Thread Number: 38995
A frog comes home: 110.533565.8261 |
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Post# 578193 , Reply# 1   2/25/2012 at 17:13 (4,443 days old) by in2itdood ()   |   | |
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Close up! |
Post# 578194 , Reply# 2   2/25/2012 at 17:14 (4,443 days old) by in2itdood ()   |   | |
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Interior $ |
Post# 578195 , Reply# 3   2/25/2012 at 17:16 (4,443 days old) by in2itdood ()   |   | |
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Frog's eye .... Note she's a sudsy! |
Post# 578197 , Reply# 4   2/25/2012 at 17:17 (4,443 days old) by in2itdood ()   |   | |
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The push button's |
Post# 578198 , Reply# 5   2/25/2012 at 17:18 (4,443 days old) by in2itdood ()   |   | |
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Frog's Eye: Note she's a sudsy! |
Post# 578215 , Reply# 6   2/25/2012 at 18:17 (4,443 days old) by d-jones (Western Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh Area))   |   | |
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Post# 578216 , Reply# 7   2/25/2012 at 18:17 (4,443 days old) by rickr (.)   |   | |
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Post# 578224 , Reply# 8   2/25/2012 at 18:53 (4,443 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine)   |   | |
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Post# 578228 , Reply# 9   2/25/2012 at 19:05 (4,443 days old) by wireman (Lansing, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 578229 , Reply# 10   2/25/2012 at 19:14 (4,443 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Post# 578232 , Reply# 11   2/25/2012 at 19:22 (4,443 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Ugh, that is such a beautiful find Scott, congratulations!
The reason for the differences in the color on top is the top area is porcelain and the lid and cabinet are baked enamel painted. The lid opens back on all Kenmores until 1956 when they introduced the left opening lid on the TOL model. In '57 they used the new lid design on all models all the way into the 21st century when it changed again. |
Post# 578234 , Reply# 12   2/25/2012 at 19:27 (4,443 days old) by lebron (Minnesota)   |   | |
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Post# 578241 , Reply# 14   2/25/2012 at 19:47 (4,443 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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WOW Scott that is a cool find, I am in the process of restoring a 1954 TOL KM pair, the biggest difference is the 54s have colored push=buttons that light up. This is an interesting dual water pump washer and like all WP built automatics up to and including this washer it still uses a float to control the water fill level. Yours was probably the first model to give a 2nd lower water level by means of a dual water level switch. Give me a call when you fire it up if you get a chance, John. |
Post# 578251 , Reply# 15   2/25/2012 at 20:59 (4,443 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 578254 , Reply# 16   2/25/2012 at 21:05 (4,443 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)   |   | |
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Post# 578256 , Reply# 17   2/25/2012 at 21:14 (4,443 days old) by Northwesty (Renton, WA)   |   | |
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Gosh it has been a long time since one of those popped up. Hope it fires up without too much work. Congratulations on such a great find. Hope the matching dryer shows up too they make such a nice pair. |
Post# 578339 , Reply# 20   2/26/2012 at 08:54 (4,443 days old) by in2itdood ()   |   | |
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She has a pretty sparkle in that blue eye! |
Post# 578398 , Reply# 22   2/26/2012 at 10:03 (4,443 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)   |   | |
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Post# 578401 , Reply# 23   2/26/2012 at 10:52 (4,443 days old) by golittlesport (California)   |   | |
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Post# 578420 , Reply# 24   2/26/2012 at 13:07 (4,443 days old) by whirlaway (Hampton Virginia)   |   | |
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I use a 1955 frog-eye as my everyday machine and dryer,its a Cycla-Fabric and a high speed dryer.My grandmother had the 54 model that the buttons lit up in different colors one of the first machines I remember,Good Luck Bobby |
Post# 578434 , Reply# 25   2/26/2012 at 14:08 (4,442 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 578466 , Reply# 28   2/26/2012 at 15:58 (4,442 days old) by in2itdood ()   |   | |
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She is in really good shape! |
Post# 578474 , Reply# 30   2/26/2012 at 16:18 (4,442 days old) by in2itdood ()   |   | |
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Thanks for the messages and replies! A couple of you mentioned that you have Frog's as well ... Please post some pics if you can ... Love to see them! Ribbit! scott |
Post# 578504 , Reply# 31   2/26/2012 at 17:44 (4,442 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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that the Suds, indeed, return. Love it. Also the way the wash countdown goes to zero, and how when young and impatient watching a similar dial: "When does the the rinse start? It's almost at the end of the RINSE, and it's just filling. What going on here? The dot at the end where it locks on to fill. Always so cool. |
Post# 578512 , Reply# 32   2/26/2012 at 18:20 (4,442 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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Post# 578513 , Reply# 33   2/26/2012 at 18:20 (4,442 days old) by aldspinboy (Philadelphia, Pa)   |   | |
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Congratulations THAT is one Beautiful Kenmore washer ! I hope everything works out for you. Oooh man and a TUB light you should be the envy in your town. Greg that was a great story I had simular experences lol. Scott nice washer ! There's nothing like the big K crowned cap on the Roto-swirl.
Darren k |
Post# 578544 , Reply# 34   2/26/2012 at 20:47 (4,442 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 578781 , Reply# 36   2/27/2012 at 18:55 (4,441 days old) by mistereric (New Jersey (Taylor Ham))   |   | |
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Post# 578886 , Reply# 37   2/28/2012 at 00:13 (4,441 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area)   |   | |
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That's coming along very nicely. Hope you get it in tip-top shape without too much trouble. |
Post# 578889 , Reply# 38   2/28/2012 at 00:33 (4,441 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 578931 , Reply# 39   2/28/2012 at 06:19 (4,441 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 578948 , Reply# 40   2/28/2012 at 07:31 (4,441 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 579037 , Reply# 41   2/28/2012 at 13:40 (4,440 days old) by moparguy (Virginia)   |   | |
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That is one beautiful frog! Great find and you have done wonders to it! |
Post# 579114 , Reply# 42   2/28/2012 at 18:35 (4,440 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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Post# 579694 , Reply# 45   3/1/2012 at 20:33 (4,438 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Post# 579750 , Reply# 46   3/2/2012 at 07:13 (4,438 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Scott thanks for posting the bottom view picture, it brings back memories, WP-KM only used that suds-return pump about one or two years. Old cast iron Packard motor, yes do save it even if you put something in temporally to make the washer run again. I do have several of these laying around, so when you visit sometime we can probably fix yours. |
Post# 579763 , Reply# 48   3/2/2012 at 08:45 (4,438 days old) by rickr (.)   |   | |
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I think a lot of these early WP/KM were equipted with the Packard motors. This is the rebuilt "guts" of my 56 Kenmore before the reinstall. I know the row of four holes in the bottom of the spin basket was standard in the early models.
As I have said before, I LOVE the early WP/KM machines. The rounded corners on the cabinets, the nice trim on the consoles (on the 53 model gold trim) The light up controls. These are simply beautiful machines! |
Post# 579782 , Reply# 49   3/2/2012 at 10:10 (4,438 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 579844 , Reply# 52   3/2/2012 at 16:03 (4,437 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 579929 , Reply# 53   3/2/2012 at 22:23 (4,437 days old) by d-jones (Western Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh Area))   |   | |
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Post# 580221 , Reply# 55   3/4/2012 at 09:04 (4,436 days old) by cornutt (Huntsville, AL USA)   |   | |
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How did that work? The machine doesn't appear to have the standard Whirlpool suds valve. |
Post# 580249 , Reply# 56   3/4/2012 at 11:25 (4,436 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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This washer does have the same two-way that all WP built TL suds-saver washers used for over 50 years. The bottom view picture does not show the SS valve, it would be in the top left corner attached to the corrugated hose. The washer has two water pumps one will pump the water out and the other pumps the other direction to return the water for a 2nd or 3rd use. |
Post# 580314 , Reply# 57   3/4/2012 at 16:53 (4,435 days old) by rickr (.)   |   | |
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