And another one joins my collection...

[bendixmark]

Kenmore washer

That is a beautiful washer one of my favorites.A neighbor had the set when I was young. The dial lights up.I am glad that got a good home I considered going after that but I just got a washer from California.Transit sytems is bringing it soon for my nearly completed E-Z Sudsit Laundromat.I have the matching to your washer.Would love to see more pics.

 

[felix]

congragts
friend! hello from Brazil!

 

[swestoyz]

Nice save, Jon! It looks incredibly clean. If there is a light behind the dual - even better!

Ben

 

[jons1077]

Dial light

I thought it looked like it should have a light. Guess I’ll be finding a new bulb for it. These Kenmores should be pretty fun machines! This one would be a good wash-in convention demo subject on how to rebuild an older whirlpool

 

[surgilator_68]

cold/cold suds savers

I think one scoop of Amway SA8 will be plenty or a cap of Xtra. If you want to be extra thrifty you should use the water 4 times.

 

[chaskelljr2]

1964 Kenmore Model 70

You sure have soft spot for Kenmores lately, don’t you?

First, the 1974 Lady Kenmore Set, now this beauty right here.

I know you have to rebuild the Lady Kenmore Washer, but can/does this Model 70 run?

—Charles—

 

[70series]

It would be cool if there is a dial light. If not, it would be one of very few model 70s from the 1960s that doesn't. I believe the only other models that don't have lights are from 1960 (maybe), and 1962.

 

[jons1077]

Jason

I do like the smell of Arm & Hammer powder.

These Kenmores just happened to appear. I wasn’t on a big search for any machines at all to be honest. Just too good to pass up.

 

[yogitunes]

thats when stuff finds you....

when your not looking!

 

[bradfordwhite]

AMWAY?

That brings back memories.
I thought they went out of business..... pyramid scheme and all that.

My aunt used to buy all kinds of stuff from them. She'd have this big box of laundry detergent with a plastic lining, and scoop it into the triple dispenser on her Lady Kenmore 1972 washer.

 

[bendixmark]

Dial Light

It has a light I used to have one of these.

 

[bradfordwhite]

It will be a push-twist type bulb. The entire socket should swing down at a 45 degree angle.

I know I worked on three of these models, back in the day. Two were avocado and one was white. I think most were newer than this though. later 60s

 

[combo52]

Dial light On A 64 KM 70 Washer

It does not have a swing down bulb and this model was built two years before avocado  even came into existence.

 

John L.

 

[vacerator]

I recall my mom's 1963

Model 70 having a self cleaning filter, light on the console even. Why doesn't a 1964 have one?

 

[appliguy]

According to my research.

the 1964 model 70 was the equivalent to the 1963 model 600 with the sole exception being the 1963 600 had a straight vane agitator while the 1964 model 70 uses a Roto Swirl. The 1964 model 800 was the equivalent to the 1963 model 70 while 1964 Lady Kenmore was the equivalent to the 1963 Lady Kenmore 800. There was no 1964 model 600. PATRICK COFFEY

 

[70series]

One other difference between the 1964 70 and 63 600 was that the 70 had the infinite water level selector, while the 600 had 3 designated levels where you could not set the selector between. It really offered no advantage as the tubs were not large enough where there was much height difference in the water line from one level to the next. Why Sears reverted back to the manual filter for both the 1964 and 1965 basic model 70s I do not know. (I say basic because 1965 also had a slightly more elite 70 that was an alphabet model with the self clean filter.) It wasn't until 1966 that the basic model 70 was outfitted with the self clean filter again. Incidentally in 1966, the model 600 series had a Super Rotoswirl, and was almost identical feature-wise to the 1964 and 1965 model 70s, with the exceptions of having designated water levels and the speckled tub. I can go even further with model evolutions, but I have been more long winded with this post than I had planned.

Have a good one,
James

 

[combo52]

1965 Kenmore Model " 70 "

Had a SC lint filter infinite WL and a small florescent light that lit the three controls areas, my Aunt bought a turquoise one with Suds-Saver, it was the first KM washer I got to use a lot, I used to go over and do laundry.

 

John L.

 

[70series]

There was also a 70 series model in 1965 that had the manual filter. The console aesthetics were like the alphabet model offered that year, but it had the standard control knobs. There is a picture of it in Peter H770s photo collection (Picture # 9 as I recall). The filter cartridge is missing, but the turn latch is visible. There were at least two models of the 70 series on the Sears sales floor in 1965.

 

[larrbb]

Niche

Nice! it looks in very good condition, for the price of $50, it is really great sale to you.

 

[jons1077]

Thanks!

I’ve just started restoring this machine the last couple of days. I’ll be posting a new thread. Currently I have the machine mostly disassembled and have the old centerpost seals and bearings removed. Looks like moisture made its way inside the centerpost which would explain the noisy spin. I’ll be installing new seals and bearings tomorrow. More to come!