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I do really like your set Kelvin. That is my Dream washing machine. There is no other Whirlpool like the 1968 version. What an awesome machine!! Kelvin you cherish those puppies.
Introducing... the 1968 WP Imperial MK Xll dryer with the "station wagon tailgate" door!
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Color question
tan color whose name I can't recall="Doeskin"
tan color whose name I can't recall="Doeskin"
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Glenn I just noticed something interesting-John's dryer's drum has the "fins" that are "molded" into the metal, where Kevin's appears to have the ones more like we know today. Perhaps it was about that time they switched the style from one to the other?
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Magic Clean, but Doeskin wasn't the name of the color. The one I have in mind is somewhat darker, but not as dark as "Toast" that they had later on. It was mentioned in the ad from around '67 or '68 (think it was a pic of day a month or so ago)that showed Coppertone, Saphire, and Avocado. Though the tan wasn't pictured, I remember seeing it in the stores at the time, and it was a bit darker than the Doeskin Sears Coldspot fridge my friend Glenna had.
Magic Clean, but Doeskin wasn't the name of the color. The one I have in mind is somewhat darker, but not as dark as "Toast" that they had later on. It was mentioned in the ad from around '67 or '68 (think it was a pic of day a month or so ago)that showed Coppertone, Saphire, and Avocado. Though the tan wasn't pictured, I remember seeing it in the stores at the time, and it was a bit darker than the Doeskin Sears Coldspot fridge my friend Glenna had.
Edged Fawn, perhaps.
Scott, interesting question. I'm not knowing the details regarding changes in drum baffles. My note on John's dryer says it's a 1970 model, as compared to Kevin's being 1968 ... but I don't know for sure as I don't have a pic of the model tag, and for some idiot reason I also didn't get a shot of the control panel.
On a quick look at the four Whirly dryers in my garage, RJ's 1985 standard-capacity has two small integral baffles and one larger plastic attached. The other three are super-capacity (198x Kenmore, 1992 KA, and 2003? Calypso-match) and have three plastic baffles, 2 large and 1 small IIRC.
On a quick look at the four Whirly dryers in my garage, RJ's 1985 standard-capacity has two small integral baffles and one larger plastic attached. The other three are super-capacity (198x Kenmore, 1992 KA, and 2003? Calypso-match) and have three plastic baffles, 2 large and 1 small IIRC.
Cool question about the dryer baffles - our 1972 Kenmore was configued like most 5.9 cu. ft. dryers, with two in-molded baffles like you see in John's coppertone machine, and one black plastic baffle that you can see in Kevin's. The in-molded ones are either very reminiscent or identical to those in the belt-drive blower dryers of the early 60s.
I am pretty sure that 5.9 cu ft. models were made that way for many many years, until either recently or are still made this way. I don't think the 6.5/6.8/6.9/7.0 cu ft. models with the filter on top ever hand in-molded baffles. My 1986 Kenmore and my 1977 Kenmore both have the baffles as DADoES describes them - two large and one smaller one. One is a 6.8 unit, the other a 6.9.
I am pretty sure that 5.9 cu ft. models were made that way for many many years, until either recently or are still made this way. I don't think the 6.5/6.8/6.9/7.0 cu ft. models with the filter on top ever hand in-molded baffles. My 1986 Kenmore and my 1977 Kenmore both have the baffles as DADoES describes them - two large and one smaller one. One is a 6.8 unit, the other a 6.9.
BTW.... here is a photo of both the washer and dryer together.
On the dryer baffles: All of the KM or WP dryers I remember seeing (except the new ones) have 2 metal molded baffles and one plastic. I just looked in the 1963 70 series dryer I have and was surprised to see it has 3 metal molded baffles only.
On the dryer baffles: All of the KM or WP dryers I remember seeing (except the new ones) have 2 metal molded baffles and one plastic. I just looked in the 1963 70 series dryer I have and was surprised to see it has 3 metal molded baffles only.
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