10/6/2010
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Vintage Kelvinator Portable Dishwasher seen at Salvation Army Store...
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Thanks! I had a feeling that button might be for something like that. Of course as a kid I was intriqued by the outstanding red color.
Jon
Thanks! I had a feeling that button might be for something like that. Of course as a kid I was intriqued by the outstanding red color.
Jon
D & M
These were very good dishwashers until they screwed up the design by adding a tower. Some units like sears and modern maid stayed the same. Another example of how companies screw up by making stupid changes.
These were very good dishwashers until they screwed up the design by adding a tower. Some units like sears and modern maid stayed the same. Another example of how companies screw up by making stupid changes.
*cough*, Bob
Remember, the first Roto-Rack models were made by Avco American Kitchens/Crosley in the early 50's, which was the predecessor company to D&M.
Nate, do I need to pat ya on the back to make sure you don't choke with that "cough"? Remember, there's now tower, just a wash arm and the "typical" D&M bottom rack just like what's above in the Kelvinator. Friends in Dallas had one, like I said. I did try to "Maytag" load it with plates in the top rack, but some of their dinner plates got in the way of the wash arm lol.
Remember, there's now tower, just a wash arm and the "typical" D&M bottom rack just like what's above in the Kelvinator. Friends in Dallas had one, like I said. I did try to "Maytag" load it with plates in the top rack, but some of their dinner plates got in the way of the wash arm lol.
D&M TOP WASH ARM MACHINES
I think this was an attempt to use a MT idea and mix up thier feature lineup for the various brand names they supplied. The arm at the very top was poorly designed it was too low [ not recessed into the top like MTs ] and they just used the standard top rack so you couldn't really the advantage of having the arm there. [ notice this silly feature never showed up on the KM models ].
I think this was an attempt to use a MT idea and mix up thier feature lineup for the various brand names they supplied. The arm at the very top was poorly designed it was too low [ not recessed into the top like MTs ] and they just used the standard top rack so you couldn't really the advantage of having the arm there. [ notice this silly feature never showed up on the KM models ].
[ notice this silly feature never showed up on the KM model
Oh yes it did John!!! That's where I saw it at the Sears store at Valley View Mall in Dallas while I was killing time on my way to go visit some friends in a couple of Dallas suburbs. They had a couple of models, but weren't in their lineup very long. Remember, this was long before Sears Brand Central arrived. It wasn't too soon after all this that the UltraWash dishwashers debuted. I think this design helped D&M evolve to the pop-up tower arrangement (and get rid of the spray arm under the top rack). When I began looking at hoses in fall of 1985 when I found out I was going to be transferred here, I looked at two houses brand new houses by two different buildeers (about 1/2 a mile from where I now live) and they both had Kenmore kitchens with the "GE-esque" botom rack with the pop-up tower and the arrangement for saucers behind the tower like n GEs. Surprised me, but I thought that ended up being better for capacity vs. the above top big-arm style.
Oh yes it did John!!! That's where I saw it at the Sears store at Valley View Mall in Dallas while I was killing time on my way to go visit some friends in a couple of Dallas suburbs. They had a couple of models, but weren't in their lineup very long. Remember, this was long before Sears Brand Central arrived. It wasn't too soon after all this that the UltraWash dishwashers debuted. I think this design helped D&M evolve to the pop-up tower arrangement (and get rid of the spray arm under the top rack). When I began looking at hoses in fall of 1985 when I found out I was going to be transferred here, I looked at two houses brand new houses by two different buildeers (about 1/2 a mile from where I now live) and they both had Kenmore kitchens with the "GE-esque" botom rack with the pop-up tower and the arrangement for saucers behind the tower like n GEs. Surprised me, but I thought that ended up being better for capacity vs. the above top big-arm style.
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