These are located up in the Seattle area. Look like they are in great shape for a great price!
1960's Kenmore FabricMaster Washer/Dryer
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70series
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The seller doesn't know how old? Their 40 years old; as this is a 1968 set. Beautiful machines. I wish he or she had shown interior pics of the washer. The agitator is a gold Super Rotoswirl, and should have either an agitator mounted Fabric Softener dispenser, or a rubber scrubber cap and detergent cup. I hope they go to a member of the club.
Have a good one,
James
Have a good one,
James
This is an avocado version of the washer Gansky just got new as well as the matching dryer.
Isn't that like a Model 70 but with the 2nd rinse switch?
Gosh those are great looking!
Is the washer the same one that was sold unused this year? Looks very similar if not identical to the one Gansky got, right?
These are from the era that hooked me on Kenmores.
How to get them to Charlotte......
Is the washer the same one that was sold unused this year? Looks very similar if not identical to the one Gansky got, right?
These are from the era that hooked me on Kenmores.
How to get them to Charlotte......
Yup, that's my washer!
70series
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Yes. The washer is exactly like Gansky's except for the color. It is also just like the childhood washer of our webmaster Robert.
PeterH770 Yes that is just like a Model 70, except this washer has a Prewash cycle in addition to a 2nd rinse, which Model 70s did not have at that time. However beginning in 1968, MOL models were gradually being gifted with features you would normally see on higher end models. The 1967 and 1970 model lineups are a good comparison. The features of a particular model series from 1967 were later seen on a series that was one lower in 1970. For instance, the 1967 Model 70 series (110.67047**) models were basically reincarnated in 1970 as one grouping of 60 series models (110.70146**). I believe there were two groups of the 60 series for 1970; the other one (110.70046**) had an entirely different console.
Another example is the 1967 Model 60 series (110.67046**). The very basic features on that such as 3 water levels/temps/cycles, were later seen on 1970 Model 500s (110.70045**), which up to that point had been very simple models which lacked options such as load size adjusters. There were also two groupings of the 500 series for 1970. The 2nd grouping (110.70145**) featured an additional cycle to the usual three, and had a self cleaning lint filter, whereas the filters on other washers of the 500 series always had the manual cleaning filters.
For anyone reading this that may not already know, within any particular Kenmore model series, there are multiple groupings of that series. The identifier in the model code for a particular group within a model series is the digit after the model year of issue, a.k.a. the 3rd digit after the 110. This usually starts with zero as the first grouping, and the number one as the second. For example the model code for the 1st grouping of a 1970 Model 500 is 110.70045**. The model code for the 2nd grouping of 1970 Model 500s is 110.70145**.
There are also subgroups within those groups which are identified by the last two digits of the model code. There are numerous ones per model series, and since what I discussed above applies to all of them, that is why I put asterisks in place of numbers.
I muat apologize for my long winded post, but I could not resist.
Have a good one,
James
PeterH770 Yes that is just like a Model 70, except this washer has a Prewash cycle in addition to a 2nd rinse, which Model 70s did not have at that time. However beginning in 1968, MOL models were gradually being gifted with features you would normally see on higher end models. The 1967 and 1970 model lineups are a good comparison. The features of a particular model series from 1967 were later seen on a series that was one lower in 1970. For instance, the 1967 Model 70 series (110.67047**) models were basically reincarnated in 1970 as one grouping of 60 series models (110.70146**). I believe there were two groups of the 60 series for 1970; the other one (110.70046**) had an entirely different console.
Another example is the 1967 Model 60 series (110.67046**). The very basic features on that such as 3 water levels/temps/cycles, were later seen on 1970 Model 500s (110.70045**), which up to that point had been very simple models which lacked options such as load size adjusters. There were also two groupings of the 500 series for 1970. The 2nd grouping (110.70145**) featured an additional cycle to the usual three, and had a self cleaning lint filter, whereas the filters on other washers of the 500 series always had the manual cleaning filters.
For anyone reading this that may not already know, within any particular Kenmore model series, there are multiple groupings of that series. The identifier in the model code for a particular group within a model series is the digit after the model year of issue, a.k.a. the 3rd digit after the 110. This usually starts with zero as the first grouping, and the number one as the second. For example the model code for the 1st grouping of a 1970 Model 500 is 110.70045**. The model code for the 2nd grouping of 1970 Model 500s is 110.70145**.
There are also subgroups within those groups which are identified by the last two digits of the model code. There are numerous ones per model series, and since what I discussed above applies to all of them, that is why I put asterisks in place of numbers.
I muat apologize for my long winded post, but I could not resist.
Have a good one,
James
The 'gifting' of features which seemed to begin in the late 60s as James pointed out was a strange departure for Sears, at least as I see it. The 70 series had always been year to year stable, features wise, and they had most of what buyers wanted. To get the full-frills however, one needed to go to the 800 or the Lady Ks. By 1974, this full-feature lineup scheme was nutty...my mother's second washer was a 1974 entry-level 60-series, however it had infinite water level, the five full temp combinations, two speeds, a self cleaning filter, softener and bleach dispensers, and Pre-wash and soak cycles, and the off-balance switch. About the only thing Kenmore could do to spruce up that model any further was to add a detergent dispenser and a better agitator.
I guess Sears came to their senses in a year or so in the marketing department, as by the 1976 debut of the black panel "wet look" machines, the entry level 60-series had lowered itself to having one-speed, no pre-anything cycles, no dispensers, no off-balance buzzer, and not even a delicate cycle, and it was back to a manual clean filter (the fun part of that model). The next year or two the 60 got a little more stuff on it, but the lineup seemed to return to the early to mid 60s mentality and packaging of features, which remained for the rest of the belt-drive production and for a lot of the DDs well into the 90s.
I guess Sears came to their senses in a year or so in the marketing department, as by the 1976 debut of the black panel "wet look" machines, the entry level 60-series had lowered itself to having one-speed, no pre-anything cycles, no dispensers, no off-balance buzzer, and not even a delicate cycle, and it was back to a manual clean filter (the fun part of that model). The next year or two the 60 got a little more stuff on it, but the lineup seemed to return to the early to mid 60s mentality and packaging of features, which remained for the rest of the belt-drive production and for a lot of the DDs well into the 90s.
70series
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It interests me very much how the evolution of various Kenmore series has progressed throughout the years. The 60s were pretty consistent for Sears in how they marketed the series lineups; at least until 1968.
I must admit that before joining this site I had very little knowledge about Kenmores or their various models. I knew general features, and when they were issued, but nothing too specific. I had absolutely no way of distinguishing what series a model belonged to, and furthermore no idea of model numbers and what they mean. Therefore I owe much gratitude to the members of this site for providing me with most of my knowledge. Most of all I owe a big THANK YOU to you Gordon/Kenmoreguy64 for being a pal and showing me how to decode the Kenmore model numbers completely, the many variations a model series can have any given year as well as the gradual evolution of various series throughout the years. Also, thank you for showing me how to navigate the Sears site to view many other models I have often wondered about.
Have a good one,
James
I must admit that before joining this site I had very little knowledge about Kenmores or their various models. I knew general features, and when they were issued, but nothing too specific. I had absolutely no way of distinguishing what series a model belonged to, and furthermore no idea of model numbers and what they mean. Therefore I owe much gratitude to the members of this site for providing me with most of my knowledge. Most of all I owe a big THANK YOU to you Gordon/Kenmoreguy64 for being a pal and showing me how to decode the Kenmore model numbers completely, the many variations a model series can have any given year as well as the gradual evolution of various series throughout the years. Also, thank you for showing me how to navigate the Sears site to view many other models I have often wondered about.
Have a good one,
James
> Yes. The washer is exactly like Gansky's except for the color. It is also just like the childhood washer of our webmaster Robert. <
Same here. This is the exact washer my parents had for 20+ years. Same color. It had a gold Rotoswirl agitator.
Same here. This is the exact washer my parents had for 20+ years. Same color. It had a gold Rotoswirl agitator.
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My Grandmother had this machine
My Grandmother had the exact washer that Gansky has. It was still going strong in 2000 when she died. As has been said before, the older washers were so much nicer than what is out today. Many nice features and manufacturers actually cared what their machines looked like and how they were made.
My Grandmother had the exact washer that Gansky has. It was still going strong in 2000 when she died. As has been said before, the older washers were so much nicer than what is out today. Many nice features and manufacturers actually cared what their machines looked like and how they were made.
