Thread Number: 2181
1960 Sears Kenmore Lineup |
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Post# 23677   11/3/2007 at 22:02 (5,989 days old) by dial-a-nap (Omaha - the home of the TV Dinner)   |   | |
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Post# 23678 , Reply# 1   11/3/2007 at 22:03 (5,989 days old) by dial-a-nap (Omaha - the home of the TV Dinner)   |   | |
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Post# 23679 , Reply# 2   11/3/2007 at 22:04 (5,989 days old) by dial-a-nap (Omaha - the home of the TV Dinner)   |   | |
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Post# 23680 , Reply# 3   11/3/2007 at 22:05 (5,989 days old) by dial-a-nap (Omaha - the home of the TV Dinner)   |   | |
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Post# 23683 , Reply# 5   11/4/2007 at 03:42 (5,989 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)   |   | |
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My stepmom had one of those "wheelbarrow" type Kenmore canisters-hers didn't have the powernozzle.It was a nice machine. |
Post# 23684 , Reply# 6   11/4/2007 at 06:09 (5,988 days old) by arh1953 ( River Park, in Port St. Lucie, Florida)   |   | |
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Post# 23693 , Reply# 8   11/4/2007 at 07:51 (5,988 days old) by compactelectra (Palm Springs)   |   | |
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Post# 23695 , Reply# 9   11/4/2007 at 08:57 (5,988 days old) by dial-a-nap (Omaha - the home of the TV Dinner)   |   | |
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I was wondering if your Kenmore was from this year, or close to it, Fred. I posted the laundry and dishwasher pages on AW.org - there certainly was a lot of style that year from Sears. Roger and I were looking at the uprights - they do resemble Hoover's offerings from the 40's! Could that Economy model be any more stripped down? The prices are always fun to ponder as well, that Lady Kenmore Power-Mate cleaner would be $975 in 2007 dollars! It really puts into perspective how expensive these things were back then and the attitudes of their customers who expected quality, reliability, serviceability and performance for their hard-earned money. The link is to a consumer cost calculator - check out some of the other prices from catalogs and ads, it's amazing! CLICK HERE TO GO TO dial-a-nap's LINK |
Post# 23697 , Reply# 10   11/4/2007 at 09:43 (5,988 days old) by petek (Ontario)   |   | |
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Growing up we had the similar canister but in salmony pink, the Satellite, no power nozzle. It was always there so the folks must have bought it around 1955/56 just before my big debut on the world scene |
Post# 23699 , Reply# 11   11/4/2007 at 13:52 (5,988 days old) by kirbyvacuum (Long Island New York)   |   | |
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Hi Greg Thanks so much those old Sears units were like a blast from the past. Just by looking at then we can see how quality has gone with the wind. So thanks again Doug |
Post# 23705 , Reply# 13   11/4/2007 at 15:02 (5,988 days old) by petek (Ontario)   |   | |
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Just noticed that those two uprights have the similar body design to my Kenmore floor polisher, it must be from around the same time. |
Post# 23784 , Reply# 14   11/5/2007 at 07:49 (5,987 days old) by hoover1060 ()   |   | |
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Were made by Birtman electric. Notice the cheap model didn't even use paper bags! |
Post# 23786 , Reply# 15   11/5/2007 at 08:17 (5,987 days old) by vinvac (Dubuque IA)   |   | |
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At one point in my collection I had the cheaper model upright in that picture. It had one of the best cloth bags I have ever seen. A lady that lived below us in a mobil home, the only mobile home in town at that time, had it. She bought it new and rarely used it. I am actually partial to cloth bags. It was a great little vacuum and cleaned very well. Morgan |
Post# 23788 , Reply# 16   11/5/2007 at 08:40 (5,987 days old) by petek (Ontario)   |   | |
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A lady that lived below us in a mobile home? I've only ever heard of double wides, not double deckers LOL |
Post# 23794 , Reply# 17   11/5/2007 at 10:47 (5,987 days old) by vinvac (Dubuque IA)   |   | |
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