Thread Number: 36997
/ Tag: Small Appliances
Political Correctness, maybe not. Style, yes. |
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Post# 395457   7/22/2018 at 16:55 (2,102 days old) by Phaeton (Los Angeles )   |   | |
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Hello All,
Not sure this belongs in this category or where. My dad installed this in 1961. I guess it glamorized the space under the sink LOL. Not at all like what is sold today. I remember when all our washing machines and dryers back then where "Lady Kenmore". I believe Sears might have dropped or stopped using "Lady Kenmore" in the 70's? That machine is long gone now but it definitely reflected the style of the time. There are a few things I do not want and this is one of them. If someone wants it please let me know. Thank you for looking, Pete |
Post# 395466 , Reply# 1   7/22/2018 at 23:00 (2,102 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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I have a Lady Kenmore glass top range in my kitchen that my parents bought new in 1993 or maybe '94, back when that was a new and novel thing. They liked it so well that they took it with them when they moved in 1997 and brought the GE range from the new house back to the old one. They got 20+ years of use out of it and then replaced it when the oven controls started malfunctioning. I took it to replace the 30-year-old GE that was at my house and got it fixed under my home warranty. I got the main circuit board rebuilt and now It works like new again.
The thing I've never understood is what's the difference between a regular Kenmore and a Lady Kenmore. Was one more of an upscale model? Did it have design features intended to appeal to women? Or was it all just a marketing gimmick? |
Post# 395471 , Reply# 2   7/23/2018 at 08:24 (2,101 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 395478 , Reply# 3   7/23/2018 at 14:49 (2,101 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 395502 , Reply# 5   7/23/2018 at 22:40 (2,101 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 395504 , Reply# 6   7/24/2018 at 00:36 (2,100 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 395672 , Reply# 7   7/27/2018 at 18:59 (2,097 days old) by Vinvac (Dubuque IA)   |   | |
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Personally, I do believe in Political Correctness and Inclusive Language.
However, I do believe times were different when Lady Kenmore was a product name. I enjoy reading old manuals of machines but as I have aged and now realize the importance of Equality the hair on my neck raises when I hear male exclusive language being used. I find some of the old Hoover Vacuum manuals very offensive as they refer to have the servant (or slave is what is was referring to) to empty the dust bag often. Something that in this day and age is not acceptable on any level. This post was last edited 07/27/2018 at 21:31 |
Post# 395679 , Reply# 8   7/27/2018 at 20:23 (2,097 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 395780 , Reply# 9   7/29/2018 at 11:44 (2,095 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA)   |   | |
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Post# 396326 , Reply# 10   8/6/2018 at 14:31 (2,087 days old) by countryford (Phoenix, AZ)   |   | |
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Post# 396673 , Reply# 11   8/12/2018 at 18:59 (2,081 days old) by Phaeton (Los Angeles )   |   | |
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Post# 397279 , Reply# 12   8/25/2018 at 14:09 (2,068 days old) by Phaeton (Los Angeles )   |   | |
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Post# 397456 , Reply# 13   8/28/2018 at 14:09 (2,065 days old) by Ultralux88 (Denver, Colorado)   |   | |
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