Iso 1950s / early 1960s dishwasher

You may have to compromise with a KitchenAid from the mid '60s to late '70s. They are the easiest to find because they were built to last. The oldest model that would offer similar capacity to a modern day machine would be the KD-15 series. I think any KitchenAid from the 15 series through the 18 series would be compatible with an original midcentury kitchen.

Here is a KDS-15 (top of the line Superba model)

And here are (L-R) a KDS 17 (series 16 would look the same), KDS-18, and KDS-20

Generally speaking, the models down the line from the Superba will have a visible timer knob to start the machine in addition to buttons for cycle choices and optional functions, something like this:


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Post# 1105543 1/22/2021 at 18:54 (799 days old) by JessicaMarie (Columbia)
Checkrate/Likes Our 90s dishwasher died this week and we want to replace it with a true vintage dishwasher if possible, but I've been having a tough time finding one within reasonable driving distance from SC.

Post# 1105594 , Reply# 1 1/22/2021 at 23:59 (798 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay)
Checkrate/Likes 1 You may have to compromise with a KitchenAid from the mid '60s to late '70s. They are the easiest to find because they were built to last. The oldest model that would offer similar capacity to a modern day machine would be the KD-15 series. I think any KitchenAid from the 15 series through the 18 series would be compatible with an original midcentury kitchen. Here is a KDS-15 (top of the line Superba model) And here are (L-R) a KDS 17 (series 16 would look the same), KDS-18, and KDS-20 Generally speaking, the models down the line from the Superba will have a visible timer knob to start the machine in addition to buttons for cycle choices and optional functions, something like this: