pierreandreply4
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Why did whirlpool decide to chose this particular design for there canadien models rather than the same design used in the us? credit to the original poster of the picture used
Why did whirlpool chose this design for there candien models rather than keep the us design?
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I like these.
The Canadian design looks like the product of the backsplash designs of the late '50's and early '60's Whirlpools. The American design with the thick, upward facing control panels was not only a departure from that but made the brand very distinctive. I wouldn't be surprised if licensing issues influenced it as well.
The Canadian design looks like the product of the backsplash designs of the late '50's and early '60's Whirlpools. The American design with the thick, upward facing control panels was not only a departure from that but made the brand very distinctive. I wouldn't be surprised if licensing issues influenced it as well.
But Inglis models use the EXACT Whirlpool design...
-- Dave
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pierreandreply4
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Before i forget this was the agitator used for the canadien
Before i forget this was the agitator used for the canadien whirlpool washer model also the washer listed in the first picture was the family daily driver but we did not have the matching dryer
Before i forget this was the agitator used for the canadien whirlpool washer model also the washer listed in the first picture was the family daily driver but we did not have the matching dryer
laundromat
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Surgelator.
CanadiAn.
Heh. Quebecers sometimes refer to themselves as Canadiens.. it's the Quebecois spelling.
I never really understood why Inglis existed only in Canada and basically was rebranded Whirlpool. After our GE Filter-Flo died, it was replaced by an Inglis washer and it's still kicking around today.
However, oddly enough, Inglis machines have pretty much disappeared out of the appliance shops and I'm not sure why. They're all Whirlpool now.
As for the designs differing, I'm not sure either. No reason for them to. Maybe it was a market driven thing, who knows...
I never really understood why Inglis existed only in Canada and basically was rebranded Whirlpool. After our GE Filter-Flo died, it was replaced by an Inglis washer and it's still kicking around today.
However, oddly enough, Inglis machines have pretty much disappeared out of the appliance shops and I'm not sure why. They're all Whirlpool now.
As for the designs differing, I'm not sure either. No reason for them to. Maybe it was a market driven thing, who knows...
The reasoning behind Inglis was mostly economic. Back in the 1950s goods manufactured in the US and imported into Canada were subject to duties and these were reflected in the retail price. The John Inglis Company had the production capacity to support adding a line of home appliances and they bought the design rights to Whirlpool appliances (laundry equipment at first) around 1950. As a result, they were able to offer their products at a lower cost. Until the NAFTA treaty came into existence in the 80s, Inglis products were always at a lower price point than their Whirlpool equivalents.
Moffat allied with Norge and D&M for laundry equipment and dishwashers in a similar fashion while the 'big three' (Westinghouse, GE, and Frigidaire) opened Canadian factories. There were a few home-grown manufacturers, too - Beatty (remember that Dominion washer of mine...) and Bélanger for example.
Moffat allied with Norge and D&M for laundry equipment and dishwashers in a similar fashion while the 'big three' (Westinghouse, GE, and Frigidaire) opened Canadian factories. There were a few home-grown manufacturers, too - Beatty (remember that Dominion washer of mine...) and Bélanger for example.
Also interesting that the photo posted shows the lid opening sideways, not the typical Whirlpool frontward opening lid...
pierreandreply4
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the lid opens frontward i know my family add the washer as a daily driver until 1993 where me and my mom bough or direct drive inglis superb II plus whirlpool made what if for x reason i had to go vintage i think i would try to find a harvest gold inglis liberator like this picture in harvest gold of course or the one my grandmother hd to replace witch was a push to start inglis liberator washer with 3 cycles no water level but 5 wash rinse temp knob with black agitator again in harvest gold of course but 1 can dream lol
philr
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Pierre, you should have seen the set me and Paul got, along with a used range to give to one of his friends! A top-of-the-line Inglis Royal belt drive washer/dryer set from the late-seventies or early nineties that were advertised for free.
Quite similar to the set you often post here but with more features! Not exactly in mint condition and almond in color but still working.
I should have taken a picture of them but we were in a hurry to bring them to his friend before the rain would start. In fact, it started to rain as we were getting the washer in and the range and dryer got seriously wet!
And BTW, this is a bit off-topic but I recently got a Eaton Viking washer that is probably from the very late seventies. It's hard to tell with the serial number as a part of it is gone! It's definitely newer than those featured in Paul's last Eaton catalog from 1976. It was advertised along with an older Speed Queen dryer that I really wanted so I got both. I thought it might have a lighted control panel but it's just an aluminum filler... I'm wondering if I could replace that with GE/Hotpoint parts and get some light from there?!
Quite similar to the set you often post here but with more features! Not exactly in mint condition and almond in color but still working.
I should have taken a picture of them but we were in a hurry to bring them to his friend before the rain would start. In fact, it started to rain as we were getting the washer in and the range and dryer got seriously wet!
And BTW, this is a bit off-topic but I recently got a Eaton Viking washer that is probably from the very late seventies. It's hard to tell with the serial number as a part of it is gone! It's definitely newer than those featured in Paul's last Eaton catalog from 1976. It was advertised along with an older Speed Queen dryer that I really wanted so I got both. I thought it might have a lighted control panel but it's just an aluminum filler... I'm wondering if I could replace that with GE/Hotpoint parts and get some light from there?!
philr
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Back to Inglis and Whirlpool
Pierre, have a look at that, quite close to your dream set! They are even one step above the BOL Liberator, it looks like they're painted in the non-shaded Harvest Gold from the late seventies. My grandparents had a set quite like these but they were the BOL Liberator from 1978.
INGLIS SUPERB! Nothing less!
;-)
Pierre, have a look at that, quite close to your dream set! They are even one step above the BOL Liberator, it looks like they're painted in the non-shaded Harvest Gold from the late seventies. My grandparents had a set quite like these but they were the BOL Liberator from 1978.
INGLIS SUPERB! Nothing less!
;-)
philr
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One thing I don't understand about the Canadian Inglis, Whirlpool, RCA, RCA Whirlpool, Admiral and Kenmore washers is why some Inglis branded washers, like this 1974 dryer that I used to have (and the harvest gold set in the following pictures) share the same model names (Inglis Supreme) and cabinets as some US Whirlpool models while most Canadian Whirlpool, RCA, Admiral, Inglis and Kenmore of the time had some distinct features like the 1961 US Whirlpool-style lower front panels.
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