General Information

Serial #

376158ZD

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

washing machine

Patents

N/A

General Description

All metal exterior has "Harvest Gold" [yellow] enamelled finish; clear synthetic knob on temperature control dial; off-white panel houses dial; black synthetic [?] hose; grey synthetic covering on electrical cord and plug head; blue synthetic connectors have threaded collars; silver metal grill and access cover on casing back; grey enamel finish on metal interior; moulded blue synthetic agitator.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

73.0 cm

Width

64.5 cm

Height

112.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Domestic Technology

Category

Laundry

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

MAYTAG

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Iowa

City

Newton

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

This machine used c. 1978- 2004.

Canada

Founded by Frederick Maytag in 1893, Maytag is an American company that specialized, until1922, in the production of farm machinery. In order to maintain its operations all year-round, the company began to produce washing machines for the household from 1907 with the goal of making them efficient and dependable. References to the production of the Maytag Corporation in Canada are pieces of a puzzle to reconstruct for it is not listed as such in major trade catalogues and in the Canadian Trade Index. and the search has to be done through its subsidiaries. According to Fraser’s Canadian Trade Directory, Maytag household washing machines were manufactured in Rexdale ON (from 1980), and in Montreal QC (1980-82). Presently, the main office for Canada is located at Burlington, ON. Although no citations have been found on the making of domestic dryers in those sources, one may presume that they might have been only distributed in Canada by other subsidiaries. [Ref. 1]

Function

To clean fabric by using combination of water, detergent and agitation.

Technical

High-end appliance by leading manufacturer of the period. Ability to vary temperature control was significant, given growing range of synthetic materials and fabric blends. Top-loading design, with button centred on the back-splash indicating the cycles: permanent press, regular and delicate. There are also push buttons for selecting the level of water required, the top portion for wash cycle, the bottom portion for rinse cycle, and the agitator speed controls the action - regular/gentle. The top of the agitator has a dispenser for liquid fabric softener filled at the beginning of the wash cycle and automatically dispensed when needed during one of the rinse cycles. A bleach dispenser is inside the lid. [Ref 1]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Controls are labelled: "PERMANENT PRESS", "DAMP DRY", "REGULAR FABRICS" and "DELICATES" printed on control dial; "Hot/Warm", "Hot/ Cold", "Warm/ Cold", "Cold/ Cold", "Regular Action", "Gentle Action", "Small/ Load", "Medium/ Load" and "Large/ Load" printed on push buttons. "THE MAYTAG CO./ NEWTON, IOWA [U.S.A]/ [?]d 745G 115V 60HZ/ [MODEL] HA2008/ SERIES/ [blank]/ SERIAL NO./ 376158ZD" printed on plate fixed inside machine, on door frame. "THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE GROUNDED ACCORDING/ TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF NATIONAL AND LOCAL/ CODES IN ORDER TO AVOID THE POSSIBILITY OF/ HAZARD DUE TO ELECTRICAL SHOCK" printed on label applied to casing back. "GROUND SCREW" appears in raised print on casing back panel. NB: Wiring diagram [L50139] fixed to casing back.

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

All metal exterior has "Harvest Gold" [yellow] enamelled finish; clear synthetic knob on temperature control dial; off-white panel houses dial; black synthetic [?] hose; grey synthetic covering on electrical cord and plug head; blue synthetic connectors have threaded collars; silver metal grill and access cover on casing back; grey enamel finish on metal interior; moulded blue synthetic agitator.

Decoration

N/A