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Post# 176955   12/20/2006 at 13:59 (6,327 days old) by sharples ()        

I was wondering if anyone new the age and any specifics about this washer. I just purchased it and was wondering if anyone had a spare dial i could buy. (It is missing on this one!!) Thanks for the help. You guy's are great!!
-Graham S.






Post# 176958 , Reply# 1   12/20/2006 at 14:53 (6,326 days old) by sharples ()        
another pic

pic #2

Post# 176979 , Reply# 2   12/20/2006 at 17:15 (6,326 days old) by rickr (.)        

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Hi Graham
I would guess it is about a 1963 or 1964. Look at the model number. The first two digits after the shaded 110 should be the year.

It's cool, but still not as cool as the 61 WP.

Congratulations dude!


Post# 176993 , Reply# 3   12/20/2006 at 20:15 (6,326 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        

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I saw a very similar machine at an estate sale a couple of months ago - yes, I left it there - and it was a 61 or 62. Does it have a pregnant roto-swirl?

Post# 177004 , Reply# 4   12/20/2006 at 21:21 (6,326 days old) by sharples ()        
Dial??

Im scared i wont be able to find a dial? are they hard to come by?

Post# 177058 , Reply# 5   12/21/2006 at 01:33 (6,326 days old) by scott55405 ()        

Robert had a beautiful set of these in turquoise he had found and later sold. I believe his was 1963, it may have also been offered in 62 and 64. It does have a pregnant roto swirl and self cleaning filter. Neat machine! The matching dryer had Soft Heat and a full width door.

Post# 177059 , Reply# 6   12/21/2006 at 01:36 (6,326 days old) by scott55405 ()        

Now that I think of it, I know I've seen these with a pregnant roto swirl, but Robert's may have had a regular roto swirl, which would indicate that it was offered more than one year. We're in the right range of years anyway! Congrats on a nice find and I hope you'll find the pointer knob!

Post# 177060 , Reply# 7   12/21/2006 at 01:37 (6,326 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        

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I was thinking the turquoise set that Robert found was from 61. The 61 Lady Kenmore was the same panel design...but I think you're right, Scott, they did have this panel profile for a couple of years.

Post# 177061 , Reply# 8   12/21/2006 at 01:45 (6,326 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        

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Nope, I found it in the archives, it was 1964. That was a beautiful set but I can't find the pics when it "arrived."

Post# 177086 , Reply# 9   12/21/2006 at 05:54 (6,326 days old) by appliguy (Oakton Va.)        
That washer is also in the Sears winter 1965 sales catalog I

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as well as the Spring 1963 catalog I have. The matching Soft Heat Dryer in 1963 had the mini hamper door NOT the full with door. In 1963 this washer was one step down from the Lady K.
PATRICK COFFEY


Post# 177102 , Reply# 10   12/21/2006 at 08:22 (6,326 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN)        
Beautiful

NOTHING like a 60s Kenmore. Such wonderfulness.

I think I remember my grandma's 1963? 600 used to do a cool=down in WnW but it didn't agitate. It just kicked into low speed drain and then after reset, it filled, the timer clicked a notch and when full, it agitated, and then it repeated. Kinda like the late 60s fill/agitate without the agitate.


Post# 177118 , Reply# 11   12/21/2006 at 09:15 (6,326 days old) by jetaction (Minneapolis)        
hmmmm

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Hey There, I dug through my "box-o-knobs" and found the dial but it is for the dryer. There is not set screw or anything to hold it onto the shaft, which you will need as the dial pulls out. If this could work you could have it but I don't see how it would!

Post# 177399 , Reply# 12   12/22/2006 at 13:00 (6,325 days old) by spinout (Phoenix)        

Note that the knobs for most of these screw on. This machine appears to only need a knob as the dial face is on the panel. The knobs are fairly common and a knob/pointer that looks stock can easily be improvised.

BTW: This machine is a classic period machine, much better than the Whirlpool that was cited above.


Post# 177442 , Reply# 13   12/22/2006 at 17:08 (6,324 days old) by sharples ()        
lid hinge protector?

I had the misfortune of plaving the washer on the wrong side of my truck bed so that the washer door swung up and over and broke both plastic hinge protectors that keep the door from opening all the way. Does anyone know where to get these? I need to for a 63 Kenmore Washer!! It also chipped the porcelain. I could kick myself in the ass...AHHHHHH. Any ideas? Thanks a bunch guy's, youre the best

Post# 177553 , Reply# 14   12/23/2006 at 10:06 (6,324 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        

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Post# 177575 , Reply# 15   12/23/2006 at 11:51 (6,324 days old) by scott55405 ()        

Yay, I'm glad you posted the picture. I knew I had it around here somewhere and could not find it. Such a wonderful set.

Post# 177593 , Reply# 16   12/23/2006 at 13:50 (6,324 days old) by cny4 (Central New York)        

What a beautiful set!!! What was the last year for the "pregnant" rotoswirl? These were the ones with the scrubber top and measuring cup cover weren't they?
My neighbor had Kenmore with the angled sliding cover control panel that I swear had that agitator, but maybe I am wrong.


Post# 177630 , Reply# 17   12/23/2006 at 16:47 (6,323 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        

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This was the 1964 model, the 1963 model was the last year of the Pregnant Roto-Swirl...




Post# 177655 , Reply# 18   12/23/2006 at 18:28 (6,323 days old) by cny4 (Central New York)        

OK, so how long was this agitator produced before the gold colored ones came out? The gold ones didn't ever have a scrubber top or detergent cup did they? Another thread shows the angled sliding cover model with the gold agitator, but I believe my neighbor's had the black one shown above. Trying to determine what year hers was.

Post# 177708 , Reply# 19   12/23/2006 at 21:08 (6,323 days old) by bpetersxx (laf in on the banks of the Wabash River)        

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this is the 3rd picture that Robert posted

Stored in the seger archives


Post# 178102 , Reply# 20   12/25/2006 at 15:27 (6,321 days old) by sharples ()        
YAY

Well, mine is not as nice as Robert's was when he got it. But, it is a 63 model with pregnant roto-swirl. It does have the scrubber top but it is all but worn out. I am excited to work on it but don't wanna break it. I paid $60.00 for it. Was that an ok price? Keep and eye out for the knob for me. YAY Merry Christmas and i love yeah all. Hoping that 2007 brings us all our dream machines. That is my wish.

Post# 179162 , Reply# 21   12/29/2006 at 12:59 (6,318 days old) by rolltideroll ()        

Deja Vu, I own in my collection a Whirlpool that is a few years old that has what I call "a rainbo dial." They sure loved those colors on them dials at Kenmore/Whirlpool. Mine is almost cartoonish looking.

Post# 179195 , Reply# 22   12/29/2006 at 14:53 (6,317 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)        
Oop!

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My 1961 had the same knob hardware. I will go check and see if I saved it...


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