That's a 1974 Kenmore 60 series
This is my Mother's second washer, which replaced the '61 we had (my avatar pic).
I didn't know it then, but we were part of a trend setting crowd. 1974 was the first year in which Sears offered a full-line variety of large capacity washers (they previously called them 18lb. washers) which had matching dryers.
There were six models prior to 1974, yes, only six. The first was the infamous Kenmore 518 which debuted in 1967, was revised slightly in 1968, and again in 1970 or so. The 67 & 68 said '518' on the console, and they used the basic cosmetics of the 1963 Kenmore 600 / 70. The next five models consisted of two 1972 models, and three 1973 models. These all used the giant Roto-Swirl agitator until the surviving models were developed and 'fine tuned' a bit to have the shorter agitator shaft and the FIRST Penta-Vane agitators. One of these machine matched an existing 1972 Kenmore standard capacity dryer, but basically none of these six machines had matching dryers paired with them and weren't sold as such. Instead they were sold in the "odd-ball" section with the 24-inch models.
1974 came and Kenmore embarked on the large capacity craze, which took off about like the SUV craze did in the mid-90s. By 1976, most of Kenmore's focus was on Large Cap models and the older Standard machines were the step-children for small families.
This machine was part of a varied line-up in 1974. In addition to it, there was two 200 series basic machines, an odd 70-series using 1969 clear-dial styling, the primary 70-series which had the 'upper balcony' of controls as we saw in another thread just recently, an 80-series which had this type of console, then the Lady K. These all had their own matching 6.9 cu. ft. dryers, which were new that year in that size.
There was also a 29-inch 300 series standard washer with this panel style, and four 24-inch machines, again all with this panel. 1974 was embroiled in the oil crisis and the economy was bad, so washer sales weren't great or we'd see more of these today I think.
The 24-inch version of this washer is NEAT. It's the same basic machine, especially in appearance, but it has a soak selector knob, which allows the machine to proceed, or not, directly from pre-wash or pre-soak into the normal cycle, and has a mechanical solenoid operated detergent dispenser to allow detergent to enter during the normal cycle so the operator doesn't have to return to the machine if they've selected a soak and wash.
Such a cool washer!
Gordon
