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Post# 262756   2/1/2008 at 09:49 (5,901 days old) by kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC)        

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Does anyone know where I can locate a Kenmore model 70 washer control panel? It's a 1961 model 110.6114720 however 110.6114710, 6114721, 6114722 and 6114730 all appear to have the same panel.

I am restoring this machine and have the whole unit except the panel. Any advice or information would be greatly appreciated!!!!!





Post# 262760 , Reply# 1   2/1/2008 at 10:21 (5,900 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        

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Hi Gordon, do you have a picture of the machine, that probably will help, many of us wont know the machine by the model number alone.

Post# 262763 , Reply# 2   2/1/2008 at 10:45 (5,900 days old) by kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC)        

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I sure wish I did have a picture, but thanks for the suggestion. Somewhere in my Grandfather's old slides is a shot of my Mom standing in beside the washer the day Sears delivered it, but that's the only pic that I ever remember seeing. I could give great detail to a sketch artist, but since that isn't likely to happen, maybe a little description would help?

Surprisingly, the panel itself is not totally unlike, in overall design appearance, the Frigidaire on the main page of this site. The washer used the chromed pointer knob (as opposed to the round dials with the cycles painted on that were so common then). The knob had a charcoal gray painted center. There was an infinite water level knob of smaller but similar design on the left, and temp on the right. I have examples of the knobs that I could post.

To the left of the controls was those typical 60s Kenmore wavy lines, with "KENMORE" in chrome and gray on the lower portion. There was also a gold Kenmore "butterfly" or whatever that was in the top left corner. The whole console was a squared design, and the end caps and top were painted charcoal gray as well. I have not seen this machine since 1974, so my memory may be flawed a bit, but I spent a lot of time observing and listening to that beast and I'd swear it's image is burned into my mind.

The machine is a 3-cycle, and the cycle layout had the Normal (in yellow) on top, Delicate in blue lower right, and Wash N' Wear in Pink lower left. The surround behind the level and temp controls was aqua blue - same color I think as the Delicate cycle.

The way I figured out the model number was by going to Sears' appliance parts website. WWW3.sears.com. You can pull up a scanned picture of the original parts list and diagrams - there you can see a rendering of what I am trying to describe.

Thanks again - I hope this is of at least a little help.


Post# 262764 , Reply# 3   2/1/2008 at 10:54 (5,900 days old) by coldspot66 (Plymouth, Mass)        

You are describing a "seventy" series washer with a gray plate on the right corner of the top.Blocked letters spelled out "seventy". It had a squat.square console as you described. IIRC the square dial lit up. Pull to stop and push to start. It had infinite water level and 5 temp combinations. Very thirsty wash 'n wear cycle in pink. Delicate was in blue with a 4 min wash. Cartridge style waterfall lint filter with a pregnant roto-swirl agitator.

Post# 262788 , Reply# 4   2/1/2008 at 13:01 (5,900 days old) by kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC)        

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Yep - you are correct. I put another thread out here a few days ago, but I got no replies and I figured it was because it was too lengthy (brevity is not a strength of mine) so I didn't mention the 'seventy' tab this time. The restorable machine I have has the tab intact, I just need the console. My machine has a full porcelain cabinet, which I was not aware they even offered.

I also was not aware that ours had a light until I saw it on the parts diagram; it must have burned out before it became my entertainment venue of choice. Mom had a matching dryer and it didn't have a working light either. If I find a console, I'm gonna be sure that the light is working!!

Your are right about the console being "squat" - our 1972 replacement dryer's console was an inch or two taller than the washer's.

Seeing all the late 50s Kenmores that have been restored has made me very interested in bringing this machine back. I have had it in storage for probably 14 years. Have you seen many of them? I have never seen another, at least a whole one. I did see a dryer that my repair technician mentor had back in the early 90s, but just that one. I'm guessing this was not a common model, as I've seen dozens of 63 Lady Ks, a number of 62-64 70 series, etc. but Mom's always seemed in a class of its own.


Post# 262809 , Reply# 5   2/1/2008 at 16:46 (5,900 days old) by kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC)        

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I think I found a picture right here on this site....try picture #2 of the Aberdeen Farm...bottom right corner. There's what I thought was a coppertone machine with a white top...that I think is the console. The "coppertone" cabinet is actually white that rusted, but that sure looks like the panel I need.

Post# 262832 , Reply# 6   2/1/2008 at 20:03 (5,900 days old) by cycla-fabric (New Jersey (Northern))        
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Hey Gordon,
Take a look at these Kenmore pictures I think this is the machine you are looking for. My mom had this machine along with the matching dryer. Enjoy! Picture 1

Cycla-Fabric
Doug



Post# 262833 , Reply# 7   2/1/2008 at 20:03 (5,900 days old) by cycla-fabric (New Jersey (Northern))        
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Here's Picture 2

Post# 262834 , Reply# 8   2/1/2008 at 20:05 (5,900 days old) by cycla-fabric (New Jersey (Northern))        
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and Picture 3!

Post# 262850 , Reply# 9   2/1/2008 at 21:21 (5,900 days old) by kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC)        

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Doug - you are the man! That's the machine exactly. I probably shouldn't say it this way, but that machine put a mark on my childhood - in a good way. I would stand in front of that thing for hours. I'd put legos in it and watch them bob up and then vanish with the laundry, only to reappear somewhere else in the tub. I couldn't wait to get a new machine, but then missed the old one the next day.

We got rid of the machine because it BADLY needed new centerpost bearings. Washing all the diapers of two babies put a lot of wear on it I guess. I always felt like I should have repaired it (at 10 years old!) and that's what led me to a hobby of repairing/rebuilding belt drive Kenmores. I did about 60 of them in the 90s and had a blast. The hobby even paid for a new Ford Ranger I bought to haul them around.

The base machine that I have to restore was a trade-in for one of my resales and I've held on to it for the one day I would bring it back to life. I think I'm finally on the path. If we find a console for it, you'll have to be one of the first to see it when done.

Thanks man!

Gordon


Post# 262852 , Reply# 10   2/1/2008 at 21:30 (5,900 days old) by chaskelljr2 (Washington, D. C.)        
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Hey "KenmoreGuy64"

Is it Model # 2 on Page # 1122 in my 1961 Sears Catalog???


Post# 262855 , Reply# 11   2/1/2008 at 21:36 (5,900 days old) by chaskelljr2 (Washington, D. C.)        
1961 Kenmore Model 70 Washer????

OR........ Is it THIS one?????

--Charles--


Post# 262858 , Reply# 12   2/1/2008 at 21:45 (5,900 days old) by kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC)        

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Charles - THANK YOU - it's the first one. My mother has been witnessing this with amusement....we just said we should try to get a 1961 catalog on ebay, so you saved me the trouble!

I have never seen the second model - it's very cool. I sure wish they made something today that I could be so enthusiastic about.


Post# 262878 , Reply# 13   2/1/2008 at 22:52 (5,900 days old) by powerfin64 (Yakima, Washington)        
I have the matching Dryer!

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its a 62 Model 70.. even with a germicidal light in the drum too!
Great dryer!

Rich


Post# 262891 , Reply# 14   2/1/2008 at 23:50 (5,900 days old) by queeny77 (BERWYN, ILLINOIS)        

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does anyone have a pic of a 60s abc washer with black rectangular knobs with aluminum inserts and a timer knob that is sorrounded by chrome,and to the left of all that a piece of glass with a b c ect,with the letters on it with an explanation of what they did.

Post# 263105 , Reply# 15   2/3/2008 at 19:42 (5,898 days old) by kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC)        

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Thanks to some help from some great members here, we've nailed down what the console looks like....has anyone seen one in the last hundred years? Was this a common model? Better question - are there any out there looking for a good home?

Post# 264656 , Reply# 16   2/12/2008 at 16:25 (5,889 days old) by kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC)        

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I'm wanting to keep the thread alive here folks - Does anyone remember one of these machines around recently? Better yet, are there any suggestions on where I might find a supply of old panels, etc? I know a couple stores here Charlotte used to keep old control panels for parts so I'm hoping other places did too and might just have one collecting dust.

Any suggestions you folks might have would be appreciated!

Thanks in advance, I love the site!

Gordon



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