Zenith WW
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That looks like a nice wringer washer and ib good condition from what can be seen in the photos. I’ve never heard of the Zenith brand.
Eddie
Eddie
I have two sales-spec sheets saved, a 1955 Zenith Model 400 deluxe topload washer/dryer pair and a 1955 Model 200 budget pair. They're in my PotD folder but both files are dated 6/30/2010 so they may be from one of Ultramatic's Vintage Appliance Advertisements threads. I can't share them here in case they are PotDs.
Duluth, MN manufactured...they actually had an appliance industry up there with Coolerator for refrigerators and stoves....
Zenith sourced their automatics from Apex (fiberglass washer tub with water-balance pockets) and this wringer looks Apex-built as well. I wonder if the Zenith name on appliances went away with the end of Apex in '58? Did they build their own refrigerators or source them from Coolerator?
Same auction has a good looking Maytag Freezer (Amana) as well --
mickeyd
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Bradross refurbed a Zenith a few years back, a machine displaying many Speed Queen similarities, the tranny in particular, if memory serves. The one featured in this thread actually looks like a Speed Queen cousin.
What a handsome tub.
What a handsome tub.
Ooo, that Maytag freezer is just adorable!
mickeyd
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Zenith Conventional Restoration, May 2019 ~
Fun Holiday Read for "Ringer" Lovers ~
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Fun Holiday Read for "Ringer" Lovers ~
Zenith wringer washer restoration ...
Hello wringer washer fans! Recently finished my sixth wringer washer restoration - this time a circa-1948 Zenith. It was manufactured in Duluth, MN by the Zenith Machine Co. (not to be confused with the Zenith electronics company, which made TVs and radios.) Zenith was the house brand of...
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*Wow*!
