Best Thread Of 2008
I know it is still early in the year to proclaim that, but I must.
Robert, I thank you so much for showing us at least some of what your eyes have seen. It must have been a thrill going into all of those basements to look at those washers. I can just smell their dank musty odor. For me, knowing a washer was sitting down in any basement made that odor more pleasing than potpourri.
I loved all the pics especially the following.
#1-3. That BOL Kenmore was cool. Boy somebody would need good lighting to see inside it. My cousin owned a BOL 1968 model, which had the gold agitator like the one in Picture #31. The tub was the same color, but because the lighting in her laundry room was not the greatest, I could not make out the detail, so the interior almost looked void. The gold str8 vane looked like it was floating in mid air.
#16. Like everybody else, I like how the owner taped the "Sears Best" label back on to the dryer.
#31. The gold agitator with the cone-like cap was the best looking KM agitator IMHO. I loved both the str8 vane, and Roto Swirl versions. For me her beauty was from the neck up.
#42. Love how the machines look like they are posing for the camera. With the washer lid open, it looks as if it had just washed a load.
#43. That 1967 Model 70 is exactly like my childhood friend's washer. Except his was a 1968 model, with the only differences being the coloring of the dials, and the agitator was a gold Roto Swirl, with the cone shaped cap, like the one in Picture 31.
#46. Love the piano key Kenmore next to that Whirlpool dryer. I wish you had a picture of the interior. Would I be right in guessing that one of those nasty estate sale ladies chased you off before you could snap a shot?
#47. Love that '62 dryer. The console design looks similar to the 1964 turquoise set you once had. Yes, I have been snooping through the archives, so I know this. By the way, I watch that See It Wash Video all the time. At the angle, and vantage point you had your camera positioned, when I watch the video in full size on my 21 inch computer screen, I relive my memories as a 7 year old, watching the Kenmores of my neighbor who lived across the street, and my aunt who lives in Virginia.
#49. That woodgrain console on that early 80s Whirlpool is nice.
#50. Where does that Kenmore rank in the lineup? Given it's basic controls, and self cleaning lint filter, I am guessing it's a Model 70.
The picture with the "Turn Clockwise Only" warning I also like. That Whirlpool dryer with the control box matches the 24 inch washer my grandmother had. The DD Kenmore next to it is almost exactly like the one my parents had for 5 years, and left in our house when they sold it. Theirs was a 90 series, and had a fourth control knob in addition to the dial. It was a great washer, and a workhorse. I don't know if it still exists, but it earned our respect.
And yes, last but not least, I enjoyed the pictures of everybody together, and of the street you live on. What a beautiful neighborhood.
Again, thank you for posting those pictures, this thread, the videos, and this site. You have given us the best.
Have a good one,
James
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