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Regarding the Pilot Lamp On some lower models, the pilot lamp was a dummy, on the upper end units, they actually worked. The 407 is towards the top, perhaps somebody knows specifically if it should work.

Hi John and welcome to the club Somebody will be along to look up the build date from your serial number, but I'd guess you have a late 60s model. You'll notice that half the dial is taken up by a timed soak? This was for the enzyme pre-soak detergents that were popular at the time but the...

The "Scoots" button was only available on the Double Delux Lady Kenmores. Not only did it reduced wash time by 30%, but magically also turned laundry into lace.

Thanks for the info on the 57(?) Kenmore I have a near match for the dryer and I'm looking for the washer... I hope it didn't go to the dump.

Did anybody get that Mansfield washer? Did anybody get that late 50's washer in Mansfield at the top of the post?

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Well, I hope y'all had a happy and tasty Thanksgiving yesterday. Mine kicked off in a rough way when I dug out the "Thanksgiving Only" china to find two huge edge chips on a platter and a serving bowl. I looked through the china cabinet and found the missing fragments, each about the size of a...

The Landromat is long gone, but the building is still there The laundromat took up the left hand side (unmarked) of the building. The common wall with 1112 was probably knocked down and the entire building is probably used for the Templo la Vid Verdadera (a Mexican, apparently evangelical...

Wait! There's more Here's a floor plan of what I have in mind. It's about at the 40% completion mark. The large wall has bee put up (at the bottom) the two smaller wing walls at the top are next. Then plumbing, lighting, and electrical. I do most of my laundry in two N Maytag wringers in the...

Check List: Dehumidifier? Check. Purchased and running. Platforms? Check. All the "important" units are up on 1" CDX plywood platforms on 2x4 sleepers to get the steel off the damp concrete floors. Plastic sheeting? Partial Check. I am subdividing the space with stud walls into a 16x16...

A thread that's back from the dead. I decided to make my own drop cloths and purchased several yards of duck cloth. How many times and at what temperature should I pre-wash the material to be sure it's shrunk and stable before cutting and sewing?

Thanks for your well-wishes This machine cost more and gave more angst than any other I've acquired, but it's splendid just to look at and certainly worth it. We never had a combo, or knew of anyone who did. I know from asking my Mom in the 70s that she didn't have a high opinion of them...

Baffles Jon Charles asked "Did they make all the baffles the same height in that drum?" - Yes, there are four baffles placed at 90 degrees and they are all identical as far as I can see.

The small knob on the far left is the heat setting for the dryer. Air, regular, wash and wear settings.

I've had similar problems in the past... Valuable furniture that needed reupholstering. I've taken it to "professionals" in the past (several actually) and paid a ton of money for pure crap work: matching chairs with miss-matching cushion heights, show wood damaged because they dragged...

Well, here she is, the new Queen of the Laundry Room It's a Philco CE-704. I was told it was from 58, but I see it in ads from 59-60. Did they roll the style over for a few years? It was in essence in a storage room unused for many years ... I got it from a middle man so most of the pre-history...

The "flip up" panel is just the range hood piled on .

Oy! The Philco Duomatic is home at last I just got in from a day's worth of worry and work to get this thing home and in place. The unit looks almost unused - I will post photos tomorrow because I am dead tired. I could not fall asleep until 1.30 last night and had to be up at 6 for the...

Unhelpful Craigslist ad for interesting refrigerator. $100 crap shoot. A bizarre old Frigidaire refrigerator freezer combo straight out of the 40,s or 50's do not know if it works. Buyer must move and pick up. $100 http://chattanooga.craigslist.org/atq/5308379602.html

Congratulations on your find I have an E, an N and an NX, so I've been looking for a nice J for a while. Yours looks like it's in very good condition ... I hope it was reasonably priced. All I see are rusty dogs for $900.