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What year did Sears lose the "Lady" from Kenmore ???
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was mainly their TV's and VCR's, and stereos....just about anything electronic
was mainly their TV's and VCR's, and stereos....just about anything electronic
I know Sears had Roebucks jeans that had some polyester in them that were claimed to be more durable than Levis. JCPenney had Plain Pockets that had the same claim. I always found them rather stiff. Now both stores have Dockers, though I am sure Sears has a private label for them too.
cornutt
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Tower
My dad still has a Tower 8mm movie camera.
My dad still has a Tower 8mm movie camera.
Lady Kenmore and Coldspot
I worked at Sears in the mid 90s and at that point they had gone to using 90 series for all of their top end washers and dryers I believe. The top end electronic machine was "90 series electronic" if I recall correctly. In 2002 when I was in the market for my own laundry pair(I was long gone from working at Sears by then), the Elites were their top end. I had always wanted a top end electronic pair ever since I was kid(remember how Sears used to always put the black electronic pair on the end cap?) however, by 2002 their high end elites were Calypsos and the Salesperson quickly steered me away from them.
As a youngster, we had a Coldspot upright freezer and a coldspot window AC unit in our house. I remember running into the house and cooling off in front of that thing after playing in the yard on a hot TN summer day. While they are branded Kenmores, both my parent's old side by side refrigerator(circa 1987) as well as mine(2005) still say "Kenmore Coldspot" on the model number plate. I always wondered why Sears still put that on after all the years.
I worked at Sears in the mid 90s and at that point they had gone to using 90 series for all of their top end washers and dryers I believe. The top end electronic machine was "90 series electronic" if I recall correctly. In 2002 when I was in the market for my own laundry pair(I was long gone from working at Sears by then), the Elites were their top end. I had always wanted a top end electronic pair ever since I was kid(remember how Sears used to always put the black electronic pair on the end cap?) however, by 2002 their high end elites were Calypsos and the Salesperson quickly steered me away from them.
As a youngster, we had a Coldspot upright freezer and a coldspot window AC unit in our house. I remember running into the house and cooling off in front of that thing after playing in the yard on a hot TN summer day. While they are branded Kenmores, both my parent's old side by side refrigerator(circa 1987) as well as mine(2005) still say "Kenmore Coldspot" on the model number plate. I always wondered why Sears still put that on after all the years.
Nobody mentioned J.C. Higgins Bicycles and BB guns.
Ken D.
Ken D.
pierreandreply4
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Coldspot fridge
as a kid i had this particular coldspot fridge model in harvest gold twany gold but with no ice maker machine
as a kid i had this particular coldspot fridge model in harvest gold twany gold but with no ice maker machine
appliguy
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Modern Coldspot Fridges
It is true that Sears is calling some of their models Kenmore Coldspots now...but when I looked at them on the showroom floor. the only ones that had Coldspot next to the Kenmore name on the model stickers were the ones that were made by Whirlpool......PAT COFFEY
It is true that Sears is calling some of their models Kenmore Coldspots now...but when I looked at them on the showroom floor. the only ones that had Coldspot next to the Kenmore name on the model stickers were the ones that were made by Whirlpool......PAT COFFEY
We were a Wards family so we had a "Truecold" refrigerator and an "Airline" television set (19" and color in 1968!). Can't remember the name of the tool line...was it something like "Skilcraft?" And of course that lovely Norge-made line of "Signature" appliances, etc.!
My Aunt Doris had that Coldspot refrigerator pictured above with the freezer open; it was white. She got it sometime around '74 to replace her '50 Frigidaire. She had it until it went out about 5 years ago.
<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">Tom, </span>
<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">My mom and dad still have this exact Coldspot fridge in their garage. It works 100% and is so quiet! Not sure how energy efficient it is. It is still keeping everything 100% cold. </span>
<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">She would not trade it for anything because of the fact that she bought it so many years ago. She loves talking about it when I bring it up because of the age of the Fridge.</span>
<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">Thanks for posting the picture. The model looks a little like Roberta Peters. </span>
<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">Brent</span>
<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">My mom and dad still have this exact Coldspot fridge in their garage. It works 100% and is so quiet! Not sure how energy efficient it is. It is still keeping everything 100% cold. </span>
<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">She would not trade it for anything because of the fact that she bought it so many years ago. She loves talking about it when I bring it up because of the age of the Fridge.</span>
<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">Thanks for posting the picture. The model looks a little like Roberta Peters. </span>
<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">Brent</span>
Ah yes.. J.C. Higgins bikes.. my oldest sister had a blue one with balloon tires and whitewalls. I think a lot of their sporting goods used the name as well, skates etc.
retromania
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Did not know Ward's had a line of electronics. We didn't get a Montgomery-Ward until the late 70's and that was 30 minutes from hear, but listening to y'all talk about the stuff y'all all had, Ward's obviously was a big competitor with Sears which of course had all their own house brands. Don't know how many of you were following the discussion about Sears laundry detergent, but wonder if Ward's had a house brand laundry detergent. Does anyone know?
whirlcool
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And of course the inevitable "Sears has everything!"
Homart was also used on Sears pool equipment too.
My parents had a 66' Coldspot refrigerator. My Mom used to brag about how reliable it was.
Funny thing, when I was in high school they opened a Sears nearby. A bunch of us friends applied to Sears for part time jobs. Everyone got hired but me. It really ticked me off. So I boycotted Sears for many, many years. I wouldn't even step foot in a Sears store. One year my mother bought me a plaid shirt for Christmas. It had a Sears lablel on it. I refused to wear it. I just got so used to not going into Sears I forgot that I was boycotting them and just second nature kept me out of their stores. But about 10 years ago I bought some Craftsman tools. And I am happy with them. But I just feel that on a lot of things Sears sells, I can buy better elsewhere.
So you can imagine my horror when we bought this house and it had all Kenmore appliances! But they all broke down ove an 7 year period and are now all gone.
Homart was also used on Sears pool equipment too.
My parents had a 66' Coldspot refrigerator. My Mom used to brag about how reliable it was.
Funny thing, when I was in high school they opened a Sears nearby. A bunch of us friends applied to Sears for part time jobs. Everyone got hired but me. It really ticked me off. So I boycotted Sears for many, many years. I wouldn't even step foot in a Sears store. One year my mother bought me a plaid shirt for Christmas. It had a Sears lablel on it. I refused to wear it. I just got so used to not going into Sears I forgot that I was boycotting them and just second nature kept me out of their stores. But about 10 years ago I bought some Craftsman tools. And I am happy with them. But I just feel that on a lot of things Sears sells, I can buy better elsewhere.
So you can imagine my horror when we bought this house and it had all Kenmore appliances! But they all broke down ove an 7 year period and are now all gone.
Wards vs Sears
Oh yes, I remember that Sears had labels they would put on their appliances boasting "Sears Best", so Wards had to copy (or maybe they were first?) with "Wards Finest" labels...tough competition out here in the wild, wards, west!
Oh yes, I remember that Sears had labels they would put on their appliances boasting "Sears Best", so Wards had to copy (or maybe they were first?) with "Wards Finest" labels...tough competition out here in the wild, wards, west!
pierreandreply4
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1 of the kenmore dishwasher that was listed sears best
this was 1 of the kenmore dishwasher that had the sears best label and in a way if i would of found 1 and would have to go vintage and portable that would be the one i would try to find even if it would be harvest gold and in a way my god mother when i was a kid had that particular model as well
this was 1 of the kenmore dishwasher that had the sears best label and in a way if i would of found 1 and would have to go vintage and portable that would be the one i would try to find even if it would be harvest gold and in a way my god mother when i was a kid had that particular model as well
retromania
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Washerlover: You're out in redwood country. I've heard it's gaw-jus!
Retromania: yep, I'm in one of the most beautiful places on earth. Hope to host a wash-in soon to show off this gorgeous part of the world, but am a bit embarrassed of my small collection of Norge, Wards, Whirlpool and Kenmores. Hope to add a GE Filter-Flo and a Frigidaire this year and then will send out the invite.
magnumopus
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Sears also sold "Happi-Time" toy-train sets, made by Marx.
ingliscanada
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Franklin Coldspot
I may be wrong, but I understood that Kelvinator made Coldspot fridges.
Gary
I may be wrong, but I understood that Kelvinator made Coldspot fridges.
Gary
appliguy
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Ingliscanada ...
Whirlpool made Coldspot fridges here in the states for sure and to my knowledge they did so in Canada as well...PAT COFFEY
Whirlpool made Coldspot fridges here in the states for sure and to my knowledge they did so in Canada as well...PAT COFFEY
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