Some will remember this pic of my storage trailer full of various Kenmore belt-drive washers. I posted it early in my membership in this fantastic club. The machines range from 1961 to 1985 models which I had accumulated in my dealings in the 1990s doing repairs and rebuilding. I was embarrased to post this due to the dirty assortment of machines.
In the time since then, a number of machines have managed to migrate out of the trailer and into my shop, the first being a very significant machine, the very washer that started my rebuilding hobby in 1990. It was the first to be reactived and has seen hundreds of loads of laundry since then.
One thing that I hadn't forseen back in in March '08 was how many more machines I would accumulate. With storage space getting tight and the trailer half empty, I decided that yesterday morning was a great time to empty the trailer and re-organize. Following are some pics of the goods. Some of these are available for sale if anyone is interested.
This is one of the reasons I emptied the trailer, to get at this 'hybrid' 1961/1972 Kenmore that I took in trade in 1992 for a gold top-line 90-series black panel machine. This machine was the subject of my first posts on this site, looking for a proper control panel. I don't dislike ANY Kenmore belt-drive machines, however to place a BOL plastic top control panel on a 1961 Kenmore 70 is unacceptable, even in my book. The machine is a curious blend of the two. I would still like a correct 1961 panel, however for the time being I am going to make the machine respectable by mating a 1962 Kenmore 70 top and panel to it, thus creating the '61.5. I have rounded-up some good stuff for the machine, including a rebuilt round motor, an NOS metal pump, the correct lint filter and housing, etc.
Here's a gem someone may appreciate...It's a 1973 Kenmore 800, model 110.7304811. I had no idea this console was available that far into the 70s. I rescued this machine from the recycle dumpster in 1994, and it's been sitting ever since. The black streaks on it are tar from a roof repair our warehouse went thru years ago, but are not permanent. The machine is much nicer cosmetically than I remembered, however it's missing the detergent dispenser bezel and lid.
Anyone want this baby? I took it on a trade on a nearly identical Whirlpool. This one will need a transmission in addition to a can of touch-up paint a bag of rags....
Here's another machine I wanted to get out of the trailer. I don't have any active 24-inch machines. It has a black bakelite agitator and a blue tub - COOL!
Here's the main machine I wanted - a 1964 Kenmore 70. I got it from the Salvation Army in 1997. There was a Coppertone 1965/66 set as well, but I wanted this one with the thumbnail cap, etc. It's filty (as they all are) but it looks great under all that grit.
I thought I'd make daily drivers of these, but now I'm thinking someone else would appreciate them more than I. Can you say "Gordy, you have too many washers?" LOL
