Thread Number: 73195
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
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Post# 966867 , Reply# 1   11/8/2017 at 16:48 (2,332 days old) by cycla-fabric (New Jersey (Northern))   |   | |
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Hey Dan,
I didn't see the POD from yesterday, but might this be the shot you are looking for. This is from my 1974 Kenmore 800 as it has the golden Roto-Swirl agitator. Doug
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Post# 966874 , Reply# 2   11/8/2017 at 17:19 (2,332 days old) by agiflow2 ()   |   | |
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Were yesterdays POD Canadian Kenmores ? I didn't know US Kenmores went to center dials that early . |
Post# 966875 , Reply# 3   11/8/2017 at 17:20 (2,332 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine)   |   | |
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Post# 966896 , Reply# 4   11/8/2017 at 19:06 (2,332 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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If I remember from the POD, what surprised me was this center dial console arrangement and it still had the metal grab handle for both the washer and dryer, which would mean no later than 1971 or 1972 at the absolute latest. When the 64 Norge Dispensomat bit the dust in early 1970 or 1971, I began keeping an eye out on Sears weekly ad that was on the inside page of the front section of the newspaper. I didn't want anything with preprogrammed buttons, even if it was an LK, even though I knew my parents would never spring for one. There was a machine that was on sale (and I think it would have been on sal3e for $199 or $179 and it had the 3 basic cycles enzyme soak, and 5 temps and wither 3 or variable water levels and bleach/agitator mount softener dispensers. It had all I wanted and had a similar or same console arrangement. I went straight for it at the store but I guess my mom thought it was a bit too plain. My mom decided she wanted the Kenmore 800 instead--which had essentially the same features but with full-width lighted console and all timed dispensers. Which I gladly accepted since I knew a LK wasn't in the possibility. |
Post# 966910 , Reply# 5   11/8/2017 at 19:57 (2,332 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine)   |   | |
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My mother got ours in 1970 and fought with Sears because what she saw in the paper was now not available for a few months. To shut her up, they delivered the similar model with better features for $129. Not bad, but my mother would never say no. Guess thats why I am the same. My sister and I always would never back down for any questionable bill, without fully questioning it and dont even try to deny any claim as you will never hear the last of me. Ma taught us to be pro-active and not let anyone try to run you over. Question it, write stuff down confront with the facts, Thats when Ma said we will have a better washer here tomorrow when she hung the phone up from Sears.
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Post# 966913 , Reply# 6   11/8/2017 at 20:08 (2,332 days old) by brucelucenta ()   |   | |
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Ugliest machines Kenmore ever made. |
Post# 966916 , Reply# 7   11/8/2017 at 20:21 (2,332 days old) by kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC)   |   | |
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I believe was the 1970 Kenmore 500 set, catalog pic.
I did have one of these washers, and also a derivative which had a self clean filter and Pre-wash and Pre-soak. Both were stolen from storage back in 2009. There have been a few posted in Shopper's Square since then, including a nice Avocado set. I will post some pics. Gordon |
Post# 966918 , Reply# 8   11/8/2017 at 20:29 (2,332 days old) by kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC)   |   | |
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The 1970 500 models had the gold straight vane agitator with the tapered cone cap.
The machine on the right is the standard 500 model which was featured in the ad. Mine was built in 1972 and thus it was built with the notched lid without handle. I first thought the lid was from a donor machine but the instructions underneath proved to be correct. |
Post# 966919 , Reply# 9   11/8/2017 at 20:33 (2,332 days old) by Kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC)   |   | |
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Post# 966920 , Reply# 10   11/8/2017 at 20:34 (2,332 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Gordon, I think the 1970's panel is more classy looking than the 1972. Did any of the dryers in the 500 series have buzzers/signals? Sounds like the washer with the prewash & presoak was the full-featured top end version of this 500 series. Quite a jewel actually. Like the one I saw in the newspaper ad. |
Post# 966923 , Reply# 11   11/8/2017 at 20:45 (2,332 days old) by Danelto (State College, PA)   |   | |
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Does anybody have one of these babies for sale? Thanks for the photos and information, everyone. |
Post# 966925 , Reply# 12   11/8/2017 at 20:51 (2,332 days old) by Danelto (State College, PA)   |   | |
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Does anybody have one of these babies for sale? Thanks for the photos and information, everyone. |
Post# 966926 , Reply# 13   11/8/2017 at 20:53 (2,332 days old) by kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC)   |   | |
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Bob,
Yes, I like the "fancy" 1970 500 too. Didn't lack much, and had an odd level of features for a 500, Sears did that over and over during the first half of the 70s until they returned to previous features levels in 1976. I had never seen this model before, and I think only one since, featured here also in Shopper's square, but in really worn cosmetic shape. The fancy 500 is one of the few machines lost in that trailer that I would really have liked to keep. As to the dryer buzzer, I am not certain Bob, but I doubt they did, not in 500s. I think the majority of buzzer equipped KM dryers were Wrinkle Guard models in that time frame. G |
Post# 966951 , Reply# 15   11/8/2017 at 23:23 (2,332 days old) by toploadloyalist (San Luis Obispo, CA)   |   | |
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I believe it was in 1972 when the Knit/Delicate and Permanent Press cycles switched positions. |
Post# 967053 , Reply# 17   11/9/2017 at 17:13 (2,331 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine)   |   | |
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Post# 967055 , Reply# 18   11/9/2017 at 17:41 (2,331 days old) by agiflow2 ()   |   | |
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I thought being early 70s they would still have the porcelain tops. Ahh..oh well. Those straight vanes were pretty powerful agitators. My mother's first automatic Kenmore washer had the black Bakelite version of these. |
Post# 967089 , Reply# 19   11/9/2017 at 21:27 (2,331 days old) by Kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC)   |   | |
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Patrick,
The machines being discussed here did indeed have porcelain tops. There were a number of 500s in the 60s, and many in the 80s that did not have porcelain tops, but these models for 1970 did. Kenmores were pretty feature laden during the first half of the 1970s, so 500s got porcelain. There was a 400 model for 1970 which looked very much like these, with the same panel design, etc that did not have a porcelain top or lid. I never liked that Kenmore made so many models with painted tops. They were cheap and not competitive with GE and Maytag, in my opinion. In 1979 even an 80 series had a painted top. Gordon |