No I'm pretty sure all Kenmore washer are delivered with the lid opening right to left. But they are easily reversable from 1957 thru 1964, possibly even later.
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Thanks for the clarification, Robert. I'd never seen a Kenmore with a lid that opens to the right before either, but made an assumption when I saw the filter on the left side.
Yes, the lids are reversible. My 56 Cycla Fabric has holes covered up with little plastic seals which can be taken out and the lid which normally opens from right to left changed so that it opens from left to right.
Concerning the recirc. filter, it also surprises me that it is one the left. I have never seen that in a Kenmore. Now I might wonder if this machine was put together in a plant close to the Canadian border. The left sided filter has some trace of outside influence.
Everything else looks the same. I say this as I used to watch load after load washing in an identical one except that ours was white. And the lint filter was stationery. It was Sears first year of the self-cleaning recirc filter. Boy, was that nice but that 58 was the noisiest Kenmore I ever came across. Oh, and it suds locked like crazy!
And the timer was so neat as that band kept moving along. I have very fond memories of that machine
Concerning the recirc. filter, it also surprises me that it is one the left. I have never seen that in a Kenmore. Now I might wonder if this machine was put together in a plant close to the Canadian border. The left sided filter has some trace of outside influence.
Everything else looks the same. I say this as I used to watch load after load washing in an identical one except that ours was white. And the lint filter was stationery. It was Sears first year of the self-cleaning recirc filter. Boy, was that nice but that 58 was the noisiest Kenmore I ever came across. Oh, and it suds locked like crazy!
And the timer was so neat as that band kept moving along. I have very fond memories of that machine
Wow. I keep going back and looking at the pix of this set, what a beautiful find! I'm gonna hold out for the 1960 Ladies though...
Nope, here's the deal
The Filter is on the left because it's actually NOT a lint filter cartridge. It's the chrome covered return port for the brand new "Self-Cleaning" lint-filter, Kenmore's first.
For a year or two after Kenmore introduced their self-cleaning filter (and we know now that it's not the first self-cleaning filter) they returned to filtered water back into the wash tub directly through a port on the cabinet side. Then they did away with that and returned it directly into the outer tub for years to come.
The Filter is on the left because it's actually NOT a lint filter cartridge. It's the chrome covered return port for the brand new "Self-Cleaning" lint-filter, Kenmore's first.
For a year or two after Kenmore introduced their self-cleaning filter (and we know now that it's not the first self-cleaning filter) they returned to filtered water back into the wash tub directly through a port on the cabinet side. Then they did away with that and returned it directly into the outer tub for years to come.
Oh and one more thing, it appears the seller has sent out more pictures via email. Would someone be so kind as to post all of the pictures in this thread.
Thanks.
Thanks.
The Lady Kenmore Timeline!
need the smelling salts also!....
My best friend's Mom had a '59 all push-button with rapid advance timer! I didn't know what one would call that 'rat tat tat tat' sound it made as the timer moved to the cycle his Mom would select. Alas it was traded b/c of a blown water pump in 1970 for a solid-tub SQ. Does John have pics of his '59 posted? What a trip down memory lane that w/b!
My best friend's Mom had a '59 all push-button with rapid advance timer! I didn't know what one would call that 'rat tat tat tat' sound it made as the timer moved to the cycle his Mom would select. Alas it was traded b/c of a blown water pump in 1970 for a solid-tub SQ. Does John have pics of his '59 posted? What a trip down memory lane that w/b!
Kenmore and a beer...
Here is John's '59 in Maryland, he has the matching dryer as well.
If I remember correctly, there is a softener tank in the control panel and the slide-control on the right side of the panel determines the amount of product dispensed.
Here is John's '59 in Maryland, he has the matching dryer as well.
If I remember correctly, there is a softener tank in the control panel and the slide-control on the right side of the panel determines the amount of product dispensed.
Now this is glam!
This is the 1960 Lady.
Storage and automatic dispensing of liquid detergent and softener (under lid on right side of washer top)
This is the 1960 Lady.
Storage and automatic dispensing of liquid detergent and softener (under lid on right side of washer top)
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BEAUTIFUL machines, all 3 years!! Greg, repeat to yourself: "I WANT the '58s." There's always room for a machine like this, especially with the time-line control and "waterfall" filter return!! ;-)
The 1959 and 1960 LKs are incredible machines as well; I can only imagine how extraordinarily rare these would be...
The 1959 and 1960 LKs are incredible machines as well; I can only imagine how extraordinarily rare these would be...
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Hmmm, see this is time to separate the "men from the boys", so to speak! *LOL*
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Hmmm, see this is time to separate the "men from the boys", so to speak! *LOL*
"You gotta know when to hold em, know when to fold em, know when to walk away..." *LOL*
Launderess
Those are all really great looking washers!
And I know some guys don't like Kenmore machines because of the slower spin speed,and neutral drain. But you really have to admit,Kenmore had some VERY nice looking machines in the 1950's and 1960's. Their control panels were some of the best looking of them all IMO. Wonder who designed those panels? Anyone know the story?
And I know some guys don't like Kenmore machines because of the slower spin speed,and neutral drain. But you really have to admit,Kenmore had some VERY nice looking machines in the 1950's and 1960's. Their control panels were some of the best looking of them all IMO. Wonder who designed those panels? Anyone know the story?
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Kinda looks like the frigidaire 56 panels at the bottom. Or is that just how the picture looks?
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OK- Anyone in the club gets these and it's INSTANT wash-in, everyone. Be forewarned.
I'll even run the 50 amp 220v line FOR you. And I do NICE work.
OK- Anyone in the club gets these and it's INSTANT wash-in, everyone. Be forewarned.
I'll even run the 50 amp 220v line FOR you. And I do NICE work.
&Seeing John's '59 LK makes me want to kick myself again for getting rid of my yellow one. Having grown up with a '60 Model 80 (same type of pushbuttons as the '59), I just didn't think it was all that special. And yes, both machines suds-locked all the time.
I've never seen the '60 LK in person, just in the above photo. If only my parents had sprung one model up in the line. Sigh.
The only difference in cycles between the '59 LK and the '60 Model 80 were these:
1) The white SPECIALS button had COLD WATER WASH on top and RINSE SPIN on the bottom. (The '59 had no rinse/spin cycle)
2) The pink SPECIALS button had WASHABLE WOOLENS on top and SPIN ONLY on the bottom. There was no control for the console/tub lights on the '60. The light came on at the beginning of the cycle and went off at the end. When I had my '59 LK, I used to turn off the lights in my windowless laundry room and load by the light of the w & d consoles and the tub light. Sigh, again...
There is also a TOGGLESWITCH (Hi Tog!) on the right (I think) side of the console on both the '59 and '60 that adjusted the medium water temps to warm, and the warm water temps to cold (including rinses).
AND, if I recall correctly, I believe the Light Soil Delicates cycle and the Washable Woolens cycles were identical. Warm wash/rinse, 2 minutes agitation, slow spins.
I've never seen the '60 LK in person, just in the above photo. If only my parents had sprung one model up in the line. Sigh.
The only difference in cycles between the '59 LK and the '60 Model 80 were these:
1) The white SPECIALS button had COLD WATER WASH on top and RINSE SPIN on the bottom. (The '59 had no rinse/spin cycle)
2) The pink SPECIALS button had WASHABLE WOOLENS on top and SPIN ONLY on the bottom. There was no control for the console/tub lights on the '60. The light came on at the beginning of the cycle and went off at the end. When I had my '59 LK, I used to turn off the lights in my windowless laundry room and load by the light of the w & d consoles and the tub light. Sigh, again...
There is also a TOGGLESWITCH (Hi Tog!) on the right (I think) side of the console on both the '59 and '60 that adjusted the medium water temps to warm, and the warm water temps to cold (including rinses).
AND, if I recall correctly, I believe the Light Soil Delicates cycle and the Washable Woolens cycles were identical. Warm wash/rinse, 2 minutes agitation, slow spins.
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I did not realize it was a "timeline" style machine! It reminds me a lot of my great aunt's RCA Whirlpool timeline machine, which I think was also from about 1958.
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That was my mother's first machine - also in pink. No dryer though as we lived in a Brooklyn apartment. I recall the waterfall lint filter but have to say that it stopped working after only a few years and for some reason, dad never fixed it. The lid did indeed open right to left and there was the famous softener cup that emptied as the rinse water entered the machine. I also remember an overly sensitive out of balance buzzer that could wake the dead and terrified me.
re: John's '59 in MD...
thank you, thank you, thank you for posting your '59!!! Would love to see the matching dryer too. Is your collection posted? I'm thinking of decorating our laundry room with pics of my faves and yours would be one for sure!
thank you, thank you, thank you for posting your '59!!! Would love to see the matching dryer too. Is your collection posted? I'm thinking of decorating our laundry room with pics of my faves and yours would be one for sure!
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