Thread Number: 21361
My first Minneapolis estate sale find! |
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Post# 336686 , Reply# 1   3/21/2009 at 20:29 (5,486 days old) by tuthill ()   |   | |
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Post# 336688 , Reply# 2   3/21/2009 at 20:31 (5,486 days old) by tuthill ()   |   | |
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Machine has the garage door (no light... yet), detergent dispenser, and solenoid operated bleach and fabric softener dispensers. |
Post# 336689 , Reply# 3   3/21/2009 at 20:31 (5,486 days old) by tuthill ()   |   | |
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Post# 336690 , Reply# 4   3/21/2009 at 20:32 (5,486 days old) by tuthill ()   |   | |
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Buttons! |
Post# 336691 , Reply# 5   3/21/2009 at 20:34 (5,486 days old) by tuthill ()   |   | |
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Money shot, we had no choice when we saw the crystal white interior! |
Post# 336692 , Reply# 6   3/21/2009 at 20:34 (5,486 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 336693 , Reply# 7   3/21/2009 at 20:35 (5,486 days old) by tuthill ()   |   | |
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Post# 336694 , Reply# 8   3/21/2009 at 20:36 (5,486 days old) by tuthill ()   |   | |
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Post# 336695 , Reply# 9   3/21/2009 at 20:36 (5,486 days old) by tuthill ()   |   | |
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Detergent dispenser loaded and ready to go |
Post# 336696 , Reply# 10   3/21/2009 at 20:37 (5,486 days old) by tuthill ()   |   | |
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In goes the suds! |
Post# 336697 , Reply# 11   3/21/2009 at 20:38 (5,486 days old) by tuthill ()   |   | |
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A good sudsy wash. Vids in the link CLICK HERE TO GO TO tuthill's LINK |
Post# 336698 , Reply# 12   3/21/2009 at 20:40 (5,486 days old) by tuthill ()   |   | |
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Post# 336699 , Reply# 13   3/21/2009 at 20:40 (5,486 days old) by tuthill ()   |   | |
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Final Spin... enjoy the pictures everyone! |
Post# 336700 , Reply# 14   3/21/2009 at 20:52 (5,486 days old) by kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC)   |   | |
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Post# 336701 , Reply# 15   3/21/2009 at 21:03 (5,486 days old) by gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA)   |   | |
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Thats a real clean looking old LK. Those were great washers and will be a wonderful addition to your collection. |
Post# 336702 , Reply# 16   3/21/2009 at 21:07 (5,486 days old) by jons1077 (Vancouver, Washington, USA)   |   | |
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Post# 336705 , Reply# 18   3/21/2009 at 21:23 (5,486 days old) by joelippard (Hickory)   |   | |
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Post# 336707 , Reply# 19   3/21/2009 at 21:32 (5,486 days old) by jonvance1990 ()   |   | |
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Wow, I didn't know they made white versions of that agitator. |
Post# 336709 , Reply# 20   3/21/2009 at 21:37 (5,486 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 336715 , Reply# 21   3/21/2009 at 21:47 (5,486 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia)   |   | |
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Post# 336719 , Reply# 22   3/21/2009 at 22:15 (5,486 days old) by phamq ()   |   | |
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Wonder why there're lots of good stuffs up there. In Atlanta, ocassionally we can find some Maytags |
Post# 336725 , Reply# 24   3/21/2009 at 23:25 (5,486 days old) by autowasherfreak ()   |   | |
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I saw the longer video, and was really surprised by the roll over of the Vari-Flex agitator. What cycle where you using Jed? |
Post# 336738 , Reply# 26   3/22/2009 at 02:14 (5,485 days old) by imperialmarkxii ()   |   | |
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So cool the labels are still intact, ie."Sears Best"& the green"feature" label next to the lid, LOL Always been one for owners manuals, signs, labels, etc. -Russell |
Post# 336753 , Reply# 27   3/22/2009 at 07:03 (5,485 days old) by jetaction (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 336756 , Reply# 28   3/22/2009 at 08:15 (5,485 days old) by tlee618 ()   |   | |
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Wow Jed, congratulations!!! What a great find. You just have to love the estate sales in Minneapolis!! |
Post# 336775 , Reply# 29   3/22/2009 at 10:58 (5,485 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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I must admit, I always loved this machine. It almost takes the prize for over-the-top could you have any more bells and whistles on one machine. Gotta have the color-coded buttons (and still wonder why, with 14 {count 'em},buttons why they just didn't lay out 3 wash temps, 2 rinse temps, 2 wash speeds, 2 spin speeds and 5 options?). Doink. And someone please explain to me why you need a "SPIN ONLY" button when the cycle control dial is only 7 inches to the right? Looks like Sears designers were trying to make a Maytag A906/GE WWA9500 hybrid. I'd love to know if that button is actually connected to any wires. I always appreciated that you could have real working bleach, softener and powdered detergent dispensers on the two or three TOL Kenmores. And they never quite let Whirlpool follow in suit. And nothing beats that wood-grained garage door over the control panel! Is that to make your Sears Best Lady Kenmore even more lovely than it already is or is this so we can install our laundry pair right in the living room so it blends right in with the walnut-veneered panelling? Congratulations on a great find this machine is going to give you years of fun! ...and can we hear more about Elsie's? |
Post# 336779 , Reply# 30   3/22/2009 at 11:09 (5,485 days old) by rickr (.)   |   | |
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Post# 336781 , Reply# 31   3/22/2009 at 11:13 (5,485 days old) by golittlesport (California)   |   | |
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Post# 336875 , Reply# 32   3/22/2009 at 15:24 (5,485 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Ken, if you will notice on the timer dial just has a w r s on each cycle. There's acutally no designation of what the cycle is, to the uneducated user/eye. Remember, on this machine, you simply pushed a major cycle button, pulled out the timerr knob and rotated it until the knob stopped and you pushed in the timer knob to start the machine. The actual cycle sequence on the dial was enzyme soak, pre-wash, normal, perm press, and knit/sdelicate. Spin only was for spinning out stuff maybe handwashed or dripping wet from the pool or something. You pushed the spin only button and rotated the timer until the dial stopped and pushed it in. The stop point was the last 4 minutes of spin on the nornmal cycle.; If you put it on the increment before that, then you'd have the 4 spray rinses while it spun.
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Post# 336918 , Reply# 34   3/22/2009 at 18:20 (5,485 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 336923 , Reply# 35   3/22/2009 at 18:43 (5,485 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 336997 , Reply# 36   3/23/2009 at 05:38 (5,484 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Post# 337014 , Reply# 37   3/23/2009 at 09:22 (5,484 days old) by peterh770 (Marietta, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 337026 , Reply# 38   3/23/2009 at 09:49 (5,484 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 337182 , Reply# 39   3/23/2009 at 22:58 (5,484 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 337189 , Reply# 40   3/23/2009 at 23:16 (5,484 days old) by jons1077 (Vancouver, Washington, USA)   |   | |
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I know you're going to be very happy with this machine. It is so similar to mine (and in a LOT better shape). The light bulbs are still readily available and you should have no problem finding one. By the way, the lights this machine use are rather bright which is nice. Gotta love the "tawny gold"! Jon |
Post# 337226 , Reply# 42   3/24/2009 at 07:53 (5,483 days old) by chaskelljr2 (Washington, D. C.)   |   | |
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Yep..... both your machines are similiar. It is worth knowing that your machine was also available in 1971. The only thing they did was change the control panel of the matching dryer. --Charles-- |
Post# 337276 , Reply# 43   3/24/2009 at 15:56 (5,483 days old) by cornutt (Huntsville, AL USA)   |   | |
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I assume the "Selective Dialing" button unlatches the timer so you can turn it to any position. What does the "Custom Care" button do? |
Post# 337282 , Reply# 44   3/24/2009 at 16:25 (5,483 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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