Lady K combo
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1960 lady Kenmore washer dryer combination
This was the top rated washer, dryer combination in consumer reports, it was the fastest best performing combination. It was also the lowest priced combination in the test at only about $380, both the gas and electric version would boost the wash temperature water as well.
We have the exact same one in electric at the museum in great working condition. Looks a little bit better than this one, lol.
John L
This was the top rated washer, dryer combination in consumer reports, it was the fastest best performing combination. It was also the lowest priced combination in the test at only about $380, both the gas and electric version would boost the wash temperature water as well.
We have the exact same one in electric at the museum in great working condition. Looks a little bit better than this one, lol.
John L
launderess
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Such fun!
Thanks for posting Laundress
However the one for sale is the earlier generation Whirlpool built Combination and is very different, there may be a video of ours out there somewhere.
John L.
However the one for sale is the earlier generation Whirlpool built Combination and is very different, there may be a video of ours out there somewhere.
John L.
Launderess, thank youfor posting the video. But that video is from a LK Combo that was narrower and came out in like mide 1960s until Sears ceased selling them.
I found a nice LK Combo in the basement of a big downtown church in DC. It was amazing the wealth of churches back then. They stopped using it because it developed a leak. Jeff and I and maybe our friend Phil went down and got it. I gave the church a contribution for it. All of the gay kids remembered it because it was in the kitchen and they would throw dinner linens in it from MCC functions. John looked at it and said that it looked like the seal from a dishwasher pump would fit it and sure enough , it stopped leaking on the floor. It has two light bulbs mounted in the top of the cabinet that shine down into the tub. I think that machine could be connected on a 50 amp circuit to speed drying. The gas model burned through the outer tank as the intense burner heat destroyed the porcelain which was sad. Consumer testing magazines said that heating the water in the machine was impractical, but the two WP-made combos got highest ratings for washing results and the consumer mags never correlated the excellent washing performance with the hotter water these machines provided.
That is definitely an ideal type of concept, and leave it to Sears, in the era of being leaders in the washer and dryer field...
Too bad that laundry room-in-a-single machine, didn't stay longer, and few today have attempted & could get that mile run for reliability and longevity...
vacerator
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Families back then with 6 plus kids often had two combos.
I have reached out to the seller of this and have arranged to purchase it from him. I currently have a pink 59 and hope with this one I can make a good one from the two.
I would think that if a house had room for two combos, it would be able to accommodate a washer and dryer pair which would allow faster throughput.
We stay yearly at a small (6 room) B&B in southern Vermont (Frog Meadow Farm----recommend it HIGHLY). They realized that their big bottleneck was laundry, so before expanding from 4 to 6 rooms went from 1 pair to 2 pair of big-ass LG frontloaders.
When used to walk through side streets off 41 in Sarasota, I would dream of having a job in retirement of doing laundry for a small motel.
I picked this Combo up and it is now sitting in my garage. Here is the backstory I received on it.
The seller had lived on this farm for a number of years and until recently had only rented the place. He recently purchased the property and started cleaning out the barns that the previous owners had filled with stuff. This combo was buried underneath a bunch of stuff for who knows how long. Unfortunately, it was sitting right on the dirt ground, so the bottom of the machine is rusted out. It is also an electric version. I have a 59 Lady Kenmore Combo that is gas. I am hoping to use the electric one as parts for the gas one.
The seller had lived on this farm for a number of years and until recently had only rented the place. He recently purchased the property and started cleaning out the barns that the previous owners had filled with stuff. This combo was buried underneath a bunch of stuff for who knows how long. Unfortunately, it was sitting right on the dirt ground, so the bottom of the machine is rusted out. It is also an electric version. I have a 59 Lady Kenmore Combo that is gas. I am hoping to use the electric one as parts for the gas one.
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