Some washers for sale..1-18..1969 Kenmore SS

[captainmoody]

I have some washers that are not being used, and are just collecting dust.. I would rather find someone that can display and use them!
The first are a 1969 Kenmore Coppertone pair, The washer being an 800 suds-saver, the dryer a ('66 model made in '69)900 Gas. Nice original condition, no chips or rust. Lit consoles. (Working condition) $180 for the pair
The second is a 1979 Harvest Gold 1-18. Nice shape,minimal surface rust by screws at bottom. (working condition) $50
The third is a near-mint, 1970 low use Maytag 806 in shaded Avocado. (you can see the 'tag in my avatar!) (working condition)$80
I am selling them for what I have in them, not looking for a profit. Just a good home!
If anyone is in the Macomb Michigan area, you are welcome to come by and take a look at them.

 

[pulsator]

Sent you an email!

 

[captainmoody]

I set aside the 'Tag and 1-18 for Jamie!

 

[captainmoody]

If anyone wants to know more about the Kenmore pair, Thread #522519 will tell all!

 

[jetcone]

yay

for Jamie!

 

 

 

[washerlover]

So what vintage is this coppertone Kenmore pair? Just asking cuz it seems that the washer is an 800 model and the dryer is a Lady Kenmore? I have the same thing vintage 1964 and it's funny that folks would have opted to get the higher level model dryer instead of the washer. Must have been cost.

 

[chaskelljr2]

@ Todd....

Post# 570369, Reply# 3:

Todd:

The Washer and Dryer in the picture in the post listed above is:

Washer: 1969-71 Model 800 (w/Vari-Flex Agitator)

Dryer: 1966-67 Lady Kenmore (but from what I hear, the dryer was manufactured in 1969 as well).

Still an interesting set no matter how you slice it.

--Charles--

 

[70series]

I am pretty sure they are both 1964 models. The LK dryer is a 900 series; the first of those to be issued. The washer is the 800 series which was a step down from the Lady, and is almose exactly the same in it's console design, except the 800 does not have as much chrome, and does not have the alphabetized buttons beneath the dial, as the LK does. The LK does not have the temperature buttons next to the dial, as temperatures are pre-programmed by selecting the alphabetizes cycles. Other than that, the consoles are the same. What purplexes me a little is that the washer model appears as part of the lineup in the Kenmore manual for 1963 in the Owner's Manual section of the site; appearing second to the 1963 Lady Kenmore. Part of said lineup also includes the 1964 Model 70, so as I said, it leaves me wondering a little about the vintage of the 800. I will rest with it being a 1964 edition, like the dryer.

Have a good one,
James

 

[70series]

Never post when half awake:

I got confused and analyzed the 1964 pair, which you were not even asking about. I got distracted by the washer, which is a model you don't often see.

I concur with Charles. The washer is a 1969 800 Model # 110.69048**. In the thread that CaptainMoody cites, you will see the money shot for the washer, which bears a Vari-Flex agitator, which was present in the 1969 version. The 1971 model, which was identical to this, had the Super RotoSwirl. IIRC the 69 (at least this one) had only one toggle switch whereas the 71 had two. In addition, if you observe the detergent dispenser closely on this washer, it resembles the earliest ones like those featured on the 1966-68 LKs. They had the metal lid that flipped open to the right. The 71 model had the plastic lid that flipped back.

It is hard to see the marquis on the dryer, so I cannot see whether it says Lady Kenmore, or Sears Kenmore. This is telltale. Assuming these machines were both purchased in 1969, the dryer, like Charles said is the 66/67 Lady, but manufactured in 1968/69 and rebadged as a 900 model.

 

[combo52]

1964 COPPERTONE PAIR

Todd I could see why someone would order this pair, as the washer is more flexible than the 64LKM and by going to the LKM dryer they got the auto dry cycle.

 

Back when I was selling Maytag's in the mid 1970s quite a few customers bough a A206 washer as they didn't see the need for the large tub, but they would buy a higher end dryer to get the auto dry electronic sensor of the D 606 dryer.

 

[captainmoody]

The dryer is no Lady.. (I had to say that!) It says on the badge Sears Kenmore 900 and "Soft Heat".

 

[mickeyd]

All Hail Captain Moody

I can't tell you how impressed I am by your fair prices, And for the Copper Almost LK's, it is a steal, In these days of unchallenged global greed, seeing generous pricing makes me want to jump up and cheer. Hooray for you!

 

[kenmoreguy64]

Lady K dryer vs. Kenmore 900 dryer

I did a lot of somewhat arduous research over a couple evenings a while back trying to figure out any rationale concerning the 1966 Kenmore 900 model numbers.

Specifically, there was the 1966 Lady K washer - the first 'piano' key machine if you will. Its model was 110.6604900. I had become the owner of a 110.6604910, and wondered what the difference was.

As it turns out, the '900 is the true, full-fledged Lady K, with 3-speeds, the Roto-Flex agitator, etc. The '910 looks cosmetically identical, but is only a two speed machine, and thus not a Lady K but a Kenmore 900. To my surprise, there were two others also, a '920 and a '930. One of those had the Vari-Flex agitator, and the other a Roto-Swirl.

I think Sears considered all the 900s and the Lady K to be 'top of the line'. But, they made a dryer that said "900" instead of Lady K, so it could go with the three offspring models without having one 900 and one Lady K in a pair. I don't think there were any differences with these machines otherwise.

A well informed person in the know told me last week why Sears might do this. In our 1977 Kenmore thread, I was lamenting that Sears had a 1976, a 1977, and a 1978 Kenmore 70 series washer all available at the same time, and they differed only in print graphics on the console, nothing different mechanically. This was likely done to allow one of those models to almost always be on sale.

If machine is more than 30 or 40 percent of the time on sale, the sale price had to legally become the list price. So, Sears ran one model the first week of the month on sale, than the next the second week, and so on, and never had to reclassify the list prices. They would never have wanted to loose the "Save $120 on this pair if you buy before Saturday" type deal which lured so many millions of shoppers.

I suspect the same was true for the reason why three Lady Kenmore-like 900 series machines existed along with the original, and thus this dryer as well.

Gordon

 

[chaskelljr2]

@ Dwight...

Dwight:

Thanks sir, I stand corrected...

--Charles--

 

[washerlover]

Confusion

Charles, thank you for the clarification and I apologize to all out there for the confusion with my question about Charles' machines while posting a picture of my mis-matched '64 Kenmore set. So much to learn! (BTW, my '64 LK dryer also boasts of "soft heat")

 

[mickeyd]

Dwight,

I can't find Thread 522519, and would love to read it. What am I doing wrong? When I enter it in the Searchalator, the result is your single post above, referring to the elusive thread. Would you link it, please? Thank you.

 

[70series]

If you look in the 2011 archives, you will find the thread entitled "Coppertone Kenmore Set", posted on June 4 by Captainmoody.

 

[washoholic]

Dwight, your Kenmore reminds me of my grandmother’s washer and is one of my dream machines. I will trade you any of the machines in my collection for it (Even one of the brand new LGs that I just got to replace a machine under an extended warranty complete w/ pedestals). Please check out my profile for a list of machines & email me if you are interested.

Here is the link to the other thread for all that are interrested:

Coppertone Kenmore set

Theeese followed me home today.. As if I don't have enough washers and dryers already! The pic was of them just before removal from the home. The whole basement was as clean as if it were new or sealed off for the past 40 years! Looks like the washer is a '69 model made the second week that...

www.automaticwasher.org

 

[automatt]

Here is a picture of the 1969 Kenmore 800 dryer controls

I wish yours were located closer to me as they are a beautiful set, the 806 Maytag too.