009/02/brooks-stevensthe-designer-of-20.html
This website, "wisconsinology" talks briefly about Hamilton Manufacturing in Two Rivers, Wisconsin.
http://wisconsinology.blogspot.com/2009/02/brooks-stevensthe-designer-of-20.html
tecnopolis
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World's First Gas-Powered Residential Clothes Dryer
The World's First Gas-Powered Residential Clothes Dryer (1938) is exhibited in the Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum. [Andrew Cruse, 05/30/2007]
The World's First Gas-Powered Residential Clothes Dryer (1938) is exhibited in the Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum. [Andrew Cruse, 05/30/2007]
tecnopolis
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I guess they are known more for there pioneering dryers than washers.
Here's an interesting dryer concept they had.
You can read more about it in thread #5483 in the archives.
Here's an interesting dryer concept they had.
You can read more about it in thread #5483 in the archives.
tecnopolis
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I believe it was the industrial designer Brooks Stevens who is responsible for putting the window in the door of the Hamilton dryer. The company was having trouble selling the dryers because people did not know how they worked so he suggested the window to let them see what was happening inside the machine so they could see it was safe. I would imagine that might have been a reason for the two early dishwashers having a window in the lid to reassure prospective buyers that the dishes did not move around (at least not intentionally) during the cycle.
Bowling ball washers
Gee, I wonder if Hamilton made bowling-ball washers.
That globe-styled prototype sure looks like those ball-cleaning contraptions I used to see at the bowling alley.
Gee, I wonder if Hamilton made bowling-ball washers.
That globe-styled prototype sure looks like those ball-cleaning contraptions I used to see at the bowling alley.
ovrphil
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Hamilton Dryers background
Great photos and link - I remember these machines. Just a little searching....this found and link is additionally interesting, focusing on Hamilton Dryers
"....Inventor J. Ross Moore lived on a North Dakota farm in the early 20th century. Tired of hanging wet clothes outside in the frigid winters, he built a shed, installed a stove and hung the clothes there to dry. Over the next 30 years, Moore developed his idea for an automatic clothes dryer. He finally built a drum-type model that worked. He developed both gas and electric models but, due to financial difficulties, needed to find a manufacturer to produce them. After many rejections, he struck a deal with Hamilton Manufacturing Company of Two Rivers, Wis. Hamilton began selling the new automatic clothes dryer, named the "June Day," in 1938." http://www.ehow.com/about_5081538_history-clothes-dryer.html
Love that concept dryer...Dr. Who'ish...
http://www.tworiverseconomicdevelopment.org/relocation/history-dryer.htm
Great photos and link - I remember these machines. Just a little searching....this found and link is additionally interesting, focusing on Hamilton Dryers
"....Inventor J. Ross Moore lived on a North Dakota farm in the early 20th century. Tired of hanging wet clothes outside in the frigid winters, he built a shed, installed a stove and hung the clothes there to dry. Over the next 30 years, Moore developed his idea for an automatic clothes dryer. He finally built a drum-type model that worked. He developed both gas and electric models but, due to financial difficulties, needed to find a manufacturer to produce them. After many rejections, he struck a deal with Hamilton Manufacturing Company of Two Rivers, Wis. Hamilton began selling the new automatic clothes dryer, named the "June Day," in 1938." http://www.ehow.com/about_5081538_history-clothes-dryer.html
Love that concept dryer...Dr. Who'ish...
http://www.tworiverseconomicdevelopment.org/relocation/history-dryer.htm
My aunt had a set like the ones pictured in post 587, but the knows were cranberry red, not blue as I recall. They lasted until the mid 70's when she replaced them with an avocado green set of Kenmore 800's. Growing up my mom bought a set of Hamilton's I guess about '61. Very plain, had a tan control panel. Washer had a black agitator with a red lint filter, made a sort of "hawaii " sound as the water was pushed up and through the agitator. The dryer had the lint drawer in the bottom of the unit and had the germicidal lamp too. They survived until early'73 when they were replaced with the piano key Lady Kenmore's.
A little OT...
Scanned the only remaining piece of info from the Hamilton dryer. FWIT here it is...
Scanned the only remaining piece of info from the Hamilton dryer. FWIT here it is...
second half...
back side...
Finally, bottom half of back side...
love that Concept Dryer
so space age!! What did it do, blow the clothes up into the dome??
so space age!! What did it do, blow the clothes up into the dome??
