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Post# 581284   3/8/2012 at 23:23 (4,403 days old) by jetaction (Minneapolis)        

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Mark Kieffer came out and we played, end result.....pure glamour!




Post# 581287 , Reply# 1   3/8/2012 at 23:49 (4,403 days old) by A440 ()        

Beautiful Shot Don!


Post# 581288 , Reply# 2   3/9/2012 at 00:00 (4,403 days old) by jetaction (Minneapolis)        
Here's a question about this set......

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Have you ever seen a washer and dryer that had such identical control panels? The alphabet and colors match perfectly, and except for the levers on the washer, they are identical. Trying to think of others that match as closely but cannot come up with any. Anybody know of any?

Post# 581294 , Reply# 3   3/9/2012 at 01:53 (4,403 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea))        

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Beauty. But pardon my ignoramus, what are they? Frigidaires? Year?

Funny thing, some of the mid-evolution panels looked much more futuristic than some they evolved into. Like, ahead of their time.


Post# 581310 , Reply# 4   3/9/2012 at 03:49 (4,403 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)        

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They're 1959 Kenmores. And beautiful they are, too.

Post# 581319 , Reply# 5   3/9/2012 at 04:49 (4,403 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)        
Beautiful machines Don

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love those cabinets! They never should have gone square.

Yes I can think of a set--but its cheating. See pix



Post# 581347 , Reply# 6   3/9/2012 at 07:40 (4,402 days old) by jetaction (Minneapolis)        
Cheating yes, but these do look even more alike

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All those Kenmore's need Jon is a good low sudsing detergent! The washer was my Grandma's model, I have great memories of it as a kid. All she ever used was cycle "A" and I tried really hard to get her to try some of those other options. Dash and Blue White were the products used in her household.

Post# 581349 , Reply# 7   3/9/2012 at 07:52 (4,402 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)        

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Yay!

Post# 581351 , Reply# 8   3/9/2012 at 07:56 (4,402 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        

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Sooo pretty.

Is the dryer gas or electric? What else do you have hooked up?


Post# 581356 , Reply# 9   3/9/2012 at 08:10 (4,402 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)        
Don

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I am making more up next week, What scent of Rosalie's would you like? Ginger-Verbena or Australian Tropical??

Don is that the 50 amp dryer or 30?

jon


Post# 581362 , Reply# 10   3/9/2012 at 09:03 (4,402 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT)        
The late '50s and early '60s surely

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were the zenith of appliance, and automotive, design imho. <---- like the sleek 1958 Virgil Exner designed Chrysler, and all the futuristic ranges and appliances of the Modern era beginning with The Sheer Look by Frigidaire... no coincidence, given GM's history of ground breaking automotive Styling starting with Harley Earl's creations. Such Beautiful KMs ought to be in an art museum!

Post# 581381 , Reply# 11   3/9/2012 at 10:37 (4,402 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)        
Matching Washers and Dryers

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Beautiful set Don glad you are getting some use out of those old appliances, LOL.

 

There are many examples of W & D pairs that looked almost identical, the Westinghouse Slant-Front machines were one of the best matched as they even had the same doors and other than the words on the front you couldn't tell the washer from the dryer.

 

If I remember your set of 59s came from me here in Beltsville, I still have the 1959 LKM pair and they also are almost a perfect match as were the 59 KM 70 series.

 

If I remember correctly your dryer is gas. Only the very TOL or LKM electric dryers were  ever had the hi wattage 50 amp machines [ they could also be connected to a 30 amp line which would then not use the 2,800 watt boster element ]. No WP branded electric dryer ever got the 50 amp machines.


Post# 581386 , Reply# 12   3/9/2012 at 11:04 (4,402 days old) by turquoisedude (.)        
WOW!

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Those are just gorgeous machines, Don!    I was always a fan of matched sets - but these really are the ultimate! 

 

What year would this set be??


Post# 581399 , Reply# 13   3/9/2012 at 12:19 (4,402 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)        
Dryer

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Is the Dryer an alphabet timer too?

Malcolm


Post# 581453 , Reply# 14   3/9/2012 at 19:13 (4,402 days old) by in2itdood ()        
wow!

Amazing! Love the set =)

Post# 581459 , Reply# 15   3/9/2012 at 19:58 (4,402 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)        

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Have you tried the washer since it "thawed"? Will be anxious to hear how all is working. Ben and I want all to be WELL!

Post# 581463 , Reply# 16   3/9/2012 at 20:50 (4,402 days old) by Revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)        
Wow Don!

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Those are A W E S O M E!   So pretty!   VERY nice!

How long have they NOT been connected?

 

~ Hey Jon... when I saw the photo of the control panels you posted... my first thought.... What is that, a Viking range?  

(ducks & runs?)

 

Kevin


Post# 581481 , Reply# 17   3/9/2012 at 23:05 (4,402 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)        
Matching consoles...

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Those sure look fantastic! As far as consoles go, my (Jacqui's!) 63 Lady Kenmore set match quite well as does the 66 Lady K's. Being a Maytag guy as I am (hush, Dan!!!), I would also respectfully point out that the Maytag 906 washer/dryer set also makes for a perfect match...

RCD


Post# 581482 , Reply# 18   3/9/2012 at 23:10 (4,402 days old) by jetaction (Minneapolis)        
Well.....

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This dryer is electric, but I have a gas version as well. John Lefever has told me that I should use the gas as it is high speed. I have yet to hook up the gas model, it is from Detroit. The washer is from Duluth, Minnesota, with a long and lovely story that I should take the time to tell sometime, but not tonight. John, the Beltsville 59 KM is either at Ben's or parted out. I have had three over the years. This machine is the first vintage washer I ever collected, and is near and dear to me as it was my Grandma's model that I was allowed to turn on as she picked me up and let me turn the dials as a kid. All we did was move the outer dial between suds and "A", only one or two clicks away from each other. (At least while she was in the room anyhow, cuz without her supervison and an outer dial that didn't start the machine a little boy could whirl that outer dial around with wild abandon, remembering to leave it back on "A".

Jon Charles, if you are so kind to offer a sample I will be happy with whatever you send. I was recalling the wonderful lobster rolls we shared a couple years ago when staying at your house, so as long as they don't smell like those I am happy! Looking forward to a couple Applianceville visitors arriving to check these out in person in the next month, stay tuned for pics and updates!


Post# 582959 , Reply# 19   3/17/2012 at 02:32 (4,395 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)        

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We did a bit more "playing with the machines earlier today.
Here's a still shot and a link to some slow speed agitation with a colorful load of shirts.


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Post# 582960 , Reply# 20   3/17/2012 at 02:34 (4,395 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)        

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And another shot and a video of slow-speed spinning.

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