@BlogShag This is an Orbital wash system, they all did this.. and in this video it is just the magic minute you are seeing, the machine isn't full of water yet and its just mixing the detergent up.. It was marketed that it concentrated the detergent for a minute to help remove stains better. Once the machine is full of water it is quite effective and then turnover is comparable to other machines, they didn't catch on because they are mechanically complicated.
I remember I had a little girl friend back in the 50s whose mother had one one these. I thought the glass top was fabulous; her mom would give us cookies and the two of us would watch the 'washer show'. My oh my...
Orbital agitation. I will NEVER understand why it didn't catch on. If I win the lottery, the first frivolous thing I'm gonna do is get me an ABC-O-Matic / Kelvinator / Leonard (whichever I find first) and hook that puppy up! :)
The glaring problem with this washer is that the agitator takes up way too much space
SpazChat 10 months ago
WTF???
cockcarioca 10 months ago
@pbenna They were around for at least 40 years as "Kelvinator"...
shmuli9 1 year ago
@BlogShag This is an Orbital wash system, they all did this.. and in this video it is just the magic minute you are seeing, the machine isn't full of water yet and its just mixing the detergent up.. It was marketed that it concentrated the detergent for a minute to help remove stains better. Once the machine is full of water it is quite effective and then turnover is comparable to other machines, they didn't catch on because they are mechanically complicated.
erik1980 1 year ago
@horndiapason It didn't catch on, because it doesn't seem to be effective. Slow turnover, or none at all based on this video.
BlogShag 1 year ago
Doesn't the agitator take up too much space? And the turnover rate looks terrible.
BlogShag 1 year ago
I remember I had a little girl friend back in the 50s whose mother had one one these. I thought the glass top was fabulous; her mom would give us cookies and the two of us would watch the 'washer show'. My oh my...
Gaygarious 1 year ago
how long was Kelvinator in buisnerss
pbenna 3 years ago
Quite weird...but interesting to see...just when I thought I'd seen it all...lol
madlyderanged 3 years ago
Orbital agitation. I will NEVER understand why it didn't catch on. If I win the lottery, the first frivolous thing I'm gonna do is get me an ABC-O-Matic / Kelvinator / Leonard (whichever I find first) and hook that puppy up! :)
horndiapason 3 years ago