1959 Lady Kenmore, freshly restored

[glhturbo2]

Hello All,


I shared some pictures and some videoes of this machine on Facebook and thought it should be shown here. This is the 1959 Lady Kenmore washer with the rapid advance timer system. It was a complete mess when I got it and has been fully restored to what you see now. I will be doing some videos on it as well. I also attached a couple of videos on here as well. This old girl is heavy at 300 pounds, per the Sears catalog. It's also a Suds Saver machine as well. A full cycle video will be put on YouTube shortly.


Thank You,


Tyler

 

[appnut]

Drool

 

[phillymatt53]

Gotta love those old beasts and their styling.

I saw a vintage machine years ago that had sexy lighting - control panel light AND tub illumination.
Now THAT'S sexy!
But I forgot what brand it was.

 

[swestoyz]

Tyler, thanks for sharing here on AW! Congrats on both landing a '59 LK, as well as getting it up and running again. How much effort was required to get it washing (dry rotted hoses, check value replacement, filter rebuild)?

Is the rapid advance timer both selecting cycles and advancing through the cycles? That's unfortunately where mine will need some work - it will select a cycle but it isn't advancing through the cycles.

What's the back story on this one?

Ben

 

[qsd-dan]

Great job on the resto, I'm sure it was quite the undertaking. The chiming bell near the end of the spin cycle was delightful.

For those who are not familiar with his YouTube channel:

 

[phillymatt53]

Great job job the resto, I'm sure it was quite the undertaking. The chiming bell near the end of the spin cycle was delightful.

For those who are not familiar with his YouTube channel:

Now THAT machine's got a turnover like my Maytag!
I just loaded sheets, towels, socks, undies, etc. large load water, and no problems.

 

[kenmoreguy64]

WOW Tyler, what a totally awesome machine and a great accomplishment! I echo Ben’s comment about the back story on this machine, I would love to know the work involved in getting it running, and where you found it or maybe I should say how it found you. Great job!

Another mentionable accomplishment is the huge list of thumbs up likes you got, i do not think I have ever seen that many before except on Robert’s posts.

Good for you on both Tyler!

Gordon