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Post# 272815 3/29/2008 at 12:30 (5,865 days old) by jetaction  (Minneapolis) |
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Post# 272819 , Reply# 1 3/29/2008 at 12:34 (5,865 days old) by jetaction (Minneapolis) |
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This will need a serious cleaning | ||
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Post# 272820 , Reply# 2 3/29/2008 at 12:40 (5,865 days old) by trainguy (Key West, FL) |
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The Price is Right! | ||
| Post# 272826 , Reply# 3 3/29/2008 at 13:16 (5,865 days old) by hoover1060 () | ||
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WOO HOO NIce find Don, thats one beautiful lady! | ||
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Post# 272858 , Reply# 4 3/29/2008 at 16:17 (5,865 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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| Post# 272862 , Reply# 5 3/29/2008 at 16:35 (5,865 days old) by golittlesport (California) | ||
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Post# 272863 , Reply# 6 3/29/2008 at 16:56 (5,865 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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The Lady Kenmore...!!! | ||
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Post# 272864 , Reply# 7 3/29/2008 at 17:05 (5,865 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Another Big Yay for Minneapolis Estate Sales
Yay, ohhh it is a 1963 model Don! How wonderful and $15 no less, love that. And it even still has its original detergent measuring cup over the agitator scrubber, that is too fabulous. A little cleaning he will be beautiful. For what ever reason, suds savers automatics were very popular here, I see them all the time as well. I suspect it has to do with the fact that so many houses here in the city were built between 1920 and 1950 and most came with cement cast double basement sinks from back in the days of wringer washer. Love the little light that says "Filtering". Its also good to know when the machine is Filtering. | ||
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Post# 272865 , Reply# 8 3/29/2008 at 17:07 (5,865 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Post# 272877 , Reply# 9 3/29/2008 at 17:36 (5,865 days old) by jetaction (Minneapolis) |
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And She's Off.....
Well so far so good! There is nothing wrong with this machine, does everything it should. Gave it a bit of a cleaning and will do more of that when it is a bit warmer. The measuring cup has never been off of the scrubber cap and the rubber is still very nice! Gotta love that! Will tackle the surface rust spots in the tub at some point. Fun machine with a tub light and all. Robert thanks for the download, and for your help earlier today. Start warming up for our "show tune" date next Sunday at the Eagle! ME, MAY, MAH, MOE, MOO, Now repeat.... "The Rain in Spain......" LOL
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Post# 272906 , Reply# 10 3/29/2008 at 21:22 (5,865 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 272908 , Reply# 11 3/29/2008 at 21:28 (5,865 days old) by suds14 (Pittsburgh) |
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Great find at a great price. Glad to see some else also use the suds saver. I am in the process of looking for a washer with a suds saver. Until recently when I found this site I never thought of looking at estate sales for a washer. Good luck with your washer. David | ||
| Post# 272947 , Reply# 13 3/30/2008 at 07:54 (5,864 days old) by westyslantfront () | ||
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Hi Don. Congratulations on finding such a nice machine. I look forward to seeing more pictures. Ross | ||
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Post# 272958 , Reply# 14 3/30/2008 at 11:25 (5,864 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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| Post# 272965 , Reply# 15 3/30/2008 at 13:44 (5,864 days old) by frontaloadotmy (the cool gay realm) | ||
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I echo the words of golittlesport , plus double congrats for the price! | ||
| Post# 272975 , Reply# 16 3/30/2008 at 14:33 (5,864 days old) by gewa1054wguy () | ||
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Exciting Find Hi Don, What a great find. I look forward to seeing pix of it all polished up. Mike | ||
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Post# 273025 , Reply# 17 3/30/2008 at 21:01 (5,864 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI ) |
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Don, | ||
| Post# 273050 , Reply# 18 3/31/2008 at 00:33 (5,864 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
The control panel looks almost exactly like the one on the gas Lady Kenmore combination I grew up with.The service tech went and spliced the wiring for me so the interior light came on along with the panel light during the cycles.He was great and Sears didn't know what they lost when they began contracting out to different service companies instead of keeping their own.He knew our combo inside out.We had once a year maintainance on our contract with Sears.He'd come out and replace whatever parts he thought were about to go and made adjustments on it to make it purr like a cat.He let me watch and showed me things that no other service tech would have done.I'm sure he knew from my watching his every move that I had an interest in washing machines.
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| Post# 273055 , Reply# 19 3/31/2008 at 04:42 (5,864 days old) by whitekingd () | ||
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That beautiful scrubber cap I too, found a machine in Auburn, WA that had the detergent cap still on the scrubber cap. It was at a junk yard, and I got it!! The scrubber is pristine!!!!! What a great find. It feels really good, doesn't it?? | ||
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Post# 273071 , Reply# 20 3/31/2008 at 06:49 (5,864 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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A beaut congrats! My great-aunt had the 24" version of that machine in her kitchen. I got it in 1982 when she replaced it with a small 110v Italian-made combo. (I was in my 20's.)Sadly it became a Totyota. Didn't know then that fixing was preferable to replacing! My great-aunt was a compulsive hoarder. So when she peeled back the dozens of layers of coverings such as towels, contact paper, plastic tablecloth, the cutting board to use it it was like uncovering a treasure! ENJOY YOU TREASURE. IT IS FABULOUS! | ||
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Post# 273143 , Reply# 21 3/31/2008 at 17:25 (5,863 days old) by kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC) |
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Wow!
What a spectacular machine - that is my idea of a real washer. My mother's 1961 had the same scrubber, but she actually used hers and it was worn probably 2/3 down (her model didn't come with a detergent cup). I found one of those (ok my friend I met here did) Easter weekend when we went scavenging. Now I just need a proper vintage machine for it. Concerning the suds savers - Robert is right I think - there were lots and lots of suds savers in the older parts of Michigan where I spent 10 years of my childhood, and more yet in the older town in New Jersey where my folks grew up. Places with basements, double cast iron sinks, OR houses with a single tub could use them. I don't think I've ever seen a suds model here in Charlotte - almost nobody has wash tubs. Suds models were often available as a sub-model of the basic issue. Not every machine was available with the suds option, but most were, especially in the "bread and butter" portions of the line. There is only one digit difference in the model number. Again, such a cool find! I don't know what it is about the '63 model - I have seen a couple dozen over the years, in turquise, coppertone and white, in fact several of my friends moms had them. I've never seen a '64 model though, and only one '62. Strange.... Thanks for the pictures! | ||
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