Nate, I'd suggest you rescue said ugly poppy red Frigidaire and see if anyone else in the club wants it. Many here do like the poppy red cuz it's rare.
Two pairs that just came in
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Yes, there's a bleach and rinse dispenser under the hood on the LK. They're both extra hot beauts.
thirtyater
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Avocado green with envy
Beautiful machines! I love the coppertone and the gold ones are great too. I am avocado green with envy!
Beautiful machines! I love the coppertone and the gold ones are great too. I am avocado green with envy!
Those LK are BEEEEEUUUUUTTTTIIIFFFUUUULLLL!!!! Thats the exact set and color our neighbors had when I was growing up. He was the store manager for the local Sears and everything they had was Sears "Best" The always drove a Caddy and when they got a new one, he wouldn't drive it until it had Sears tires on it. We moved away in 1977 and went back to visit in 1995. They STILL had the 76 Eldorado in the garage, with Sears tires on it, but sadly, the washer/dryer were gone. If those EVER need a home.... put me on the top of the list!!!
I don't know if guys and gals realize this about this beautiful Coppertone set, but 1963 is the very first year that Kenmore introduced coppertone so its a very rare find.
Frigidaire first introduced the coppertone color (called shaded copper) in 1959. There were two WCI-59 washers on the Aberdeen farm in coppertone.
Frigidaire first introduced the coppertone color (called shaded copper) in 1959. There were two WCI-59 washers on the Aberdeen farm in coppertone.
Burpalator
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You are not alone. I grew up with a basic 1965 coppertone Norge refrigerator and stove and a 1968 bottom of the line coppertone Hotpoint dishwasher and I ALWAYS thought it was the ugliest color I had ever seen. They were replaced in 1981 with very basic harvest gold Kelvinator appliances whose lifespan was much shorter than their Norge predecessors. I haven't lived in that house since '80, but Mom finally wised up and the last time bought white top-of-the-line Whirlpools.
You are not alone. I grew up with a basic 1965 coppertone Norge refrigerator and stove and a 1968 bottom of the line coppertone Hotpoint dishwasher and I ALWAYS thought it was the ugliest color I had ever seen. They were replaced in 1981 with very basic harvest gold Kelvinator appliances whose lifespan was much shorter than their Norge predecessors. I haven't lived in that house since '80, but Mom finally wised up and the last time bought white top-of-the-line Whirlpools.
runematic
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frontaloadotmy, the dryer isn't the halo-of-heat.
You folks have so much more knowledge than I on these LK's. I find it fascinating reading. I grew up in a Maytag household, so these are foreign appliances!
The LK washer leaks water & oil so she bought a nice used 6 month old Kenmore pair from us.
Here's a shot into the tub. I haven't done any cleaning to it.
You folks have so much more knowledge than I on these LK's. I find it fascinating reading. I grew up in a Maytag household, so these are foreign appliances!
The LK washer leaks water & oil so she bought a nice used 6 month old Kenmore pair from us.
Here's a shot into the tub. I haven't done any cleaning to it.
runematic
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No problem.
kenmore1978
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"The LK washer leaks water & oil so she bought a nice used 6 month old Kenmore pair from us."
Sounds like a agitator shaft seal, not a hard job. Gearcase will have to be emptied and fresh oil put in, probably contaminated by water
"The LK washer leaks water & oil so she bought a nice used 6 month old Kenmore pair from us."
Sounds like a agitator shaft seal, not a hard job. Gearcase will have to be emptied and fresh oil put in, probably contaminated by water
mayken4now
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Clean the scrubber cap and the bakelite QUICK!
Steve
Steve
63 LK
I remember my mom's Kenmore it was a step or two down from the Lady Kenmore, What I need to know is did Kenmore of that same year 63 have a model 700, because this is what I remember which looked alot like the Lady Kenmore but not with all the buttons? It had a few for water temp. and the slide control for the water level. Can anyone help me on this as I would like to know. We had this washer for about 8yrs. and was a pretty good machine. Thanks Dan
I remember my mom's Kenmore it was a step or two down from the Lady Kenmore, What I need to know is did Kenmore of that same year 63 have a model 700, because this is what I remember which looked alot like the Lady Kenmore but not with all the buttons? It had a few for water temp. and the slide control for the water level. Can anyone help me on this as I would like to know. We had this washer for about 8yrs. and was a pretty good machine. Thanks Dan
They did indeed make a "700" Go to Sears website and type in 1106305701 to see an exploded image.
Fixerman
Thanks for the try but not the machine my mom had when I was growing up. One thing about the super roto-swirls is that they didn't make alot of suds on top and my mom also kind of over loaded it too I suppose. But my Grand Ma's Kenmore with the fat roto-swirl seemed to make alot of suds and liked it alot more than ours. Our 700 model might have been a 64 model but not sure. Some where in that time area though it only lasted until 1971. But it did have some hard use. thanks again Fixerman. Dan
Thanks for the try but not the machine my mom had when I was growing up. One thing about the super roto-swirls is that they didn't make alot of suds on top and my mom also kind of over loaded it too I suppose. But my Grand Ma's Kenmore with the fat roto-swirl seemed to make alot of suds and liked it alot more than ours. Our 700 model might have been a 64 model but not sure. Some where in that time area though it only lasted until 1971. But it did have some hard use. thanks again Fixerman. Dan
jeb
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This is the kenmore set we had when I was growing up. I remember the day they delivered it (I was about 4 years old)It was a great set. It came with us for 3 moves, was stored for a year, was in a flooded basement and still was a workhorse for many years. What i remember about them is with all the cycles the washer had we only used button B (warm wash 12 min. warm rinse) 99% of the time, and the dryer only had one heat setting-odd with all the settings on the washer
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Rune
Great machines! Just paint em Pink and you'll be good to go!
Great machines! Just paint em Pink and you'll be good to go!
Painting a coppertone set PINK? For shame! 8^)
kennyGF
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Jeb, that is funny about using only the cotton/linens colored cycle 99% of the time. My mom used a similar setting much of the time on our 1964 push-button Norge. Although she did use the delicate cycle too. As for the dryer having one temperature, it actually didn't It had "Soft Heat" feature. That is, the temperature started out on high and declined to lower temperatures as the load dried. Wish dryers still had this today. Although I think there is one that does, I just can't remember right now. As for me, I but the featuer set I know I"m gonna use. I use all 6 cycles on my dishwasher. If I had a front loader, I'd use all the cycle on it too. I believe in lots of sorting LOL. (Unlike my mom)
Fixerman
would you have a model number for the 62 or the 64 kenmore washer the 63 year wasn't the one? Thank you.
would you have a model number for the 62 or the 64 kenmore washer the 63 year wasn't the one? Thank you.
Fixerman
Found the same Kenmore my mom had on a members site its on the thread Speed Queen and up at the top it says go to Ringtail 59's site then click on the first pic. and go to photo #18 and that is the machine that my mom had when I was growing up in New York state and then in 67 we moved it to calif. The only difference is that ours was white and it had the scrubber cap with the detergent cup on top of it. Thanks. Dan
Found the same Kenmore my mom had on a members site its on the thread Speed Queen and up at the top it says go to Ringtail 59's site then click on the first pic. and go to photo #18 and that is the machine that my mom had when I was growing up in New York state and then in 67 we moved it to calif. The only difference is that ours was white and it had the scrubber cap with the detergent cup on top of it. Thanks. Dan
