Charles -
Yes indeed, in my mind anyway, the 1963 Ladies were no doubt derived directly from the 1962s. The dryers contained the exact features - automatic termination drying, a timed cycle and air. Full-width door, a sprinkler in the door, and lighted console. They had the thermostat adjustment on the back of the dryer, and toggle on the far left of the console for Maximum Auto Dry. This design was actually available as a '64 LK dryer too, until the moisture sensing strips became available and the dryer was revised for later 1964 and as a new model in 1965.
The washer from what I remember was a mechanical duplicate too. It could be that the eight A-H buttons called for different cycles, but I can't say for sure without actually seeing a machine. It did indeed have a spin-only underneath the timer dial like the 63, and the panel was lighted on the left in a full-size window of sorts, also like the 63. The 62 used the 1962 70 series' tall and odd shaped panel. The A-H buttons were white with the corresponding pastel colors painted on them in the centers, as compared to the 63's buttons being black with brushed chrome inserts. The '62's agitator was the pregnant RS as compared to the Super RS in the '63. As far as I know, the 62 and 63 800s are nearly identical in features, just different in cosmetics, with the 63 having more glitz and chrome.
Gordon
Yes indeed, in my mind anyway, the 1963 Ladies were no doubt derived directly from the 1962s. The dryers contained the exact features - automatic termination drying, a timed cycle and air. Full-width door, a sprinkler in the door, and lighted console. They had the thermostat adjustment on the back of the dryer, and toggle on the far left of the console for Maximum Auto Dry. This design was actually available as a '64 LK dryer too, until the moisture sensing strips became available and the dryer was revised for later 1964 and as a new model in 1965.
The washer from what I remember was a mechanical duplicate too. It could be that the eight A-H buttons called for different cycles, but I can't say for sure without actually seeing a machine. It did indeed have a spin-only underneath the timer dial like the 63, and the panel was lighted on the left in a full-size window of sorts, also like the 63. The 62 used the 1962 70 series' tall and odd shaped panel. The A-H buttons were white with the corresponding pastel colors painted on them in the centers, as compared to the 63's buttons being black with brushed chrome inserts. The '62's agitator was the pregnant RS as compared to the Super RS in the '63. As far as I know, the 62 and 63 800s are nearly identical in features, just different in cosmetics, with the 63 having more glitz and chrome.
Gordon
