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Post# 447566   7/7/2010 at 07:56 (5,035 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)        

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The dryers:




Post# 447567 , Reply# 1   7/7/2010 at 07:57 (5,035 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)        

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...and of course she has a Flair in the kitchen:

Post# 447568 , Reply# 2   7/7/2010 at 07:59 (5,035 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)        

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and that's the first time I've seen the St. Charles steel cabinets on top with the wood-front ones below! Good for them! Thinking outside the box!

Post# 447569 , Reply# 3   7/7/2010 at 07:59 (5,035 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)        

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that iron looked suspiciously ge.

Post# 447570 , Reply# 4   7/7/2010 at 08:01 (5,035 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)        

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Oh dear.

Post# 447571 , Reply# 5   7/7/2010 at 08:03 (5,035 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)        

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a nice big lint filter in the dryer(which, thankfully, doesn't try and claim to be able to "bounce" the lint fibers out through the holes in the back of the drum )

Post# 447572 , Reply# 6   7/7/2010 at 08:04 (5,035 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)        

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Oh please.

Post# 447573 , Reply# 7   7/7/2010 at 08:05 (5,035 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)        

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OK, it's half-time. I need to go have breakfast. Second half of the brochure later.

Post# 447577 , Reply# 8   7/7/2010 at 08:46 (5,035 days old) by tlee618 ()        

Really fun reading Ken, thanks for posting it. The iron is a Sunbeam for sure!

Post# 447643 , Reply# 9   7/7/2010 at 16:59 (5,035 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)        

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back to business:

Post# 447644 , Reply# 10   7/7/2010 at 17:00 (5,035 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)        

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Post# 447645 , Reply# 11   7/7/2010 at 17:01 (5,035 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)        

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Post# 447647 , Reply# 13   7/7/2010 at 17:03 (5,035 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)        

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How well did those filtrators work?

Post# 447649 , Reply# 14   7/7/2010 at 17:07 (5,035 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)        

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one day, if I'm lucky.

Post# 447650 , Reply# 15   7/7/2010 at 17:09 (5,035 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)        

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...you just might want to let them know that on 120 volt operation it will take about 4 times longer to dry a load.

Post# 447651 , Reply# 16   7/7/2010 at 17:10 (5,035 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)        

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ah, here we go:

Post# 447652 , Reply# 17   7/7/2010 at 17:11 (5,034 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)        

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I'td be cool to discover a Rollermatic somewhere in Europe or Asia.

Post# 447653 , Reply# 18   7/7/2010 at 17:12 (5,034 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)        

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I guess no filtrator with gas.

Post# 447654 , Reply# 19   7/7/2010 at 17:12 (5,034 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)        

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and

Post# 447655 , Reply# 20   7/7/2010 at 17:13 (5,034 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)        

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Now where's that home economist when you need her?

Post# 447657 , Reply# 21   7/7/2010 at 17:14 (5,034 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)        

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Post# 447658 , Reply# 22   7/7/2010 at 17:15 (5,034 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)        

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I'm definitely going to step up !

Post# 447659 , Reply# 23   7/7/2010 at 17:15 (5,034 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)        

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gassy

Post# 447660 , Reply# 24   7/7/2010 at 17:16 (5,034 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)        

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Again?

Post# 447661 , Reply# 25   7/7/2010 at 17:17 (5,034 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)        

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How many of you wear pumps to dry?

Post# 447662 , Reply# 26   7/7/2010 at 17:18 (5,034 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)        

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Be honest.

Post# 447663 , Reply# 27   7/7/2010 at 17:19 (5,034 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)        

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Oh I'm going to have to pester every old Frigidaire dealer I know to find one of those lint testers.

Post# 447664 , Reply# 28   7/7/2010 at 17:20 (5,034 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)        

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Sun-rotting?

Post# 447665 , Reply# 29   7/7/2010 at 17:21 (5,034 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)        

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Despite all the stupid comments I'm making, I am impressed with how thorough this document is. I wonder if any appliance manufacturers today do anything like this for the salespeople in the big stores.

Post# 447666 , Reply# 30   7/7/2010 at 17:22 (5,034 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)        

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I'd really like to find a pair of these in turquoise! I think the first Frigidaire I ever saw was in that color.

Post# 447667 , Reply# 31   7/7/2010 at 17:23 (5,034 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)        

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that's all she wrote!

Post# 447669 , Reply# 32   7/7/2010 at 17:24 (5,034 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)        

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Oh, if I must:

Post# 447673 , Reply# 33   7/7/2010 at 18:17 (5,034 days old) by duet83 ()        

Thanks much for sharing.

I want mine in Mayfair Pink.

:o)


Post# 447685 , Reply# 34   7/7/2010 at 20:20 (5,034 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)        
as a frigidaire rollermatic collector

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i have enjoyed both the washer and dryer threads you have posted! i love these old 65 models and have 2 washers and one dryer from 1965.

i also remember well that display shown in the washer sales brochure. the one with an actual rollermatic transmission you could crank to see how it operates. the appliance store where i lived had that display and i was fascinated by it!

i did not know the dryer could be sold with an optional condensor for ventless drying. and what a unique option for draining it by having the matching washer siphon it into it's drain hose!

i really think frigidaire had it goin on back in the 50's and 60's! very innovative!

thanks again for a lot of great reading material and happy memories!


Post# 447703 , Reply# 35   7/7/2010 at 21:55 (5,034 days old) by A440 ()        
Awesome Ken!

Thanks for the great scans!
I forgot that the Gas models had the burner assembly on top.
These were great dryers!
Brent


Post# 447726 , Reply# 36   7/7/2010 at 23:43 (5,034 days old) by spinmon (st. charles mo )        
Sorry

My dad got us a new '65 Imperial gas dryer when I was 10. Cool(cold?) looking machine. I was doing the wash then. First dry with the new Frig,I thought maybe it was quicker(HA!)than the '60 Norge it replaced. I opened the door after it had been running towels about 30 minutes. Still damp. Shut the door and a burst of FLAMES shot out around the top edges of the dryer & scared(scarred?) crap out of me. I NEVER opened the door during a cycle again & never 'warmed-up' to that dryer.

Post# 447744 , Reply# 37   7/8/2010 at 00:36 (5,034 days old) by A440 ()        
Sorry William....

but your post made me laugh so hard playing your description in my head!
I hope you got over your fear of gas dryers!
I wonder what went wrong?
How long did your family keep the dryer?
Brent


Post# 447746 , Reply# 38   7/8/2010 at 00:37 (5,034 days old) by peteski50 (New York)        
Frigidaire Dryers!

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In my openion these were very well made dryers. I actually think they were made a lot better than the 1/18 dryers.
I am also impressed with the filtrator process. I remember Hotpoint and Maytag also made non vented dryers. Does anyone else know if other companies made the non-vented units, and was Frigidaire the last to make them? It would be interesting to start a thread on non-vented dryers from all other companies and compare. To bad nothing like that is made today. Hard to believe that technology has went backwards.
Thanks for posting,
Peter


Post# 447923 , Reply# 39   7/8/2010 at 20:42 (5,033 days old) by spinmon (st. charles mo )        
Better Now...

Brent,You would haved cracked up watching me run all the way from one end of our basement,upstairs & OUTSIDE before I slowed down!I don't know what caused the flame(gas valve didn't completely shut off??). We only kept the Frigidaire till about 1968 when,after months of nagging,my dad relented & bought a LK to match the '67 LK washer I'd begged for. Loved that set,though w/the vari-flex,the LOW water level came just under the top row of holes(Too high for me). It would suds lock easily,too. AND my dryer had the felt applied a little crooked around the inner fange that the drums plastic 'bearing' rode on. This allowed a 'slap-slap' of the plastic till it warmed up. Had Sears service out for the water level-''Normal on this model'' & the felt. Said the felt wasn't going to hurt the operation & I didn't push the issue. I miss those beautiful,character filled machines a bunch.

Post# 448450 , Reply# 40   7/11/2010 at 11:27 (5,031 days old) by peteski50 (New York)        
Ventless Dryers!

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I remember Frigidaire Maytag Hotpoint made ventless dryers. Anyone have brochures on these dryers to post? I am interested and was Frigidaire the last to make them?
Thanks
Peter


Post# 448508 , Reply# 41   7/11/2010 at 15:48 (5,031 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)        
Ventless Dryers

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Am not totally sure, but back when one was in school our "home ec" classroom had a water condenser dryer, and one *thinks* it was made by Whirlpool.

Know it was ventless because one day assisted one of the home economics teachers do some washing (used/unclaimed gym uniforms), and watched in amazement as she had to turn on a water tap before starting the dryer. Teacher did complain about having to use said dryer during a recent water shortage.

Thing was the same as any other dryer one had seen before, just didn't understand at the time why it needed water. Until such time every dryer one had ever seen was the vented through the wall types like the Whirlpool we had at home.



Post# 448537 , Reply# 42   7/11/2010 at 18:42 (5,030 days old) by peteski50 (New York)        
Condenser Dryers!

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I could be wrong but I dont think whirlpool made a condenser dryer. I thought it was just maytag hotpoint frigidaire that made them. Also I dont think you needed to hookup to cold water like a washer dryer combo. Anyone with more knowlwdge want to comment or download more info?
Thanks
Peter


Post# 448575 , Reply# 43   7/11/2010 at 21:26 (5,030 days old) by tlee618 ()        

I do know that the Maytag condenser that my Aunt had, had to be hooked up to the cold water.


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