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Post# 275123   4/14/2008 at 19:24 (5,854 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area)        

PHILCO ?




Post# 275124 , Reply# 1   4/14/2008 at 19:25 (5,854 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area)        

PHILCO ???

Post# 275125 , Reply# 2   4/14/2008 at 19:26 (5,854 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area)        

PHILCO ???????

Post# 275126 , Reply# 3   4/14/2008 at 19:26 (5,854 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area)        

Yes! Its a PHILCO !!!!!

Post# 275127 , Reply# 4   4/14/2008 at 19:27 (5,854 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area)        

Picked this up yesterday, from a very nice person who saved it for me. Yes, it still works, beautifully. I traded the owner a modern Whirlpool dryer for this beauty........

Post# 275128 , Reply# 5   4/14/2008 at 19:28 (5,854 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area)        

Philco drop down door, for lint filter cleanout.......

Post# 275129 , Reply# 6   4/14/2008 at 19:29 (5,854 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area)        

Back......very quiet and smooth running......

Post# 275132 , Reply# 7   4/14/2008 at 19:32 (5,854 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area)        

Data Plate.........I believe this is approx a 1966 ~ 1968 model. Philco and many other appliance makers offered a stripped bottom of the line model to appeal to a few buyers, but also to bring people into the showrooms so as to try and bump them up to a more expensive (and more profitable) model. This is of course a PHILCO-Ford product.....

Post# 275133 , Reply# 8   4/14/2008 at 19:34 (5,854 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area)        

The owner graciously offered me the original owners manual and installation instructions, along with one for what must have been the companion washer to this dryer. The washer (alas) was long gone, but at I was thrilled to get an original Philco-Ford WASHER manual too!

Post# 275134 , Reply# 9   4/14/2008 at 19:35 (5,854 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area)        

Dryer instructions.......

Post# 275135 , Reply# 10   4/14/2008 at 19:36 (5,854 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area)        

More dryer.........

Post# 275136 , Reply# 11   4/14/2008 at 19:36 (5,854 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area)        

Clean the lint out at the end of your washday!

Post# 275137 , Reply# 12   4/14/2008 at 19:37 (5,854 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area)        

PHILCO Blades of Water washer........

Post# 275138 , Reply# 13   4/14/2008 at 19:38 (5,854 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area)        

more PHILCO washer.....

Post# 275139 , Reply# 14   4/14/2008 at 19:39 (5,854 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area)        

Cleaning the PHILCO Flex A Wash Lint Filter....

Post# 275140 , Reply# 15   4/14/2008 at 19:39 (5,854 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area)        

Philco Washer controls....

Post# 275141 , Reply# 16   4/14/2008 at 19:42 (5,854 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area)        

It is indeed very rare to find one of these dryers still working. They all had an inherent defect in that the fan blade would crack and "throw" a blade into the plastic shroud housing and it would break into bits. I have one of these Philco dryers presently working, but I do believe that most that are still intact had replacement fans and shrouds installed. At least I hope so! I guess time will tell, because I sure intend to use both of the Philco dryers I now have, a lot!

Post# 275142 , Reply# 17   4/14/2008 at 19:46 (5,854 days old) by jaytag (Atlanta)        
Texan Air Conditioner

I would love to get some pictures of the old Philco Ford Texan Air Conditioner, my parents had 3 of them. Last one died in 1986 after two self repairs for a frozen motor.

Post# 275146 , Reply# 18   4/14/2008 at 20:53 (5,854 days old) by brent-aucoin ()        

Jimmy,
This is a very cool find!
I bet this model is very hard to find!
I hope you did not get to depressed when you had to trade that newer Whirlpool dryer for it.
Thanks for sharing.
Brent


Post# 275195 , Reply# 19   4/15/2008 at 06:16 (5,853 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)        

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cool.. good save

Post# 275215 , Reply# 20   4/15/2008 at 09:35 (5,853 days old) by peterh770 (Marietta, GA)        

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How cool is that! Even the BOLs are cool! Congrats!

Post# 275219 , Reply# 21   4/15/2008 at 10:18 (5,853 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area)        

Thanks Peter......do you still have your Philco dryer from Aberdeen? I got mine running, but it took three dryers to make one good one! They ALL have broken fans and fan shrouds! Im so pleased the one pictured here is still good.......

Post# 275229 , Reply# 22   4/15/2008 at 11:09 (5,853 days old) by trainguy (Key West, FL)        
Congrats Jimmy!

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I'm finally getting a vacation and am spending the first part of the week appliance hunting. I already made one trip home with 2 beautiful Frigidaire dryers. From Wednesday on, I'll be at the York train show. I've been calling and poking around the Philly suburb area for 2 days and have absolutely NO leads on Philco parts or appliances for you. I found another Frigidaire lead, but I think we're full of Frigidaire parts now.

So have lots of fun with your Philco!

Rich


Post# 275310 , Reply# 23   4/15/2008 at 17:26 (5,853 days old) by timonator ()        
Philco Ford!

Nice Find Jimmy I Know how much you enjoy the Philco's And to get the owners manual as well! Thats way cool It's amazing what some people keep around ! Its funny though it seems like the older I get time seems to fly by! And some of the things I think are Fairly "New" are 20 years old LOL. I'll always have a love for "Ford" Products .

Post# 275322 , Reply# 24   4/15/2008 at 18:19 (5,853 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area)        

Hi Tim, yes those Philco-FORD products were great. BTW, I took these pictures just for you, notice NO CAT LITTER box in the photos?

Post# 275354 , Reply# 25   4/15/2008 at 21:32 (5,853 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)        

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Who would have thought this would have made it - pretty fun looking Philco. Love the door.

Ben


Post# 275376 , Reply# 26   4/16/2008 at 00:24 (5,853 days old) by gewa1054wguy ()        
PH instead of f-word

Hey Jimmy,

What a great find. I hope it was close by after all the trips you often take to rescue these machines. Also glad to see it works perfectly! I hope you can find a washer and create a matched set.

Talk with you soon.

EMP


Post# 275398 , Reply# 27   4/16/2008 at 06:05 (5,852 days old) by tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)        

WOW, the only thing cheaper would be a clothes line. I can't see the wattage on the name plate, but it would be interesting to see if Philco did like Sears and Frigidaire, putting a lower wattage heating element in the low end models. Maybe they used a smaller heater in this one to lessen the fire hazard with the plastic door. Frigidaire even used a smaller blower. Frigidaire probably used it just like Sears did as a way to move the customer to a more expensive dryer. Given the timer location, it's easy to see where a coin box could go for commercial use. It's nice that yours is late enough to have the metal lint screen. Originally Philco used a nylon sock-shaped lint filter. Consumer Reports found the lint filter location very inconvenient to access for cleaning. This dryer's door is what came to mind when I saw those Bosch dryers with the plastic door plug instead of a window.

Post# 275476 , Reply# 28   4/16/2008 at 16:09 (5,852 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area)        

The door looks like its plastic, but is actually metal. The Philco dryer manual shows all its dryers as 4800 watts.......

Post# 275556 , Reply# 29   4/16/2008 at 20:36 (5,852 days old) by timonator ()        
Awwww Just for me!!

How Thoughtfull....LOL I forgot about the litter box thing !

Post# 275621 , Reply# 30   4/17/2008 at 06:53 (5,851 days old) by cycla-fabric (New Jersey (Northern))        

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Nice Philco Dryer Save Jimmy, Oh those old Philco dryers I have never seen one in person only photos. I remember CR rating them near the bottom of the barrel in 1969 when they tested dryers. 4800 watts, that is slow drying speed too. Who cares, just a great dryer to have! Enjoy

Doug



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