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AMC was a Franklin-made machine. Robert has a good example of this washer design though a little later model.
You've probably seen this commercial with your favorite brand, but it came up after the one you posted and I couldn't help but watch it again.
You've probably seen this commercial with your favorite brand, but it came up after the one you posted and I couldn't help but watch it again.
Do a quick Super-Searchalator search for Franklin - Beam and finally White Consolidated Industries to get some background history. Here is a thread from 2950 days ago, but more research and information has been added in various threads since then.
http://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?7363
http://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?7363
kenmoreguy89
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Washman I am ashamed of you! That's a Speed Queen!
kenmoreguy89
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Franklin, western auto etc.....
They were good looking machines after all, too bad they had that darn indexing tub!
They were good looking machines after all, too bad they had that darn indexing tub!
Indexing tubs
Franklin INVENTED the indexing washer tub in an automatic washer. and only Franklin and Westinghouse washers ever had it. The idea of an indexing tub was really just a byproduct of being too cheap to build a washer with a tub brake, despite of claims by the manufacturer and indexing tub did NOTHING to improve the washing action and in fact had the opposite effect.
John L.
Franklin INVENTED the indexing washer tub in an automatic washer. and only Franklin and Westinghouse washers ever had it. The idea of an indexing tub was really just a byproduct of being too cheap to build a washer with a tub brake, despite of claims by the manufacturer and indexing tub did NOTHING to improve the washing action and in fact had the opposite effect.
John L.
kenmoreguy89
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IMO it not only did nothing, but "ruined" what would have been a very good washing action, especially on westinghouse machines with the swirly agitator.similar activator (forgot the name of it).
In the franklin, Wizard, western auto whatever machines the counterproductive indexing effect was slightly mitigated by the upper round vanes of their agitator styles.
Really a pity.[this post was last edited: 8/22/2014-11:02]
In the franklin, Wizard, western auto whatever machines the counterproductive indexing effect was slightly mitigated by the upper round vanes of their agitator styles.
Really a pity.[this post was last edited: 8/22/2014-11:02]
