Hi Nate, those are great pictures! Thanks for sharing the restoration process, sorry that it didn't work out this time, but as you said the experience was worth it. I've been there too.
Thanks, Louis :-D We can always keep hoping and looking!
Jason--Yes, I saved an array of bits and pieces from that machine, including the pump, should anyone need one.
Terry--Thanks very much :-D Yes, I agree--being out in the desert sun, and perennially full of water--will be the death of many a machine out there. But it is still a neat visit
Frigilux--I know, I still miss the '71 Kenmore I had found and towed onto the back porch in high school
Toggle--LOL I don't know if it's "mechanical" or "unafraid to tear things apart," but thanks ;-)
Robert--I know you've seen much worse--it was perusing your restoration photos that inspired and helped me so much. Thank you for all your hard work and excellent cataloguing!
That is the first washer I remember as a child. My Mom used to hold the lid switch down while I watched it spin. I lost my mom on October 31, 2005. Thanks for bringing back some wonderful memories.
So very sorry to here about your mother. I know we have never met but we do share a love for our moms that we can never replace. Someday I will be faced with this as my mom is now in her late 70's and is blind and can't get around very well has to use a walker and wheelchair and thank God that my dad is still able to take care of her. My mom is blind from Macular degeneration which is a heredity thing and I could end up with it also. But what I really wanted to say was I lost my Grandma Francis in 1970 and still have a hard time with it as I used to spend my summers at their place in West Bingham, Pa. and I used to watch her 50's Kenmore washer and couldn't wait for wash day to roll around. But I do know this that I will someday will see her again up in heaven. She was a dear saint of a woman and God fearing christian I really miss her but God needed her more than I so be comforted and be not sad your mom I'm sure is out of pain of this old world. Will Keep you in my prayers and lift you up before the Lord. Your friend Norgeman,(Dan)