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Thread Number: 11058
Out with the old and in with the older |
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| Post# 199867 3/28/2007 at 00:07 (6,229 days old) by northwesty (Renton, WA) | ||
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Well, I was waiting to do this till after I finished retiling the floor, which might never get done anyway, but my old new machines gave up the ghost, so in with the new old machines. Hope the experiment works out... 
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| Post# 199875 , Reply# 4 3/28/2007 at 00:52 (6,229 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E) | ||
OMG!!
We had this pair when I was in grammar school, back in the early 1960s. Mom had had a Bendix semi-automatic that she either didn't like or that failed- I can't remember which. She also had a Bendix dryer. I don't recall the exact sequence of events, but we somehow ended up with a VERY used Kenmore pair like this. I recall that Dad had to work on them a lot, and there was a timer replacement or something. They weren't in the greatest shape cosmetically, but then they lived in the basement, so it really didn't matter at the time. Eventually Mom got the hots for brand-new machines, and we ended up with BOL Kenmores from about 1965 or so.
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Post# 199884 , Reply# 5 3/28/2007 at 05:44 (6,229 days old) by tomturbomatic  (Beltsville, MD) |
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Brian, beautiful machines. Tom | ||
| Post# 199886 , Reply# 6 3/28/2007 at 05:53 (6,229 days old) by fjwagon () | ||
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That's the EXACT washer I have!Mines for sale,$99- | ||
| Post# 199890 , Reply# 7 3/28/2007 at 06:06 (6,229 days old) by christfr (st louis mo) | ||
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Post# 199891 , Reply# 8 3/28/2007 at 06:08 (6,229 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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Brian | ||
| Post# 199892 , Reply# 9 3/28/2007 at 06:41 (6,229 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN) | ||
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Much better! Nothing like a matched pair to brighten a laundry room. | ||
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Post# 199893 , Reply# 10 3/28/2007 at 06:46 (6,229 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Nice Settage!! | ||
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Post# 199894 , Reply# 11 3/28/2007 at 06:48 (6,229 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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PS | ||
| Post# 199895 , Reply# 12 3/28/2007 at 06:50 (6,229 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida) | ||
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Post# 199896 , Reply# 13 3/28/2007 at 06:52 (6,229 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Gleaming Duo | ||
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Post# 199979 , Reply# 14 3/28/2007 at 16:35 (6,228 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 200014 , Reply# 15 3/28/2007 at 20:27 (6,228 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Congrats! What a find. ~but these 56 year old machines are really amazing in how well they work. There is just a little different feel in working with these things - hard to explain. Perhaps for those that have machines that were around before their birth are having a flash-back to a past life. No joke. | ||
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Post# 200039 , Reply# 18 3/28/2007 at 22:06 (6,228 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Brian - the set is nothing less than stunning. I'm so glad to hear that you are putting these guys in for some daily use. Does that mean you'll be doing most of the laundry now? ;-) Your old agitator is actually very interesting. I have a feeling these early agitators have a 'marbled' look from the factory. The red agitator in my '52 Whirlpool looks exactly like your old one - but it is smooth to the touch. I guess when the factory sheen wears off they start to look funny. Ben 
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