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| Post# 298056 8/19/2008 at 22:38 (5,720 days old) by supersurgilator (Indiana) | ||
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Does anybody know what kind of dryer this is, or how old it might be? Judging by the door it looks to be either Kenmore or Whirlpool, too bad it isn't for sale along with the newer washer. CLICK HERE TO GO TO supersurgilator's LINK on eBay | ||
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| Post# 298059 , Reply# 1 8/19/2008 at 22:52 (5,720 days old) by tuthill () | ||
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Looks to me like a Kenmore "plastic top". But I could be totally wrong, experts will know for sure. | ||
Post# 298063 , Reply# 2 8/19/2008 at 23:33 (5,720 days old) by appnut  (TX) |
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Post# 298091 , Reply# 3 8/20/2008 at 04:26 (5,720 days old) by cleanteamofny ((Monroe, New York) |
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| Post# 298102 , Reply# 4 8/20/2008 at 06:41 (5,720 days old) by cycla-fabric (New Jersey (Northern)) | ||
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| Post# 298196 , Reply# 5 8/20/2008 at 13:46 (5,720 days old) by 70series ( Connecticut.) | ||
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Yep, that is at most as far back as 1972. I am guessing it is a Model 70 or thereabout. Have a good one, James | ||
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Post# 298216 , Reply# 6 8/20/2008 at 16:18 (5,720 days old) by kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC) |
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It's actually a 60-series Kenmore dryer, 1972 model. These panels were issued with two trim schemes - this one being the "better" of the two. I would love to have that dryer and a washer to go with. I have a washer of the other panel style - same base panel but with white and gold paint only. There were six or seven washer models in the whole line-up and three dryers (that I know of), this dryer being the best of the batch. Check it out - a full-width door and a 60-series model. That is how feature-laden the machines were in the mid 70s. | ||
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Post# 298217 , Reply# 7 8/20/2008 at 16:25 (5,720 days old) by kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC) |
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On the plastic tops, great thought Jed, but the panel on this machine was all metal, and really rather heavy, especially to today's standards. What was odd though is that the plastic tops were offered side-by-side that year and the next, in many cases using the same timers, etc. This dryer is somewhat interesting in that it was the only one of that whole family, including the plastic tops of the time, to have a full-width door. It was a good model that had the electronic sensors in the drum for the automatic cycle (vs. sensing thermostatically), and it had variable temperatures usable on that cycle and the timed dry. I thought this panel was much better looking, though the plastic tops were easier to service, access-wise. | ||
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Post# 298218 , Reply# 8 8/20/2008 at 16:27 (5,720 days old) by kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC) |
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