Today's P.O.D. McClary W&D

[toggleswitch2]

Who made these?

Are they for/from USA or Canada?

-Thanks.

 

[rpm]

Just finished asking my question and then saw yours.
Maybe this washer was made here in Canada.
My washer that has the same agitator was made here by GSW, maybe they made automatics too.

 

[bajaespuma]

It's a GEasyPoint.

 

[gansky1]

GE? Easy was a Franklin-brand by the early 70's in U.S.

It looks more Beam/Franklin-ish to me. Front panel on the washer - dryer door. It could be a hybrid of Franklin sourced parts and other locally produced components but it just doesn't look at all GE/Hotpoint. Just a little to "bargain" construction look for GE.

We need a parts diagram to know for sure. Eddy! We need you!

 

[Unimatic1140]

Yeah this was no GE under there, I agree with Greg it was probably a Franklin (a pig in harvest gold lol) but with a really cool Spiralator agitator.

 

[bajaespuma]

Beam????

What's a BEAM? I've been visiting this site for more than three years and I haven't heard anything about this brand. Is it Canadian?

 

[Unimatic1140]

Beam was a manufacutuer that produced certain washing machine parts such as a transmission, fluid drive clutch, pump, etc. Then they sold these parts to other manufacturers who put together their own washers. Most of the manufactuers desiged their own tubs, agitators, and control panels but it was all Beam componets below.

The most famous of all brands to be of a Beam design was Speed Queen. But the very first Beam machine was the 1947 AMC Coronado, others included Hotpoint (until 1956), Easy, One Minute, Firestone. There are others I just can't think of them right now.

Any vintage Solenoid Speed Queen washer is a Beam machine.