LOOK.... My daily laundry pair.

[spinout]

HI everyone. I'm a new member who found this great site about a month ago. And for years I thought I was the only appliance freak!

Anyway, I'll post my bio and life story at some future point, but I thought the membership might enjoy viewing these pics as I celebrate the 10th anniversary of having this dryer in daily service. And that's my primary washer that I've been using for 15 years now (replacing my '70's Filter-Flo). I have other machines, but these are about my favorite for everyday use.

 

[spinout]

A closer look...

The 1963 Kenmore dryer controls

 

[westytoploader]

Very nice!!!! Those are awesome machines...would love to know more about these and see pictures of the others!!

I'm guessing the Penncrest is early-1970's, and the Kenmore dryer is a '63? Is the washer a Speed Queen or GE-design machine?

 

[spinout]

A rinse fill

You're paying attention here! Hmmm... what could be wrong with this pic?

 

[westytoploader]

WOW...a Hotpoint Silhouette design, but with an SS tub!! Never would have imagined! Did you take the lint filter out? ;-)

 

[spinout]

And finally...

...A little rinse action. See, burpilation really is entertaining AND useful!

 

[westytoploader]

Great pics...thanks for posting. That Fountain Filter really looks like it does an awesome job!

--Austin

 

[mayken4now]

Joseph Dear

you are no fool. There are plenty of us out here and we accept your fettish. So do we, love the vintage appliance world. It does exists. You are not nuts, and hey man, thanks for sharing!

Wonderful Machines.

Steve

 

[spinout]

--westytoploader

Glad you like them. Trust me, this is something you'll be able to relate to, shall we say. And I must say that I like your collection too. I want that AMP!

Anyway, I'm going off-line as I've got to run to a social event this evening. So I guess the suspense will have to build for right now as the resident experts (including you) figure this one out. Stay tuned... there's more.

 

[frigilux]

Great washer! If you have time, could you post a pic w/o clothes in the tub? I'd love to see that solid SS tub. Welcome to AW.ORG!

 

[appnut]

Welcome!! And I"d like to see closeups of the washer control panel, just like you did with the dryer. And WELCOME!!

 

[peteski50]

My daily laundry pair

Wow I never saw a Hotpoint like this one. Was this a TOL model and what year is it from? Was the tub actually stainless steel? I would like to see close ups of this baby if possible.
Thank you,
Peter

 

[appliguy]

my mom got the next step up from that dryer and its matching

According to my 1963 Sears Summer catalog, the next step up was the model 70 Soft Heat Dryer (1963 was the inaugural year for Soft Heat). It looked identical to your dryer with a few exceptions.
1. The control panel ovals as well as the timer were back lit
2. the was only a heat cycle and an air cycle on the timer.
3. The glass oval on the left side of the timer says Soft Heat (Soft Heat started the heat on high when the clothes were wet and as the clothes got drier Soft Heat lowered the heat to keep from baking in wrinkles and over drying the clothes).
4. the # 70 was plastered across the design on the left side of the control panel instead of under the Kenmore name.

The differences between the washer that matches your 600 dryer and the washer that matches the 70 Soft Heat dryer are as follows:
The 70 has a self cleaning lint filter with an orange indicator light on the right edge of the control panel.
The 600 has a manual clean lint filter.
The 70 has an infinite water level control.
The 600 has three water levels.
The 70 has a Roto Swirl agitator with a scrubber cap and detergent cup cover.
The 600 has a straight vain agitator.
THe 70 has a back lit control panel just like the matching dryer.
The 600 does not have a back lit control panel, just like the matching dryer.
When my mom was married in 1963 she got the model 70 washer and matching gas Soft Heat dryer. We ahd the dryer until 1979 and the washer survived at our summer cottage until 1989 (if I only knew then what I know now it would still be there). PATRICK COFFEY

 

[cleanteamofny]

Welcome to the group Spinout, is it possible to pull the agitator out and take photos so we can see what the blades look like?

Thanks and welcome to the maddness!

 

[spinout]

per the above requests...

I took a couple of quick pics to better show the tub and agitator. It is a 1967 (I believe) MOL machine with a real Hotpoint cast iron co-axial tranny (which features a 215 degree arc, by the way). There is an interesting story behind this machine as I found it at a thrift store as NOS in 1990, apparently received from a nearby JCPennys Store that was being demolished. I paid $9.98 for it, no kidding.

 

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another shot

The mighty Hotpoint spirolator! Perhaps one of the most underated agitators of all time... but don't be fooled by its diminutive width, this puppy can turn the heaviest loads.

 

[the7]

Where have all the "Holes" gone (in the inner tub)?
Long time passing!

 

[gansky1]

Very nice machines - that Penncrest is quite a find for sure! Welcome to the board, you'll have a great time here.

 

[appnut]

The holes in the tub--this is a solid tub machine. The drain holes are at the top of the tub and drains by spinning the water out at spin.