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Post# 777654   8/16/2014 at 21:34 (3,534 days old) by Paulwash (Niagara Falls New York)   |   | |
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Looking at old sears Kenmore washers I stumbled across this one that is just like the one my grandmother gave to my mother in 1981. My grandmother gave it to my mom because it would not fit in her basement door to her new house. My grandmother used this for a family of five kids 1963 -1981 so after 18 years she gave it to mom. So my dad moved it to our house two and a half stories down to our basement. My moms washer was on EVERYDAY and had the woo woo woo woo sound but also had the filter light on it to. She started to have problems with it going off balance and making the loud buzzing noise you could hear it all the way upstairs. I hated going in he basement to stop it and rearrange the clothes because my basement was scary and so was the noise not to mention the neighbors had a speed queen on the other side of the basement clunking away and switching gears along with a fedders norge dryer loud loud basement. Mom also has to go in the back of the washer and move the belt around so it would kick in to wash.. dad had it fixed one time but then it went on us and she had to go to the laundromat so I could listen to those speed queens clink and clunk either way those clothes were on that clothesline everyday stiff school uniforms washed in Rinso detergent! Love you Ma! Look how clean my shirt is !! eventually she got a 1983 White westinghouse for $200.00 that only lasted her 4 years then she found a 1964 RCA whirlpool that lasted 10 years from a yard sale $25.00 only filled to one level then to a 1978 speed queen was given to her all of 9 months that lasted. then 1969 ge filter flo 2 years out of that then to a 1991 norge lasted 7 years finally she got a 1997 whirlpool which is still running. I used them all too!
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Post# 777665 , Reply# 2   8/16/2014 at 22:28 (3,534 days old) by oldskool (Kansas City, MO)   |   | |
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....so cool about laundry blowing in the wind on a clothes line. I love it. Great pics |
Post# 777667 , Reply# 3   8/16/2014 at 22:44 (3,534 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine)   |   | |
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Growing up, my best friends family had the same washer until it died and was replaced with a new Maytag with a center dial. I always loved the Wash and Wear cycle, like were you supposed to take out wet clothes and wear them? I'll still hang them on the clothesline on a good day as long as I can before that dreaded winter comes.
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Post# 777669 , Reply# 4   8/16/2014 at 23:13 (3,534 days old) by hippiedoll ( arizona )   |   | |
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Post# 777677 , Reply# 5   8/17/2014 at 00:13 (3,534 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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