Question on lesser brand of washers

[washman]

Does anyone have any history/info on:

Blackstone washers?

Hamilton Washers?

ABC washers?

Were these indigenous designs or made by a larger company to certain specs such as Wizard, Wards and Sears?

 

[swestoyz]

From the archives:

 

ABC: http://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?26450

 

Blackstone: http://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?10376

 

Hamilton - Hamilton washers were sourced from Norge in the 50's, with their dryer production starting way before they had a washer to sell.   http://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?42577

 

 

[washman]

Thanks

a bunch.

I was always curious about the lesser known brands and background on them.

 

[blackstone]

Blackstone

I guess that I would know a thing or two about Blackstones. Our family business was a Blackstone dealer here in Springfield, MA, until Blackstone stopped appliance manufacturing in the 1970s. If you have any questions in particular, I could probably answer them.

Fred

http://www.acme-electronic.com

 

[washman]

Was Blackstone it's own design

or a rebadged version of some other brand?

 

[blackstone]

Blackstone 350

Blackstone manufactured its own design, with the factory in Jamestown, NY. A couple of pictures of a 350 that I rebuilt.