Thread Number: 55364
Lady Kenmore washer - what is this thing? |
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Post# 777640 , Reply# 1   8/16/2014 at 19:05 (3,511 days old) by classiccaprice (Hampton, Virginia)   |   | |
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Post# 777643 , Reply# 2   8/16/2014 at 19:11 (3,511 days old) by hippiedoll ( arizona )   |   | |
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Post# 777645 , Reply# 3   8/16/2014 at 19:54 (3,511 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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But the tub in the washer you found is pretty small for this use, so unless you were looking for a really small fire basket I would get an old tub from a bigger washer.
That said the washer you found is a pretty cool washer, but it might need a lot of work to be viable, or it might be in great shape, you would need to try it out and see. |
Post# 777650 , Reply# 5   8/16/2014 at 21:18 (3,511 days old) by Kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC)   |   | |
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Your washer was made in the 33rd week of 1983 in the St. Joseph Michigan plant. This is an early-ish 1983 model in fact, in golden wheat color.
This was the last belt-drive release in the portables, along with a 70-series Kenmore (not a Lady Kenmore) that remained in production until some time in 1986. These are quite uncommon in gold color, and a matched set as well? That's pretty neat. I hope you decide to keep the machine in one piece! Gordon |
Post# 777698 , Reply# 7   8/17/2014 at 04:50 (3,511 days old) by ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 777729 , Reply# 8   8/17/2014 at 10:40 (3,510 days old) by classiccaprice (Hampton, Virginia)   |   | |
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Post# 777818 , Reply# 9   8/17/2014 at 16:17 (3,510 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 777871 , Reply# 11   8/17/2014 at 21:20 (3,510 days old) by classiccaprice (Hampton, Virginia)   |   | |
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The GE will make a lovely fire pit/basket. This is the one my friend made.
Good luck with the Kenmores, I am sure someone will snatch them up. They are great for apartments where you want your personal machine, without taking up all the space. If no one on the club bites, try that angle to help sell them. |
Post# 777913 , Reply# 14   8/18/2014 at 07:08 (3,510 days old) by classiccaprice (Hampton, Virginia)   |   | |
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You can search around the archives using the supersearchalator or by browsing the forum archives. You'll see them on the top of the page in each forum. There is a lot of discussion on repair techniques and discussion of different brands. Have a look around the threads, you'll see what I mean.
I was born and raised in this area and with exception of a few years in Fredericksburg for college have lived here all my life. Learning about its historical buildings are among my many hobbies, many of which involve my passion of history/preservation in general. Though it has it's problems, it's a great area on the whole. Huntington is a beautiful neighborhood, built in it's day for the higher ups in the shipyard, it remains a jewel surrounded by devastation. Downtown Newport News, while scary, I think has amazing potential with it's historic buildings. There are one or two I'd love to buy and revitalize, but that is for another time in my life. Anyway, enjoy the archives and ask if you have any questions. Most of us are very helpful and kind, but as with any online forum, there are a few that are have a bad day from time to time and can be abrasive. Don't take their views as the views of the whole. :) Side note, you may have appeased my house as I purchased it in 2007. |