Thread Number: 57158
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Kenmore 24" Washers from c.1960, are they rare? |
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Post# 794561   11/17/2014 at 21:01 (3,418 days old) by scoots (Chattanooga TN)   |   | |
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I was looking at pictures of a vintage (c.1959) mobile home and miraculously the original washer was still in it.
It's a Kenmore c. 1960 narrow (24") washer. I've seen these in the catalog many times but this is the first one I've seen "in the wild". Are they rare? Does anybody have them in their collection? As I mentioned, I only know them from catalogs.
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Post# 794582 , Reply# 1   11/17/2014 at 22:11 (3,418 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 794590 , Reply# 2   11/17/2014 at 22:31 (3,418 days old) by hippiedoll ( arizona )   |   | |
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a 1959 mobile home?? that sounds pretty cool!! and to find that 1960 24 inch kenmore washer, that is just way cool!!! i have never seen a kenmore washer like this. but than again, i haven't seen too many vintage washers in person. but it definitely does look cute!!!
does the kenmore still work, do you know?? are you planning on getting it?? keep us posted on your cool find!!! :o) |
Post# 794591 , Reply# 3   11/17/2014 at 22:37 (3,418 days old) by bluejay (Havre de Grace, MD)   |   | |
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Post# 794592 , Reply# 4   11/17/2014 at 22:48 (3,418 days old) by scoots (Chattanooga TN)   |   | |
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The Kenmore washer was the most vintage and interesting of the appliances in the mobile home. It was for sale about a year ago in NC and the photos can be seen in the link. It was sold and moved to Baltimore. CLICK HERE TO GO TO scoots's LINK |
Post# 794594 , Reply# 5   11/17/2014 at 22:52 (3,418 days old) by scoots (Chattanooga TN)   |   | |
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Tim Blankenship finishes the story:
The trailer was last seen in Baltimore. That's too far for me but perhaps somebody in the area might be interested in contacting the blog owners to see if they still have the washer.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO scoots's LINK |
Post# 794595 , Reply# 6   11/17/2014 at 22:54 (3,418 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine)   |   | |
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Post# 794628 , Reply# 7   11/18/2014 at 03:58 (3,418 days old) by kenmoreguy89 (Valenza Piemonte, Italy- Soon to be US immigrant.)   |   | |
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Post# 794639 , Reply# 8   11/18/2014 at 06:06 (3,418 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Neat picture Bill, I have seen quite a few 24" machines over the years, but I am sure they are pretty rare, they couldn't been more than 5% or so of total sales.
We have one 1967 model that even has a self-cleaning lint filter, and I once had one about the same age that had 4 push-buttons on each side of the timer [ used the timer assembly from 63-65 LKM full size washers ], SCF and a timed bleach and softener dispenser. The coolest 24" machine we have is a 1966 24" wide GE FF washer, this machine has a full width florescent light 2sp clutch and mini-basket, I have never seen another 24" GE. John L. |