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Thread Number: 71792
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Found a 1969 Sears Lady Kenmore Washer / Dryer Set! |
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| Post# 949677 7/23/2017 at 17:54 (2,458 days old) by drh4683 (Chicago western suburbs) | ||
I stumbled upon this nice pair of '69 Lady K's at an estate sale this weekend. They looked almost brand new. As I lifted the control doors open, I could hear the starters flicker and was greeted with nice bright illuminated consoles! The tub looked clean in the washer and had some cobwebs inside, so I knew it hadn't been used in a while.. But then the dryer looked equally as untouched. I then took a look behind the machines... Everything was still hooked up and I noticed both of the original florescent starters still had the factory masking tape holding them in place. Totally undisturbed. So its safe to assume these were hardly ever touched. Since the console lights turn on and off by opening and closing the flip down doors, you'd assume those starters or bulbs would have certainly been replaced by now under any kind of normal usage. The old lady who lived in this home was 95 and she either washed clothes by hand or went to the laundromat. Per the serial numbers, both machines were made in July, 1969.
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Post# 949678 , Reply# 1 7/23/2017 at 18:00 (2,458 days old) by Revvinkevin  (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Post# 949679 , Reply# 2 7/23/2017 at 18:02 (2,458 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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 Doug, how are you enjoying the 1968 LK set you found earlier this year? This 1969 pair is the first year of this style of piano keyboard LKs and would essentially be the last pushbutton LKs as we know it. The 1974 models eliminated the variflex agitator and brought about the large capacity tub with pentaswirl agitator. | ||
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Post# 949682 , Reply# 3 7/23/2017 at 18:13 (2,458 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Aferim! | ||
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Post# 949692 , Reply# 4 7/23/2017 at 19:26 (2,458 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia ) |
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Those lights, those knobs, those lighted panels... | ||
| Post# 949720 , Reply# 5 7/23/2017 at 20:45 (2,458 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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Back when Made in America MEANT something!those will wear out 2 sets of anything made today!! | ||
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Post# 949731 , Reply# 6 7/23/2017 at 21:48 (2,458 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL) |
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Sweet Find! | ||
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Post# 949738 , Reply# 7 7/23/2017 at 23:01 (2,458 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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| Post# 949746 , Reply# 8 7/24/2017 at 00:02 (2,458 days old) by hippiedoll ( arizona ) | ||
WOWZERS!! | ||
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Post# 949771 , Reply# 9 7/24/2017 at 05:26 (2,458 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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| Post# 949786 , Reply# 10 7/24/2017 at 08:05 (2,457 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida) | ||
Beautiful | ||
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Post# 949796 , Reply# 11 7/24/2017 at 09:47 (2,457 days old) by jetaction (Minneapolis) |
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Congratulations! | ||
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Post# 949801 , Reply# 12 7/24/2017 at 10:50 (2,457 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 949802 , Reply# 13 7/24/2017 at 10:57 (2,457 days old) by TrainGuy (Key West, FL) |
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Congrats! | ||
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Post# 949807 , Reply# 14 7/24/2017 at 11:16 (2,457 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Great find
And the last Kenmore with a three speed motor, with the four position Vari-Flex agitator this washer was capable of 12 different levels of agitation.
These were the first of the hidden control machines, two more models would follow with the same basic design, the next 1972-73 pair eliminated the 3 SP motor and the last 1974 machine went to the super capacity design and a fully electronically controlled matching dryer. After the 1975 Kenmore's there were never really great styled machines again. | ||
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