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Thread Number: 71556
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Lady Kenmore washing machine |
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Post# 946812 , Reply# 1 7/5/2017 at 15:25 (2,479 days old) by Kenmoreguy64  (Charlotte, NC) |
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Hello -
I am the person who took both those pictures, though I did not immediately remember the second one. Both machines are mine. I presume that you chose these pics because the overall console layout and construction is similar to the machine you remember. If so, what you recall is a 1976 "No Guesswork" model that was hailed as Sears' best standard capacity pair in the 1975 Fall catalog. This model did indeed feature the same basic console, with a woodgrain insert to the left of the control bezel. Cycles were lettered, similar to Sears' tried and true manner on many models throughout the 1960s and early 70s. This was the very last model to use this cycle labeling method I believe. We refer to models with cycle lettering as "alphabet washers" generally speaking. Also, we have come to refer to machines with these panels as "Plastic panel" models, and the one you are thinking of was one of very few models with color coded consoles to match cabinet color. Almost always these machines were white only, but this model came in Avocado, Coppertone, and Harvest in addition to white. I believe this was a rather uncommon model. I don't recall seeing one on the sales floor, and not sure I ever saw one out in use or in used haul-away piles or in rebuild shops. I don't remember anyone here on the site having one either, but there could be several, who knows. Sears sold a lot of everything as compared to some makers, but this model was probably on Sears' low sellers list. There was a very similarly paneled dryer, the 1975 Kenmore All-American dryer. I am going to search for a photo and post it here, as this should be the closest match to your machine without the exact one. If anyone has a Fall 1975 catalog and can scan page 1071, it would be cool to post it here. In the meantime I'll look for some more pics... Gordon | ||
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Post# 946813 , Reply# 2 7/5/2017 at 15:38 (2,479 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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(Edit: Oops I'm a bit slow, Gordon beat me to it.)
Of course he nailed it, but here are a few other photos for reference. (borrowed from anywhere I could find them, all here on AW)
Lady Kenmore models were top of the line with all the "bells & whistles". Also from 1974 onward all Lady Kenmore models were large capacity machines.
Photo #1 1963 Lady Kenmore
#2 1964 Kenmore
#3 1964 Lady Kenmore
#4 1965 Kenmore
#5 1965 Lady Kenmore
#6 1966 Lady Kenmore
#7 A direct drive Lady Kenmore from the later(?) 80's / early 90's.
Agitators: Any chance the agitator looked like either of these?
# 8 From a 1965 / 1966 Lady K
# 9 From 1969(?) to 1973 Lady K washers.
Kevin This post was last edited 07/05/2017 at 16:16 | ||
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Post# 946814 , Reply# 3 7/5/2017 at 15:44 (2,479 days old) by Kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC) |
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1975 All-American dryer
I borrowed this picture from Ponchoguy. This is the 1975 All-American dryer. Same essentially as the 1976 model, but this one has a full-width door that the '76 did not.
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Post# 946816 , Reply# 4 7/5/2017 at 16:35 (2,479 days old) by whirlykenmore78 (Prior Lake MN (GMT-0500 CDT.)) |
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DD LKM | ||
| Post# 993195 , Reply# 7 5/5/2018 at 16:26 (2,175 days old) by potatochips ( ) | ||
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Those knobs were the exact style used here in Canada for many many many years on BD machines. | ||
| Post# 1157202 , Reply# 9 8/17/2022 at 14:54 (610 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
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| Post# 1157205 , Reply# 10 8/17/2022 at 15:39 (610 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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| Post# 1157258 , Reply# 11 8/18/2022 at 02:47 (610 days old) by tagthewasher (Des Moines, IA) | ||
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That's too bad. I'm sorry for the loss. I'm sure he'd be very proud of the fact that I'm still watching his videos, particularly that one. | ||
| Post# 1157297 , Reply# 13 8/18/2022 at 16:34 (609 days old) by tagthewasher (Des Moines, IA) | ||
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Misspelling Whoops! I meant to say "all-time." | ||
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