I recently picked up this Kenmore washer. I believe it to be from about 1957. I plugged it in and did a dry run with it and it appears everything is working on it. I have not hooked up water to it yet.
1957 Kenmore Washer
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Really nice score ! I love the old rounded cabinet KM/WP washers/Dryers. Can you do a full cycle video of it ? Or should I say would you be willing ?
I did a partial video of the dry run. I would be willing to do a full video, when I have the water hooked up to it and it is running properly.
Kenmore!
This is a great catch - can you take pictures of the controls
Best Of Luck
Peter
This is a great catch - can you take pictures of the controls
Best Of Luck
Peter
Great find Justin!!! I think this is a 1958 model...
https://christmas.musetechnical.com/ShowCatalogPage/1958-Sears-Fall-Winter-Catalog/1050
https://christmas.musetechnical.com/ShowCatalogPage/1958-Sears-Fall-Winter-Catalog/1050
Friends in Dallas had this washer. One of my earliest memmories of Kenmore washers. Neighbor had the dryer until around 1974 or so.
cfz2882
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Nifty fifties 
Should be a nice running Packard motor in there and the pot metal pumps had 4-blade main impeller for a little different sound sucking air when drain completed.
Should be a nice running Packard motor in there and the pot metal pumps had 4-blade main impeller for a little different sound sucking air when drain completed.
Cool 1957 Kenmore washer
It’ll be neat to see more pictures of it inside and underneath, etc.. See how original it is.
As Brendan mentioned a lot of these used a Packard motor that had cast-iron ends they even had a steel ball under the shaft to support the shaft and rotor.
Some whirlpools in the 50s did use GE motors which were also good they had aluminum diecast ends.
John L
It’ll be neat to see more pictures of it inside and underneath, etc.. See how original it is.
As Brendan mentioned a lot of these used a Packard motor that had cast-iron ends they even had a steel ball under the shaft to support the shaft and rotor.
Some whirlpools in the 50s did use GE motors which were also good they had aluminum diecast ends.
John L
