Thor Automagic

[petek]

All the dw talk got me to thinking about these machines. I recollect the ad from some of my old Popular Mechanics mags. Anyone ever used one or have one?

 

[petek]

Here's another one

Now you can wash your babies poopy diapers and the fine china at the same time..

 

[jasonl]

It's funny how Thor used the name "Automagic" and then in the late 50s, Philco picked it up.

 

[mrcleanjeans]

AS a DW,how did it wash?I know you put a seperate tub in for each function,but was an impeller used for the wash action?

 

[toggleswitch]

Quote: Now you can wash your babies poopy diapers and the fine china at the same time..

I cant really get past this thought, either.

 

[retromom]

Not exactly squeaky clean

I believe I posted a comment on the Thor Automagic on a previous thread. I'm not sure what would be worse, fur on the Frankoma or broccoli on the brassiere ;-)

 

[westyslantfront]

Thor Automagic

I grew up with a Thor Automagic. We did not have tub for dishes, only for laundry. It was a great machine and very
flexible. It would wash for as long as you wanted, overflow rinse as long as you wanted, infinite water level as hose was connected directly to kitchen sink, spin as long as you wanted.
I wish I could add a Thor Automagic to my collection but they are extremely rare and hard to find.

 

[gyrafoam]

I remember a neighbor who had one in the basement as a back up to their regular machine. I never saw it used as a dishwasher. That thing was a BRUTE! I saw it in action a few times and even then (as a child) thought it was VERY aggressive on the clothes. I sure would watch that wash time!

 

[mrcleanjeans]

my spin on things

Funny, they're not even automatic.Having to manually take the machine through all steps is what they called semi-automatic.Not that most of you don't already know this but I felt like ramblin'.I love this machine,tho,and I manually tinker with a washer alot anyhow when it is in progress.That's why I don't care for MODERN FLs.When I turn them manually to spin to speed up the process,they want to "rock wash gently,rock wash slowly" and will not kick right into spin.

 

[keymatic]

Hi Guys

Interesting comments about the Thor Automagic washer. They were available here in the UK as well, firstly imported from the US then manufactured here by a Company called Parnall - Radiation Ltd, up until about 1963

I have had 3 of these machines, but 2 i have had to let go because they are beyond repair...the only one i have left now is is the mk2/244 which was the last model before the dishwashing option was discarded.

They are fab machines as "westyslantfront" said you could wash, rinse and spin for as long as you wanted, and the sudz saving system was neat, all you do is push a special rubber stopper in the end of the empyting hose..!!

The picture below is of the machine i have, and you can see it in action at laundra-mat.net

Any questions let me know...regards

Keith - UK

http://www.laundra-mat.net

 

[DADoES]

ChestermikeUK sent a copy of the video to me, I ran it through Media Encoder and cut the file size by 1/2, from 22 MB to 10.5 MB. The picture size is also reduced, but the video quality is still excellent. I placed it on the club's so-called media server, which may be a faster download. Here's the link:

Thor Automagic

Right-click and Save As . . .

 

[golittlesport]

Great website, Keith! Thanks for making that video of the Thor...it is indeed a rare machine.

 

[westytoploader]

YAY for Thor

That machine looks like it is F-U-N to use!!! Check out that AWESOME turnover and rapid water throw/acceleration on spin!!

And very Deco "rounded" styling as well, complete with window lid for DW action! Would love to get my hands on one of these beauties!

 

[Kevinpreston3]

Love it, but it

scares me!!! Wow, what amazing sounds. Thanks for the video!

 

[Westingcan]

Great video, a rare treat! Thanks.

 

[gansky1]

Totally awesome video - and machine!!

 

[westyslantfront]

Thor

Thank you for the wonderful video. It is the washer I grew up with and as it is so rare, I think the video is the closest I will get.

Thank you,
Ross

 

[jasonl]

How fast?

How fast does that machine spin?

I love the solid tub! So I'm guessing if you wanted to save suds, you'd plug up the drain hose and use the machine to refill itself by pumping, right?

Although it said "auto" it's really a manual system.

 

[retromom]

Thunderous Thor!

Did you see the turnover on this one? Even with the indexing tub, it had lots of shredding action! I am assuming that this is the only wash cycle that the Thor had. Not for your fine washables!