Riddle Washer of the Week

[gansky1]

I started a new thread with the washer I brought home from the recesses of the Iowa guy's warehouse. I've been to that place six times and am still finding new and interesting things and have a couple things yet to go back for.

I brought this washer home today, made by a company we'd never heard of before. Can anyone guess what brand this machine is from the model/serial tag? It is indeed an automatic washer.

 

[agiflow]

Well,...Whirlpool has been in Michigan for well over 50 yrs.

Maybe too obvious though. Can't wait to find out.

 

[goatfarmer]

Gibson was just up the road,in Greenville.

kennyGF

 

[mayken4now]

HUMMMMMMMMMMMMM 11 AMPS - could it be a Wizard? (Sold at Western Auto) My guess!

Steve

 

[Unimatic1140]

Ohh good riddle Greg, I never heard of GR Manufacturing before, the model # looks like a Philco Model but 11AMPS is a lot of power, even a Unimatic is rated at 7 AMPS. Almost makes me wonder if it has a heater of some sort? I probably would have to guess a Franklin or Beam machine.

 

[laundromat]

washer puzzle

Is it a Wizard????????

 

[JerseyMike]

I love a good mystery!

I've never heard of the GR Manufacturing Company before and I agree that 11.0 amps is a lot of power. That sounds almost like a vacuum cleaner, a dishwasher or maybe even an early portable dryer? Inquiring minds want to know!!!

I noticed that there's a zip code as part of GR Manufacturing Company's address, so that means that our mystery machine was made after zip codes were introduced. (I'm going to date myself, but I can remember when we didn't have zip codes.) According to wikipedia.org (link below) non-mandatory zip codes were introduced on July 1, 1963 and became mandatory for bulk mailers in 1967.

Mike

ZIP Code - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[mrb627]

Could it be...

A search for E12745 brings up an identifier like:

‘E12745’’ — ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS. NORTH AMERICAN, DIV OF WHITE CONS. INDS INC.

Perhaps it is a vacuum.

 

[westytoploader]

Is it one of those "Marquette" washers...I remember looking at the "Janney Semple Hill & Co." scans and thought I saw something "GR" on there.

 

[gansky1]

Here's another hint... You guys are getting close, but what BRAND is the machine? The manufacture date is September 1969.

 

[pulsator-power]

How about Bradford?
Jerry

 

[westytoploader]

Well if it's an 18-pounder then it could quite possibly be the Norge design. I've seen that lettering and company before somewhere but can't quite put my finger on it...

 

[agiflow]

Gibson or Kelvinator?

 

[angus]

I might have to go with Bradford, also. But there is also Hoover which if I remember was a rebranded Easy

 

[frontaloadotmy]

It's a Black

stone

 

[Unimatic1140]

I'm going to guess Kelvinator.

 

[veg-o-matic]

Hamilton!

 

[petek]

Even though I don't have the foggiest I'll guess M Wards only because it has a WA in the #

 

[frontaloadotmy]

I bet Wizard

from Western Auto