What is up with Phyllis Berens Hat? Looks like some type of bowl turned upside down over her head. Is there potato Salad hiding under that thing?
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Does anyone have one?
In working usable condition as would love to see it in action?
Austin
In working usable condition as would love to see it in action?
Austin
Austin, Here's the "maiden wash" video of a slightly older model - my 1957 ABC-O-Matic. ABC developed this design and were bought out by Kelvinator in the mid-50s. Kelvinator phased out the ABC brand name around 1960.
The Phyllis Berens hat
It was in style back then...as seen on the cover of this 1957 Oldsmobile brochure.
It was in style back then...as seen on the cover of this 1957 Oldsmobile brochure.
Her Hat: I used to have a large pasta bowl that looked almost exactly like it.
Both thumbs up for Kelvinator's concentric agitation pattern. We lost two truly unique methods of agitation (Kelvinator and Frigidaire) to WCI. The bastards.
Both thumbs up for Kelvinator's concentric agitation pattern. We lost two truly unique methods of agitation (Kelvinator and Frigidaire) to WCI. The bastards.
You must be very young not to recognize a style of hat that was very popular in the late 50s into the early sixties often favored by full-figured women.
Very young? I wasn't even born when those hats were in vogue. But I'm old enough to remember Control Data Phoenix cartridge drives and 8" floppy disks.
Who IS this Phyllis Berens?
I have tried looking her up...
-- Dave
I have tried looking her up...
-- Dave
norgeway
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These really WILL
Wash a napkin without tearing it Robert Perdue has one in Virginia and he actually tried it, A really good machine.
Wash a napkin without tearing it Robert Perdue has one in Virginia and he actually tried it, A really good machine.
@ turquoisedude
So this is your machine I think I may have found it on youtube before? How does it work is it on a concentric wheel ????? Not sure if thats the correct term ?
Its fascinating to watch and it really does seem to be gentle how come they are so rare why did they not keep up production?
I know more questions but its interesting and I love watching these old machines
Thank you Austin
So this is your machine I think I may have found it on youtube before? How does it work is it on a concentric wheel ????? Not sure if thats the correct term ?
Its fascinating to watch and it really does seem to be gentle how come they are so rare why did they not keep up production?
I know more questions but its interesting and I love watching these old machines
Thank you Austin
Austin, the agitator is on, literally, an off-centre cog driving the agitator shaft. The mechanics behind this machine are suprisingly simple (I've heard a fellow collector say these machines could be repaired with tractor parts - I believe them!).
I would imagine that because the capacity of the machine was fairly small, Kelvinator chose not to develop a larger-capacity version of it.
Like so many older machines, the lack of parts to do reasonably simple repairs (like pump replacement, gaskets, hoses, etc) as the machines aged drove people to replace them.
I should look through my restorations albums to see what pictures I took of the drive mechanism of this one. I'm about to head out on vacation until mid-March, though...
EDIT: found a picture of the drive shaft mechanism. [this post was last edited: 2/28/2019-16:31]
I would imagine that because the capacity of the machine was fairly small, Kelvinator chose not to develop a larger-capacity version of it.
Like so many older machines, the lack of parts to do reasonably simple repairs (like pump replacement, gaskets, hoses, etc) as the machines aged drove people to replace them.
I should look through my restorations albums to see what pictures I took of the drive mechanism of this one. I'm about to head out on vacation until mid-March, though...
EDIT: found a picture of the drive shaft mechanism. [this post was last edited: 2/28/2019-16:31]
Have a safe, fun trip.
@ turquoisedude
It looks simple enough too but I will wait and see if you manage to find the other pictures you took with more detail as it still is way out of my understanding
Can't help it I am a victim of old age lol
Austin
It looks simple enough too but I will wait and see if you manage to find the other pictures you took with more detail as it still is way out of my understanding
Can't help it I am a victim of old age lol
Austin
