1965 Turqoise Lady Kenmore Washer Dryer Set - $1799 (4617 Lorain Avenue Cleveland Ohio)

Just as James said, these are a 70 or 700 series set.

Throughout the 1960s, one of Sears' best sellers was the highly popular 70 series model which was nearly the same in features every year...infinite water level, five temp combinations, and two speed/three cycle timer selections. The major difference year to year was the restyled console.

But, there was also an "alternate" 70 series model, which was typically an alphabet machine with timer set temps, thus no temp selector. These machines commonly did not have a series call-out on them anywhere, but were always numbered as 700s (or 70s) in their model numbers.

James and I have come to refer to these machines as 700s, as finally in 1969 one of the models finally did have 700 spelled out on the console. These machines seemed "slightly fancier" than a basic 70 to us as their matching dryers usually had full-width doors, which were a sign that you were "movin on up" in the Sears hierarchy.

This is a really nice set. I would surely be tempted.

Gordon


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Post# 880027 5/8/2016 at 21:08 (2,903 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia )
Checkrate/Likes again, sorry if it's a repost....and well, how about the price? !!! CLICK HERE TO GO TO ovrphil's LINK on Cleveland Craigslist Photos... < > Photo 1 of 5 View Full Size

Post# 880031 , Reply# 1 5/8/2016 at 21:19 (2,903 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)
Checkrate/Likes 1 Turquoise Kenmore's, Nice but they are not LKMs

Post# 880034 , Reply# 2 5/8/2016 at 21:30 (2,903 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia )
Checkrate/Likes John - I was wondering where the LADY went, too. :-)

Post# 880052 , Reply# 3 5/8/2016 at 22:39 (2,903 days old) by 70series ( Connecticut.)
Checkrate/Likes 1 Actually these are 1963 70/700 models that were continued into 1964. Gordon, Kenmoreguy64 had that washer in his collection for a period of time, and Robert our webmaster, acquired a set just like these in early 2005. The washer is the subject of the Kenmore See It Wash video. Hopefully someone takes these beauties home.

Post# 880075 , Reply# 4 5/9/2016 at 05:41 (2,902 days old) by appnut (TX)
Checkrate/Likes I was wondering if this was the set that used to belong to Robert? would be rare if it actually wasn't his set (acquired by someone else) and was a duplicate (even color) of Robert's former set.

Post# 880078 , Reply# 5 5/9/2016 at 07:36 (2,902 days old) by vacerator (Macomb, Michigan)
Checkrate/Likes *Not a* model 70 either. I think the "70" had a separate temp. knob. It seems I recall my moms having two small knobs on each side of the timer. One may have been wash temp., one rinse temp. Unless one knob was water level. Seems I also recall the same water level slider switch.

Post# 880091 , Reply# 6 5/9/2016 at 10:50 (2,902 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)
Checkrate/Likes 1 These belong to Eugene (lorainfurniture) in ohio. I had originally planned to buy them, even planned to travel to Wausau to move them out of the house and into storage until I was able to ship. But after booking my flight I decided not to buy them and that's when Eugene stepped in and bought them. Also, Tim (polkanut) was kind enough to store them until Eugene was able to ship them. Kevin Here is the original thread: www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/T...

Post# 880132 , Reply# 7 5/9/2016 at 21:02 (2,902 days old) by kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC)
Checkrate/Likes 3 *These are indeed a model 70/700 set* Just as James said, these are a 70 or 700 series set. Throughout the 1960s, one of Sears' best sellers was the highly popular 70 series model which was nearly the same in features every year...infinite water level, five temp combinations, and two speed/three cycle timer selections. The major difference year to year was the restyled console. But, there was also an "alternate" 70 series model, which was typically an alphabet machine with timer set temps, thus no temp selector. These machines commonly did not have a series call-out on them anywhere, but were always numbered as 700s (or 70s) in their model numbers. James and I have come to refer to these machines as 700s, as finally in 1969 one of the models finally did have 700 spelled out on the console. These machines seemed "slightly fancier" than a basic 70 to us as their matching dryers usually had full-width doors, which were a sign that you were "movin on up" in the Sears hierarchy. This is a really nice set. I would surely be tempted. Gordon