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During the past year, I have had a lot of time on my hands. One of the things that I have done is watch the entire series of "Bewitched" from beginning to end. All 254 episodes. A little ways into the series, I really found myself being drawn to the major appliances that graced the Stephens'...

Hello all in applianceland. It's been a while since I posted here. The kitchen appliances in Samantha and Darrin Stephen's kitchen on the 1964-1972 ABC sitcom Bewitched have been discussed here over the years. One of my pandemic projects has been watching the series in its entirety. Eventually...

I recently replaced a 15-ish year old Kenmore Ultrawash dishwasher for a friend because it started leaking at the pump seal. I now have the machine and think it is probably worth trying to repair. Is this a big job? Any tips from the pros?

I think that when most of us collectors think about the 1966 Lady Kenmore washing machine, what immediately comes to mind is the introduction of the "piano key" control panel. I had heard of this "alternate" model with electronic speed control over-ride but had never seen a pic.   What can...

I have a friend who is looking for the beaters for the Sunbeam Mixmaster shown below. I myself am not very knowledgeable on these issues, but I suspect they can be had. Any help or suggestions are welcome!

I was contacted by a friend who knows that I am interested in vintage appliances. His family is remodeling a relative's home in West Bend, WI and is getting rid of the range. It is a model J320 which would date from the late 60s or early 70s according to my research.   Contact me if you are...

The Seven Year Itch was on TV last night. I hadn't seen it in YEARS and had forgotten that the central plot revolves around air conditioning in 1955 New York.   Does anyone know what the air conditioner in the apartment was? I cannot identify it from any of my stash of ads and brochures from...

This is a fascinating read! http://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/history/the-great-lightbulb-conspiracy

Here are 15 pages of serial number data regarding Maytag wringer washing machines manufactured between November of 1939 and October of 1952.

Folks, a while back there was a post on here about Cascade "Fryer Boil Out" being the same chemically as the former "Cascade Institutional" (with phosphates).   I purchased a case of 9 cute little 20oz. boxes of "Boil Out" recently and substituted it for OLD Cascade Institutional and got...

I went out on a "call" today to see if I could get a friend's washer working again. She has a 2009 Kenmore 80. It won't fill with water. There is no power to either solenoid regardless of where the temp switch is set. The machine spins fine and also dry agitates in the 4 minute window of the...

I don't wish to create any controversy here, but yesterday Robert posted an owner's manual which was listed as the 1969 Lady Kenmore Manual.  I love these manuals and I downloaded it.  I have no regrets about purchasing the download but I am a bit confused about what model is actually in this...

Since the discussion of the Kenmore Permanent Press cool-down sequences has been coming up lately, I thought I'd make a video of my 1970 Kenmore doing a load of Permanent Press laundry this morning.  This load consists of 2 LL Bean wrinkle resistant dress shirts and 2 pair of wrinkle resistant...

Enjoy this 1966 brochure!

In recent days a member here has had a 1970 WS-4 Frigidaire Jet-Action washer for sale.  This machine clearly looks to be from the first line "S-series" of 1-18 production (mid 1970 through 1971).     When I went to look up this machine in the "S-series" Tech-Talk it's not listed.  However...

Does anyone out there have the original owner's manual for the 1952-53 Frigidaire TR-60 Filtramatic Dryer?  It's not on the Ephemera and I've been searching in the usual places for a few months and have come up empty.  Anyone have a copy they want to sell or a clean scan they might share...

One of my pipedreams since I have discovered the joys of AW was to have in my very own possession an early Frigidaire Filtrator dryer.  Well, thanks to an alignment of the stars, hard work and persistence, my dream has come true!  Now i can enjoy the pleasure of Filtrator soft towels in the...

For various reasons, I need to part with this dryer.  Price is $50.   Check out the thread below from last winter where I go into great detail regarding my inspections and use of this dryer as my "Daily driver" for about 6 weeks.     In the Maytag world this is a rare dryer to find and even...

Does anyone here know if the solenoid that was used on the Whirlpool/Kenmore suds valve assembly was a standard industrial solenoid that was widely mass-produced?  The latest revised part number was FSP 89346.  

I am helping a friend revive his late 1960s GE dryer.  It turns out the primary problem was that the old motor had seized.  The old motor is probably repairable, but as luck would have it we have an identical donor motor on hand.  Here's the issue, the old motor has a belt pulley on it that is...