Quick - bolt-down Kenmore going soon!

[xyz]

thanks Mick, I really do think from listening to mt Dad that this machine did come with a pre-poured slab that come at an extra cost to the buyer.

 

[tlee618]

Growing up my nieghbor had that same machine. Theirs was bolted to the concrete basement floor. Would be interesting to know if they offered a special concrete block as an extra.

 

[toggleswitch2]

~if you wanted it to be in a room with wood floors, you could have him place the slab and then bolt the machine onto that concrete slab.

The weight of the slab would be a factor to consider.

 

[tbolt25]

A washer my Mom had once

A 1960's Sears Kenmore automatic washer my Mom had once (in 1978)-not a bolt-down, but a standard left-opening-lid automatic washer, had the same black Bakelite straight-vaned agitator (hex-block drive), sieve waterfall lint filter, and a chromed control console-I wished that my Dad hadn't thrown it over the creek bank-I dearly liked that washer-seeing that agitator in that bolt-down brought back a flood of childhood memories for me.

 

[70series]

tbolt:

Was your Mom's washer an early 60s model, or was it from the mid to late 60s? Did it have the flat chrome lid handle and the visible lid switch which was typical of earlier 1960s models, or did it have the curved chrome lid handle and the hidden mecury switch like the mid to late 1960s models? The chrome console you describe sounds interesting. The black agitator reminds me of the Kenmore automatic washer my neighbor had when I was a kid.

Have a good one,
James

 

[foraloysius]

"oldewash" got it--one bid, one catch!

Then it sure is in good hands. That is Lee Maxwell, he has his own washing museum.

Oldewash

 

[mickeyd]

You've gotta be kiddin' me, Louis, that's awesom

Of course, I know who he is; his site led me to the discovery of Automatic Washers.Robert. What a riot. We could not have been bested or outbid *chuckle*
by a better man than Lee Maxwell. What a nice Saturday spirit lift, Louis. Thanks.

 

[tbolt25]

lid handle type

My Mom's washer had the curved chrome lid handle, with the visible plunger-type lid safety switch-you could push it in and watch it spin. Year was unknown.

 

[launderess]

Yes, Indeed!

"OldeWash" is a great person, with a wonderful site and IIRC, has published a book or two on vintage appliances.

 

[filterflo]

Thank You Launderess.......

Yes Lee is a wonderful person. I have one of his books and its a "must" read for washer collectors.........also it helps to support Lee with his collection..........

 

[filterflo]

More of Lee's book.........

 

[filterflo]

The book is very well written and photographed, hardback.

 

[filterflo]

Its wonderfully researched too.........

 

[70series]

Thanks Tbolt:

It sounds like your Mom's was an earlier 60s model. My neighbor's model had the mercury switch.

Have a good one,
James

 

[xyz]

I gotta have this book. Where can I purchase it? And at what cost if anyone knows?

 

[westie2]

Here is the link to the web page for the book. Years ago his old site is what led me to this sites old version.

Oldewash

 

[xyz]

ok , thanks westie2