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| Post# 499275 2/25/2011 at 16:42 (4,807 days old) by bpetersxx (laf in on the banks of the Wabash River) | ||
I wanted to put this out to the fine club members here
I am trying to research the washer we had when I was younger In our club collections I have not seen a picture of it It looks like Sears took parts from their washers and created it 3 of Kenmoreguy gordon's washers he has in his inventory has the parts that I think they used to make this machine going to dig thru the pics and post them to get a idea what it looks like but the preliminaries Had a preggo roto swirl colored buttons like a alphabet washer manual lint filter made of metal Strange dial to set the cycles Infinite water level It had a dispenser on the left side this I am not clear about as the washer was a display and MOM and Dad got it because this dispenser was broken metal lid handle left hand console had squares cut into it i I could find a picture of it that would be great as i do not remember much about it especially the dispenser as I have a horrible feeling it had a fancy bleach rinse timed system on the left side | ||
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| Post# 499322 , Reply# 1 2/25/2011 at 20:08 (4,807 days old) by 300C (Jonesboro, GA) | ||
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Something Close on YouTube Have you seen Swestoyz's 1959 Kenmore Eighty video on You Tube? It might be a close. | ||
Post# 499338 , Reply# 3 2/25/2011 at 22:46 (4,807 days old) by appliguy  (Oakton Va.) |
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Here is the picture of Donna Reed of which James speaks | ||
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Post# 499364 , Reply# 4 2/26/2011 at 06:56 (4,806 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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1962 KENMORES I don't think the machines that Donna Reed is standing in front are actually the LKMs for 1962 as there was a fancier model that had all push-button controls that year. The all push-button model is very rare I have only ever seen one set of them, the washer even had an automatic water level sensor system that would automatically set the needed water levels. | ||
| Post# 499388 , Reply# 5 2/26/2011 at 09:13 (4,806 days old) by jamman_98 (Columbia, SC) | ||
Ok Help me remember | ||
| Post# 499417 , Reply# 6 2/26/2011 at 11:59 (4,806 days old) by bpetersxx (laf in on the banks of the Wabash River) | ||
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| Post# 499422 , Reply# 7 2/26/2011 at 12:13 (4,806 days old) by bpetersxx (laf in on the banks of the Wabash River) | ||
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Post# 499759 , Reply# 10 2/27/2011 at 10:24 (4,805 days old) by KenmoreGuy64 (Charlotte, NC) |
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A couple thoughts
BPetersxx -
Did your machine have a 29-inch cabinet or a 24-inch? I was browsing Sears' website looking at models and noticed some 24-inch washers that might have had the right combination of features if you had a 24-inch cabinet. I am not finished looking though....the little cut squares you're talking about are a trademark of sorts for 1962 models (and a couple 63s). However, I have not found a model yet that had colored push buttons besides the 62 800/Lady K, and I don't believe that any of those had a manual filter. I am going to keep looking! John / Combo - I think James is right in that you may have seen a 1961 model that remained in production a while. While checking Sears' site, there is a way now to have it display ALL the models from a certain year, and so far, the highest numbered model is the elusive but familiar 1962 Kenmore 800/Lady K. This machine remains near the top of my 'dream machines' list. The fancier model you mention should theoretically have a higher model number, but I'm going to keep checking. Gordon | ||
| Post# 499767 , Reply# 11 2/27/2011 at 10:55 (4,805 days old) by jamman_98 (Columbia, SC) | ||
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My Mom's Washing Machine | ||
| Post# 499839 , Reply# 12 2/27/2011 at 14:05 (4,805 days old) by drewz (Alexandria, Virginia) | ||
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Post# 499926 , Reply# 14 2/27/2011 at 19:27 (4,805 days old) by kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC) |
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Charles -
I am beginning to think that there was no true 1962 Lady Kenmore. The 62 800s as seen in the Donna Reed picture, though they don't have the lower model 1962 squares on the panel because they are lighted, don't say "Lady Kenmore" on them, at least I do not think so. One of our neighbors when I was a kid had this washer and I do not recall ever noticing that it was a Lady, whereas I knew that on other machines in the neighborhood. These machines feature for feature are essentially identical to the 1963 LK/800s. The models at Sears would all begin with 110.6204 or 110.6214, followed by three digits, the first of which is the series. There is only one model in the 110.6204800 range, though this one had 7 revisions after the original. I suppose it is possible that one or another said "Lady Kenmore" on it while others did not. As well, one of them could be unlighted, have the squares, and a manual filter? I doubt that, but anything is possible. Immediately under this model is the 110.6204700s, the 710 and 720, and they are all clearly 70-series models. So far I can't find any other lofty models for 1962 so I I think the Lady may not have been made as a '62 instead the '61 may have carried over until the highly popular 63s came to market. Gordon | ||
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Post# 499928 , Reply# 15 2/27/2011 at 19:46 (4,805 days old) by kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC) |
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Bpetersxx-
I looked some more in the model parts drawings at Sears. If your machine was a 24-inch, I think I found the model - 110.6304300 or 110.6304350 (if it had an all porcelain cabinet). Back in the 60s, the entry-level 29-inch washer was the 400 series, followed by the 500, 600, 70/700, and 800, etc. The 24-inch models started as 000 series (110.6304000), followed by the 100, 200, and 300, though I don't think these numbers were shown as such on the panels. The 300 in this case shows the panel with the squares, the push-buttons for cycle selections on either side of the timer selector knob, a manual filter, etc. Is that right? Gordon | ||
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Post# 500015 , Reply# 17 2/28/2011 at 08:15 (4,804 days old) by COMBO52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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1962 LKMs Gordon you and Charles may be correct the one I am remembering may be a 1961 model. Some one needs a 1962 Sears catalog to look this up. All of the LKMs from 1958- 1961 or 2 are very rare I only know of one pair of 1958s, three pairs of 1959s, two pairs of 1960s and no 1961s to exist. These machines were just too expensive, too complicated and the economy was not that great in this time period as we were still recovering from the Eisenhower recession of the late 1950s for these machines to sell very well.
We should start a Lady Kenmore registry to keep track of these rare and beautiful machines. | ||
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Post# 500019 , Reply# 18 2/28/2011 at 08:35 (4,804 days old) by KenmoreGuy64 (Charlotte, NC) |
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Good thoughts mister Combo....
John,
Catalogs can be a little misleading. I got a '62 for Christmas five or six years ago, but it shows a '63 600 on one page along with the 'underlings' also all from '63, but a '62 800 set on the next. That's the top billing for that issue. Problem is, when models are carried over on the sales floor, they sometimes are carried over in the catalogs too. You have to be adept at reading the stock numbers to figure out what year they are from. It would be good for me though to get the other issue from 1962 just to see what else might be listed in there. Every once in a while a catalog skips the LK - Fall 1975 for example, as there is none in the book at all. As to a Lady Kenmore registry, I suggested that a while back to Robert, but it was during some site mod/improvement uploads and I think he was really busy. I may well do that again, as I agree that it would be useful to have a list of who has what in special machines. I'd suggest LKs from their beginning through the 1974/75 model, or maybe even beyond could be listed there, along with other coveted special and collectible machines. I don't know how involved the programming would be for it however. Gordon This post was last edited 02/28/2011 at 08:52 | ||
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Post# 500022 , Reply# 19 2/28/2011 at 08:46 (4,804 days old) by KenmoreGuy64 (Charlotte, NC) |
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Charles -
Yes indeed, in my mind anyway, the 1963 Ladies were no doubt derived directly from the 1962s. The dryers contained the exact features - automatic termination drying, a timed cycle and air. Full-width door, a sprinkler in the door, and lighted console. They had the thermostat adjustment on the back of the dryer, and toggle on the far left of the console for Maximum Auto Dry. This design was actually available as a '64 LK dryer too, until the moisture sensing strips became available and the dryer was revised for later 1964 and as a new model in 1965. The washer from what I remember was a mechanical duplicate too. It could be that the eight A-H buttons called for different cycles, but I can't say for sure without actually seeing a machine. It did indeed have a spin-only underneath the timer dial like the 63, and the panel was lighted on the left in a full-size window of sorts, also like the 63. The 62 used the 1962 70 series' tall and odd shaped panel. The A-H buttons were white with the corresponding pastel colors painted on them in the centers, as compared to the 63's buttons being black with brushed chrome inserts. The '62's agitator was the pregnant RS as compared to the Super RS in the '63. As far as I know, the 62 and 63 800s are nearly identical in features, just different in cosmetics, with the 63 having more glitz and chrome. Gordon | ||
| Post# 500025 , Reply# 20 2/28/2011 at 08:55 (4,804 days old) by bpetersxx (laf in on the banks of the Wabash River) | ||
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