Found this in Craigslist in case anyone is interested. Looks to be circa 1960's, maybe made by GE for Eatons?
Older Viking Washing Machine
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That's a very cool and high-end looking machine!
The front service panel gives it away - looks like a Franklin/WCI design. I had a similar machine with the Kelvinator brand on it, angel wing agitator, recirculating filter, huge tub.
The Front Panel is Exactly a Franklin
Look at that it's a Franklin Pig! That's the oldest Viking washer I have even seen, it might even be a solid basket. In the 70's and 80's Vikings were made by GE.
Look at that it's a Franklin Pig! That's the oldest Viking washer I have even seen, it might even be a solid basket. In the 70's and 80's Vikings were made by GE.
Grandparents had a really old Viking dryer, older than this. It had the lint filter trap on top like a Whirlpool/Inglis but was definitely not made by them. No start button. As soon as you turned the dial, the machine started. Three buttons in the middle for reg, delicate & fluff I think. No automatic dry - time dry only. It was white and the console was raised by two short little chrome legs off the machine like an old GE. Console was pink and black in color with chrome trim. I think that Blackstone had made laundry for Eatons eons ago so this could have been one of them.
Another Franklin piggy...
Here is the Kelvinator washer I brought home from Iowa in October of 2005 - looks quite similar to the Viking, even the cycles on the dial is nearly the same...
Inside the nasty tub...
I didn't save this washer, the pump was shot and overall not worth saving. Despite it's ghastly build-quality, it could thrash clothes pretty clean.
Here's a link to the thread from 10/05
I didn't save this washer, the pump was shot and overall not worth saving. Despite it's ghastly build-quality, it could thrash clothes pretty clean.
Here's a link to the thread from 10/05
oh look at this
My grandparents had this very same Viking washer bought from Eaton's in the 60's. Same as Greg's interior (sans the rust). Their agitator was missing some of it's angel fins as a result of washing Bijou (their Pomeranian's) large sleeping mat.
My grandparents had this very same Viking washer bought from Eaton's in the 60's. Same as Greg's interior (sans the rust). Their agitator was missing some of it's angel fins as a result of washing Bijou (their Pomeranian's) large sleeping mat.
