Unusual Kenmores, matched pair in Avocado. Here's the washer.
lawrence
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lawrence
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Kenmores in Dallas
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And here's the dryer.
lawrence
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1974/1975 basic model. I am thinking perhaps a 60 series or better yet a 500 series, as the dryer had the small hamper door. The washer does have several cycles, but mid line and lower end Kenmores at this time were very feature loaded. I will defer to the expert, aka Gordon.
You can clearly see these were immediate predecessors to the full blown black panel models.
Have a good one,
James
You can clearly see these were immediate predecessors to the full blown black panel models.
Have a good one,
James
I think James nailed it.
I remember checking out the Kenmores around 1975 at what seemed like an anomaly for Sears back then, a warehouse with clearance center sales floor up front. Lots of demonstrator or brand new machines, either discontinued or distressed. They had almost all trim levels of washers and dryers passing through frequently.
The machine my mom got came from the regular Sears store, though. It had the rust & gold timer panel and wasn't a big seller. The next series down had green & gold, and it looks like the subject pair had no separate color scheme at all for the dial.
I remember checking out the Kenmores around 1975 at what seemed like an anomaly for Sears back then, a warehouse with clearance center sales floor up front. Lots of demonstrator or brand new machines, either discontinued or distressed. They had almost all trim levels of washers and dryers passing through frequently.
The machine my mom got came from the regular Sears store, though. It had the rust & gold timer panel and wasn't a big seller. The next series down had green & gold, and it looks like the subject pair had no separate color scheme at all for the dial.
Wow - near and dear Kenmores
This washer is a pretty near and dear model to me, as it was THE first I ever totally dismantled and reassembled. I even took the baseplate out of it just to say that I had done it. In fact, I bought it and a 1972 Kenmore 60 for five dollars each from an appliance rebuilder's scrap yard in spring 1990 for that particular purpose. The idea was to learn about the machines and how they work without tampering with my then two year-used 1986 Kenmore which has been stored since summer 1988.
The subject washer here is a 1974 Kenmore 300 series. Yes, a 300, and James is absolutely correct, the machines from the early to mid 1970s were very feature laden. Mine was gold instead of avocado, but otherwise the same thing. The machine has four cycles - Normal, Perm, Knit-Delicate and Pre-wash. Five temps, three levels, straight vane agitator, two speeds, standard capacity and self-cleaning filter. It does not have an off-balance relay. It's a great machine for a 300 series. James, the model number is 110.724311x0 (white). This is an unusual machine in that it remained available into 1978, and the final version saw the switch to the shortened centerpost. Oddly, I have come across five or six of this model now, and every one has been gold or avocado.
This is the only 29-inch standard capacity model that I know of that used this style control panel with the sloped brushed aluminum top. There were at least four large capacity models, as these were quickly becoming the focus of buyers and manufacturers alike. These were some of the first models in which removal of two screws, one on each end of the console, would release it from the top and allow you to take the whole console in your hand for servicing.
I have seen two versions of this dryer - one with adjustable temps like this one, and one with four fixed cycles and no temperature switch. Neat machines, what memories that washer brings back. I eventually had another, which I quickly resold and I finally sold the first washer for future use, last I heard it was still there.
Gordon
This washer is a pretty near and dear model to me, as it was THE first I ever totally dismantled and reassembled. I even took the baseplate out of it just to say that I had done it. In fact, I bought it and a 1972 Kenmore 60 for five dollars each from an appliance rebuilder's scrap yard in spring 1990 for that particular purpose. The idea was to learn about the machines and how they work without tampering with my then two year-used 1986 Kenmore which has been stored since summer 1988.
The subject washer here is a 1974 Kenmore 300 series. Yes, a 300, and James is absolutely correct, the machines from the early to mid 1970s were very feature laden. Mine was gold instead of avocado, but otherwise the same thing. The machine has four cycles - Normal, Perm, Knit-Delicate and Pre-wash. Five temps, three levels, straight vane agitator, two speeds, standard capacity and self-cleaning filter. It does not have an off-balance relay. It's a great machine for a 300 series. James, the model number is 110.724311x0 (white). This is an unusual machine in that it remained available into 1978, and the final version saw the switch to the shortened centerpost. Oddly, I have come across five or six of this model now, and every one has been gold or avocado.
This is the only 29-inch standard capacity model that I know of that used this style control panel with the sloped brushed aluminum top. There were at least four large capacity models, as these were quickly becoming the focus of buyers and manufacturers alike. These were some of the first models in which removal of two screws, one on each end of the console, would release it from the top and allow you to take the whole console in your hand for servicing.
I have seen two versions of this dryer - one with adjustable temps like this one, and one with four fixed cycles and no temperature switch. Neat machines, what memories that washer brings back. I eventually had another, which I quickly resold and I finally sold the first washer for future use, last I heard it was still there.
Gordon
The beginning of "The Sears Kenmore "Utilitarian" Era"...!
Smart, dependable machines, that were still an alternative to the still-bedecked & bejeweled Maytags & as solid American value as anything by GE!!!!
-- Dave (Charles Klamkin Fan!)
Smart, dependable machines, that were still an alternative to the still-bedecked & bejeweled Maytags & as solid American value as anything by GE!!!!
-- Dave (Charles Klamkin Fan!)
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