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Post# 491452   1/25/2011 at 16:15 (4,811 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Hands down one of the most gorgeous wringer washing machines I've seen to date.
A beautiful "Lady Kenmore", with enough bells and whistles for a parade! Excuse me whilst I go loosen my stays and take a whiff of smelling salts! CLICK HERE TO GO TO Launderess's LINK on eBay |
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Post# 491453 , Reply# 1   1/25/2011 at 16:18 (4,811 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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Post# 491462 , Reply# 2   1/25/2011 at 16:54 (4,811 days old) by washernoob ()   |   | |
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Whoa! That is quite neat! Very modern in design for a wringer. I cant say Im much of a fan of the open roller design, but with something like that I think I could get used to it! I spy a vintage dishwasher! |
Post# 491491 , Reply# 3   1/25/2011 at 18:33 (4,811 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 491546 , Reply# 4   1/25/2011 at 22:57 (4,811 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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It's a beauty, and even has 2 speeds--awesome. Every once in a while, I think it would be fun to have a wringer washer for the occasional hands-on load. When I was a year old, in 1960, my dad bought my mom our Kenmore Model 80 pair, but they kept the '59 Kenmore wringer washer. I recall my mom using it when the automatic would break down. It sat in our laundry room covered with a big plastic washer cozy.
My sister told me that when she first got the automatic washer, my mom would still wash the clothes in the wringer machine, then transfer them to the automatic after wringing, at which point she'd run a Rinse and Spin cycle. My dad finally convinced her to trust the automatic and put the clothes in there from the start. Italian war brides were funny people. Surprisingly, she took to the '56 Westinghouse pull-out style dishwasher immediately. |
Post# 491550 , Reply# 5   1/25/2011 at 23:10 (4,811 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Post# 491551 , Reply# 6   1/25/2011 at 23:14 (4,811 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 491554 , Reply# 7   1/25/2011 at 23:28 (4,811 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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Those rollers are weird for sure. I thought there was something wrong with them when I first saw the Salvation Army machine.
Oh, and interestingly, that LK wringer was gone on my next visit to the store about a week or so later. I doubt it went for $200+ but even for half that amount the buyer had to want it pretty bad. |
Post# 491616 , Reply# 8   1/26/2011 at 10:12 (4,810 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 491620 , Reply# 9   1/26/2011 at 10:36 (4,810 days old) by sudslock1 (St Louis)   |   | |
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That is some color. I'm not sure what they would call that color. Carmel or Sassy gold or something. Kenmore must have paid a Las Vegas pit boss and a couple hookers to sit and think of some fun new colors for there machines. |
Post# 491683 , Reply# 10   1/26/2011 at 17:05 (4,810 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Is only a brand name, one wonders whom built these washers for Sears.
Here's a link to a local auction with better pictures. However the price is still up there, which considering the condition of this machine makes the OP look like a deal. CLICK HERE TO GO TO Launderess's LINK on Cnj Craigslist |
Post# 493505 , Reply# 12   2/2/2011 at 19:37 (4,803 days old) by sudslock1 (St Louis)   |   | |
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Did I need it? No. Did I want it? Yes............so it is mine! |
Post# 493534 , Reply# 13   2/2/2011 at 20:30 (4,803 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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