Rescued from a storage space - OMG what have I done?!?!?

[revvinkevin]

BTW, is that box of Cascade as solid as a brick or what?

Umm, probably... but I have not broken the tape holding it to the rack to check it!
As you can see in the photo... there was ALSO a "Sample box" of Finish AND what looks to be a Jet Dry bottle in there too!

Owners Manual? Yes I thought the same thing too when I saw that manila envelope in there! I removed it and brought it in the house, carefully opening it in anticipation, only to find........... papers on the design and operation of some sort of fuel saving device for a car, dated from 1984. Geeze, what a disappointment!

 

[revvinkevin]

It still has the instructional papers inside the door!

 

[frontaloadotmy]

R v v K v

Those are quite a Bendii Pair. The dishwasher is quite fancy
too. Amazing that it was never "fired up".
Time for another "pink hotdogs" washin!!!!

 

[revvinkevin]

model # 587.65130 / serial #105926

Were the model numbers on the dishwashers laid out the same as their washing machines? I am reading this as a 1965 model?

 

[revvinkevin]

Umm... maybe the dryer is NOT the exact match??

The more I look at the photo, the more I think the dryer is not the "matching" dryer. Oh well, close enough! LOL

Ben, Thank you for dating the Bendix washer! The lever on the front of it, what does it do? I mean, I know it unlocks the door when you push it one direction, but it also moves the other direction too, what does that do, lock the door or maybe start the machine?

 

[redcarpetdrew]

So, since it's still new, you think there's a chance that Sear's will honor the warranty? That's assuming that there's anybody left in their service organization who knows anything about it... LOL!

RCD

 

[westingman123]

mmmmm, bendix

My stars that's a pretty "almost" pair. A little TLC and they'll be awesome. I wonder, could the buyer's remorse have anything to do with lack of lighted panels? Shhh, they'll get their feelin's hurt!!

 

[alr2903]

Dishwasher is the 230 volt model,if i am reading correctly. Maybe thats what saved it? alr2903

 

[revvinkevin]

Oops, I forgot to add.....

Finding this Lady Kenmore dishwasher was a TOTAL surprise. After looking at the Bendix set, I took a look at an old Philco fridge (a bottom freezer model, probably late 40's or early 50's(?) and already sold) in the back of the storage unit. The dishwasher was in front of it with the front panel facing the wall. There was just enough room to open the door and peek inside. When I did I first saw the Roto-rack and THEN the box of Cascade still taped to the lower rack. I thought "OMG, IT'S NEVER BEEN USED!" and "I HAVE to grab this too!" Obviously I did!

I spoke with the elderly woman about a price for all three. It ended up being higher then I really wanted (part of my buyers remorse), but I thought, OK, it will help her out since her husband of 61 years recently died.

On the rest of the "buyers remorse"... that's just me. As I was driving home I was thinking about the restoration of the Bendix set and how parts it probably needs are probably not obtainable anywhere. I'm sure as the week progresses those thoughts will dissipate.

I'm sure I'll work through it.... with all of your help and support!

So thank you to all of you for your positive comments, they are definatly helping. I will have other photos once I can unload them from my truck and clean them up a bit.

Kevin

 

[peteski50]

Rescued from a storage space!

Hi Kevin,
Real awasom finds. I like this Bendix design. I remember seeing it in a 1954 magazine. The Kenmore dishwasher is out of this world. Is their a chance if their are instruction manuals you could scan them?
Best Of Luck
Peter

 

[spankomatic]

What is that thing?

Very cool dishwasher! What is that metal thing on the inside right wall of the dishwasher?

 

[hilovane]

That Bendix "almost perfect" pair are a.k.a. "Margaret Anderson Specials," as used by Jane Wyatt's character on TV's "Father Knows Best."

 

[aussie-plugs]

Bendix Door Lever

Kevin,

You're right in saying the lever operates the door latch. On the one we had, it worked in either direction, mechanically lifting the latch to release the door tongue. There was also a small button on top of the chrome, above the latch knob, which I don't see on this model. It was a "childproofing" feature in that the button needed to be pressed down in order to unlock the lever, which could then be moved to open the door. If the control panel lid was closed, and bearing in mind it was steel and therefore comparitively heavy for a child to lift, it did offer some protection against a child opening the door mid-cycle and getting scalded with the hot wash water tumbling out over him.

Nick

 

[chestermikeuk]

Oh Kevin....

I laughed when I saw the header, I thought you`d gotten soooo full that you had to get storage etc...Lol

Lovely Bendix set there, I`m sure you will have them up and running in no time, and with that heater on the go the lights are definately gonna be dimmin around you!!

Is this model a 550rpm spin??

 

[Unimatic1140]

Wow Kevin, those are just beautiful finds!!! Congratulations. It will be interesting to see what needs to be done to get these beauties up and running again. How is the door boot on the washer? The heater on that washer is totally worth the restoration effort.

 

[frigilux]

Wow! I've never seen the Bendix pair or the Kenmore dishwasher, before. Kevin, you turn that buyer's remorse into joyous dancing in the streets, pronto! Great, great finds.

 

[redcarpetdrew]

What is that thing?

Jim, the metal thing is where the fan forced, heated dry air enters the tub. The air enters and circulates the heat from the bottom element to do the dry. Nifty.

Boy, Kevin you are sure on a front loader kick lately, aren't you?

RCD

 

[rickr]

WOW Kevin! Those must be rare! Never saw those models before.

 

[mickeyd]

Jon Jetcone, Bendi King

will be blowin' a gasket of joy in Boston ;-> at this miraculous archeological find.

 

[combo52]

LKM DW

The stainless baffle on the right side of the tank is where the water enters the tub, the baffle chutes the water upward over the dishes. This model does not have a blower for drying D&M hadn't introduced fan forced drying yet.