Leaving the sixties: Life after the Evil Kenmore™

[roto204]

The 1961 Kenmore went on to greater things after its clutch plate, bearings, and almost nonexistent centerpost shaft conspired to bring about its demise.

Not to mention the fact that the transmission decided to pee out its oil all over again.

I did save all the wonderful parts that you sent, Greg and Steve R., so I can ship those back to you if you would like, or in any case, I'll hold onto them for you. I also have the pump that I salvaged. Thank you for all your help and kindness with sending those.

So, from an ungrateful machine that wanted to be a refrigerator or a Hyundai anyway, we move on to The Next Generation.

What could the new machine be, I wonder?

It wears a veil of harvest gold (as all things that I come across seem to, for some reason).

It spins... (that's an improvement!)...in fact, it seems to extract more water than my 1-18.

It drains and agitates too. What a well-rounded performer!

Maybe Ross and Roger can tell us more...

 

[Unimatic1140]

Hi Ross, sorry to hear about your Kenmore. Hmmmm, if is from the 1970's and spins better than a Frigidaire 1/18 then the only thing I could think of that spins better than a 1/18 would be a coin-op Speed Queen with the 700+ rpms spin pulley.

 

[Unimatic1140]

Opps sorry Nate, I used the wrong name. I meant you. Anyway I can't wait to hear what it is.

 

[roto204]

Tee hee

Robert, you're gonna kill me. Austin will too :-D

It's close to the seventies, but not spot-on.

 

[roto204]

It is belt-driven...

...and has a recirculating lint filter.

Most people consider it cheap, but its wash action is splashy and very entertaining.

It uses belts with a special coating to do the clutch-work.

It is painted and not porcelainized on the outside, so it shall become turquoise...

...to match its agitator :-D

 

[davy1063]

would it by any chance be a TL Westinghouse?

 

[roto204]

Close!

You're very close, Dave.

 

[lightedcontrols]

... just guessing???

Would it be a Maytag???Mark

 

[spiralactivator]

A non-burpalator Norge, perhaps?

 

[spiralactivator]

Or maybe...

A FilterFlo?

 

[mrb627]

Maytag?

My guess is a Maytag.

MRB

 

[westytoploader]

Sorry to hear that Nate about your '61 Kenmore, but I agree with you; anything that refuses to come back to life and wash deserves to be donated to Toyota anyway! ;-)

Hmmmm...if it's harvest gold, considered "cheap", belt-driven with a recirculating filter, isn't porcelainized on the outside, and if I'm going to be jealous, is it a Westinghouse TL? I have one more question...was this a "local" find or did it have to make a long journey to get to Phoenix, quiza? ;-)

--Austin

 

[gyrafoam]

Nate just hang on to that filter. Who knows, maybe it will bring good "karma" and a '60's Kenmore in much better condition will appear on your doorstep looking for a home!

"Drains and agitates"-------at the same time? As in overflow rinse? Whatever did you find?

 

[davy1063]

couldn't be a Maytag, it has a recirculating filter

 

[davy1063]

Okay, I'll have to agree with either the GE FilterFlo or Hotpoint (early)

 

[pulsator]

Easy TwinTub?

 

[roto204]

Hee hee hee

LOL

Thanks, Steve. I'll give the lint filter a good rub and see if the good karma works (The lint filter was very cooperative, unlike the rest of the machine...)

Austin--gosh, you guys are so close!

It's not a Maytag, although that would be a good guess. But yes, it has a recirculating lint filter, so that wouldn't quite fit.

I'll give you another hint or two, but it will probably blow it...I'm hoping Ross will toss another nibble our way ;-)

Two more hints, then:

1.) The machine exhibits honesty without fear!
2.) If I take the cabinet off, everything except the running gear (transmission, motor, etc) looks the same as another machine I have. And that would make sense, if you put two and two together...

;-)

DeviousNate

 

[agiflow]

How about White-Westinghouse?

 

[mayken4now]

Nate, is it a Norge?

Steve