| Thread Number: 800 Vintage 1950's FRIGIDAIRE Electric DRYER w Lint Brush |
Post# 51407-12/19/2004-21:16 ||| Launderess (United States) |
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"This is BLAST FROM THE PAST! It is a fabulous collectible Vintage Frigidaire Electric Dryer. This had to be the Cadillac of Dryers back in it's day.
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Post# 51429-12/19/2004-22:31 ||| appnut (Temple, TX) |
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sunny yellow!!! So many 1955 filtrator dryers. No washers :-( |
Post# 51433-12/20/2004-06:04 ||| bethann (Indianapolis) |
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I think Robert has all the washers hidden!
First time I have seen it in Yellow! |
Post# 51443-12/20/2004-08:50 ||| Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Sad but true Stats
I wish I did Bethann. Just like I find at the estate sales, Ebay shows the same sad statistics --- I've said for years that for every 25 to 50 vintage 1950's dryers, we see 1 vintage 1950's washer. |
Post# 51460-12/20/2004-18:35 ||| appnut (Temple, TX) |
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Robert, I put together who you were responding to. But I seriously doubt bethann has a beard and hairy body--although her husband ... And I was hearing those words coming from you as I typed my comment. We've commented about this in person and it has been said here many times before. |
Post# 51496-12/21/2004-04:39 ||| kenmore1978 (Los Angeles) |
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50's dryer rarity
I guess it depends on where one lives the number of vintage dryers that survive. Of course, it helps the survivial rate that a lot of dryers were sold in a particular area, so I guess this means not many dryers were sold in the 50's in sunny Los Angeles, because when I was growing up here, virtually EVERYONE had a washer but almost NOBODY had a dryer except for the "Upper Crust" folks. I didn't really notice dryers owned by the "common folk" until the Mid 60's. Of course, we had the "space" problem (no basements), here, too, so actually saw more combos than dryers |
Post# 51707-12/24/2004-12:14 ||| david (bossier city, La) |
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yes I agree about the lack of dryers in some areas of the country. They weren't plentiful in parts of the south which like LA had the climate for outdoor drying the year round. I think what propelled dryer sales (and dishwasher) was went women went back to work in mass numbers in the 60's and needed help with household chores. Since men were not sharing in this work like most do now, it all fell on the women. I remember my mother.... |
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My 2 cents on old dryers
Well I drifted off the subject; I apologize. Dryers last an amazingly long time compared to washers, especially electric dryers. you periodically replace the heating element and Voila! It still works. I don't see why an old dryer should be retired except for the reason most people retire old dryers: new features and styling. There's really now reason to. Now washers can be expensive to repair with a transmission replacement or tub or whatever. But you all know this already. |