Mid-late 60s Kenmore MOL Dryer (Fort O. Georgia)

The first dryer is a lower end model from 1969 or 1970. They had 4400 watt elements and 19,000 btu burners versus the more common 5200 or 5600 watt elements and 22,000 btu burners. These may have been made for several years, but the door handle is a give-away that it was made before 1972. All 1972 production got the awning style plastic handle, which became recessed for 1973 to the 2000s. Metal handles for washer lids and dryer doors were gone on Kenmores after 1971. Bob is very observant that the dryer has a later one-piece lint screen with no cover. The original cover probably broke or came off.

A new model with another re-heated console was designed with the same cycles for 1972 with a fairly brash knock-off of the 1965 Kenmore 400 washer. As Nate noticed, this knob was used on LOTS of models from 1960 or 1961 all the way into 1973, though they had at least two insert paint colors. I would love to know why Kenmore kept a couple "throw back" time capsule models in production using old-style consoles for many years after they originally were styled, but there was often only a washer OR a dryer, and they were usually low-end.

The second dryer is a 1972 Kenmore 700. These seemed to be very popular. This has the correct lint trap door for 1972. We loved our 1972 dryer which had many of the same features.

Gordon


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Post# 791345 10/30/2014 at 16:36 (3,475 days old) by scoots (Chattanooga TN)
Checkrate/Likes "Kenmore Dryer. Works. For sale for 60.00. Thirty day warranty. Call or text anytime if interested. Thanks. " I've seen this spit control panel with square grid on left style on a number of machines from about 1965 to 1970. Comments anybody? CLICK HERE TO GO TO scoots's LINK on Chattanooga Craigslist Photos... < > Photo 1 of 4 View Full Size

Post# 791354 , Reply# 1 10/30/2014 at 18:27 (3,475 days old) by appnut (TX)
Checkrate/Likes I think this dryer is simply Sears assembling a hodge podge of surplus parts to use up. I think it's later than 1971 because of the filter not having a metal flip top door, but only an integral "door" and handle to pull the whole screen out.

Post# 791361 , Reply# 2 10/30/2014 at 19:08 (3,475 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)
Checkrate/Likes *Ha!* Looks like they had some accoutrements from '61 laying around. I recognize that timer knob!

Post# 791362 , Reply# 3 10/30/2014 at 19:15 (3,475 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine)
Checkrate/Likes That style always had a Sears logo before the Kenmore name on any I have seen.

Post# 791371 , Reply# 4 10/30/2014 at 19:59 (3,474 days old) by funktionalart (Rison, AR)
Checkrate/Likes *Another one out here in AZ...* looks somewhat older...? hunnud dollars. CLICK HERE TO GO TO funktionalart's LINK on Phoenix Craigslist Photos... < > Photo 1 of 2 View Full Size

Post# 791377 , Reply# 5 10/30/2014 at 20:23 (3,474 days old) by DADoES (TX,�U.S. of A.)
Checkrate/Likes � That's a '72 or '74, I think.� I always liked that console design.

Post# 791379 , Reply# 6 10/30/2014 at 20:33 (3,474 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia )
Checkrate/Likes Me too, that console is most-ut. :-)

Post# 791381 , Reply# 7 10/30/2014 at 20:48 (3,474 days old) by Kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC)
Checkrate/Likes *69/70 and 1972 on the dryers* The first dryer is a lower end model from 1969 or 1970. They had 4400 watt elements and 19,000 btu burners versus the more common 5200 or 5600 watt elements and 22,000 btu burners. These may have been made for several years, but the door handle is a give-away that it was made before 1972. All 1972 production got the awning style plastic handle, which became recessed for 1973 to the 2000s. Metal handles for washer lids and dryer doors were gone on Kenmores after 1971. Bob is very observant that the dryer has a later one-piece lint screen with no cover. The original cover probably broke or came off. A new model with another re-heated console was designed with the same cycles for 1972 with a fairly brash knock-off of the 1965 Kenmore 400 washer. As Nate noticed, this knob was used on LOTS of models from 1960 or 1961 all the way into 1973, though they had at least two insert paint colors. I would love to know why Kenmore kept a couple "throw back" time capsule models in production using old-style consoles for many years after they originally were styled, but there was often only a washer OR a dryer, and they were usually low-end. The second dryer is a 1972 Kenmore 700. These seemed to be very popular. This has the correct lint trap door for 1972. We loved our 1972 dryer which had many of the same features. Gordon

Post# 791389 , Reply# 8 10/30/2014 at 21:32 (3,474 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine)
Checkrate/Likes My very first dryer many years ago I bought from Sears is the exact same one posted by Allen, with the Automatic Fabric Master Cycle, only in gas. Only reason I sold it was a neighbor had plowed their driveway and threw ice chunks into it that pinched the gas line by the tank I finally found out after it would start, shut off and took forever to dry and nothing was wrong with it and come spring I saw what happened and they were long gone. But I have these 30 year old Maytags, electric LDE410 and LA511 that work as good as the day I got them.