The machine PHILCO (FORD) WA952 describes a front loading washing machine, with a rotary drum,
comprising a chassis that supports a cylindrical washing tub inside
which there is mounted a rotary inox steel drum with a horizontal axis. The washing tub intended to contain a liquid soap, and a drum with
perforated walls for containing the clothes to be washed, and which is
rotationally mounted inside the washing tub and driven by an electric
motor to rotate in both directions with respect to an axis that is
substantially horizontal or slightly tilted with respect to a horizontal
direction. Generally, this type of machine can rotate the drum at a
fast speed in order to drain the clothes contained inside by spinning
them.
Furthermore it has a CLOTHES DEFLECTING DOOR In an effort to reduce entanglement of clothes with this flexible sleeve it is usual to construct the door, and particularly its window portion, in inwardly projecting form, substantially filling the inside of the flexible sleeve except for some small clearance to allow relative movement of the sleeve and door.
The tub is attached to the chassis by springs or dampers and linking rods provided with shock absorbres od idraulic type.
The chassis structure frame is made up of resistant elements including metallic plate elements shaped by cutting and folding, assembled and joined together by screw or deformation attachment devices, or by welding. The machine is an example of a chassis holding parts structure instead of a normal steel sheet cube chassis of the self holding type like many other machines.
The PHILCO (FORD) WA952 washing machine includes a cabinet , a control panel
assembly disposed at an upper portion of a front side of the
cabinet , and a knob assembly rotatably mounted on the control
panel assembly to set a washing cycle.The time or device is a HOLZER MTA (Invented by Walter Holzer) and is developed in such a way that it is possible to switch the program contacts exactly in a preselected sequence, according to a preselected program. It is also possible to have the selection of further program sections take place easily, eg. by pressing buttons or rotate selectors. The primary feature of this invention is to be seen in providing a pulse device which assigns various periods of times to various program sec
tions of a program "control system ". It is a further object of this invention, to provide shortvand long switching times in a program cycle. A further object of this invention is to change the program without altering the control itself, by changing the pulse duration or pulse times. It is also made possible to change whole sections of the control program by a corresponding pre-selection. The system therefore brings to a virtually infinite number of combination of programming sequences even by user choice time by time.
Furthermore it has a CLOTHES DEFLECTING DOOR In an effort to reduce entanglement of clothes with this flexible sleeve it is usual to construct the door, and particularly its window portion, in inwardly projecting form, substantially filling the inside of the flexible sleeve except for some small clearance to allow relative movement of the sleeve and door.The tub is attached to the chassis by springs or dampers and linking rods provided with shock absorbres od idraulic type.
The chassis structure frame is made up of resistant elements including metallic plate elements shaped by cutting and folding, assembled and joined together by screw or deformation attachment devices, or by welding. The machine is an example of a chassis holding parts structure instead of a normal steel sheet cube chassis of the self holding type like many other machines.
tions of a program "control system ". It is a further object of this invention, to provide shortvand long switching times in a program cycle. A further object of this invention is to change the program without altering the control itself, by changing the pulse duration or pulse times. It is also made possible to change whole sections of the control program by a corresponding pre-selection. The system therefore brings to a virtually infinite number of combination of programming sequences even by user choice time by time.
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Philco, the Philadelphia Storage Battery Company (formerly known as the Spencer Company and later the Helios Electric Company),
was a pioneer in early battery, radio, and television production
as well as former employer of Philo Farnsworth, inventor of cathode
ray tube television. It is currently a brand of Philips.
Philco's rise to the top of radio makers was an amazing feat. While other makers like Atwater-Kent, Zenith Electronics, RCA, and many now-forgotten others (Freshman Masterpiece, FADA Radio, AH Grebe,
etc.) sold many battery-powered radios in the early 1920s, Philco
made only batteries, "socket power" units, and battery chargers.
With the invention of the rectifier tube, which allowed radios to
be operated from the wall socket, Philco knew their business was
doomed, and decided in 1926 to get into the booming radio business.
By 1930 they would sell more radios than any other maker and hold
that first place position for over 20 years.
Philco
built many iconic radios and TV sets, including the classic
cathedral-shaped wooden radio of the 1930s (aka the "Baby Grand"), and
the very futuristic (in a 1950s sort of way) Predicta series of
television receivers.
Philco started
experimenting with television in the early 30s and financed for a
while the experiments of Philo T. Farnsworth, considered by many as
the “father of television.”An experimental TV station was licensed to Philco in 1931, one of the first all-electronic television ;
Granting
of such experimental broadcasts by the FCC was common practice at
that time, as television took its first tentative steps in New York
City, Schenectady, and Philadelphia. While the
rest of the country remained oblivious to the new medium, viewers in
those cities bought several thousand sets to watch the limited
schedule of programs transmitted by pioneering broadcasters of the
East Coast who jumped at the opportunity to go from experimental to
commercial television broadcasting.
By
1937, Philco was using an experimental 441-line television system
which utilized a 12” television receiver—a direct, but bulky
competitor to David Sarnoff’s RCA 12” set.
Along
with the stations that would become WNBC-TV and WCBS-TV in New
York City and WRGB-TV in Schenectady, WPTZ-TV, Philco Corporation's
station in Philadelphia, gravitated to sports to fill air time.
On
October 5, 1940, when there were about 700 sets scattered
throughout the Philadelphia area, Philco broadcast the University of
Pennsylvania's Quakers 51-0 victory over the University of
Maryland at Franklin Field.
Today, the Philco brand name is carried by several different companies and holding groups throughout the world.
Today, the Philco brand name is carried by several different companies and holding groups throughout the world.
Philco International
In
1974, 13 years after purchasing the Philco Corporation, Ford
begins divesting part of the Philco business by selling the
Consumer Electronics Division to GTE Sylvania. Three years later,
Philco International is purchased by White Consolidated Industries
(WCI). In 1986, Philco and WCI are purchased by AB Electrolux of
Sweden. And, in 1988, Philco finally moves out of Philadelphia to
Pittsburgh, to join other WCI affiliates.
Itautec-Philco S.A.
In 1989, Philco-Brasil is bought by the group Itaúsa, part of Bank Itaú. Most
of its plants are centered around three plants in Manaus for the
manufacture of TV sets, video cassettes, fax machines, printers,
and PC boards.
Philco-Argentina
It
is owned by Jorge Blanco Villegas and has a plant in Ushuaia, Tierra
del Fuego. It manufactures mostly Semi Knock Down (SKD) type
components, i.e., fabrication of pre-assembled PC boards and
components. The German company VDO imported Philco-Argentina auto
radios into Brazil for a while¾but with little success.
Philco-Italia S.P.A.
During
the 70s, Philco-Italia became part of Bosch-Siemens and was
subsequently acquired in 1987 by the Gruppo Merloni with Felice
Colombo as president. It currently manufactures
refrigerators and air conditioners in northern Italy having
distributors in all 5 continents, Philco G.B. Ltd. in England, Philco
Trading in Egypt, Bendix Unit B1 in Australia, among others.
4 comments:
A lot congratulations for this Philco. I am Italian and I own a washing machine Philco Ford, fully functional, almost identical to this one. Your Philco, is still working? There are still spare parts for this washing machine?
The machine is fully functional , have had to replace the drain tube from tub to filter unit, an easy fix. Not all parts are today's easy to find, particularly specific items like timer, programmer...... mechanical parts are easier to fix...... These machines don't know wear....they will run forever with a little, but necessary, care for them.
Keep your washing machine healty.......she will thank you forever.
Thanks Franck, for letting me respond. Indeed, these Philco washing machines, are eternal. I am currently trying to regenerate a Philco model W65A, made in Italy, until 1985. In practical, this is currently a washing machine, a loss of water in the back of the washing. I managed to recover two timer (timer Holzer), with the help of a friend preziodo, very passionate about washing machines, and in particular, specializes in repairing these timers Holzer. I would love to see a saw, while it is in functioning this your Philco Ford.
Chicco. (from Italy).
It 'still working this fantastic washing machine? You think could put it in production yet? As I told you a while ago, I own two Philco washing machines, identical to this, in your photos, and both still work perfectly.
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