Thread Number: 93272
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
POD 4-29-2023 Cheapest Looking Kenmores Ever |
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Post# 1179369   4/29/2023 at 11:07 (370 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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The cheap plastic control panels look like something made for a doll house and enlarged for life size. These were offered for sale at a time of national economic distress when the GOP was plundering the nation, I believe. |
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Post# 1179371 , Reply# 1   4/29/2023 at 11:28 (370 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1179375 , Reply# 2   4/29/2023 at 12:08 (370 days old) by chetlaham (United States)   |   | |
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Post# 1179383 , Reply# 3   4/29/2023 at 12:46 (370 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas)   |   | |
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Yes Bob it is. I wouldn’t mind having a set of these in the collection. Parents had a kenmore 300 set from this era but the control panels were metal in the 1974 kenmore 60 style but theirs had wood grain on the entire front with white lettering and numbering for cycles. I’d like to have a set of those as well. I believe they were only sold through contract sales.
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Post# 1179393 , Reply# 6   4/29/2023 at 15:25 (370 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806)   |   | |
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Post# 1179405 , Reply# 7   4/29/2023 at 18:25 (370 days old) by luxflairguy (Wilmington NC)   |   | |
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Give it a break, Sean! And since you have to post frequently everyday, why haven't you upgraded to being a PAID and SUPPORTING member? Too CHEAP to spend $12.00 a year helping Robert support the site? Shut up or put up! |
Post# 1179406 , Reply# 8   4/29/2023 at 18:25 (370 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.)   |   | |
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Those one piece plastic consoles were basically the test subject for what is basically standard today. Certainly easier than putting together all the parts required for a 1960s chrome console of any brand.
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Post# 1179408 , Reply# 9   4/29/2023 at 18:43 (370 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806)   |   | |
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Okay, if I were a paid member from the time I was 18 6 years ago, and 6 x 12 = 60. That’s 60 bucks, sure $60 isn’t much these days but when you consider I picked up a Maytag HOH I was in search of since 2017 in August of 2018 for $50 and a matching Maytag A606 set in avocado for $30 the following March in 2019, that’s kind of a lot to spend. Not being cheap, but I’d rather devote that money towards vintage machines and for parts as well.
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Post# 1179427 , Reply# 10   4/29/2023 at 22:00 (370 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 1179449 , Reply# 13   4/30/2023 at 02:04 (370 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.)   |   | |
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Fall/Winter 1975 U.S. vers.
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Post# 1179468 , Reply# 14   4/30/2023 at 11:55 (369 days old) by jons1077 (Vancouver, Washington, USA)   |   | |
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I’m still working on this pair but these are the plastic panel Kenmore 60’s I picked up a month or so ago. I feel like these panels are slightly reminiscent of my ‘67 Whirlpool washer.
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Post# 1179472 , Reply# 15   4/30/2023 at 13:30 (369 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas)   |   | |
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Post# 1179507 , Reply# 18   5/1/2023 at 00:04 (369 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.)   |   | |
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