Top Loading Roto-Rack
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toploader55
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Nice Roto !!!
Do you use it ?
BTW... Welcome to AW.org
Do you use it ?
BTW... Welcome to AW.org
It was my grandparent's. They just moved into a retirement community apartment complex. It has been used up until then. Thanks for the welcome. I have searched the internet looking for one of these to compare value so I can sell it for them. Any insight?
That Kenmore 600 was my family's first dishwasher. Same color, great cleaning d/w, though it used 14 gallons for a full cycle. $179.00 on sale at Sears. 1967 model and one model down from the Lady K of the day.
Price one is willing to pay is in the eye of the beholder of seeking something.
I beleive this machine or one like it "starred" in Close Encounters Of The Third Kind-kitchen scene when the aliens were nearby-lid on the dishwasher popped open and the spinning rack threw dishes all over-forcing the Mom and boy to take cover.Then the Hoover vacuum darted across the floor.After that the boy was "abducted" by the aliens.He walked out saying "They are Here!"
christfr
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yea cool movie.. love the dw awesome
delaneymeegan
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Nice dw roto-rack
I think a similar model was spotted in Elizabeth Montgomery's kitchen, the first season of Bewitched.
If you're looking to get back the $179 spent at Sears to buy this, that would probably happen.
I think a similar model was spotted in Elizabeth Montgomery's kitchen, the first season of Bewitched.
If you're looking to get back the $179 spent at Sears to buy this, that would probably happen.
superwash
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Wow! Brings back memories. We had that same dishwasher, same color, except it was the Lady Kenmore version with the light over the keys, and no dial. Just the cycle lights. It cleaned well. Later when I was in college, I ran across a white version of the this model. I replaced the motor, and it lasted another 5 years before it started leaking pretty bad.
Wish I lived closer. I would love to buy it from you!
Mike
Wish I lived closer. I would love to buy it from you!
Mike
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Nice Roto-Rack!! Would you be able to post the model number from the tag on the back of the machine? It could help with dating the dishwasher. I'd have to guess it's a mid- to late-60s model - I can't help but wonder if the pushbuttons on the rear panel light up...
I remember that scene in 'Close Encounters' with the Roto-Rack spraying water as the stove next to it was sparking! I had to have one when I saw that... LOL
Nice Roto-Rack!! Would you be able to post the model number from the tag on the back of the machine? It could help with dating the dishwasher. I'd have to guess it's a mid- to late-60s model - I can't help but wonder if the pushbuttons on the rear panel light up...
I remember that scene in 'Close Encounters' with the Roto-Rack spraying water as the stove next to it was sparking! I had to have one when I saw that... LOL
delaneymeegan
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I don't know about the stove, but the metal coffee colored cabinet above it is BU-TEE-FULLL !
It's even shaded to match my KA Dishwasher.
It's even shaded to match my KA Dishwasher.
superwash
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Here's the kitchen scene from "Close Encounters of the Third Kind". It actually starts about 3:43. It's a Kenmore Roto-Rack, but it has the round button on the front. One direction opened the lid. The other direction started the dishwasher. Our second KM was just like this one.
norgeway
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Range...Mid 60s Roper Built Kenmore, LOVE IT!
If it was pink turquoise or white I would buy it for my kitchen!
If it was pink turquoise or white I would buy it for my kitchen!
