kenmoreguy89
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Washer produced by Fiat motors around 50s.....
I don't like it but maybe someone does...
I don't like it but maybe someone does...
Italian Fiat washer on Sale and others VTG machines ( Fiat similar of Westinghouse Laundromat)
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kenmoreguy89
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Wringer washer on sale
One looks like a GRR machine......other one is a hoover
The GRR used to have a poor agitating action....
One looks like a GRR machine......other one is a hoover
The GRR used to have a poor agitating action....
kenmoreguy89
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Hoover twin tub in Padova......
kenmoreguy89
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Castor
Castor oscillating tub washer.......
Castor oscillating tub washer.......
kenmoreguy89
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Hoover keymatic
Key Matic almost NIB
Key Matic almost NIB
kenmoreguy89
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And if only I had enough space to keep it in my apt. and so use it regularly this would already be mine........
I could keep it at father's farm house but it would see very little use
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I could keep it at father's farm house but it would see very little use
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redcarpetdrew
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N2LP!
Man, those Maytag Wringers made it just about everywhere! This one has the pump, too. Nice. No kidding about that first one. It sure looks like a Westie. Did Westinghouse really farm out rights to manufacture in other countries like that?
That Keymatic aught to peak the interest of our U.K. Family easily enough...
RCD
Man, those Maytag Wringers made it just about everywhere! This one has the pump, too. Nice. No kidding about that first one. It sure looks like a Westie. Did Westinghouse really farm out rights to manufacture in other countries like that?
That Keymatic aught to peak the interest of our U.K. Family easily enough...
RCD
kenmoreguy89
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Andrew I believe Fiat had a sort of collaboration with westinghouse maybe sending parts and Fiat building the "body" ( Fiat is a Car producer corp.), it of course have a westinghouse soul, they worked with 115 volt so surely motor was american built..... but these ones were retrieved very soon from market for many reasons, so it is a very rare machine to find here, Fiat refrigerators are more usual to be find, my friend Mary in Turin has several and also told me she also used that Fiat machine when she was young....
Fiat into appliances market lasted for very short time though
Fiat into appliances market lasted for very short time though
Did Westinghouse really farm out rights to manufacture in ot
I know that Westinghouse designs were made in the UK under the English Electric name. I have seen English Electric Liberator washers and dryers that were based on the 1956-1963 Westinghouse SpaceMates. I also have seen an early 1950s English Electric Food Mixer that is a clone of my 1946-1950 Westinghouse FM-81 Food Mixer....PAT COFFEY
I know that Westinghouse designs were made in the UK under the English Electric name. I have seen English Electric Liberator washers and dryers that were based on the 1956-1963 Westinghouse SpaceMates. I also have seen an early 1950s English Electric Food Mixer that is a clone of my 1946-1950 Westinghouse FM-81 Food Mixer....PAT COFFEY
kenmoreguy89
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I'm not into refigerators but, maybe if you can find some models of Fiat refrigerators similar to Westie ones that would mean that actually Fiat had a collaboration with westinghouse for the appliance field...
Just try to type "frigorifero fiat" in google and find out about similar models....
Just try to type "frigorifero fiat" in google and find out about similar models....
kenmoreguy89
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I'm not into refigerators but, maybe if you can find some models of Fiat refrigerators similar to Westie ones that would mean that actually Fiat had a collaboration with westinghouse for the appliance field...
Just try to type "frigorifero fiat" in google and find out about similar models....
Just try to type "frigorifero fiat" in google and find out about similar models....
kenmoreguy89
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Jeff, I don't think it would fit...LOL
Nor would fit in a VTG 500..... and nor in the VTG "Topolino" version which is bigger, we have both an electric blue VTG 500 and a red 500 Topolino at farm house of my father, Topolino is about being sold while the other one we will keep it to use as "emeregency car", my father owns others 4 cars, not sure what emergency we can have....
Topolino is too much trouble for manteinance....
Nor would fit in a VTG 500..... and nor in the VTG "Topolino" version which is bigger, we have both an electric blue VTG 500 and a red 500 Topolino at farm house of my father, Topolino is about being sold while the other one we will keep it to use as "emeregency car", my father owns others 4 cars, not sure what emergency we can have....
Topolino is too much trouble for manteinance....
liberator1509
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GRR machine
Hi there
The 'GRR machine' is a BTH (British Thomson-Houston) washing machine - one of many export variant names used by AEI for in this case a model sold in the UK as the Hotpoint Empress. AEI did not have rights to the Hotpoint brand outside the UK until the 1970s, so models were exported under other names including BTH, GALA, English Electric and others.
Its agitation and turnover was very good, but looks quite gentle on the surface as the gyrator (based on the earliest Maytag form) has low level fins.
Who/what are GRR?
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Hi there
The 'GRR machine' is a BTH (British Thomson-Houston) washing machine - one of many export variant names used by AEI for in this case a model sold in the UK as the Hotpoint Empress. AEI did not have rights to the Hotpoint brand outside the UK until the 1970s, so models were exported under other names including BTH, GALA, English Electric and others.
Its agitation and turnover was very good, but looks quite gentle on the surface as the gyrator (based on the earliest Maytag form) has low level fins.
Who/what are GRR?
D
kenmoreguy89
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So not a GRR well better so! I remember I've seen once a machine similar to that one named GRR, I may be confusing a little that is why I said "looks-like" ..... I don't understand your speech about surface and agitation...but if you say it have a nice washing action I believe and of course have nothing to do with GRR machines.
All I know about GRR is that they have a bad agitation, so better so if it is not a GRR.
Who are GRR? I do not know.....
Here is a video of a GRR washer and their ridicolous agiation:
Oh and thanks for the info!
All I know about GRR is that they have a bad agitation, so better so if it is not a GRR.
Who are GRR? I do not know.....
Here is a video of a GRR washer and their ridicolous agiation:
Oh and thanks for the info!
kenmoreguy89
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Hey no wait, now I remember! I was told that GRR was a washer manufacturer of Turin Italy!
kenmoreguy89
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Did a quick online research for GRR trying to rescue some info, I never cared that much as you can undersrand I don't like these machines and in my mind I catalogued GRR as "shit", all I could find is an old ad that advertise an externally cute "twin tub" similar of an Easy with the spinner, I bet it does not have the "Spiralator" though! And is bad at agitation like the GRR machines I used to see......
Anyway looks that what it was told to me is the truth as the as says: "GRR Torino" so the company was in Turin....
Anyway looks that what it was told to me is the truth as the as says: "GRR Torino" so the company was in Turin....
kenmoreguy89
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Maybe some italian or vicinities members might be interested in this Fides H axis Top loader also....
Same of Ignis....my paternal Granma had one of these back in the early 70s that came in the house my granparents bought by the sea near portofino....
Granma always complained about this machine and they got another one as soon as they could....
Same of Ignis....my paternal Granma had one of these back in the early 70s that came in the house my granparents bought by the sea near portofino....
Granma always complained about this machine and they got another one as soon as they could....
kenmoreguy89
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Riber machine sold as a CGE
Pricey though!
Pricey though!
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