Uncle Peter, my smelling salts!
Pardon while I go loosen my stays...
Pardon while I go loosen my stays...
"Ya know, Every Now and Then"....(in my best Tina Turner Voice)
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Don, you sly puss!
Clever you nabbing that scrumptious set, and keeping it all under the radar.
Congrats and enjoy in best of health!
Clever you nabbing that scrumptious set, and keeping it all under the radar.
Congrats and enjoy in best of health!
Should just like to say
For those that bounce into this forum lamenting how they "cannot" or "never" find anything decent much less NIB; Don's great find proves once again there still are things out there to be found.
Just requires patience and diligence is all.
For those that bounce into this forum lamenting how they "cannot" or "never" find anything decent much less NIB; Don's great find proves once again there still are things out there to be found.
Just requires patience and diligence is all.
mayken4now
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That is correct Launderess. Also, attending estate sales. Gyrafoam has stated that for years to those complaining of dry runs.
Don, thanks for the Wash-n-Wear bulliten
Don, thanks for the Wash-n-Wear bulliten
toploadloyalist
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Kenmore cool-down sequence timeline
First version (1958) - Alternating drain (high speed?) and fill, and on some models, pause at the next timer notch.
Second version (1964, along with the 3-speed models) - First notch: low speed drain followed by simultaneous fill and low agitation. Second notch: fill only then resume low agitation. Third and fourth notches: repeat steps of first and second notches respectively.
Third version (1976, along with the dual-action agitator) - First notch: high speed drain for aprox. 45 seconds before pause. Second notch: Fill and high agitation when full.
First version (1958) - Alternating drain (high speed?) and fill, and on some models, pause at the next timer notch.
Second version (1964, along with the 3-speed models) - First notch: low speed drain followed by simultaneous fill and low agitation. Second notch: fill only then resume low agitation. Third and fourth notches: repeat steps of first and second notches respectively.
Third version (1976, along with the dual-action agitator) - First notch: high speed drain for aprox. 45 seconds before pause. Second notch: Fill and high agitation when full.
toploadloyalist
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Whirlpool cool-down sequence history
So did Whirlpool originally have about the same cool-down sequence as the second Kenmore version described above? When did they switch to the pause method?
In c.1973, they introduced the KNIT cycle with the single-staged cool-down, as opposed to the double-staged in PERMANENT PRESS and the lack of such in GENTLE. This was phased out c.1978.
So did Whirlpool originally have about the same cool-down sequence as the second Kenmore version described above? When did they switch to the pause method?
In c.1973, they introduced the KNIT cycle with the single-staged cool-down, as opposed to the double-staged in PERMANENT PRESS and the lack of such in GENTLE. This was phased out c.1978.
Randy-- You are correct; both the 1959 Lady Kenmore and the 1960 Model 80 had high-speed drains during the cooldown process.
norgeway
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BEAUTIFUL!
THE STUFF IS OUT THERE!!! We just have to find it, I try to attend all the estate sales I can, you never know what will turn up!
THE STUFF IS OUT THERE!!! We just have to find it, I try to attend all the estate sales I can, you never know what will turn up!
SWOON!
I'm on the fainting couch, I'll give a more substantial comment later.
I'm on the fainting couch, I'll give a more substantial comment later.
golittlesport
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OMG
Hi Don! Congrats on this amazing acquisition! What a gorgeous set!
Our neighbors had this set when I was a kid. They bought it when they moved into their newly-built house. They also had a 1953 Kenmore with the controls on the front of the cabinet that they kept when they got the new set. I was amazed someone would have two automatic washing machines. Many folks had an older wringer washer still around when they got an automatic (we did) but I didn't know anyone else with two working automatic washers.
These neighbors had a kid my age so we were always over there playing in the basement and I got to know these machines very well. Loved the waterfall lint filter. With the exception of bleach and fabric softener dispensers, these models had it all. I didn't fully appreciate their flexibility as a kid, but do now. For example, the speeds were controlled by the cycle selected, but with the separate agitation control you can get a slow agitate/fast spin combination on the normal cycle, or slow/slow on the wash n wear cycle.
I always thought these were stunning machines and was breathless (like Laundress) when you opened the boxes in your photos. What a trip down memory lane! Thanks for sharing!
Hi Don! Congrats on this amazing acquisition! What a gorgeous set!
Our neighbors had this set when I was a kid. They bought it when they moved into their newly-built house. They also had a 1953 Kenmore with the controls on the front of the cabinet that they kept when they got the new set. I was amazed someone would have two automatic washing machines. Many folks had an older wringer washer still around when they got an automatic (we did) but I didn't know anyone else with two working automatic washers.
These neighbors had a kid my age so we were always over there playing in the basement and I got to know these machines very well. Loved the waterfall lint filter. With the exception of bleach and fabric softener dispensers, these models had it all. I didn't fully appreciate their flexibility as a kid, but do now. For example, the speeds were controlled by the cycle selected, but with the separate agitation control you can get a slow agitate/fast spin combination on the normal cycle, or slow/slow on the wash n wear cycle.
I always thought these were stunning machines and was breathless (like Laundress) when you opened the boxes in your photos. What a trip down memory lane! Thanks for sharing!
Rich you solved a mystery for me and made my day!
Thanks for the clarification about the agitation/spin speed options. I assumed the agitation speed dial controlled both agitation and spin and thought it odd it was labeled that way. I also was thinking that as flexible as these machines are (the most flexible in the Kenmore line) too bad they didn't have the option for a slow agitation/fast spin. I never need a slow spin, especially on a Kenmore. Now I know that agitation is truly just for that and these are capable of a slow agitation and fast spin which I am thrilled with. Thanks my friend, hope to see you in the near future, we are overdue!
Thanks for the clarification about the agitation/spin speed options. I assumed the agitation speed dial controlled both agitation and spin and thought it odd it was labeled that way. I also was thinking that as flexible as these machines are (the most flexible in the Kenmore line) too bad they didn't have the option for a slow agitation/fast spin. I never need a slow spin, especially on a Kenmore. Now I know that agitation is truly just for that and these are capable of a slow agitation and fast spin which I am thrilled with. Thanks my friend, hope to see you in the near future, we are overdue!
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Those are a truly incredible find!!!
I'm surprised the agitator doesn't have the grey scrubber cap. All the 58 and 59 model Kenmores, except for the very last frogeyes, had them and a neighbor of ours when I was a kid, had this model and it had the scrubber.
Its not often we witness a true dream come true, but as I type we bear witness
Well deserved and I am so happy for you. If only I could be there to smell that 60 year old rubber.
Heart felt congratulations! I can't even begin on how stunned I am at this discovery. Just as you think you could never see something like this pop up, there you go. Can't wait to see more pictures of them and not to mention a few vids!
stricklybojack
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Eye poppin'!
NIB, accept no substitutes..
Eye poppin'!
NIB, accept no substitutes..
sears9000
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Those are absolutely gorgeous!
Congratulations on your NIB find. Those are so beautiful, they need to be encased in a shrine! I mean even the pregger agitator has a shine to it, along with my favorite cap it has. The dryer is also beautiful. May you enjoy them for a long time. You will never see quality like that again. Thank you for sharing them with us.
Congratulations on your NIB find. Those are so beautiful, they need to be encased in a shrine! I mean even the pregger agitator has a shine to it, along with my favorite cap it has. The dryer is also beautiful. May you enjoy them for a long time. You will never see quality like that again. Thank you for sharing them with us.
mayken4now
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Don, when is the maiden wash?
Don-- Still returning to this thread to look at the photos of the '58s. Love that shiny preggers Roto-Swirl agitator. Such a gorgeous set.
When you have time: Could we get a close-up of the washer's pop-up laundry guide? I've enjoyed reading the suggested settings for the dryer. Even the guide is beautifully colored and styled!
When you have time: Could we get a close-up of the washer's pop-up laundry guide? I've enjoyed reading the suggested settings for the dryer. Even the guide is beautifully colored and styled!
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Here you are.
Here you are.
