Thread Number: 14859
1959 Lady Kenmore Automatic Washer |
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Post# 251836 , Reply# 1   12/3/2007 at 15:27 (5,960 days old) by bellalaundry (St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 251841 , Reply# 2   12/3/2007 at 15:50 (5,960 days old) by peterh770 (Marietta, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 251855 , Reply# 3   12/3/2007 at 17:21 (5,960 days old) by stainfighter (Columbia, SC)   |   | |
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Post# 251863 , Reply# 4   12/3/2007 at 19:40 (5,960 days old) by qsd-dan (West)   |   | |
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Post# 251867 , Reply# 5   12/3/2007 at 20:06 (5,960 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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I grew up with a 1960 Model 80, which is very similar to your washer; Then, in the early '90s, I was living across the street from an appliance dealer and saw a '59 Lady Kenmore pair (yellow) in the discard pile out back. Upon further inspection, the washer had never been used! I wheeled them home and hooked up the washer---had to install the hoses and everything---and it worked perfectly. I had it for about a year, then sold the pair, along with a perfectly-functioning late '70s Frigidaire 1-18. 1) You mentioned almost everything works. What isn't working? The rapid-advance motor on mine was dodgy, so the beautiful, rhythmic clicking/clacking you hear when a cycle is selected was slow and screechy. 2) For the life of me, I can't remember: Does water recirculate back into the tub during the wash/rinse portions of the cycle? If so, does it come from the left-front or right-front side of the tub? Our 1960 had a manual-clean lint filter and recirculation was accomplished via a neat waterfall from the right-front corner of the tub. 3) Have you figured out where to fill the rinse conditioner reservoir? It's a beautiful washer! Hope you get many fun loads of laundry done with it. I love how the ultraviolet light makes the suds 'pop' during the wash cycle. |
Post# 251885 , Reply# 7   12/3/2007 at 21:25 (5,960 days old) by rickr (.)   |   | |
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Post# 251888 , Reply# 8   12/3/2007 at 22:03 (5,960 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Post# 251893 , Reply# 9   12/3/2007 at 22:31 (5,960 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 251911 , Reply# 10   12/4/2007 at 02:54 (5,960 days old) by irishwashguy (Salem,Oregon.............A Capital City)   |   | |
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Post# 251919 , Reply# 11   12/4/2007 at 05:08 (5,959 days old) by brun ()   |   | |
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The off balance could be do to a worn snubber, or a loose snubber spring. The latter happened to me. Check the bolts to make sure they have not backed off. Good Luck! It is a beauty. |
Post# 251929 , Reply# 13   12/4/2007 at 07:48 (5,959 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Oh, that's a very nice find. Have you tried the rinse-aid dispenser? Those all porcelain, curved cabinet Kenmores are some of the most beautiful. With some diligence, you'll probably come across the matching dryer - the washers are usually harder to find. This is a 1960 model Lady Kenmore dryer I brought home recently from Kansas. These beautiful appliances are still out there - don't stop looking! |
Post# 251947 , Reply# 14   12/4/2007 at 08:53 (5,959 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 251964 , Reply# 15   12/4/2007 at 10:14 (5,959 days old) by motoxdude ()   |   | |
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Yes, water comes from the front left and cascades back into the drum... just like my old GE but without the filter basket mounted atop the agitator. |
Post# 251981 , Reply# 16   12/4/2007 at 10:54 (5,959 days old) by volvoguy87 (Cincinnati, OH)   |   | |
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Post# 252050 , Reply# 17   12/4/2007 at 18:13 (5,959 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Thanks for the info, motoxdude! I kinda thought there was recirculation, but wasn't positive. Now that you've confirmed it, I know I wasn't confusing memories about different machines from my past. Interestingly, other Kenmores I've seen from that era had the recirculating waterfall on the right side of the tub, but the '59 Lady was different. |