Today I brought home TWO machines, this 1974 Lady K and the Maytag A50 (posted in another thread). I also found this on (the evil!) Craigs List, BUT what a find!
1974 Lady K found and brought home!!
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Close up of the console........ (ooooh, purdy!)
With the "garage door" closed.....
Here is the model number tag....
No Vari-Flex here!
According to Gordon (KenmoreGuy64) for 1974 the pulled out the Vari-Flex agitator and used the Penta-Swirl! This is a very exciting find for me, because I have always loved the look of these Lady K's!
According to Gordon (KenmoreGuy64) for 1974 the pulled out the Vari-Flex agitator and used the Penta-Swirl! This is a very exciting find for me, because I have always loved the look of these Lady K's!
Clarification.... for 1974 they pulled out the Vari-Flex agi
By "they" I meant Sears.... the addition of the Penta-Swirl was a design change for the '74 model year.
By "they" I meant Sears.... the addition of the Penta-Swirl was a design change for the '74 model year.
I guess I better show a REAL close up of the console! *wink*
Here are all the buttons....
Here are all the buttons....
...and the timer / water lever controls.
70series
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Beautiful Lady K. It looks like it is in mint condition. Hopefully she works as well as she looks.
Have a good one,
James
Have a good one,
James
Hopefully she works as well as she looks.....
Yes it does!! I already did a water test.... the fill valves work great and are not clogged or restricted. All the dispensers work well (but need a thorough cleaning!) No leaks and the inside the cabinet is very clean (except next to the dispensers)!
It's not in 100% mint condition, but it is very clean.
ALSO, I did NOT realize this until LeBron (Jed) mentioned it in this thread, but this one IS the XL capacity tub! (THANKS JED!) I thought ALL the Lady K's where the std cap tubs!
Kevin
Yes it does!! I already did a water test.... the fill valves work great and are not clogged or restricted. All the dispensers work well (but need a thorough cleaning!) No leaks and the inside the cabinet is very clean (except next to the dispensers)!
It's not in 100% mint condition, but it is very clean.
ALSO, I did NOT realize this until LeBron (Jed) mentioned it in this thread, but this one IS the XL capacity tub! (THANKS JED!) I thought ALL the Lady K's where the std cap tubs!
Kevin
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Damn you Kevin, you have the best of luck, LOL. I hope we will be seeing a video soon!
Beautiful washer....
...I washed many a times "at home" with a similar machine.
Which brings me to a question....when did this style of Kenmore Pushbutton come on the market? We had one, but it was not a "Lady" Kenmore. The buttons, if I remember correctly, were gold with white print, no woodgrain, no garage door, but it did have a light.
And of course, all appliances in our home were white. Always white. Heaven forbid a dash of color ever appear.
~John
...I washed many a times "at home" with a similar machine.
Which brings me to a question....when did this style of Kenmore Pushbutton come on the market? We had one, but it was not a "Lady" Kenmore. The buttons, if I remember correctly, were gold with white print, no woodgrain, no garage door, but it did have a light.
And of course, all appliances in our home were white. Always white. Heaven forbid a dash of color ever appear.
~John
chaskelljr2
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Push-Button-Keyboard Kenmores....
"jdinstl"
The first ones came to market back in 1966. They started life as Lady Kenmores and as Model 900's. In fact, starting from 1966 and right up until 1968, the Lady Kenmore and the Model 900 looked similar. Difference being, the Lady Kenmore at the time had a Roto-Flex Agigator, a Three-Speed Motor,and a Chrome Looking Detergent Dispenser Cover (like the Model 900 and the 1969-71 Lady Kenmores (the first ones with the concealed garage door covers like the one Kevin has here)), has the Bleach and Fabric Softener Dispensers on the facing left of the machine under the lid, while the Model 900 (which is the machine YOU are describing you grew up with) had a Vari-Flex Agitator (THIS agitator made its debut in the #2 Kenmore (again, which was YOUR machine and the one YOU grew up with) and a cabinet matching Detergent Dispenser Cover.
The machine you grew up with was a #2 Kenmore (which is a Model 900) is similar to one Steve 1-18 has or the one Jons1077 has (he had a thread on THIS very machine last month). And it looks similar to the 1966-67 Lady Kenmore (in fact..... for a while..... the two machines co-existed in the same line up and was out during the same era) and has remained so during its entire product life cycle.
The 1968 Lady Kenmore had a taller control panel, a Cycle-Timer and a smaller dial beside the Push-Buttons on the panel with a Sliding Infinite Water Level Control Lever underneath the Push-Buttons.
The first Lady Kenmore with the "garage door" cover (like the one Kevin has here) came out in the Fall Of 1969 and debuted as a 1970 Model. And even, these models changed up at various times during its life cycle. The 1969-71 Models had a cabinet matching Detergent Dispenser Cover (just like the Model 900 had a few years before), the curved metal lid handle (that was out at the time on all the Kenmores in the line up) and colored stripes on the upper and lower part of the push-buttons (depending on how the buttons were arranged on the panel), and of course, a Three-Speed Motor.
The 1972-73 Lady Kenmore made a slight departure from the 1969-71 Models as they have done away with the curved metal lid handle and replaced it with a notched opening embedded into the lid. The colored stripes were no longer on the push-buttons, and the Triple Dispenser has made its debut. But yet, the 1969-71 and the 1972-73 models were similar at the same time.
The 1974-75 Lady Kenmore (like the one Kevin has here) has made a VERY drastic departure from the 1969-73 models. The 1974-75 Lady Kenmore has done away with the Vari-Flex Agitator, and has replaced it with the Peta-Swirl Agitator. The large capacity tub has also debuted for the first time on a Lady Kenmore (the 1969-73 models were standard capacity models). The Three-Speed Motor was replaced with a Two-Speed Motor, and the skirted Cycle-Timer was replaced with one that is more embedded into the panel (all in cost saving measures in my opinion during the 1974-75 recession). This model is the last one of this series.
In 1976, the Match-All Lady Kenmore with the Dual-Action Agitator made its debut, only this model had a Lighted Console right along with its matching dryer. It was the ONLY model that had a lighted console that year. The #2 Kenmore that year was a more striking departure from the Lady Kenmore. It didn't have the black panel top like the Lady Kenmore did. And it didn't have a lighted panel either.
Also note, the Vari-Flex Agitator has made its debut in the 1968 Lady Kenmore (two years after it has made its debut in the Model 900).
The washer YOU grew up with was a Kenmore Model 900 (which had a control panel that is similar to Lady Kenmores in general..... in that it too had a push-button/dial stop arrangement...... and a lighted console). It wasn't a Lady Kenmore, but it was a great machine nonetheless. Jons1077 has a machine that's similar to yours. We had a big thread on it here at the club last month. It is in Tawny Gold.
Hopefully, this answers all of your questions. If not..... KenmoreGuy64 (the RESIDENT Kenmore-Torian) will fill you in on the rest I may have left out (time contraints..... damn (LOL)).
--Charles--
"jdinstl"
The first ones came to market back in 1966. They started life as Lady Kenmores and as Model 900's. In fact, starting from 1966 and right up until 1968, the Lady Kenmore and the Model 900 looked similar. Difference being, the Lady Kenmore at the time had a Roto-Flex Agigator, a Three-Speed Motor,and a Chrome Looking Detergent Dispenser Cover (like the Model 900 and the 1969-71 Lady Kenmores (the first ones with the concealed garage door covers like the one Kevin has here)), has the Bleach and Fabric Softener Dispensers on the facing left of the machine under the lid, while the Model 900 (which is the machine YOU are describing you grew up with) had a Vari-Flex Agitator (THIS agitator made its debut in the #2 Kenmore (again, which was YOUR machine and the one YOU grew up with) and a cabinet matching Detergent Dispenser Cover.
The machine you grew up with was a #2 Kenmore (which is a Model 900) is similar to one Steve 1-18 has or the one Jons1077 has (he had a thread on THIS very machine last month). And it looks similar to the 1966-67 Lady Kenmore (in fact..... for a while..... the two machines co-existed in the same line up and was out during the same era) and has remained so during its entire product life cycle.
The 1968 Lady Kenmore had a taller control panel, a Cycle-Timer and a smaller dial beside the Push-Buttons on the panel with a Sliding Infinite Water Level Control Lever underneath the Push-Buttons.
The first Lady Kenmore with the "garage door" cover (like the one Kevin has here) came out in the Fall Of 1969 and debuted as a 1970 Model. And even, these models changed up at various times during its life cycle. The 1969-71 Models had a cabinet matching Detergent Dispenser Cover (just like the Model 900 had a few years before), the curved metal lid handle (that was out at the time on all the Kenmores in the line up) and colored stripes on the upper and lower part of the push-buttons (depending on how the buttons were arranged on the panel), and of course, a Three-Speed Motor.
The 1972-73 Lady Kenmore made a slight departure from the 1969-71 Models as they have done away with the curved metal lid handle and replaced it with a notched opening embedded into the lid. The colored stripes were no longer on the push-buttons, and the Triple Dispenser has made its debut. But yet, the 1969-71 and the 1972-73 models were similar at the same time.
The 1974-75 Lady Kenmore (like the one Kevin has here) has made a VERY drastic departure from the 1969-73 models. The 1974-75 Lady Kenmore has done away with the Vari-Flex Agitator, and has replaced it with the Peta-Swirl Agitator. The large capacity tub has also debuted for the first time on a Lady Kenmore (the 1969-73 models were standard capacity models). The Three-Speed Motor was replaced with a Two-Speed Motor, and the skirted Cycle-Timer was replaced with one that is more embedded into the panel (all in cost saving measures in my opinion during the 1974-75 recession). This model is the last one of this series.
In 1976, the Match-All Lady Kenmore with the Dual-Action Agitator made its debut, only this model had a Lighted Console right along with its matching dryer. It was the ONLY model that had a lighted console that year. The #2 Kenmore that year was a more striking departure from the Lady Kenmore. It didn't have the black panel top like the Lady Kenmore did. And it didn't have a lighted panel either.
Also note, the Vari-Flex Agitator has made its debut in the 1968 Lady Kenmore (two years after it has made its debut in the Model 900).
The washer YOU grew up with was a Kenmore Model 900 (which had a control panel that is similar to Lady Kenmores in general..... in that it too had a push-button/dial stop arrangement...... and a lighted console). It wasn't a Lady Kenmore, but it was a great machine nonetheless. Jons1077 has a machine that's similar to yours. We had a big thread on it here at the club last month. It is in Tawny Gold.
Hopefully, this answers all of your questions. If not..... KenmoreGuy64 (the RESIDENT Kenmore-Torian) will fill you in on the rest I may have left out (time contraints..... damn (LOL)).
--Charles--
chaskelljr2
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Addend.......
LeBron (Jed) had a BEAUTIFUL Tawny Gold 1971 Lady Kenmore on here about two or three weeks ago (which looked (AND SOUNDED) like it was in mint condition). That thing ran a beautifully as it looked.
--Charles--
LeBron (Jed) had a BEAUTIFUL Tawny Gold 1971 Lady Kenmore on here about two or three weeks ago (which looked (AND SOUNDED) like it was in mint condition). That thing ran a beautifully as it looked.
--Charles--
Correction.........
I am 99.5% sure that the Kenmore model 900 and the Lady Kenmore were the EXACT same machine! Every Lady Kenmore I have seen IS a 900 series / HAS the 900 series designation in the model number.
Also, while I cannot be sure about the 1970 models, the 1971 Lady K's had the color coded push buttons and the 1972 and up did not.
See below... the Clorox ad shows a 1971 Lady K and the photos below are BOTH 1972 Lady K's.... note: no color coded buttons.
I am 99.5% sure that the Kenmore model 900 and the Lady Kenmore were the EXACT same machine! Every Lady Kenmore I have seen IS a 900 series / HAS the 900 series designation in the model number.
Also, while I cannot be sure about the 1970 models, the 1971 Lady K's had the color coded push buttons and the 1972 and up did not.
See below... the Clorox ad shows a 1971 Lady K and the photos below are BOTH 1972 Lady K's.... note: no color coded buttons.
golittlesport
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beatiful machine
I can't keep up with you and the machines you bring home. Go, Kevin, go!!!!!
I can't keep up with you and the machines you bring home. Go, Kevin, go!!!!!
Kevin -
That's a great machine! I love the color, and love the '74 model in general. I hope you enjoy it! You do seem to have some of the greatest finds.
Use it in good health my friend!
Gordon
That's a great machine! I love the color, and love the '74 model in general. I hope you enjoy it! You do seem to have some of the greatest finds.
Use it in good health my friend!
Gordon
Kevin -
I think I just noticed something unusual, at least to me, about the agitator in your Lady. Do my eyes deceive me, or are there no little "mini-me" fins in between the five main ones on the agitator. Check your '80 machine and compare, but the two penta-vane equipped machines I have in the garage have these half-moon shapped 1/2-inch high mini vanes on the agitator base. If yours doesn't, how cool is that!?!?
G
I think I just noticed something unusual, at least to me, about the agitator in your Lady. Do my eyes deceive me, or are there no little "mini-me" fins in between the five main ones on the agitator. Check your '80 machine and compare, but the two penta-vane equipped machines I have in the garage have these half-moon shapped 1/2-inch high mini vanes on the agitator base. If yours doesn't, how cool is that!?!?
G
