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Post# 89650   10/19/2005 at 08:48 (6,735 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa)        

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Here are two laundy pairs that we just picked up. The first set just came out of the original home (but not from the original owners).




Post# 89653 , Reply# 1   10/19/2005 at 08:49 (6,735 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa)        

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washer timer panel

Post# 89654 , Reply# 2   10/19/2005 at 08:51 (6,735 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa)        

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dryer

Post# 89656 , Reply# 3   10/19/2005 at 08:52 (6,735 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa)        

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Maytag 208/408 pair. when I was a kid, I helped to deliver this pair brand new.

Post# 89658 , Reply# 4   10/19/2005 at 08:54 (6,735 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa)        

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washer timer panel

Post# 89659 , Reply# 5   10/19/2005 at 08:55 (6,735 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa)        

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dryer

Post# 89661 , Reply# 6   10/19/2005 at 08:59 (6,735 days old) by retromom ()        
Nice LKs...and coppertone too!

Beautiful Lady Kenmore set Runematic! What year are these beauties? Lighted controls, etc.? If I'm not mistaken, these may the the LK 800 series that Jason loves so much. Can you give us a peek inside?

Those 'Tags still look to be in great condition, which leads me to believe that it wasn't that long ago when you were a kid. ;-) Besides your delivery, what's their history?

You are amassing quite a nice (and large) collection. Please post more pics of your stuff!

Venus :-D


Post# 89664 , Reply# 7   10/19/2005 at 09:10 (6,735 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa)        

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Venus, the 'tags were in a retirement-type church home community. The people live in bungalow-style homes (those that are well & able enough to do that on their own). I'm 35, so it was quite a while ago. The thing that irritates me on that place though: We've always serviced all the homes quickly; we let the previous on-site maintainence guy pick our brains for free info for years, etc. When they replaced all these machines last year (they forgot about this poor lady where this pair came from), We lost out on the bid by $5!!!!!!!!!!! We're even related by marriage to the maintainence guy. Well, eventually he got fired and now cleans porta-potties. SWEET JUSTICE!! They got a new fellow in charge & he called us for the new Dependable Care pair to replace these. How's that for the machine's history?

When I get back over to the warehouse, I'll take a few inside shots of the Kenmore's.


Post# 89668 , Reply# 8   10/19/2005 at 09:23 (6,735 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)        

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Runematic:

I am so impressed with what you cherish! Thanks for being kind enough to let us all in on the treasures you find.

Love the Maytags!

Steve


Post# 89696 , Reply# 9   10/19/2005 at 11:56 (6,735 days old) by versatronic ()        
Could I?

May I come down and pick up a Maytag pair this weekend? I promise to give them a good home. Love and cherish them. Clean and polish. Do regular maintenance. And you can have visitation rights.

Post# 89706 , Reply# 10   10/19/2005 at 12:34 (6,735 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN)        
:-O

OMG! Look at those Kenmores! They're so beautiful. They must belong to some washing machine collector. Who understands those guys anyway? They only keep those things because they're so pretty.

Post# 89714 , Reply# 11   10/19/2005 at 13:22 (6,735 days old) by jaxsunst ()        
My first love

those are the Kenmores my mother had when I was little. The first washer I ever watched.

Post# 89715 , Reply# 12   10/19/2005 at 13:24 (6,735 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        

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Wow, these are both in good shape for their ages. I found a KM washer just like that, even coppertone, behind Lowes one night that looked as it it had been pulled up from the river bed. I pulled the top off for the panel and let the rest go. I don't think I even kept the panel in the "Great Shed Cleanout '05" last month. These 60's Kenmores were among the neatest of the lot. Congrats on the great saves!

Post# 89717 , Reply# 13   10/19/2005 at 13:51 (6,735 days old) by bostonwash ()        
What a dream job.

Who would say that about delivering heavy objects. But, wow. You are lucky. what a prize.
Thanks for sharing these pictures.


Post# 89745 , Reply# 14   10/19/2005 at 16:28 (6,735 days old) by cybrvanr ()        

WOW! What a nice pair of L.K.'s Like the others have said, they look like they came from a collector!

Post# 89761 , Reply# 15   10/19/2005 at 18:16 (6,735 days old) by drmitch ()        

Wow, Great finds! Love the Kenmores!

Post# 89767 , Reply# 16   10/19/2005 at 18:25 (6,735 days old) by westytoploader ()        

A big YAY for Lady Ks, Kenmore 800s, and Gold center-dial Maytags!! Congratulations...what awesome finds!

Post# 89771 , Reply# 17   10/19/2005 at 18:50 (6,735 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)        

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Drooling, mister!

Post# 89773 , Reply# 18   10/19/2005 at 19:24 (6,735 days old) by versatronic ()        
Question

So what year were the Maytag's made?

I guess I'm the only person here who think's coppertone brown is hideous on any appliance.


Post# 89774 , Reply# 19   10/19/2005 at 19:27 (6,735 days old) by agiflow ()        

I remember as a kid, a good friends mom had this same KM washer.

I always loved the smell of Tide and the rythmic sounds that machine made...( as only a whirlmore can. ;-) ) when i would go to their home.

The flickering console light and scrubber cap with detergent cup on top...ahhh, those were fond memories.

BTW,...anybody know what year these KM's are from?


Post# 89775 , Reply# 20   10/19/2005 at 19:53 (6,735 days old) by westytoploader ()        

Versatronic said: I guess I'm the only person here who think's coppertone brown is hideous on any appliance.

YIKES...AAAAAAAAAAH!!! Como puedes decir esto? Somebody needs a ker-slap...Jason we're gonna need to get the big guns for this one...

;-)


Post# 89778 , Reply# 21   10/19/2005 at 20:22 (6,735 days old) by hoover1060 ()        
Both gorgeous!

I think both sets are absolutely stunning! Look at the styling on those Kenmores!
The Maytags take me back, my mom had a similar pair from 1977-1996!
Congrats on the beautiful finds!


Post# 89780 , Reply# 22   10/19/2005 at 20:28 (6,735 days old) by versatronic ()        
What can I say

I just hate that color on appliances. I also can not stand wood grain on appliances. It just doesn't seem right to me.

Post# 89781 , Reply# 23   10/19/2005 at 20:34 (6,735 days old) by powerfin64 (Yakima, Washington)        
BEAUTIFUL SET'S!

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Im in love with the Lady K set( is that suprising??) Inside pictures of both sets PLEASE!

Rich


Post# 89785 , Reply# 24   10/19/2005 at 20:44 (6,735 days old) by gregm ()        
very nice :)

awesome, the tags look Mint, I love the old "centered" timer. Love the kenmores too, I have the dryer in white .........

Post# 89787 , Reply# 25   10/19/2005 at 20:48 (6,735 days old) by powerfin64 (Yakima, Washington)        

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Why can't machine's made in todays standards, look and be built like those??
you CAN'T PAY me to own machines made like they are now!

Rich


Post# 89791 , Reply# 26   10/19/2005 at 21:30 (6,735 days old) by aamassther (Hendersonville, NC )        

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Wow, those are beautiful machines. Those coppertone LK's bring back childhood memories for me also. We had the 70 series of that era. Great machines, I loved the scrubber top, measuring cup on the agitator and the backlit dials that you turned clockwise. These are treasures.

Post# 89794 , Reply# 27   10/19/2005 at 21:45 (6,735 days old) by bostonwash ()        
the gold console maytags.

just my opinion, I liked the maytags with the gold trim control panel, chrome trim, and the crystal dial knob.

It's one thing to have one of any of these machines but to have 2, yes 2 sets! You are a lucky man.


Post# 89800 , Reply# 28   10/19/2005 at 22:24 (6,735 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)        

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It's a matter of taste folks! We are all diffenent in our own way(s)!

Steve


Post# 89806 , Reply# 29   10/19/2005 at 22:49 (6,735 days old) by cybrvanr ()        

I like some of the more "solid" colors offered on appliances these days. Plain white is pretty boring. Some of the earth tones of the seventies, like Harvest Gold, coppertone, and the all to popular alvacado green are a little better...but still my favorite are the metallic-flake colors used on the new HE3T's and stuff. That metallic blue and maroon red are the absloute best colors to paint appliances...it's like the nice paint job on a sorts car!

Post# 89810 , Reply# 30   10/19/2005 at 23:14 (6,735 days old) by rickr (.)        

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I think the Kenmores are 1963 or 1964 models. Isn't that the same control panel of the turquoise set Robert sold via ebay a while back?

The Maytags are 1970's models,as the dryer has the larger door.

They are both very nice vintage machines. Coppertone is not my favorite either. However when finding vintage machines that are forty plus years old in this sort of original condition,one must make an exception. Nice catch!! (:



Post# 89814 , Reply# 31   10/19/2005 at 23:43 (6,735 days old) by fixerman ()        

IIRC the Kenmores are 1963. Look on the model no. The first two digits after the 110 is the year.

Post# 89816 , Reply# 32   10/19/2005 at 23:54 (6,734 days old) by fixerman ()        

I just confirmed they are 1963 by going to Sears website. They are probably model 1106305801 or close to it.

Post# 89822 , Reply# 33   10/20/2005 at 02:08 (6,734 days old) by kenmore1978 ()        
'63 LK

This is the washer that replaced a '55 frog-eyed KM that was in our house when we moved in. The '55 was repaired and used for a few years, after whichit was replaced by the '63 LK and given to a friend where it soldiered on for quite a few more years. The "63 was replaced by a '78 LK that we still have but is out of service at the moment.

Post# 89832 , Reply# 34   10/20/2005 at 06:40 (6,734 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)        
Speaking of brown appliances, do you want ugly?

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Let me set the stage. Parents bought a house in '73 that was built in '55. No dryer no DW, no A/C inadeuate hot water, but I digress.

1-Brown HARDWICK Brand 30" gas range with wasitihigh broier and SS door- TOL in its day which was late 60's early 70's.

2- Brown NORGE bottom-mount frezer refrigerator.

3- Light wood pine kitchen cabinets with copper hardware. "Country look"

4- red flocked wallpaper(vevety fleur-de lis pattern.

5- READY for this? Bull's eyes pattern (but square)
1 foot square (30 cm)ORANGE tile in center, 1 inch (2.5 cm) black trim around that. Then a row of WHITE tiles surrounding that one. More black trim. Then a row of ORANGE tiles surrounding that one. REPEAT to perimeter walls of kitchen.

6- Mom had a YELLOW wall-phone put in in anticipation of the pending color changes.

7- IIRC the dining set had RED pleather chairs and backs.


OMG-
I was SO relieved when the floor and walls became beige,and the dining set became brown pleather. I am breaking out in hives just THINKING about it.

Two beautiful 50's stoves were tossed out.
One was ustairs int he rental apt, 40 inches wide (100 cm) and the other was in the basement in the laundry room- 20 inches wide (50 cm). The space for the stove in the above (BOZO the clown's) main kitchen was originally 36 inches wide (45 cm).


Post# 89869 , Reply# 35   10/20/2005 at 11:50 (6,734 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa)        

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Thanks for the great feedback. I'll post a few more pics & info as time permits in the next day or so. Thanks again.

Post# 89892 , Reply# 36   10/20/2005 at 15:55 (6,734 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)        

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Personally,I like coppertone,especially the shaded versions like these.Sears had a lighter,non shaded coppertone color that I didn't care for.

kennyGF


Post# 89893 , Reply# 37   10/20/2005 at 16:23 (6,734 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)        
I'm with ya, Versatronic...

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Coppertone is icky, and Avocado only works if everything down to your drawer-pulls are avocado as well.

And--I'll come right out and say it--if I found a 1-18 in that poppy-magma-hell color, I'd...I'd...

...have been happy with a plastic-tub GE! Feh!!

*bursts into tears and runs off*


Post# 89905 , Reply# 38   10/20/2005 at 19:33 (6,734 days old) by frontaloadotmy (the cool gay realm)        
tag dryer

Hey rune, Is that a "Halo of heat" dryer? I have a set of HG
tags with the the little power light above the timer dials
(white plastic faces, no jewelry) I think mine were bought new in 1972; the dryer is still HoH. I would have any machine of that era colors if it came my way with Avocado being preferred to Coppertone, then HG. Yours look very nice.
Any dispensers under the hood of that Kenmore?


Post# 89917 , Reply# 39   10/20/2005 at 21:01 (6,734 days old) by appnut (TX)        

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Nate, I'd suggest you rescue said ugly poppy red Frigidaire and see if anyone else in the club wants it. Many here do like the poppy red cuz it's rare.

Post# 89918 , Reply# 40   10/20/2005 at 21:02 (6,734 days old) by appnut (TX)        

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Yes, there's a bleach and rinse dispenser under the hood on the LK. They're both extra hot beauts.

Post# 89923 , Reply# 41   10/20/2005 at 22:54 (6,734 days old) by thirtyater ()        
Avocado green with envy

Beautiful machines! I love the coppertone and the gold ones are great too. I am avocado green with envy!

Post# 89950 , Reply# 42   10/21/2005 at 08:29 (6,733 days old) by jmm63 (Denville, NJ)        

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Those LK are BEEEEEUUUUUTTTTIIIFFFUUUULLLL!!!! Thats the exact set and color our neighbors had when I was growing up. He was the store manager for the local Sears and everything they had was Sears "Best" The always drove a Caddy and when they got a new one, he wouldn't drive it until it had Sears tires on it. We moved away in 1977 and went back to visit in 1995. They STILL had the 76 Eldorado in the garage, with Sears tires on it, but sadly, the washer/dryer were gone. If those EVER need a home.... put me on the top of the list!!!

Post# 89953 , Reply# 43   10/21/2005 at 08:52 (6,733 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        

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I don't know if guys and gals realize this about this beautiful Coppertone set, but 1963 is the very first year that Kenmore introduced coppertone so its a very rare find.

Frigidaire first introduced the coppertone color (called shaded copper) in 1959. There were two WCI-59 washers on the Aberdeen farm in coppertone.


Post# 89965 , Reply# 44   10/21/2005 at 10:48 (6,733 days old) by burpalator ()        
To versatronic

You are not alone. I grew up with a basic 1965 coppertone Norge refrigerator and stove and a 1968 bottom of the line coppertone Hotpoint dishwasher and I ALWAYS thought it was the ugliest color I had ever seen. They were replaced in 1981 with very basic harvest gold Kelvinator appliances whose lifespan was much shorter than their Norge predecessors. I haven't lived in that house since '80, but Mom finally wised up and the last time bought white top-of-the-line Whirlpools.

Post# 89975 , Reply# 45   10/21/2005 at 12:05 (6,733 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa)        

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frontaloadotmy, the dryer isn't the halo-of-heat.

You folks have so much more knowledge than I on these LK's. I find it fascinating reading. I grew up in a Maytag household, so these are foreign appliances!

The LK washer leaks water & oil so she bought a nice used 6 month old Kenmore pair from us.

Here's a shot into the tub. I haven't done any cleaning to it.


Post# 89989 , Reply# 46   10/21/2005 at 14:46 (6,733 days old) by lesto (Atlanta)        

Can you do a close-up shot of the timer and color cycle codes on the front panel? I love those color-keyed 60's LK's!
Les


Post# 89995 , Reply# 47   10/21/2005 at 15:16 (6,733 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa)        

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No problem.

Post# 90064 , Reply# 48   10/22/2005 at 01:18 (6,732 days old) by kenmore1978 ()        
repairs

"The LK washer leaks water & oil so she bought a nice used 6 month old Kenmore pair from us."

Sounds like a agitator shaft seal, not a hard job. Gearcase will have to be emptied and fresh oil put in, probably contaminated by water


Post# 90089 , Reply# 49   10/22/2005 at 08:16 (6,732 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)        

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Clean the scrubber cap and the bakelite QUICK!

Steve


Post# 90370 , Reply# 50   10/24/2005 at 01:34 (6,730 days old) by norgeman ()        
63 LK

I remember my mom's Kenmore it was a step or two down from the Lady Kenmore, What I need to know is did Kenmore of that same year 63 have a model 700, because this is what I remember which looked alot like the Lady Kenmore but not with all the buttons? It had a few for water temp. and the slide control for the water level. Can anyone help me on this as I would like to know. We had this washer for about 8yrs. and was a pretty good machine. Thanks Dan

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Post# 90372 , Reply# 51   10/24/2005 at 02:38 (6,730 days old) by fixerman ()        

They did indeed make a "700" Go to Sears website and type in 1106305701 to see an exploded image.

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Post# 91019 , Reply# 52   10/28/2005 at 01:58 (6,726 days old) by norgeman ()        
Fixerman

Thanks for the try but not the machine my mom had when I was growing up. One thing about the super roto-swirls is that they didn't make alot of suds on top and my mom also kind of over loaded it too I suppose. But my Grand Ma's Kenmore with the fat roto-swirl seemed to make alot of suds and liked it alot more than ours. Our 700 model might have been a 64 model but not sure. Some where in that time area though it only lasted until 1971. But it did have some hard use. thanks again Fixerman. Dan

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Post# 94098 , Reply# 53   11/15/2005 at 15:31 (6,708 days old) by jeb (Mansfield Ohiio)        

This is the kenmore set we had when I was growing up. I remember the day they delivered it (I was about 4 years old)It was a great set. It came with us for 3 moves, was stored for a year, was in a flooded basement and still was a workhorse for many years. What i remember about them is with all the cycles the washer had we only used button B (warm wash 12 min. warm rinse) 99% of the time, and the dryer only had one heat setting-odd with all the settings on the washer

Post# 94126 , Reply# 54   11/15/2005 at 19:32 (6,708 days old) by bethann (Indianapolis)        
Rune

Great machines! Just paint em Pink and you'll be good to go!

Post# 94317 , Reply# 55   11/16/2005 at 17:22 (6,707 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)        

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Painting a coppertone set PINK? For shame! 8^)

kennyGF


Post# 94321 , Reply# 56   11/16/2005 at 18:03 (6,707 days old) by appnut (TX)        

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Jeb, that is funny about using only the cotton/linens colored cycle 99% of the time. My mom used a similar setting much of the time on our 1964 push-button Norge. Although she did use the delicate cycle too. As for the dryer having one temperature, it actually didn't It had "Soft Heat" feature. That is, the temperature started out on high and declined to lower temperatures as the load dried. Wish dryers still had this today. Although I think there is one that does, I just can't remember right now. As for me, I but the featuer set I know I"m gonna use. I use all 6 cycles on my dishwasher. If I had a front loader, I'd use all the cycle on it too. I believe in lots of sorting LOL. (Unlike my mom)

Post# 94375 , Reply# 57   11/17/2005 at 01:56 (6,706 days old) by norgeman ()        
Fixerman

would you have a model number for the 62 or the 64 kenmore washer the 63 year wasn't the one? Thank you.

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Post# 94410 , Reply# 58   11/17/2005 at 10:41 (6,706 days old) by norgeman ()        
Fixerman

Found the same Kenmore my mom had on a members site its on the thread Speed Queen and up at the top it says go to Ringtail 59's site then click on the first pic. and go to photo #18 and that is the machine that my mom had when I was growing up in New York state and then in 67 we moved it to calif. The only difference is that ours was white and it had the scrubber cap with the detergent cup on top of it. Thanks. Dan

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Post# 94419 , Reply# 59   11/17/2005 at 13:32 (6,706 days old) by drewz (Alexandria, Virginia)        
I am so happy to know that these classics are still around!

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Funny that LK Combination for 1963 used almost the exact same control panel. Do you have the laundry soap cup (plastic) that fits over the scrubber?

Remember this set very well, our neighbor had the model under this set that I think was a 70 or 700? It's control panel almost looked the same but it had only two turning control knobs in a lighted back drop of ovals, and of course a lighted filter indicator, did it ever go out???



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