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Thread Number: 33394
POD 24" KMs - soft spot |
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| Post# 502674 3/9/2011 at 08:23 (4,795 days old) by stainfighter (Columbia, SC) | ||
Don't know why but I have a soft spot for these, it may have something to do with the low profile full-width badge on the back of the cabinets. Those dryers sure did have a lot of heat output for a small design, didn't they? I remember seeing them once in a Sears and getting shooed off buy a salesman, told to "go over and play in 'Toys"...man, those were my Toys!!! lol
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| Post# 502677 , Reply# 1 3/9/2011 at 09:02 (4,795 days old) by alr2903 (TN) | ||
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I see your point Stainfighter, put me down for the set on top, every gadget you would ever need and all for less than $300. Hard to believe, they would last 25 years or more if you took care of them. alr2903 | ||
Post# 502680 , Reply# 2 3/9/2011 at 09:14 (4,795 days old) by kenmoreguy64  (Charlotte, NC) |
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The set on top was very very popular. These are 500 series machines and pretty much at the beginning of Sears' 'bread and butter' models. I have had several of that machine over the years (one was in the ill-fated trailer) and they were always easy to sell. This is a 1970 model, but they were available well into 1972 and the last of them had the notched lid handle revision.
There was a two-speed, two cycle cousin version of the washer with one water level that was quite similar. It was $15 cheaper. The panel was the same style but tan in color with a black and chrome knob. It must have been just under that threshold of consumer interest because I've never seen one of those, whereas this one was common. G | ||
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Post# 503117 , Reply# 3 3/10/2011 at 20:54 (4,793 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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, whereas this one was common.  This was probably the lowest-end model with the 3 basic cycles anyone could want or need on a very tight budget.
As for those 24" BOL models, I had a neighbor who bought the house next door when I was living in my first house. their laundry was in the garage so I saw them. I literally thought, who in the hell would buy such a cheap basic unit. They REALLY must have been scrapin the bottom of the barrel to be able to buy these. They both were pick-up drivers. I figured even her undies were rugged lol. Ick!! | ||
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