First Westinghouse 3 Belt Washers
Great find Robert, I have never actually seen one with the portability casters installed. WH did indeed try out the transmission-less 3B system when they introduced this style washer in about 1955. About two years later they abandoned the two belt transmission drive system that they had used from the beginning of their slant-front automatic washers and used a modified version of the drive system your cute washer has for all their FL washers through till the time WCI bought the WH home appliance division from WH Electric.
As many may remember I have the same washer and it did indeed come from Mark Harmon. I have always though that this was a very handsome washer, I often fine myself starring at it over at the museum, LOL.
Over the years I have come across quite a few of these 25" washers and they have almost never been in really bad shape mechanically. I think that people just stopped using them for some reason [ they diffidently could be a leak problem from the door as the water filled at least an inch or two up on the door glass and like the old Bendix FLers that came before if you dare unlatch the door you had an instant flood ] so they probably were not that great around future appliance kids like most of the people on this site, LOL.
Even though this was the first use of the 3B drive system for WH FL Washers, when they used a similar system on their full sized slant front machines they changed almost every part and as a result almost nothing is interchangeable between the two different size and style washers.
I do have some spare used parts for it if you need them Robert.
Great find Robert, I have never actually seen one with the portability casters installed. WH did indeed try out the transmission-less 3B system when they introduced this style washer in about 1955. About two years later they abandoned the two belt transmission drive system that they had used from the beginning of their slant-front automatic washers and used a modified version of the drive system your cute washer has for all their FL washers through till the time WCI bought the WH home appliance division from WH Electric.
As many may remember I have the same washer and it did indeed come from Mark Harmon. I have always though that this was a very handsome washer, I often fine myself starring at it over at the museum, LOL.
Over the years I have come across quite a few of these 25" washers and they have almost never been in really bad shape mechanically. I think that people just stopped using them for some reason [ they diffidently could be a leak problem from the door as the water filled at least an inch or two up on the door glass and like the old Bendix FLers that came before if you dare unlatch the door you had an instant flood ] so they probably were not that great around future appliance kids like most of the people on this site, LOL.
Even though this was the first use of the 3B drive system for WH FL Washers, when they used a similar system on their full sized slant front machines they changed almost every part and as a result almost nothing is interchangeable between the two different size and style washers.
I do have some spare used parts for it if you need them Robert.
