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Thread Number: 36395
Rough 1962 Kenmore but good for some parts |
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Post# 542121 9/6/2011 at 22:05 (4,614 days old) by jetaction  (Minneapolis) |
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This is a parts donor for sure but it does run. Most of the grunge is just dirt. Agitator spins like mad when going into spin but agitates just fine. $10 at an estate sale, easy hauling so what the heck. Best part is my roomate and his pose here with the machine. He must have been around enough of us not to just do the pose, he had no coaching from Dad! LOL
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Post# 542126 , Reply# 1 9/6/2011 at 22:52 (4,614 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 542169 , Reply# 2 9/7/2011 at 07:37 (4,614 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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1962 KENMORE 70 That machine would restore very well, but they are a lot of work to do. These were very a popular model for Sears in the day and fairly long lived as many of them made it into the 1970s which was good in those days. Its funny that now if someone has a crappy Frigidare FLer that only lasts 9 years they complain up a storm. | ||
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Post# 542176 , Reply# 3 9/7/2011 at 07:58 (4,614 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Wow nice roomate | ||
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Post# 542183 , Reply# 4 9/7/2011 at 08:39 (4,614 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 542185 , Reply# 5 9/7/2011 at 09:16 (4,614 days old) by countryford (Austin, MN) |
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| Post# 542198 , Reply# 6 9/7/2011 at 10:39 (4,614 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
Ha! | ||
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Post# 542214 , Reply# 7 9/7/2011 at 12:29 (4,614 days old) by jetaction (Minneapolis) |
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A nice addition... | ||
| Post# 542393 , Reply# 9 9/8/2011 at 12:46 (4,613 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
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Post# 542422 , Reply# 10 9/8/2011 at 14:31 (4,613 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada) |
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Post# 542450 , Reply# 11 9/8/2011 at 17:06 (4,612 days old) by joelippard (Hickory) |
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Lawdy Mercy | ||
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Post# 542453 , Reply# 12 9/8/2011 at 17:30 (4,612 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio) |
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Roommate and washer
As stated, your roommate looks quite fine. Additionally, that Kenmore looks exactly like my very earliest memories of Mom's washer, hopefully you'll post many more pics of it as you work on it. I want to see closeups of the water temp knob, the filter and the silver release knob, etc, a few exact and very very old memories--
And if your roommate walks into the camera range, what the heck! | ||
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Post# 542580 , Reply# 13 9/9/2011 at 12:24 (4,612 days old) by Volvoguy87 (Cincinnati, OH) |
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If it's destined to be parts. | ||
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Post# 542612 , Reply# 14 9/9/2011 at 15:35 (4,612 days old) by jetaction (Minneapolis) |
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Will work on more pics... | ||
| Post# 542627 , Reply# 15 9/9/2011 at 17:27 (4,611 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
Restore | ||
| Post# 544137 , Reply# 17 9/17/2011 at 14:46 (4,604 days old) by miele_ge (Danbury, Connecticut) | ||
That is the same machine my Grandma had.. would love to see
She worked in the Credit Department at the local Sears store. When she moved in with us in 1970 and rented her house, we swapped that machine with our older Maytag automatic. We kept that machine until it died in '77 or '78 and replaced it with a BOL Kenmore.
I remember the Out Of Balance buzzer being really loud. PS: The guy in the photo is very cute too. | ||
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Post# 544429 , Reply# 18 9/19/2011 at 00:00 (4,602 days old) by jetaction (Minneapolis) |
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Am I cursed or Blessed?
So, I left this machine at an estate sale with Mark on Friday. Blane suggested we go get it for parts which he convinced me so on Sunday. Had it here, (you saw the pics) ready to bust apart and Mark sent me a text which read "What are the odds?" with a link to the MINT matching dryer on Craigslist, very reasonably priced.
I have been really proud of myself as I have been cleaning things out and greatly reducing in many areas of my life but I gave in so now I have an upcoming restoration. The good thing is I do have some nice parts, and was about to break down another Kenmore with a nice cabinet and such to use on this. This set was across the street from me when I was growing up, the same people still live there, although the w&d are long gone. I remember her teaching Julie (their oldest daughter) how to wash clothes while I was there one time. I remember it so well because she showed her how to start the machine, told her to wait for the fill and when it started to agitate she could add the soap, and then the clothes. This was different than how my Mom and Grandmother's did it, as they loaded the clothes, put the soap in, closed the lid, set the controls and started the machine. The way Julie was taught probably made good sense to dissolve the soap before going into the pump, is that how Kenmore instructions suggested it? Anyways, here is the 1962 set, complete with mint dryer and washer that needs some lovin! 
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Post# 544487 , Reply# 19 9/19/2011 at 09:49 (4,602 days old) by KenmoreGuy64 (Charlotte, NC) |
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Post# 544491 , Reply# 20 9/19/2011 at 10:04 (4,602 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Post# 544496 , Reply# 21 9/19/2011 at 10:16 (4,602 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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| Post# 544643 , Reply# 23 9/20/2011 at 06:31 (4,601 days old) by cycla-fabric (New Jersey (Northern)) | ||
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| Post# 544711 , Reply# 24 9/20/2011 at 13:14 (4,601 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
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Paint?
I saw the infomercial for this product last Sunday and thought of your machine.
Malcolm CLICK HERE TO GO TO mrb627's LINK | ||
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Post# 544713 , Reply# 25 9/20/2011 at 13:17 (4,601 days old) by washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i) |
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Post# 545443 , Reply# 26 9/23/2011 at 18:00 (4,597 days old) by kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN) |
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More pics | ||
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Post# 545444 , Reply# 27 9/23/2011 at 18:01 (4,597 days old) by kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN) |
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Post# 545445 , Reply# 28 9/23/2011 at 18:02 (4,597 days old) by kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN) |
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Post# 545446 , Reply# 29 9/23/2011 at 18:03 (4,597 days old) by kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN) |
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Post# 545448 , Reply# 30 9/23/2011 at 18:03 (4,597 days old) by kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN) |
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Post# 545449 , Reply# 31 9/23/2011 at 18:04 (4,597 days old) by kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN) |
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Post# 545450 , Reply# 32 9/23/2011 at 18:05 (4,597 days old) by kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN) |
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Post# 545451 , Reply# 33 9/23/2011 at 18:06 (4,597 days old) by kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN) |
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Post# 545452 , Reply# 34 9/23/2011 at 18:07 (4,597 days old) by kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN) |
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Post# 545453 , Reply# 35 9/23/2011 at 18:08 (4,597 days old) by kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN) |
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Post# 545485 , Reply# 36 9/23/2011 at 20:06 (4,597 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 545508 , Reply# 37 9/23/2011 at 21:38 (4,597 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio) |
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Mom's washer
That Kenmore is EXACTLY Moms' washer from my infancy. I'm a spring of 59 child, earliest washer memory is in a house we lived in from summer of 63 to 68 with that machine---and I specifically remember learning that C meant cold, h meant hot, I was just learning the alphabet.Of course the tub and innards are incredibly similar to my own 1960 whirlpool, but you have mom's exact machine, so I'll keep looking for pictures from you!
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| Post# 545547 , Reply# 38 9/24/2011 at 01:41 (4,597 days old) by 70series ( Connecticut.) | ||
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Thanks for those money shots. What a GREAT way to wrap up the week. James | ||
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