brucelucenta
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I never knew there was a Zenith washer and dryer. Anyone know anything about them?
Zenith?
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cornutt
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I was surprised at that too... I'm guessing they badge-engineered them.
ptcruiser51
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Reference?
LG Electronics acquired the Zenith tradmark within the past couple of years. When I was at THD we sold air-conditioners and a couple other things marked "Zenith". Are you referring to actual bygone products here, or something more recent?
LG Electronics acquired the Zenith tradmark within the past couple of years. When I was at THD we sold air-conditioners and a couple other things marked "Zenith". Are you referring to actual bygone products here, or something more recent?
Most likely the reference is to the POD today with the Model 300 and 400, a matched washer and dryer with "exclusive push-button controls". I'm not sure who actually made these but no doubt someone more knowledgeable will chime in.
I've never seen a Zenith up close, but I found a lot of information at the Beatty Brothers Archives near Fergus, Ontario that would suggest that the Zenith was of a similar design to the unusual Dominion automatic that I have. I saw old parts breakdown lists for the 1957 and 1958 washer lines that included a 'Zenith' , 'Beatty', or 'Dominion' nameplate.
IF there really is a link, the machine would be based on a one-off Easy patent. As far as the Canadian machines go, Beatty dropped the Dominion brand name in 1961 and their 1962 and later washers were based on a Blackstone design.
Here's a link to a thread of mine where I learned (the hard way, of course) a lot about the Dominion:
www.automaticwasher.org
IF there really is a link, the machine would be based on a one-off Easy patent. As far as the Canadian machines go, Beatty dropped the Dominion brand name in 1961 and their 1962 and later washers were based on a Blackstone design.
Here's a link to a thread of mine where I learned (the hard way, of course) a lot about the Dominion:
Darn that Dominion
OR "A Pox on Paul's Pumps".... So last fall, I wanted to see how well a solid-tub washer would remove dog hair from Canyon's car blankets (retired folk...what can I say?) The wash test at that time was a failure because the blasted Dominion washer wouldn't drain! I had theories about it, but...
www.automaticwasher.org
