Thread Number: 81175
/ Tag: Vintage Dishwashers
1980s Kenmore Portable Dishwasher By Request |
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Post# 1051902 , Reply# 1   11/22/2019 at 02:28 (1,589 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)   |   | |
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Post# 1051903 , Reply# 2   11/22/2019 at 03:00 (1,589 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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Post# 1051909 , Reply# 3   11/22/2019 at 07:02 (1,588 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 1051923 , Reply# 4   11/22/2019 at 09:49 (1,588 days old) by DavidBlazor (Astoria Oregon)   |   | |
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Was this a entry level machine or were there other models below it at the time? Did Sears have other Portable models or was this the only one? |
Post# 1051924 , Reply# 5   11/22/2019 at 09:59 (1,588 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Back then there would have likely been 2 (possibly 3) models below this one. Sears always seemed to have a very basic model with just a timer dial control as a 'budget' offering. Portables were also still fairly popular at this time; it wasn't until the later 80s that the number of models offered as portables shrank. |
Post# 1051950 , Reply# 7   11/22/2019 at 13:33 (1,588 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.)   |   | |
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Thanks so much for sharing these pics.
I remember in Fall '85 pulling out a Sears mini catalog/flyer from the mail and this model was in it. It look stream lined compared to the models it preceded. It's very middle of the line/bread and butter machine. Has two level wash. This was the last year that Sears had all their DWs made exclusively from D&M. Whirlpool started with their top of line models to infiltrate the Sears line up after '85. Though this model still has the steel tub, the door has been changed to plastic with a large indent so the lower rack can be expanded about 2". The control panel is still steel and they're still using a poorly designed knob from the mid 70s. They had used a much better dial with pointer/handle from 1978 to 1982 but went back to these cheap ones. This was also the time Sears did a special one-time remanufacture of two of the Kenmore square body canister vacuums that they had made from 1973 to 1983. They made them in a dove gray color with red trim. ...which was awkward. I wish I had that catalog. Thanks for posting. memories. |