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Some washers for sale..1-18..1969 Kenmore SS
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Post# 570321   1/21/2012 at 16:24 (4,449 days old) by captainmoody ()        

I have some washers that are not being used, and are just collecting dust.. I would rather find someone that can display and use them!
The first are a 1969 Kenmore Coppertone pair, The washer being an 800 suds-saver, the dryer a ('66 model made in '69)900 Gas. Nice original condition, no chips or rust. Lit consoles. (Working condition) $180 for the pair
The second is a 1979 Harvest Gold 1-18. Nice shape,minimal surface rust by screws at bottom. (working condition) $50
The third is a near-mint, 1970 low use Maytag 806 in shaded Avocado. (you can see the 'tag in my avatar!) (working condition)$80
I am selling them for what I have in them, not looking for a profit. Just a good home!
If anyone is in the Macomb Michigan area, you are welcome to come by and take a look at them.





Post# 570334 , Reply# 1   1/21/2012 at 17:35 (4,449 days old) by Pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)        

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Sent you an email! :)

Post# 570368 , Reply# 2   1/21/2012 at 22:00 (4,449 days old) by captainmoody ()        

I set aside the 'Tag and 1-18 for Jamie!

Post# 570369 , Reply# 3   1/21/2012 at 22:07 (4,449 days old) by captainmoody ()        

If anyone wants to know more about the Kenmore pair, Thread #522519 will tell all!

Post# 570383 , Reply# 4   1/22/2012 at 00:35 (4,449 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)        
yay

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for Jamie!

 

 


Post# 570576 , Reply# 5   1/22/2012 at 21:34 (4,448 days old) by washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i)        

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So what vintage is this coppertone Kenmore pair? Just asking cuz it seems that the washer is an 800 model and the dryer is a Lady Kenmore? I have the same thing vintage 1964 and it's funny that folks would have opted to get the higher level model dryer instead of the washer. Must have been cost.

Post# 570610 , Reply# 6   1/22/2012 at 23:24 (4,448 days old) by chaskelljr2 (Washington, D. C.)        
@ Todd....

Post# 570369, Reply# 3:

Todd:

The Washer and Dryer in the picture in the post listed above is:

Washer: 1969-71 Model 800 (w/Vari-Flex Agitator)

Dryer: 1966-67 Lady Kenmore (but from what I hear, the dryer was manufactured in 1969 as well).

Still an interesting set no matter how you slice it.

--Charles--


Post# 570611 , Reply# 7   1/22/2012 at 23:24 (4,448 days old) by 70series ( Connecticut.)        

I am pretty sure they are both 1964 models. The LK dryer is a 900 series; the first of those to be issued. The washer is the 800 series which was a step down from the Lady, and is almose exactly the same in it's console design, except the 800 does not have as much chrome, and does not have the alphabetized buttons beneath the dial, as the LK does. The LK does not have the temperature buttons next to the dial, as temperatures are pre-programmed by selecting the alphabetizes cycles. Other than that, the consoles are the same. What purplexes me a little is that the washer model appears as part of the lineup in the Kenmore manual for 1963 in the Owner's Manual section of the site; appearing second to the 1963 Lady Kenmore. Part of said lineup also includes the 1964 Model 70, so as I said, it leaves me wondering a little about the vintage of the 800. I will rest with it being a 1964 edition, like the dryer.

Have a good one,
James


Post# 570617 , Reply# 8   1/22/2012 at 23:46 (4,448 days old) by 70series ( Connecticut.)        
Never post when half awake:

I got confused and analyzed the 1964 pair, which you were not even asking about. I got distracted by the washer, which is a model you don't often see.

I concur with Charles. The washer is a 1969 800 Model # 110.69048**. In the thread that CaptainMoody cites, you will see the money shot for the washer, which bears a Vari-Flex agitator, which was present in the 1969 version. The 1971 model, which was identical to this, had the Super RotoSwirl. IIRC the 69 (at least this one) had only one toggle switch whereas the 71 had two. In addition, if you observe the detergent dispenser closely on this washer, it resembles the earliest ones like those featured on the 1966-68 LKs. They had the metal lid that flipped open to the right. The 71 model had the plastic lid that flipped back.

It is hard to see the marquis on the dryer, so I cannot see whether it says Lady Kenmore, or Sears Kenmore. This is telltale. Assuming these machines were both purchased in 1969, the dryer, like Charles said is the 66/67 Lady, but manufactured in 1968/69 and rebadged as a 900 model.


Post# 570657 , Reply# 9   1/23/2012 at 07:23 (4,448 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)        
1964 COPPERTONE PAIR

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Todd I could see why someone would order this pair, as the washer is more flexible than the 64LKM and by going to the LKM dryer they got the auto dry cycle.

 

Back when I was selling Maytag's in the mid 1970s quite a few customers bough a A206 washer as they didn't see the need for the large tub, but they would buy a higher end dryer to get the auto dry electronic sensor of the D 606 dryer.


Post# 570688 , Reply# 10   1/23/2012 at 09:49 (4,448 days old) by captainmoody ()        

The dryer is no Lady.. (I had to say that!) It says on the badge Sears Kenmore 900 and "Soft Heat".

Post# 570721 , Reply# 11   1/23/2012 at 11:30 (4,448 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)        
All Hail Captain Moody

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I can't tell you how impressed I am by your fair prices, And for the Copper Almost LK's, it is a steal, In these days of unchallenged global greed, seeing generous pricing makes me want to jump up and cheer. Hooray for you!


Post# 570759 , Reply# 12   1/23/2012 at 15:29 (4,448 days old) by KenmoreGuy64 (Charlotte, NC)        
Lady K dryer vs. Kenmore 900 dryer

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I did a lot of somewhat arduous research over a couple evenings a while back trying to figure out any rationale concerning the 1966 Kenmore 900 model numbers.

Specifically, there was the 1966 Lady K washer - the first 'piano' key machine if you will. Its model was 110.6604900. I had become the owner of a 110.6604910, and wondered what the difference was.

As it turns out, the '900 is the true, full-fledged Lady K, with 3-speeds, the Roto-Flex agitator, etc. The '910 looks cosmetically identical, but is only a two speed machine, and thus not a Lady K but a Kenmore 900. To my surprise, there were two others also, a '920 and a '930. One of those had the Vari-Flex agitator, and the other a Roto-Swirl.

I think Sears considered all the 900s and the Lady K to be 'top of the line'. But, they made a dryer that said "900" instead of Lady K, so it could go with the three offspring models without having one 900 and one Lady K in a pair. I don't think there were any differences with these machines otherwise.

A well informed person in the know told me last week why Sears might do this. In our 1977 Kenmore thread, I was lamenting that Sears had a 1976, a 1977, and a 1978 Kenmore 70 series washer all available at the same time, and they differed only in print graphics on the console, nothing different mechanically. This was likely done to allow one of those models to almost always be on sale.

If machine is more than 30 or 40 percent of the time on sale, the sale price had to legally become the list price. So, Sears ran one model the first week of the month on sale, than the next the second week, and so on, and never had to reclassify the list prices. They would never have wanted to loose the "Save $120 on this pair if you buy before Saturday" type deal which lured so many millions of shoppers.

I suspect the same was true for the reason why three Lady Kenmore-like 900 series machines existed along with the original, and thus this dryer as well.

Gordon


Post# 570816 , Reply# 13   1/23/2012 at 20:47 (4,447 days old) by chaskelljr2 (Washington, D. C.)        
@ Dwight...

Dwight:

Thanks sir, I stand corrected...

--Charles--


Post# 570824 , Reply# 14   1/23/2012 at 22:03 (4,447 days old) by washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i)        
Confusion

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Charles, thank you for the clarification and I apologize to all out there for the confusion with my question about Charles' machines while posting a picture of my mis-matched '64 Kenmore set. So much to learn! (BTW, my '64 LK dryer also boasts of "soft heat")

Post# 570829 , Reply# 15   1/23/2012 at 22:42 (4,447 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)        
Dwight,

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I can't find Thread 522519, and would love to read it. What am I doing wrong? When I enter it in the Searchalator, the result is your single post above, referring to the elusive thread. Would you link it, please? Thank you.


Post# 570831 , Reply# 16   1/23/2012 at 22:52 (4,447 days old) by 70series ( Connecticut.)        

If you look in the 2011 archives, you will find the thread entitled "Coppertone Kenmore Set", posted on June 4 by Captainmoody.

Post# 570889 , Reply# 17   1/24/2012 at 05:08 (4,447 days old) by washoholic (San Antonio, TX)        

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Dwight, your Kenmore reminds me of my grandmother’s washer and is one of my dream machines. I will trade you any of the machines in my collection for it (Even one of the brand new LGs that I just got to replace a machine under an extended warranty complete w/ pedestals). Please check out my profile for a list of machines & email me if you are interested.

Here is the link to the other thread for all that are interrested:


CLICK HERE TO GO TO washoholic's LINK


Post# 570909 , Reply# 18   1/24/2012 at 07:37 (4,447 days old) by automatt ()        

Here is a picture of the 1969 Kenmore 800 dryer controls

I wish yours were located closer to me as they are a beautiful set, the 806 Maytag too.


Post# 570998 , Reply# 19   1/24/2012 at 16:40 (4,446 days old) by captainmoody ()        

Looks like I have the kenmore pair sold as well. The local buyer is arranging transportation.

Post# 571004 , Reply# 20   1/24/2012 at 17:25 (4,446 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)        
If anyone wants to know more about the Kenmore pair, Thread

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Dwight (Captianmoody).   You mentioned thread # 522519 will tell all about the Kenmore pair.... where can I find this thread?  I checked the archives  for 2010, 2011 and the current Imperial forum but am not finding it.

 

Help?

 

Thanks!

Kevin


Post# 571005 , Reply# 21   1/24/2012 at 17:29 (4,446 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)        

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Hey Kevin,

I believe Dwight is referring to the following thread...

Ben


CLICK HERE TO GO TO swestoyz's LINK


Post# 571010 , Reply# 22   1/24/2012 at 17:56 (4,446 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)        
Jeff and James

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Thank you for answering my question about the elusive 522519. I got to see the Variflex and the suds hoses. Nice machine.

 

Now who's the lucky receiver? I also really love the marbled or floral-like fascia, as you all call it.

 

Gordon, do you have something close in your fleet of Kenmores. When people speak of thinning the herd, I always think of you because you are the only one who really has a herd of machines, i.e, all the same species.


Post# 571017 , Reply# 23   1/24/2012 at 18:19 (4,446 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)        

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Hey Ben, THANKS much for the link!

Kevin


Post# 571021 , Reply# 24   1/24/2012 at 18:42 (4,446 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)        
Kevin,

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The link was already provided TWICE in the thread.


Post# 571236 , Reply# 25   1/25/2012 at 17:12 (4,445 days old) by washoholic (San Antonio, TX)        
Mickey, you’re welcome

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Just having a timer w/ the old Kenmore Permanent Press Cycle of the mid to late 60’s and early 70’s (Agitates and fills @ the same time) would be like a dream come true.

Here’s a link to a video of the cycle. The machine is a 1970 Kenmore 900 belonging to another member (Jons1077). The water pressure seems low. My grandmother’s would fill all the way up and drain again before the timer advanced. Enjoy!


CLICK HERE TO GO TO washoholic's LINK


Post# 571273 , Reply# 26   1/25/2012 at 19:55 (4,445 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)        
I hear ya, Jeff.

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The first time I witnessed this magical cycle, I thought the machine was broken. It's the only tine KM's behave like Frigidaires, filling and agitating at the same time. Wonder why they cut this cycle out, having the agitation after the fill.

Thought the gentle agitation + fill was very effective at coaxing the suds out of the load. Remembering how great the shirts came out in the two years I lived in the house where the LK lived,

Thanks for the memory



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