Thread Number: 8232
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Post# 156968   9/25/2006 at 13:37 (6,394 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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Just to cause some more commotion, how about everyone's choices for vintage washers, dishwashers and dryers with the most roll-out yer freak flag outrageous bells and whistles? My first choice, to get the ball rolling, is Mark's FABULOUS Philco that thinks it's really a jukebox. (It also has an agitator that could have scored a spot on STAR TREK as a guest villain space thing). I JUST LOVE THIS FANTABULOUS FREAKAZOIDAL MACHINE!!!: |
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Post# 156969 , Reply# 1   9/25/2006 at 13:39 (6,394 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 156972 , Reply# 2   9/25/2006 at 14:32 (6,394 days old) by jamman_98 (Columbia, SC)   |   | |
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Post# 156976 , Reply# 3   9/25/2006 at 14:48 (6,394 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)   |   | |
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Mom's TOL Kenmore (by D&M) 1969 DW had more lights than the Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center normally does. Her Mid-line 1974 model [they moved into a new house and AGAIN had to chop, remove, reconfigure & insert to get a DW] of same mannie was similar to the one Gansky posted that he found NIB, unused. |
Post# 156985 , Reply# 4   9/25/2006 at 15:25 (6,394 days old) by sheerlookhomes (U.K.)   |   | |
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Is it a Rocket, a Robot, a Jukebox? NO..its a Philco - Bendix Duomatic!! (hope that's correct!) I am indebted to whoever these pics are, thanks, hope it's ok to use here, it's just Beautiful. |
Post# 156988 , Reply# 5   9/25/2006 at 15:30 (6,394 days old) by westytoploader ()   |   | |
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Someone post a picture of a 1959 Frigidaire! |
Post# 156989 , Reply# 6   9/25/2006 at 15:31 (6,394 days old) by westytoploader ()   |   | |
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WCI-59, I mean, hint hint ;-) |
Post# 156996 , Reply# 7   9/25/2006 at 16:48 (6,394 days old) by jmirawm (Barling Arkansas)   |   | |
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Robert, I thought washers were toys :) |
Post# 157018 , Reply# 8   9/25/2006 at 18:23 (6,393 days old) by sheerlookhomes (U.K.)   |   | |
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This looks like it might have had bells'n'whistles sorry for the poor quality, I had to scan it in two halves and splice them together so it's all pixilated out |
Post# 157020 , Reply# 9   9/25/2006 at 18:30 (6,393 days old) by sheerlookhomes (U.K.)   |   | |
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..let's see if this works! |
Post# 157027 , Reply# 10   9/25/2006 at 19:19 (6,393 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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That thing's amazing. Is there an old thread about it? What do all those switches and leeeeevers say? I'm hearing a song but I can't get it right: "Jukebox hero..stars in his eyes," la da da dadada--really high pitched chorus. What is it? Drivin' me nuts! Imagine, that washer played a song in my head. Now that's a friggin' washing machine. |
Post# 157033 , Reply# 11   9/25/2006 at 19:30 (6,393 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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Post# 157057 , Reply# 12   9/25/2006 at 20:48 (6,393 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Post# 157066 , Reply# 13   9/25/2006 at 21:20 (6,393 days old) by maytagbear (N.E. Ohio)   |   | |
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is the only Philco I have ever wanted. Lawrence/Maytagbear |
Post# 157067 , Reply# 14   9/25/2006 at 21:22 (6,393 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 157081 , Reply# 15   9/25/2006 at 21:49 (6,393 days old) by bobbyd32l ()   |   | |
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I love that Philco! But, can someone explain what ContourFill is? |
Post# 157140 , Reply# 16   9/26/2006 at 03:13 (6,393 days old) by mrcleanjeans (milwaukee wi)   |   | |
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That is the coolest looking TL I have ever seen.What fun! |
Post# 157152 , Reply# 17   9/26/2006 at 05:40 (6,393 days old) by sheerlookhomes (U.K.)   |   | |
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The 1960 Kenmores pic that gansky1 posted..did they they really go into production..has anyone got these in their collection? |
Post# 157185 , Reply# 18   9/26/2006 at 08:27 (6,393 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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Post# 157204 , Reply# 20   9/26/2006 at 09:21 (6,393 days old) by peterh770 (Marietta, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 157205 , Reply# 21   9/26/2006 at 09:22 (6,393 days old) by peterh770 (Marietta, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 157311 , Reply# 23   9/26/2006 at 18:20 (6,392 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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Post# 157322 , Reply# 24   9/26/2006 at 19:44 (6,392 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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Post# 157351 , Reply# 26   9/26/2006 at 22:10 (6,392 days old) by dick_s. ()   |   | |
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Well, I at least am fortunate to have a 60 Lady Kenmore dryer in my collection. It works fabulously. Dick S |
Post# 157353 , Reply# 27   9/26/2006 at 22:13 (6,392 days old) by dick_s. ()   |   | |
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But I think I must say that my 58 Four Star dryer is my favorite of all times! It is looking feverishly for its mate! ((--:: It's just so classy and fine! Dick S. |
Post# 157359 , Reply# 28   9/26/2006 at 22:37 (6,392 days old) by rickr (.)   |   | |
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Post# 157366 , Reply# 29   9/26/2006 at 22:58 (6,392 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 157368 , Reply# 30   9/26/2006 at 23:33 (6,392 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 157423 , Reply# 32   9/27/2006 at 09:27 (6,392 days old) by tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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That was for the tumblepee feature. |
Post# 157431 , Reply# 33   9/27/2006 at 10:18 (6,392 days old) by dick_s. ()   |   | |
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of the 60 LK |
Post# 157432 , Reply# 34   9/27/2006 at 10:20 (6,392 days old) by dick_s. ()   |   | |
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another closeup of the 60 LK |
Post# 157433 , Reply# 35   9/27/2006 at 10:22 (6,392 days old) by dick_s. ()   |   | |
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Such a neat dryer! |
Post# 157436 , Reply# 37   9/27/2006 at 10:34 (6,392 days old) by irishwashguy (Salem,Oregon.............A Capital City)   |   | |
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Post# 157446 , Reply# 38   9/27/2006 at 11:14 (6,392 days old) by frontaloadotmy (the cool gay realm)   |   | |
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Lovely when you finally find the mate to that 4star!!!! tee hee!!! |
Post# 157477 , Reply# 39   9/27/2006 at 14:00 (6,392 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT)   |   | |
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Post# 157481 , Reply# 40   9/27/2006 at 15:21 (6,392 days old) by jamiel (Detroit, Michigan and Palm Springs, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 157535 , Reply# 42   9/27/2006 at 18:56 (6,391 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 157593 , Reply# 43   9/28/2006 at 07:17 (6,391 days old) by jamiel (Detroit, Michigan and Palm Springs, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 157695 , Reply# 46   9/28/2006 at 21:54 (6,390 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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We had the Model 80 1960 Kenmore when I was growing up. The dryer had the same lint bag. We'd empty and reuse it many, many times. By the time I went to college (1977), they weren't selling the pink bags with the window anymore. They looked more like a generic vacuum bag. The Model 80 was all-pushbutton, like the Lady, but the buttons were shaped differently (like the '59 Lady K). They were workhorses. My parents were still using their pair when I moved home after college in '82. I finally traded the STILL WORKING pair for new Whirlpools in '85, after my Mom died, mostly because I was sick to death of having had the same washer since I was an infant. Of course, now I wish I had them back. But there's the folly of youth for you. |
Post# 157697 , Reply# 47   9/28/2006 at 22:03 (6,390 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 157708 , Reply# 48   9/28/2006 at 23:57 (6,390 days old) by brettsomers ()   |   | |
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that looks like a GD vacuum bag! i would think the hot moist air would damage the paper very quickly? |
Post# 157713 , Reply# 49   9/29/2006 at 01:16 (6,390 days old) by powerfin64 (Yakima, Washington)   |   | |
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Post# 157727 , Reply# 50   9/29/2006 at 03:53 (6,390 days old) by sudsman ()   |   | |
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Why cant we have such nice colors today instead of all these cookie cutter machines off the robot lines????? |
Post# 157748 , Reply# 53   9/29/2006 at 09:22 (6,390 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 157778 , Reply# 55   9/29/2006 at 14:25 (6,390 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 157838 , Reply# 57   9/29/2006 at 22:42 (6,389 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)   |   | |
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Post# 157842 , Reply# 58   9/29/2006 at 22:46 (6,389 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 157850 , Reply# 59   9/30/2006 at 00:02 (6,389 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 157909 , Reply# 61   9/30/2006 at 12:04 (6,389 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Post# 158132 , Reply# 64   10/1/2006 at 11:00 (6,388 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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Post# 158325 , Reply# 65   10/2/2006 at 08:19 (6,387 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 158374 , Reply# 67   10/2/2006 at 11:28 (6,387 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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Post# 158401 , Reply# 68   10/2/2006 at 14:40 (6,387 days old) by partscounterman (Cortez, Colorado)   |   | |
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I think one of our members here probably "tinkered" with the pressure switch! (Timmy! Quit fiddling with the washer knobs!) |
Post# 158406 , Reply# 69   10/2/2006 at 15:43 (6,387 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 158420 , Reply# 70   10/2/2006 at 16:56 (6,387 days old) by gmmcnair (Portland, OR)   |   | |
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...good point, but they were a very nice, effective, and versatile washer (albeit they were as noisy as a threshing machine). I would love to find one of these (or a similar Norge, Magic Chef, Admiral, Wizard/Citation) for a daily driver. They were wicked tough and washed (and extracted) like a dream from what I remember. |
Post# 158448 , Reply# 71   10/2/2006 at 20:11 (6,386 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 158480 , Reply# 73   10/3/2006 at 00:56 (6,386 days old) by brettsomers ()   |   | |
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yet maytag was very consistent in their minimalism. should be a thread on the PLAINEST 60s/70s washers (NOT necessarily BOL). |
Post# 158529 , Reply# 74   10/3/2006 at 10:28 (6,386 days old) by gmmcnair (Portland, OR)   |   | |
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Post# 158921 , Reply# 75   10/5/2006 at 13:24 (6,384 days old) by tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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Rinso, I agree with you about Kenmore's repackaging old technology under new control panels. |
Post# 158932 , Reply# 76   10/5/2006 at 14:57 (6,384 days old) by knitwits1975 ()   |   | |
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Quite frankly, I am more in agreement to the "jukebox" theory. Because these machines looked so musical. Heck, they probably were, in their own way of course. |
Post# 158940 , Reply# 77   10/5/2006 at 15:41 (6,384 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)   |   | |
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Post# 158956 , Reply# 78   10/5/2006 at 17:39 (6,384 days old) by tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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There was nothing musical about Kenmore's unbalance buzzer; what an awful noise! |
Post# 158958 , Reply# 79   10/5/2006 at 17:46 (6,384 days old) by gmmcnair (Portland, OR)   |   | |
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