1959 AMC Kelvinator - Washing again!

[@MicklowFilms]

There were so many interesting innovations in washing machines back in the 50s.

[@bigbilltoady412]

Just imagine the different style clothes that have gone thru that machine over the years.

[@nysyscokid]

This is a awsome washing machine. Why can't they make machines like this today. I love the overflow and the splashaway the best but it's all good. To bad they didn't make one with a bigger tub like frigidaire did!

[@grandcarriage1]

LOL. It's the dancing squid agitator... Love it!

[@anthonyboarman3833]

That's a happy little washing machine.

[@MetrohouseDesigns]

WOW i have never seen anything like this before! Amazing

[@FIRESTAR56566]

Imagine how many people who owned this machine ended up cussing to a mess on the floor

[@wowitskevin]

Ha! This is how the Calypso washers were SUPPOSED to work.

[@aravindvasudev7921]

It's so amazing to see the agitator splashing water. Haha!..it looks like a kid happily playing with the water in a pool. 😀

[@MicklowFilms]

It is a happy washing machine 😃

[@grandcarriage1]

Everything about this washer is delicious: The dancing squid, the splashiness, the see through-lid, the light up control panel. It's just the coolest of the cool.

[@johncrawford4754]

It's too bad these aren't made anymore indeed! Fantastic machine, solidly built. These were simpler to work on and were known to us in the service industry as the washer with the fewest moving parts! There were some great ideas for washers and dryers back then, wish they were all still with us! The throw away stuff we have now is embarrassing. Good job swestoyz on the rebuild!

[@hawkboy000]

Amazing agitation

[@senorkaboom]

Amazing. I wonder, though, is it still working? And I agree about the new machines. We had a Cabrio model that, well, just broke completely. I was tasked with buying a new machine and I bought a top loading, deep tub, timer dial, push button GE washer. No fancy control panel, auto sensor, various clothes settings POS. Have heard really bad news on them. Stuck with tried and true technology.

[@rogercamp6071]

We had a Cabrio set we bought in 2009 and it barely lasted four years before they bit the dust,replaced with the Maytag Bravos, hopefully it lasts longer than that but not holding my breath, considering a Speed Queen next time.

[@WilliePeck]

That thing is quieter than most HE machines today!

[@SirtubalotTX]

Oops.. just noticed the delicate cycle selection. Amazing.

[@619erify]

This and the Frigidaire Unimatic are two of my favorite retro washing machines. They both had personality and got the job done. If I could find and buy myself one of these, I would.

[@02chevyguy]

Even though it looked like the agitator was having a major spaz attack at times, this machine was one notch up compared to a GM Frigidaire on overflow rinsing.

[@CrisGarcia6]

They should bring this back but modern design washers but old style agitator moves

[@kunjikorans]

My Hitachi Semi-Automatic washing machine died 2 days back after 32 years of service (2-3 times a week).Water somehow seeped into the dryer motor & its almost non-repairable. Decided to buy a new one. Hope the new one lasts atleast 10 years

[@calebproductions5970]

My mom had this state of the art Samsung stainless steel coated and it was a piece of crap. I warned her these new pieces of crap appliances are not gonna last like these and the warranties are awful

[@ViniciusHenriqueize]

Very Good!!! :D

[@shonah072569]

I'm quite sad watching these old washers and realizing how much they have taken from washers of today. :(

[@russ5024]

I the washing action effective in cleaning clothes? I guess Consumer Reports back in 1959 would be a great place to read about their tests of washing ablility. Back then their testing reports were better than what CR does today.

[@crushu2D]

Wierd how agitator goes back into the middle after the spin and not on it :) still classics like these out gun modern machines :)

[@Smiksterman]

Now that's clean!

[@mgrella63]

Super nice machine

[@NVHSChadSheppard1]

What's the name of this song?

[@Meridian83West]

Reminds me of my Grandma's 1963 Kelvinator. Hers was less fancy -- no see-through lid, convemtional knob timer, but it did have a lint filter on the agitator. As a child, I loved to watch it in action, but it threw way too much water everywhere with the lid open!

[@BruLc7]

I used to have a 1966 Kelvinator washer. It was and still is my favorite washing machine that I have ever used or owned. It was also the quietest one, even more than the Maytag I had later.

[@eddy75471]

Now this is one cool washer!!!

[@02chevyguy]

The water that's going in during the wash cycle..is it refiltered or fresh? If it's the second one, wouldn't that cut down on the efficiency of the detergent?

[@dude2meetu]

Great “Twerking” Action: Work it!

[@yambo59]

Now that's one I haven't yet seen -- ive seen em go left and right, seen em go up and down, but never seen this action - clearly ive got more washer history to learn--lol

[@swestoyz]

@jetcone - ha! I can totally see this being played during a game show. Actually taken from Maynard Ferguson's "Teonova"

[@oquinnblount9329]

I wonder if this wash action was the inspiration behind the Whirlpool Calypso. Very cool.

[@jonathanashbeck3740]

Probably.

[@audinos1840]

The Calypso was modeled on the 1950’s Apex Washomatic, which used a nutating motion rather than orbital like this Kelvinator.

[@elianarodriguesdesa3745]

Que linda é pra mim á máquina mais interessante que vi nos vídeos, vou até caçar uma para mim comprar usada é claro linda mesmo parabens.

[@jbooks888]

Interesting agitator action. reminds me of Beyonce dancing on stage.

[@Watcher3223]

4:04 The spin cycle of an AMC Kelvinator washing machine. Kind of looks like what a Dalek does when Dr. Who gets through with it...

[@mallorywilson6480]

That is very cool I like seeing historic stuff work again!

[@duncandistortion]

no wonder they don't make things like this anymore,it really is a step back in time,amusing though,kelvinator was bought out by candy.they had a big factory on the wirral,you can still see where the big kelvinator letters were.

[@jetcone]

Great machine SWT! lets put that one on the loaner list!!! Jet GEORGEOUS BACKSPLASH< why did they go an simplyfy it in the 60's OY!

[@Raidenthunder925]

crazy. but cleans very well :D

[@anthonyboarman3833]

That is a busy little agitator.

[@pbenna]

At he fill the powder makes the towels look like Hawian shirts

[@Ilovewashers]

All the splashing and everything makes it priceless!

[@themaytagrepairman]

originally, this machine was the ABC-O-MATIC. I forget how, American Motors was affiliated with abc and acquired the machine and renamed it Kelvinator.

[@int53185]

It's amazing the technology that existed in the 50's to wash clothes.

[@calebproductions5970]

It seems after the 80's the technology really got bad

[@jeromedavis8575]

Who knew Whirlpool adopted the wash action?

[@patcola7335]

Whirlpool themselves were pretty innovative around this time also. They came out with a combo in 1958 that used a recirculating pump to spray the wash load with and a heater to keep the water hot. There was no visible water splashing. Now LG does it and millennials are starry eyed ! LoL.

[@mnsirens]

Soviet Mapping No, it was in the mid 2000’s. Keep in mind that the Whirlpool direct drive, which is arguably the best washer ever made, came out in the 80’s. Maytag also kept making the Dependable Care belt driven washer up until the mid 2000’s as well. It was when Whirlpool released the Calypso that things started to get bad.

[@LarryMarston]

@@patcola7335 what does millennial have to do with anything

[@NVHSChadSheppard1]

How fast does this washer spin?

[@newfoundrooski]

NVHSChadSheppard1 during the spin cycle, approximately 500 rpm.

[@SirtubalotTX]

Just stumbled across this.. wow! They just don't make stuff like this anymore do they? So.. you are still able to get parts for this? also, this seems to be a very effective yet gentle wash action but is there a 'gentle' cycle where it occilates more slowly? Anways.. tooo cool.

[@CossacksChampion]

This is actually a cool technique to clean. I havent known about it previously. I suppose the laundry gets clean properly like that ?

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Wow, well worth the wait!!! thats some concentric wash action, I love the bit when the rinse water is stationary then it starts to throw the water!!!

[@grandcarriage1]

So, if it's an AMC, do you think it is a Raymond Loewy design?

[@markfurrer190]

nice show of the control panel most people do not show the tops and control panels...

[@jquest43]

My mom had one like this but the agitator was like a stack of upside down pie time and it went up and down about an inch.really cleaned late 60s

[@shmuli9]

@TheWASHINGMACHINEBOY No, American MOTORS...

[@TheCiaMKultra]

They just don't make them like they used to! Great insightful engineering !

[@johncrawford4754]

The clothes came out clean! Even gentle stuff came out great. Magic Minute was accomplished by over filling the tub so the dirty water spilled into the outer tub and pumped away giving a fresh, cleaner charge of water to wash or rinse with in the inner tub that contained the clothing being washed. If I remember right, the spin/motor pulley ratio was about 2.5 to 1, giving a no load spin speed of 760 rpm, but swestoyz reply of around 500 rpm is probably closer to correct. No tub brake after spin!

[@BroccoliBeefed]

strange agitation and agitator. It takes up too much space in the tub.. I can see why Kenmore eventually outsold everyone

[@grandcarriage1]

@ryan69me ... I thought the very same thing, although this one actually seems to work, unlike the calypso...

[@JorgeRodriguez-po7kx]

Just for asking but What we're the Letters AMC in this Machine stand for , Can anybody tell me?

[@patcola7335]

American Motors Corporation.

[@jetcone]

Great machine SWT! lets put that one on the loaner list!!! Jet

[@kunjikorans]

+SwesToyz, This washing is almost 60 years old & still working?????

[@schinaro]

one word... volcanic!!!!! my god, this is better than sex!!!!!

[@lewisdsd]

coool

[@limitedx3776]

If you still have this washer could you do a full cycle vidd

[@mgrella63]

Go AMC !!!Yeah !!

[@MASCAUSA]

Oh no not an age snob. :O) You may have misunderstood my comment. What I meant was great nostalgia. You see I was thinking anyone that was age 40 or older in that era that used the machines probably did not live long enough to see this clip. I think they would have appreciated it. I should have elaborated a bit more. Hope I did not offend you. smile :O)

[@kunjikorans]

"Build to last" things arent made anymore

[@thepikapalate9697]

welp... I still have one at my home!

[@seliote07]

Now we are lucky if we get 10 years out of a washer machine. Very sad.

[@newfoundrooski]

seliote07 we had a 1996 Kenmore 80 Series top load washer, that lasted until 2012 or 2013, as it started leaking. It was a great, reliable appliance.

[@MrSullivanniall]

What a cool machine! Very stylish control panel.

[@johncrawford4754]

My mom also had the 1963 model described elsewhere in a post here. Two parents and six kids for 10 years! The agitator definitely was a phenomenon with these! The bottom of the cone of the agitator was connected to an eccentric tied to a shaft driven by the bottom pulley of the set below. When the motor started for the wash, it turned the shaft and eccentric pulling the agitator around in a small circle. Reverse direction of the motor engaged a torque spring engaging the spin tube for the tub.

[@adelaideautowashes]

Now almost 60 years later now!

[@02chevyguy]

grandcarriage1 I had to laugh when I read your "dancing squid" comment. It does look like one.

[@jdollinter]

Wow, what a unique action, I've never seen one of these. Incredible!

[@madlyderanged]

These washing machine videos are taking on new proportions....the on screen words, the still shots, the dramatic music....*sigh*...I just can't compete.

[@JorgeRodriguez-po7kx]

The Circular Motion Agitator because is very Nice and also Rare Just Makes Me Laugh 😁

[@leumamk5259]

The most crazy machine I ever seen...

[@martinvernon4129]

Fascinating techniques the Americans use to wash their clothes

[@vincelenalexander8984]

WOW...I remember this washer well! My Mom had one when I was a child!!

[@albertcarello619]

No washer made today does a spin-drain except the SPEED QUEEN TC5000 SERIES which spin-drains like this one does.

[@CBF1]

Probably the only present-day washing machine that is built like a proper one. Spin drain, drum(or tub) brake, actual transmission, etc... ticks all boxes. I'd buy a TC5000 too if I could. They're very nice washing machines... especially for the shitty modern economical times of the 21st century, you ain't getting economical 21st-century crap in a TC5!

[@albertcarello619]

@@CBF1 In 2018 unfortunately only the TR5 ,TR3, AND TR7 we're made. I got stuck with the TR5 because it was the only model available at my appliance store along with the more expensive TR7. I needed a new washing machine in 2018 desperately because my 1992 Maytag developed a major water leak suddenly and it was also leaking transmission oil. At least I got 26 years out of that Maytag although it showed signs like vibrating during the spin cycle and other abnormal noises.

[@CBF1]

@@albertcarello619 The TR's are the fixed tub machines aren't they? My bosch didn't last as long before it's bearings went bad(I'm English) and it was replaced... but I kept it as it was the washing machine I grew up with. And I like old Bosches so... I do have a 20 year old Miele bought for my washing machine hobby... never washed in it though. I will in the future as soon as I can turn a garage for sale into a launderette lol. As for me when my Bosch broke I had a Daewoo wall mounted washer to do the deed. Also a hobby washer. I never get rid of anything, I'm not a retarded modern throw-away idiot. :)

[@albertcarello619]

@@CBF1 You're a collector like I've always desired to be. You should see the junk I have+not appliances related) stored in multiple boxes I have stored. Part of my kitchen is like a basement.

[@CBF1]

@@albertcarello619 Oh I have lots of stuff too that isn't always used. I have 3 front loaders, 2 camping washers, 3 spin dryers and a compact tumble dryer, and 21 toy washing machines. I have so many other possessions too(over 50), not washer related however.

[@WithStyle100]

I want this!

[@acfinney1]

Laundry would have to be finished before Gunsmoke came on.

[@mgrella63]

Go AMC !!!Yeah !!

[@rogerwhiting9310]

Never seen one. Interesting agitation. I want to see a review of the mechanicals.

[@AppyTX]

sounds funny

[@canimaStyle]

wow its kelvinating

[@10Kingboy10]

wow 50 years ago wow

[@jetcone]

Ben meant to tell you love the game show intro music, its boss!

[@donnademarino4845]

Look at that little buddy go!

[@swestoyz]

@NVHSChadSheppard1 - about 500 RPM.

[@TheWASHINGMACHINEBOY]

AMC american movie company?

[@Mark-eu4ds]

Hays Coleman .... American Motors Corporation. Nash/Kelvinator merged with Hudson motor company in 1954. They bought Jeep in 1970. Ultimately they were bought by Chrysler in 1987. Kelvinator was sold to White Consolidated Industries in 1968.

[@TheWASHINGMACHINEBOY]

ok

[@MASCAUSA]

Probably all the people over 40 that used these type of washers a long dead now... WOW !!!!

[@sargetech]

Slow your roll with that "Long dead now" comment!! I can remember using this machine in our house back in the day when I was a youngbuck!! And I'm still very much alive and kicking in 2013, Are you an Age snob! ;)

[@Miss_circle2412]

Shit

[@JaidysTwisteddCountryballs786]

My uncle had one of these and it’s still operating right now I done a full video of it and probaly put it on KZbin!!!!

[@hoagie1978]

I picture Doris Day putting a load of laundry in that while she's has a cake in the oven.

[@mlaygo]

It looks so fake 😲😲😲 like a sitcom version of what a machine machine would be like if that makes sense

[@tempest411]

I'm guessing that must have been a pretty expensive machine back then.

[@patcola7335]

Most all washers back then would have been expensive considering most people probably didn't make in a week's paycheck what these machines cost. $300-$400 was VERY expensive in the 50s and 60s.

[@sharipuckett6923]

Wow! This washer has the same spin style transmission that Frigidaire does!