Tuesday's Daily Doctrine - 1968 Lady Kenmore

[Unimatic1140]

In case I forgot to mention it the Daily Doctrine Dispenser automatically loads a new document at 12:00 midnight Central US Time every day.

Today's Doctrine for Tuesday is:

Laundry Guide For Your New Automatic Washer
Complete owners manual and operating instructions for the 1968 Lady Kenmore automatic washer as well as Kenmore's Match-All series washers. Contains complete cycle descriptions for each and every button on the Lady Kenmore push button washer as well as complete cycle information for the match-all machines!

I believe the model below the Lady Kenmore highlighted in the manual was referred to as the "Match-All" machine. I'm curious does anyone know if this was this considered an 800 or 700?

 

[turnamat]

...are You interested in old German brochures(AEG,Constructa,Scharpf,Miele,Brocke,Zanker etc.)from the 50es,60es and 70es to post here???Could scan and send them to You!

Greetings,

Thomas.

 

[turnamat]

....have a few british and italian,too!

 

[Unimatic1140]

Hi Thomas, absolutely at some point in the future. Unfortuantely at this time I can only accept items that were first published in the US. For each and every country outside of the US that I accept doctrine for, I will have to first research that particular country's copyright laws. I'm just starting to look at Canada now, but this is a very time consuming process.

I will keep you posted.

 

[mickeyd]

HEAVY DUTY BUTTON

So excited to read that it "gives increased washing action" and "increases agitator action to provide soil removal" thinking at first that it washed at a higher speed, but when you read that Custom Care "slows agitation" you make the inference that Heavy Duty must mean extended wash time. The rush of excitement blocked logic: there is no fourth torqued speed, lol, duh.

 

I enjoyed an LK for two years and I was just nuts about that machine, but I really do not remember this Heavy Duty button on the keyboard. Wondering if it has always been one of the standard 14 keys on the panel, or if on some models, this key is something else. Anybody know?

 

LK lovers will go nuts with this doctrine; it includes the rare recessed up, over, and down control panel model, the 81470 Series. I'm putting the dollar thirty-nine dark chocolate candy bar money I gave up for Lent to good use.

 

[kenmoreguy64]

Robert -

First of all, thanks for this scan. It is marvelously done! I didn't think I would be getting one of this so soon as I have a lot of KM manuals, but this is really great. Thanks.

You asked a question "I believe the model below the Lady Kenmore highlighted in the manual was referred to as the "Match-All" machine. I'm curious does anyone know if this was this considered an 800 or 700?" My feeling is that I am nearly certain the machine is a 70/700. Let me explain:

First the stock or model number of the Lady is 6490. We know this machine to be the 1966 Lady K, which is also a 900 series machine, at least since 1964 when they became three speed models. Thus, the 6 in the stock number indicates the model-year of issue, the 4 is for non-suds (6590 would be the suds model) and the 9 is the digit for the series.

Sears did something funky in the 60s through 1973 where they had one line of machines so numbered 110.6604900 for example, which is the Lady's model number, or 110.6104700 which is the 1961 Kenmore 70-series machine. They would also have a second line of alternate or additional models which are similar to 110.6814700, which is the model of the 'Match All' machine also featured in this manual. The 1 to the right of the decimial in the number indicates the second line series, and is usually where the 70-series alphabet washers, such as your coppertone 65 you found this weekend, AND this match-all, should be numbered. The 1961 Kenmore 70 in my avatar is model 110.6114720, which was Kenmore's second line of 70-series machines that year.

To finally answer your question, I believe that the stock number of the match-all, being 81470 deciphers as a 1968 model year issue, 1 for the alternate line, 4 for non-suds again, and 7 for the series (thus 70 or 700). I have one of these machines, hopefully temporarily now, and will check the model number out of curiosity, next time I am near it.

Sorry for the in-depth answer!

Gordon

 

[kenmore71]

Micky D,

If you go to page 9 of the brochure and look at the detailed cycle programming, you will notice that cycles 1 through 6 start with 8 minutes of high speed agitation and then switch to 4 minutes of slow speed agitation. From what I read, the "Heavy Duty" button overrides the slow speed agitation portions and keeps the machine agitating on High for the full time of the cycle.

Likewise, "Custom Care" overrides the programmed agitation speed to "extra-slow" for the entire wash and rinse portions of a cycle. I also think it overrides the spins to "slow" (There was no "extra-slow" spin provision.)

Below is a picture of a 1967-ish 900 series 2-speed machine. The "Heavy Duty" button has been replaced by a "Cold Rinse" button. I played with this machine for a bit before it became a "donor" last summer. If I recall correctly, since it was a 2 speed machine, all that the "Custom Care" button did was to make all agitation and spins "slow" on a cycle that normally had high speed agitation and spins.

 

[mickeyd]

Thank you, Mark, that makes perfect sense. Fascinating!

I couldn't imagine how the timer would "hold" to extend the wash. And I knew I could not have forgotten a Heavy Duty Button.

 

So you've cleared it up for me. I was really stymied. We have so many Kenmore Whirlpool pros around here, it's astounding. Thanks, again, and for the "Answer Key" pic.

 

Interesting that the later LK's which is what I used, did not shut down the agitation speed, but then it came back into use in the 80's in other models and on the WP's. Such variety.

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[turnamat]

It´s a great thread anyways!
I first got introduced in the"american"way of washing clothes in 1982 when I stayed over there as an exchange student!My hos mother had a LK washer like this and I did all the family washing during the time I stayed in the states!Had much of fun with the old LK and "mother"enjoyed the washing being done by me!But I don´t remember a"Heavy Duty Button,too!

Thomas.

 

[Unimatic1140]

First of all, thanks for this scan. It is marvelously done! I didn't think I would be getting one of this so soon as I have a lot of KM manuals, but this is really great. Thanks.
Thank you Gordon, I am extremely particular in how I'm scanning and preparing these manuals. It is important to me that they are just mint. I have many Kenmore washer and dryer owners manuals myself, Sears did them right and they have beautiful graphics and detail.

Thanks for your answer about the match-all machines. Some of the materials I am estimating the age. I can usually tell within a year or two, but if you see something age/year wise that needs adjustment in the Dispenser please let me know.

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

Been enjoying the 'DDD' myself!

Great things there to see...!

-- Dave

 

[chaskelljr2]

Uni:

I'm not sure about this one, but maybe Gordon can confirm.

But I think the 1968 "Match All" Kenmore Washer could've been a Model 700 (but a high-end one at that). But I am not sure.

I'm thinking of the Dryer now. I noticed that in my 1968 Sears Catalogs (both of them), that the Dryer did have a Solid-State Sensor inside the drum. Now, I don't know if this was the normal staple for the Model 700 Dryer or not. I always thought that the Lady Kenmore, Model 900 and the Model 800 always featured the Solid-State Sensor, and the Model 700 on down (down to the entry-level 500 Series) featured the Fabric-Master.

So, for that reason, I'm not as sure about the "Match-All" Washer as well.

The "Match-All" set was a nice pair anyway you look at it. If you couldn't spring for the Lady Kenmore, then if you wanted a more elegant look than the Model 800 could provide, then I guess you sprung for the "Match-All" set then.

Just my guess???

--Charles--