Today was a fun day. Hilary and I headed to St. Louis to pick up a few finds. Here we are, loaded up and ready to head home.
Spring = Pink!
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However, it's been a long day, and I don't have the energy to unwrap them.
More to come tomorrow!
Couldn't resist that Frigidaire dryer I see!
Can't wait to see more of all these - congrats,
Can't wait to see more of all these - congrats,
chaskelljr2
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WOW!!!!!
These are 1959 Lady Kenmore All Push-Buttons!!!
In Pink!!!!!
Looking forward to seeing these....
When are you going to unwrap them???
--Charles--
These are 1959 Lady Kenmore All Push-Buttons!!!
In Pink!!!!!
Looking forward to seeing these....
When are you going to unwrap them???
--Charles--
My request: Video of the rapid advance timer setting up the cycle on the sweet '59 Lady K. Awesome finds, Ben!
mrb627
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My request: Video of the rapid advance timer setting up the cycle on the sweet '59 Lady K. (in <span style="color: #ff0000;">Hi-Def)</span>
Malcolm
Malcolm
Pink is
always welcome!! Nice dryer too.
always welcome!! Nice dryer too.
mickeyd
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Ditto the boys above
A bunch of us were fantasizing about these in Eugene's thread las week.
And now you have them, and now we're drooling. I so love it when stuff like this happens. The workings of the world that is invisible but still so very much there.
A bunch of us were fantasizing about these in Eugene's thread las week.
And now you have them, and now we're drooling. I so love it when stuff like this happens. The workings of the world that is invisible but still so very much there.
Pink!
Gorgeaus!....in Pink too!
congrats
Leon
Gorgeaus!....in Pink too!
congrats
Leon
Looks good Ben!
Thanks everyone! It's been a busy day, but I had a moment to plug the set in and see what worked, and what didn't work.
Good news - both rapid advance mechanisms work! The only issue I could find so far is the washer timer motor seems to be dead, but I'll do a full inspection later this week.
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I'll hopefullly post some more photos in the next day or two, but until then....
Good news - both rapid advance mechanisms work! The only issue I could find so far is the washer timer motor seems to be dead, but I'll do a full inspection later this week.
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I'll hopefullly post some more photos in the next day or two, but until then....
1959 LKMs
Very cool Ben and even a gas dryer, I have a white electric pair of these rare machines. This is the first WP built BD washer I ever rebuilt, so I know it well Call or message me if you have any questions about it, John.
Very cool Ben and even a gas dryer, I have a white electric pair of these rare machines. This is the first WP built BD washer I ever rebuilt, so I know it well Call or message me if you have any questions about it, John.
1959 LKMs
Yes this washer would have come with the original style Self-Cleaning Lint Filter where the housing was made of cast pot-metal and it was filled with glass marbles that were about 3/8" in diameter. When the washer was washing you would occasionally here a stray marble roiling around tying to find a spot to settle into, but the real fun happened when the pump switched pumping direction and you could hear all the marbles racing around inside the metal housing.
This style filter was introduced on the 1958 LKM and it stayed in a metal housing until 1964 when it was changed to nylon with little plastic pellets. Some of these original metal filters would get pin-holes corroded in them or the insides would get so rough from corrosion that they would clog and get replaced and the replacement was the more durable Nylon filter.
Yes this washer would have come with the original style Self-Cleaning Lint Filter where the housing was made of cast pot-metal and it was filled with glass marbles that were about 3/8" in diameter. When the washer was washing you would occasionally here a stray marble roiling around tying to find a spot to settle into, but the real fun happened when the pump switched pumping direction and you could hear all the marbles racing around inside the metal housing.
This style filter was introduced on the 1958 LKM and it stayed in a metal housing until 1964 when it was changed to nylon with little plastic pellets. Some of these original metal filters would get pin-holes corroded in them or the insides would get so rough from corrosion that they would clog and get replaced and the replacement was the more durable Nylon filter.
A few things:
1) The pair seem to have had little use! They're in great shape. Thanks for taking time to put up video so quickly.
2) The never-used '59 Lady K washer I brought home from the scrap heap in the early 1990's worked perfectly, save for the rapid advance, which was a bit slow and labored-sounding. Probably needed lubricating. The cycle missing from the '59 (as compared to the '60 Model 80 I grew up with) is Rinse & Spin. In its place is a "Light" button, so you can turn on the console and tub lights before starting the washer. The lights came on at the start of a cycle, then shut off at the end on the Model 80. You couldn't have the lights on if the machine wasn't on. The ultraviolet light even worked on my '59. It gives a day-glo effect to the suds during wash cycle.
3) The Model 80 dryer didn't have "heavy" and "normal" settings on each button. You simply had Normal, Wash 'n' Wear, Delicate, Air Dry, and Damp Dry. A dryness level control was housed in the console, next to the bottle of fragrance. The Model 80 didn't have a rapid advance set-up, as did the '59. The dryer simply started when you pressed the cycle button. The '59's cycle set up took me by surprise, as I was never able to plug in my '59 dryer. It was electric, and I had only a gas hookup in the warehouse apartment. So I learned something new, today!
4) As John mentioned, you can hear the "marbles" in the lint filter bounce around at the beginning of the drain cycle, which is great fun. Fortunately, you still get the waterfall into the tub, although it's located on the left, rather than right side (compared to the Model 80).
5) Don't put today's thick fabric softeners in the reservoir! It was meant for the thinner Sta-Puf-style softeners. Learned that one the hard way, LOL.
6) I'm jealous, Ben. Very, very jealous! What great finds.[this post was last edited: 4/28/2013-21:09]
1) The pair seem to have had little use! They're in great shape. Thanks for taking time to put up video so quickly.
2) The never-used '59 Lady K washer I brought home from the scrap heap in the early 1990's worked perfectly, save for the rapid advance, which was a bit slow and labored-sounding. Probably needed lubricating. The cycle missing from the '59 (as compared to the '60 Model 80 I grew up with) is Rinse & Spin. In its place is a "Light" button, so you can turn on the console and tub lights before starting the washer. The lights came on at the start of a cycle, then shut off at the end on the Model 80. You couldn't have the lights on if the machine wasn't on. The ultraviolet light even worked on my '59. It gives a day-glo effect to the suds during wash cycle.
3) The Model 80 dryer didn't have "heavy" and "normal" settings on each button. You simply had Normal, Wash 'n' Wear, Delicate, Air Dry, and Damp Dry. A dryness level control was housed in the console, next to the bottle of fragrance. The Model 80 didn't have a rapid advance set-up, as did the '59. The dryer simply started when you pressed the cycle button. The '59's cycle set up took me by surprise, as I was never able to plug in my '59 dryer. It was electric, and I had only a gas hookup in the warehouse apartment. So I learned something new, today!
4) As John mentioned, you can hear the "marbles" in the lint filter bounce around at the beginning of the drain cycle, which is great fun. Fortunately, you still get the waterfall into the tub, although it's located on the left, rather than right side (compared to the Model 80).
5) Don't put today's thick fabric softeners in the reservoir! It was meant for the thinner Sta-Puf-style softeners. Learned that one the hard way, LOL.
6) I'm jealous, Ben. Very, very jealous! What great finds.[this post was last edited: 4/28/2013-21:09]
How Fun!
Love these Ben!
Love these Ben!
mickeyd
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A TOL turn of the Decade Lady K
A Push Button Rapid Advance Timer
A movie first, with multiple demonstrations of the Rapid Advance
In alluring Pink
A working suds-saver
A video demo of the Sud-Return struggling back to life dry. IT WORKS !!!
Are I dreaming, or as Chris Farley famously said: THAT is what you would call...... a .......HOAX......?
When you get her wet, the suds valve will be clanging like a church bell. Love all the sliders switches. So over-the-top- cool.
Did I miss the story about how you found these and their history? Please tell or re-direct
The Senator from Iowa strikes again. Thank you, Ben, the envy of Automatic Washer.
A Push Button Rapid Advance Timer
A movie first, with multiple demonstrations of the Rapid Advance
In alluring Pink
A working suds-saver
A video demo of the Sud-Return struggling back to life dry. IT WORKS !!!
Are I dreaming, or as Chris Farley famously said: THAT is what you would call...... a .......HOAX......?
When you get her wet, the suds valve will be clanging like a church bell. Love all the sliders switches. So over-the-top- cool.
Did I miss the story about how you found these and their history? Please tell or re-direct
The Senator from Iowa strikes again. Thank you, Ben, the envy of Automatic Washer.
westingman123
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Awesome!
How cool! They'll make a sweet addition to your gallery of beauties. Did you say they came from St. Louis? I missed those (not that there's any more room at THIS inn!)
Congrats!
How cool! They'll make a sweet addition to your gallery of beauties. Did you say they came from St. Louis? I missed those (not that there's any more room at THIS inn!)
Congrats!
turquoisedude
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Wow, Ben, Congratulations on these finds!! The LK set is to die for!! Hope it's up and running come early June ;-)
Looking forward to seeing more...
Looking forward to seeing more...
The Frigidaire dryer was in a friend's house. It was basically a Hamilton with the door window reverse-mounted so that the window was at the bottom of the door plug instead of at the top. It was weird watching the clothes land in the bottom of the cylinder and then start the ride upward. I hope yours works. Like older Hamiton machines, it should be very quiet, except for the front mounted exhaust which allows more noise into the room than a rear exhaust.
Wow, beautiful finds Ben! Congratulations. I absolutely love the '59 Lady Kenmore set in Pink!
I've watched that video about twenty times, now. I just love that the dryer has a rapid advance, as well. And I didn't oversell the wonderful percussion solo that is the rapid advance on the washer, did I? It has wonderful, multiple levels of ticking and clicking going on.
Oh, and two more things:
1) Love the high-pitched spaceship-worthy "oooooooooo" sound made by the tub holes when the tub is spinning empty.
2) Ben, that bottle in the console of the dryer is not to be used as a Popper. Learned that one the hard way.**
**I am s-o-o kidding of course.[this post was last edited: 4/29/2013-19:54]
Oh, and two more things:
1) Love the high-pitched spaceship-worthy "oooooooooo" sound made by the tub holes when the tub is spinning empty.
2) Ben, that bottle in the console of the dryer is not to be used as a Popper. Learned that one the hard way.**
**I am s-o-o kidding of course.[this post was last edited: 4/29/2013-19:54]
mickeyd
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" I just love that the dryer has a rapid advance, as wel
When I first read Ben's post, I thought, Oh my God, this machine has TWO rapid advance timers. You gotta be kiddin' me.!
Then during the movie, I understood.
Even if you're not a dryer person, isn't this the bomb. Identical Buttons, just as many as the washer. The later Keyboard Dryers were such a disappointment to us inveterate Buttoneers, when opening the garage door, Oh no, only three, or is it two.
Never knew they made an equally tricked out dryer. How wonderful. Amazing. This place just NEVER EVER gets old.
This dryer could turn a person.
When I first read Ben's post, I thought, Oh my God, this machine has TWO rapid advance timers. You gotta be kiddin' me.!
Then during the movie, I understood.
Even if you're not a dryer person, isn't this the bomb. Identical Buttons, just as many as the washer. The later Keyboard Dryers were such a disappointment to us inveterate Buttoneers, when opening the garage door, Oh no, only three, or is it two.
Never knew they made an equally tricked out dryer. How wonderful. Amazing. This place just NEVER EVER gets old.
This dryer could turn a person.
rollermatic
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love seeing those beautiful
pink appliances wrapped in their plastic! it's like christmas and i know that exciting feeling well! have fun with em! love the pink!
pink appliances wrapped in their plastic! it's like christmas and i know that exciting feeling well! have fun with em! love the pink!
Ok, ok, ok....
I know, I know. You guys have been waiting on baited breath, and I've been holding back the goods. Since I got back on Saturday things have been CRAZY busy. BUT, I got around to shooting some photos of the machines last night, and let's just say - even I'm pretty impressed by the way things look.
First off - a big thanks to everyone. This set is certainly a dream come true. I've been on the hunt for a '59 Lady K since I first saw one years ago, here on AW. I don't know if it is the styling, the buttons, or something else, but this machine really caught my attention from the get-go. I originally had picked up a '59 Eighty from Jetaction years and years ago, but I still was yearning for a true Lady.
The story on this set actually can be tracked back to AW. A fellow posted this set about 3 years ago, after finding them in a second hand junk shop in the St. Louis metro area. He had been the first (and VERY lucky) responder to a Craigslist ad. Mr. Modtomic is a collector of many sorts, but I had actually been following him prior to his revealing on AW via his blog:
http://mistermodtomic.blogspot.com/
So, when he posted the set after following his blog for sometime, I was impressed, but more importantly, I had never forgotten this set.
Back in February, while down in St. Louis procuring the '56 Hotpoint, I had contacted Mr. Modtomic to see if he still had the Kenmores, but and more importantly, to to see if he was willing to sell. Long story short, after making him an offer, we made tentative arrangements for me to come back to St. Louis to get the set in April.
So, after waiting three years to see this set, after driving 6 hours along US 218 and US 61, here they were, in the flesh, in his garage. I had never seen a 1959 Lady Kenmore before.
http://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?30595
I know, I know. You guys have been waiting on baited breath, and I've been holding back the goods. Since I got back on Saturday things have been CRAZY busy. BUT, I got around to shooting some photos of the machines last night, and let's just say - even I'm pretty impressed by the way things look.
First off - a big thanks to everyone. This set is certainly a dream come true. I've been on the hunt for a '59 Lady K since I first saw one years ago, here on AW. I don't know if it is the styling, the buttons, or something else, but this machine really caught my attention from the get-go. I originally had picked up a '59 Eighty from Jetaction years and years ago, but I still was yearning for a true Lady.
The story on this set actually can be tracked back to AW. A fellow posted this set about 3 years ago, after finding them in a second hand junk shop in the St. Louis metro area. He had been the first (and VERY lucky) responder to a Craigslist ad. Mr. Modtomic is a collector of many sorts, but I had actually been following him prior to his revealing on AW via his blog:
http://mistermodtomic.blogspot.com/
So, when he posted the set after following his blog for sometime, I was impressed, but more importantly, I had never forgotten this set.
Back in February, while down in St. Louis procuring the '56 Hotpoint, I had contacted Mr. Modtomic to see if he still had the Kenmores, but and more importantly, to to see if he was willing to sell. Long story short, after making him an offer, we made tentative arrangements for me to come back to St. Louis to get the set in April.
So, after waiting three years to see this set, after driving 6 hours along US 218 and US 61, here they were, in the flesh, in his garage. I had never seen a 1959 Lady Kenmore before.
http://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?30595
Modtomic was a very gracious host, and I encourage you to check out his site. Not only does he find some really neat stuff, but it is usually stuff I've never seen before.
The road home was a wet and dreary one at best, but here they are, safe, now in Waterloo.
The road home was a wet and dreary one at best, but here they are, safe, now in Waterloo.
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