cornutt
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I would guess that the "partial fill" button shortens the fill time. Being a solid tub, it probably uses timed rather than measured fill.
scary vintage bradford automatic washer...
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hippiedoll
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partial fill...
would that be another way of saying, "small" load??
would that be another way of saying, "small" load??
norgeway
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WT Grant..
Went out of business in 74, I remember there store in Hickory NC well, that washer could be a Norge, but the agitator looks more like a Franklin built machine.
Went out of business in 74, I remember there store in Hickory NC well, that washer could be a Norge, but the agitator looks more like a Franklin built machine.
mrb627
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Washing Action
Like This....
Malcolm
Like This....
Malcolm
ptcruiser51
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W. T. Grant
When I went to beauty school, there was a very large (2-story) Grant's nearby. I do remember going over from time to time for things like jeans and undershirts. Always a stop by the appliance section just to look. I remember their top-freezer fridges looked quite substantial (a friend of mine had one). Don't recall seeing washers/dryers, though. The store went under in 1975, I remember them selling-off the fixtures, overhead lights, mannequins, etc. A sad end to an American retailer. Your machine is unlikely to be older than 1975, based on my recall.
When I went to beauty school, there was a very large (2-story) Grant's nearby. I do remember going over from time to time for things like jeans and undershirts. Always a stop by the appliance section just to look. I remember their top-freezer fridges looked quite substantial (a friend of mine had one). Don't recall seeing washers/dryers, though. The store went under in 1975, I remember them selling-off the fixtures, overhead lights, mannequins, etc. A sad end to an American retailer. Your machine is unlikely to be older than 1975, based on my recall.
Yes! Robert's Wizard.
Neighbors had a Coronado washer (sold at Gambles hardware stores) that looked almost exactly like this Bradford. Definitely from the Wizard family. Indexing tub, lots of interesting sounds. Not a quiet machine, that's for sure.
Partial Fill: Let machine fill to desired level, then push the button. Fill stops; agitation begins. You'd have to come back and do the same for the rinse cycle if you wanted less than a full tub of water.
Partial Fill: Let machine fill to desired level, then push the button. Fill stops; agitation begins. You'd have to come back and do the same for the rinse cycle if you wanted less than a full tub of water.
That would be a challenge for a beginner
but Robert would know more about the guts than anybody else. I think his Wizard needed some TLC when he got it. All solid tubs are rare machines nowadays.
Must be fun wandering around that house.
but Robert would know more about the guts than anybody else. I think his Wizard needed some TLC when he got it. All solid tubs are rare machines nowadays.
Must be fun wandering around that house.
norgeway
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So it definately???
Is a Franklin built machine???
Is a Franklin built machine???
hippiedoll
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thanks.....
malcolm:
for posting the youtube video. in fact, when you posted your first message, i went to google "wizard washing machine" video and came across it. cuz i got so curious to see the washing in action of a machine that could be like this bradford.
ptcruiser51:
for trying to help me figure out when this machine could be from. but did you mean that this washer is "LIKELY" older than 1975?
dadoes:
for posting that picture of robert's wizard washing machine's control panel. it has almost the exact same features as this bradford washing machine!!! what a trip! the only difference i see is that on robert's wizard washing machine, it has that "NORMAL" & "COLD WATER" lever switch. which i didn't see that on the bradford.
but even the center of the circular control knob looks almost, if not exactly, the same on both washers. that is too cool.
frigilux:
indexing tub, does that mean the tub moves around with each stroke that the agitator makes? is that what an "indexing" tub means?? i wonder how this agitator would treat "delicates"? it does say "two speed" on both washers. i wonder if it has a slower agitation or a stop & go type of agitation for the delicate cycle??
(partial fill) thank you for explaining what the partial fill option is and explaining how to use it. very interesting.
jetcone:
yeah, i know it would definitely be a challenge. but i think the fun part for me, would be cleaning it up and seeing what is what. if it needed fixing, i don't know if i would be able to do it?? but i would like to clean it up and see how it looks all cleaned up!
;o)
as for wandering around the house, it's definitely interesting, that's for sure!! i say that cuz when we were there (me & my mom) yesterday, there was one dresser in the corner and my mom looked at it and said "i think that used to be our dresser. i think it was nana's dresser? i remember seeing that dresser. and there was this one other thing in another room, and it was in a corner. i don't know what you would call it but the best way to describe it is like a mirror with a frame around it and little shelves coming out from the sides, going in towards the mirror. like for displaying knick-knacks on. when my mom seen that, she said that she was sure that was my grandma's too.
so, it was pretty cool, to look at these things that my mom said, used to be my grandma's things before. to know that my grandma had, touched, & looked at these things, in the past, and now, i'm looking at them in the present. the sad thing is that these things are definitely dirty. and are aged & falling apart.
but it's a really old house, a 4 room (kitchen, dining room, living room, bedroom) a bathroom & a very small wooden laundry room that was built off of the bathroom. it is a cute little house. it has 2 front doors (one that opens to the front room and one that opens to the bedroom. it's definitely different.
malcolm:
for posting the youtube video. in fact, when you posted your first message, i went to google "wizard washing machine" video and came across it. cuz i got so curious to see the washing in action of a machine that could be like this bradford.
ptcruiser51:
for trying to help me figure out when this machine could be from. but did you mean that this washer is "LIKELY" older than 1975?
dadoes:
for posting that picture of robert's wizard washing machine's control panel. it has almost the exact same features as this bradford washing machine!!! what a trip! the only difference i see is that on robert's wizard washing machine, it has that "NORMAL" & "COLD WATER" lever switch. which i didn't see that on the bradford.
but even the center of the circular control knob looks almost, if not exactly, the same on both washers. that is too cool.
frigilux:
indexing tub, does that mean the tub moves around with each stroke that the agitator makes? is that what an "indexing" tub means?? i wonder how this agitator would treat "delicates"? it does say "two speed" on both washers. i wonder if it has a slower agitation or a stop & go type of agitation for the delicate cycle??
(partial fill) thank you for explaining what the partial fill option is and explaining how to use it. very interesting.
jetcone:
yeah, i know it would definitely be a challenge. but i think the fun part for me, would be cleaning it up and seeing what is what. if it needed fixing, i don't know if i would be able to do it?? but i would like to clean it up and see how it looks all cleaned up!
;o)
as for wandering around the house, it's definitely interesting, that's for sure!! i say that cuz when we were there (me & my mom) yesterday, there was one dresser in the corner and my mom looked at it and said "i think that used to be our dresser. i think it was nana's dresser? i remember seeing that dresser. and there was this one other thing in another room, and it was in a corner. i don't know what you would call it but the best way to describe it is like a mirror with a frame around it and little shelves coming out from the sides, going in towards the mirror. like for displaying knick-knacks on. when my mom seen that, she said that she was sure that was my grandma's too.
so, it was pretty cool, to look at these things that my mom said, used to be my grandma's things before. to know that my grandma had, touched, & looked at these things, in the past, and now, i'm looking at them in the present. the sad thing is that these things are definitely dirty. and are aged & falling apart.
but it's a really old house, a 4 room (kitchen, dining room, living room, bedroom) a bathroom & a very small wooden laundry room that was built off of the bathroom. it is a cute little house. it has 2 front doors (one that opens to the front room and one that opens to the bedroom. it's definitely different.
Yes, Franklin built. That is a really cool find!
hippiedoll
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thanks...
gansky. i am getting pretty anxious now, to go back soon and get it wiped down and hopefully drained out!!! but i seriously doubt it's gonna work?!?! but there's only one way to find out, right??!!??
gansky. i am getting pretty anxious now, to go back soon and get it wiped down and hopefully drained out!!! but i seriously doubt it's gonna work?!?! but there's only one way to find out, right??!!??
Is the washer located where you are in Tucson, AZ? If so, I'm sure the guys in Tucson would be willing to assist you with getting the washer going. Also, I am in Phoenix, AZ and would be willing to assist in any way I can. Do you by chance have any pictures of the console stereo? And where there any old vintage TV sets?
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Reads in part.......makes of 25 leading washer brands.........
take a look at the link. Zoom in on the bottom.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1965-Speed-...665?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4618efdd51
Reads in part.......makes of 25 leading washer brands.........
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hippiedoll
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countryford.....
the washer isn't in tucson. it is actually in douglas, arizona. about a 2 hour drive from tucson. it's a good thing i have a truck so that when we do clean the house out, i will be bringing this washer home with me, to tucson. we just haven't made any plans yet, of when we will be going back to douglas.
as for members from the group that are here in tucson, i've spoken to & met 2 members, that live here in tucson, ross & roger, really nice guys. ross told me that he doesn't fix any of his machines. and roger told me that he does all his own repairs on his washers and that if i ever needed help, to let him know.
thank you for offering to help & letting me know that you are willing to assist me in anyway you can. that is really nice of you and makes me feel more comfortable about getting this bradford in working order. thank you so much!!
as for the console stereo, no i didn't take any pictures of it. i was wanting to bring it home with me, the first time i seen it but it was pretty dirty too. and i can't even think what brand it could be. one thing i thought was wierd about it was that the power cord could be & was disconnected from the back. like how the portable radio/cd players are nowadays. the next time i go down there, i will take some pictures of the console. it wasn't anything fancy.
as for old vintage tv sets, from what i can remember, she did have one or 2 tv.s there. but not the kind like you have in your profile picture. it had been a couple of years since i had been in the house but if i were to guess what kind of tv she had, i would say maybe like 1970's or 1980's. but i didn't see the tv there anymore. it seemed like everything she had, was something that somebody had given to her, cuz they longer wanted it or they got a "new" one.
thank you again for offering your assistance if i need it. i really do appreciate that.
)
the washer isn't in tucson. it is actually in douglas, arizona. about a 2 hour drive from tucson. it's a good thing i have a truck so that when we do clean the house out, i will be bringing this washer home with me, to tucson. we just haven't made any plans yet, of when we will be going back to douglas.
as for members from the group that are here in tucson, i've spoken to & met 2 members, that live here in tucson, ross & roger, really nice guys. ross told me that he doesn't fix any of his machines. and roger told me that he does all his own repairs on his washers and that if i ever needed help, to let him know.
thank you for offering to help & letting me know that you are willing to assist me in anyway you can. that is really nice of you and makes me feel more comfortable about getting this bradford in working order. thank you so much!!
as for the console stereo, no i didn't take any pictures of it. i was wanting to bring it home with me, the first time i seen it but it was pretty dirty too. and i can't even think what brand it could be. one thing i thought was wierd about it was that the power cord could be & was disconnected from the back. like how the portable radio/cd players are nowadays. the next time i go down there, i will take some pictures of the console. it wasn't anything fancy.
as for old vintage tv sets, from what i can remember, she did have one or 2 tv.s there. but not the kind like you have in your profile picture. it had been a couple of years since i had been in the house but if i were to guess what kind of tv she had, i would say maybe like 1970's or 1980's. but i didn't see the tv there anymore. it seemed like everything she had, was something that somebody had given to her, cuz they longer wanted it or they got a "new" one.
thank you again for offering your assistance if i need it. i really do appreciate that.
)
Aaaaarrrrrgggghhhh!!!! I thought you bought a Washer to WASH clothes! (LOL)
I know, you're just testing this machine... My dad was w/ Grants up until the company folded & we had the entire Bradford line: Washer, Dryer, Dishwasher, Fridge, Stove!
In all cheapness you could expect--right down to admitting the inferiority that they probably wouldn't have minded us going to a "real brand" had they stayed in business, as each app' quickly died, one-by-one...!
-- Dave
I know, you're just testing this machine... My dad was w/ Grants up until the company folded & we had the entire Bradford line: Washer, Dryer, Dishwasher, Fridge, Stove!
In all cheapness you could expect--right down to admitting the inferiority that they probably wouldn't have minded us going to a "real brand" had they stayed in business, as each app' quickly died, one-by-one...!
-- Dave
norgeway
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They had
A full line of stuff, just like Sears used to, I have seen Eureka vacuums ,and Iona mixers re badged Bradford, I dont know who made the tvs and stereos, but I have seen them also.
A full line of stuff, just like Sears used to, I have seen Eureka vacuums ,and Iona mixers re badged Bradford, I dont know who made the tvs and stereos, but I have seen them also.
hippiedoll
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ha ha...
LOL....
no, i didn't buy it. in other words, i guess you could say, i "found" it. we'll see what happens??
;o)
LOL....
no, i didn't buy it. in other words, i guess you could say, i "found" it. we'll see what happens??
;o)
Wow - this is most exciting! I can't help but think of the photos of poor, abandoned washers sitting on the ol' Aberdeen Farm when I look at the one you've discovered.
It looks like you've unearthed a rare one - please keep the photos and info coming!!
It looks like you've unearthed a rare one - please keep the photos and info coming!!
Check where the drain hose comes out on the back. If it's near the bottom, you could probably lay the hose on the floor, and drain 95% of the water.
I don't think that washer is a hopeless cause. I've seen a lot worse than that returned to life. I know RickR has resurrected a few machines that were outdoors in a scrapyard for years. Nothing is impossible.
I don't think that washer is a hopeless cause. I've seen a lot worse than that returned to life. I know RickR has resurrected a few machines that were outdoors in a scrapyard for years. Nothing is impossible.
