1961 Lady Kenmore Dryer - Today's POD

[Unimatic1140]

In Today's Picture of the Day, does anyone else find it strange that there is no temperature setting on this TOL dryer, just an "All Fabrics" button. And the dial to adjust the "dryness control" is located on the back of the machine, so you have to pull the dryer out to adjust this?

My '57 Lady Kenmore has a infinate heat control that works really well.

 

[frontaloadotmy]

Robert

Don't you suppose that this was an attempt to come off like
some of the fancy Maytags of the same era? They were trying to get away from "dials" / "knobs" and be all sleek.
It seems like later on when they got over the all button
versus all knob, or various combinations thereof they settled
on the control having the "more dry", (the automatic portion)
"less dry" settings. Some have no temp control at all, some
have "heat" "no heat/tumble", some have high, med, low, no
heat. Personally, I loath a dryer wherein the temp can't be
manually controlled.

 

[bpetersxx]

this reminds me of the Maytag 906 washer set

4 pushbuttons for all fabrics

 

[bobbins]

Is this model similar to the Maytag Electronic? I wonder how this model works? I be curious to see the wiring diagram.

Bob

 

[frigilux]

Funny they would put the dryness control on the back of the machine; It was inside the console on my parents' 1960 Model 80 (which was all pushbutton), as was the fragrance-dispensing bottle.

I still want to know how the '61 LK washer sets water levels automatically. We see LK's in our members collections from many different years, but not '61. That's odd, isn't it?

 

[bpetersxx]

that 61 washer must be living with my moms sears washer

Her washer was the strangest one it looks like more than 1 washer put together

 

[filterflo]

Ive seen a couple of models like that with the dryness control in the back. Its almost like it was a custom setting that the idividual could taylor to suit their particular needs/usage. If I remember the knob did not turn very easily and was not made to be constantly adjusted. It was more of a set it once and forget it type of control. Perhaps the dryness system was rather dependent on temperature and humidity of the surrounding air in the room, and this control gave the user a little more flexibility.

 

[alr2903]

Is this a new POD i have never noticed this one? Must of been quite the "deal" for it's time. I can't imagine pouring a quart of water in that door sprinkler tank. alr2903

 

[scott55405]

Far as the temperature, could this be a "Soft Heat" dryer, where you didn't adjust the temperature but rather it adjusted itself as the clothes dried?

 

[appnut]

The source of this "brochure", does the same thing exist for the mate washer? If so, post haste!! This is a very fascinating piece of information.

 

[chaskelljr2]

Well............

I must say that THAT is ONE BEAUTIFUL dryer. I could kill Sears though, for not fully describing the features that are on that 1961 TOL Lady Kenmore Set. In my 1961 Catalog, they did not say anything about the machines having lighted consoles. But yet, when I saw the POD today, I see that the dryer does have a "Lights" button. Does the washer have one also???

It would be nice to see the same type of POD for the matching washer.

Also, in all of the years I've been here and seen the various Ladys in peoples collections, I have yet to see what a 1962 Lady Kenmore looks like.

Any Takers (that is....... want to describe or show a picture of a 1962 Lady Kenmore)???

--Charles--

 

[bajaespuma]

Even though it is an interesting dryer, that is the one of the cheesiest pieces of copy I've ever seen, even for Sears.

 

[frigilux]

I'm pretty sure the POD is a page from the owner's manual, not an advertisement. The color, pictures and typeset look exactly the the manuals from both my '59 and '60 KM pairs.

 

[pturo]

Push buttons were ruling the world in the early 60's, I remember the Dodge/Chrysler push button transmission on the dash and a GE Stove than my neighbors had that was all pushbutton, with colors for each degree of heat. TOL appliances were pushbutton, even if they were mechanical underneath, like the Maytag A906 washer. Look behind the dashboard, it looks like Rube Goldberg was the designer.