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Thread Number: 14076
My 1977 Kenmore Portable in Avocado - that I may have to part with! |
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Post# 241302 10/9/2007 at 16:35 (6,034 days old) by turquoisedude  (.) |
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Thought you might like to take a peek at the first 'vintage' dishwasher I ever owned - this is a 1977 Kenmore, not quite TOL, but almost, in Avocado Green. It has always worked like charm and it is the quietest dishwasher I have owned to date. The tub and racks are in remarkable shape for a 30-year old unit, don't you think? I am only the second owner of it - I bought if from the parents of a college buddy of mine when they moved out of Montreal. It is currently in my partner's house up in the Laurentians. Now the sad part - I may have to part with it when we move into our new house in November. If anyone out there might be interested in it, let me know! I was going to list it on eBay, but I really want it to go to a collector who will use and appreciate it! 
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Post# 241303 , Reply# 1 10/9/2007 at 16:37 (6,034 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Interior of the Kenmore | ||
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Post# 241305 , Reply# 2 10/9/2007 at 16:39 (6,034 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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And the Control Panel | ||
| Post# 241322 , Reply# 3 10/9/2007 at 17:59 (6,033 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
very nice dishwasher
hello this dishwasher is very good i know because i grew up with this model i hope that you will be able to sell it to a collectioner mine was harvest gold. ps: to other members this dishwasher is worth saving because it can remain has a portable or be converted to a built in model. good luck and i hope for you a member will save it. | ||
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Post# 241333 , Reply# 4 10/9/2007 at 18:41 (6,033 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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AH! Harvest Gold!
Hey there! One of my friends had this same dishwasher in Harvest Gold, too - unfortunately the pump gave out on them and they trashed it! Quelle perte! Well-spotted that this is the 'convertible' model; in the instruction manuals that I still have with this machine, they mention a conversion kit for building them in. I had neighbors in Pointe-Claire (where I grew up) who had a GE Front-loading portable that could not be built in. Have you ever seen anything like that?? | ||
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Post# 241384 , Reply# 6 10/9/2007 at 22:11 (6,033 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 241393 , Reply# 7 10/9/2007 at 22:27 (6,033 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Post# 241405 , Reply# 8 10/9/2007 at 22:56 (6,033 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Steve, those were referred to as dish loops. I saw those on what seemed to be every D&M brand from 1976 or 1977 through the 1980s. I think those were a cost-utting design of racks, not nearly as many "tines" in the dishloop racks. During "this run" of Kenmores, higher-end models had removeable dishloop racks in the top rack. That's where you put saucers and some cereal bowls. That was located on the right side of the top rack.
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Post# 241430 , Reply# 9 10/10/2007 at 01:45 (6,033 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Kenmore Dishwasher!
I have a friend that had the same exact dishwasher only theirs was built in. And they didn't have the dishloops in the bottom rack. They had the pointed tines. I remember D&M and sears started to use the closed dish loops in the early 80's. Maybe this lower rack was a add on. I also perfered the point tines. This is a realy cool machine. Peter | ||
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Post# 241508 , Reply# 10 10/10/2007 at 10:27 (6,033 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Post# 241574 , Reply# 11 10/10/2007 at 15:25 (6,033 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Kenmore Dishwasher | ||
| Post# 241834 , Reply# 12 10/11/2007 at 19:23 (6,031 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
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| Post# 243361 , Reply# 13 10/19/2007 at 14:10 (6,024 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
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video of this dishwasher | ||
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Post# 243365 , Reply# 14 10/19/2007 at 15:09 (6,024 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Hi! I am not going to be able to try and shoot a video of this dishwasher operating until after I get settled in to the new house. The good news is that the Kenmore is moving with us - I have decided that I just can't part with it! I mean, how many dishwashers today have a forced-air drying system?? I don't think they could build anything to look like this today! Maybe the racks/wash arms might be similar, but I can't see any manufacturer building a dishwasher with a real porcelain-on-steel tub like this one! I have a '94 Moffat and a '99 Beaumark and they have plastic tubs... BOOOO!! | ||
| Post# 243397 , Reply# 15 10/19/2007 at 18:05 (6,023 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
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| Post# 716666 , Reply# 16 11/20/2013 at 22:31 (3,799 days old) by atari_master () | ||
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do you still own this i was just searching around and seen this on the net and i was wondering if you still owned it | ||
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Post# 716937 , Reply# 17 11/21/2013 at 20:02 (3,798 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Post# 717242 , Reply# 18 11/23/2013 at 09:40 (3,797 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia ) |
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Post# 717250 , Reply# 19 11/23/2013 at 10:22 (3,797 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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**Blush** Thanks, Phil! I always thought my collection paled in comparison to those of other members' collections!
The washer in the avatar photo is a very-late run 1965 Lady Kenmore. It was in stunning condition when I found it - it needed an overhaul, though. Now it's worthy of being the 'daily driver' IF someone would relent and let me have vintage appliances in the city... LOL | ||
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Post# 717518 , Reply# 20 11/24/2013 at 21:00 (3,795 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia ) |
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ahhhhh, someone is sour on "some" vintage appliances? Certainly not the dog? :-)
I have the same feelings about my mixer collection..and what I don't know makes the difference in what you're trying to tell me, I guess. :-) Well, next to a GE Versatronic I just looked at and posted from Craigslist, your LadyK stole my heart! | ||
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