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Thread Number: 91714
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Revolutionary Kenmore The Turbo-Matic |
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Post# 1162366 10/24/2022 at 04:17 (549 days old) by Launderess  (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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From 1957!
Anyone ever clap eyes upon or better yet get to use one of these combo W&D units? christmas.musetechnical.com/Show... christmas.musetechnical.com/Show... | ||
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| Post# 1162370 , Reply# 1 10/24/2022 at 07:12 (549 days old) by vacerator (Macomb, Michigan) | ||
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Very heavy machines! A large family could have two and do two loads at once. I don't know what year exactly productiuon ceased, but I kow they were made at least through 1965. | ||
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Post# 1162378 , Reply# 2 10/24/2022 at 10:31 (549 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 1162715 , Reply# 3 10/27/2022 at 21:54 (546 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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Neighbors had the Lady Kenmore in the early 60s version. LOUD! in their kitchen. A friend's mom had the BOL WP version which I got when it was replaced. | ||
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Post# 1162761 , Reply# 4 10/28/2022 at 16:03 (545 days old) by Gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA) |
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"Compact" ???!!!! Those things are very large and tall. Reminds me of back in the fifties when just about any two-door car advertised was a "sports" car! | ||
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Post# 1162815 , Reply# 5 10/29/2022 at 15:23 (544 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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I used to have a 1959 Sears catalog and this was the “base” model by that time. I’m sure the all-in-one combo was a godsend to those who didn’t have room for a separate full-size washer & dryer, as well as those who wanted to load and unload a machine once, rather than having to transfer a load between machines.
I was struck by the water use of competitors A, B, C & D. 70+ gallons for a couple of them! Wonder why they used so much water when one of the benefits of a horizontal axis washing system was they generally used less water than a top-loader. The chart specifies the water was used for washing and rinsing. Thanks for sharing these blasts from the past, Launderess! | ||
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Post# 1162816 , Reply# 6 10/29/2022 at 15:41 (544 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 1162834 , Reply# 7 10/29/2022 at 21:40 (544 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 1162836 , Reply# 8 10/29/2022 at 23:26 (543 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Post# 1162845 , Reply# 9 10/30/2022 at 08:10 (543 days old) by turbokinetic (Northport, Alabama USA) |
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Fascinating piece of engineering! I can imagine how heavy it was, too. | ||
| Post# 1162889 , Reply# 10 10/30/2022 at 17:23 (543 days old) by twintubdexter (Palm Springs) | ||
 I remember seeing several of these Kenmore combinations come in as trades and sit in the parking lot for a while before the scrap guy came and picked them up. I probably saw just about any combination that was ever made, lots of Kenmores, Whirlpools and of course Philco Bendix. Occasionally I would work on a Saturday doing my normal cleaning up of used refrigerators for resale when the service department was closed. A few times I would sneak something in and hook it up like a combination washer dryer or the occasional Apex Wash-A-Matic (I told you I am very old) just to play around with it. I remember some of those combinations were heavy. | ||
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Post# 1162893 , Reply# 11 10/30/2022 at 18:14 (543 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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