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I just got a new dryer today |
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Post# 575540   2/13/2012 at 02:02 (4,456 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 575541 , Reply# 1   2/13/2012 at 02:10 (4,456 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 575542 , Reply# 2   2/13/2012 at 02:16 (4,456 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 575561 , Reply# 3   2/13/2012 at 06:45 (4,456 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Cool dryer, Phil!! I hope you can find the matching washer, too!!
I have never seen such a precise heat selection on a dryer before - I guess it is like an 'infinite heat' range burner switch. I thought my 74 Viking and 66 Inglis dryes were advanced with four heat settings, but wow, this beats the hell out of them! LOL Looking forward to seeing some demos!! |
Post# 575617 , Reply# 4   2/13/2012 at 11:25 (4,456 days old) by philr (Quebec Canada)   |   | |
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Here's the plate with the model number, I'm guessing that the Canadian Frigidaire factory closed soon after that.
I'm wondering if they ever made 1-18 washers/dryers here? I have seen many canadian GM Frigidaire kitchen appliances but not many laundry appliances so far. This is the newest canadian GM Frigidaire appliance I have seen. |
Post# 575622 , Reply# 5   2/13/2012 at 12:11 (4,456 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Oh, that's soemthing! I think my 63 washer came out of that factory! I also recall that the Scarborough factory got gobbled up by WCI and was where Canadian Kelvinator products were built.
I could also have sworn the dishwasher (your Deluxe) was built in Peterborough (or that could be my feeble mind playing tricks on me). |
Post# 575627 , Reply# 6   2/13/2012 at 12:33 (4,456 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 575629 , Reply# 7   2/13/2012 at 12:34 (4,456 days old) by philr (Quebec Canada)   |   | |
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Paul,
I don't think there was another GM Frigidaire factory in Canada. The plant in Scarborough opened in the early 1950's and began making automotive parts in the mid sixties. I think they stopped making appliances in 1970 and converted to GM vehicle assembly plant (they made vans there). The plant closed in 1993, and now, there's a shopping center where the plant used to be.
Here's the 1962 dishwasher's ID plate. This post was last edited 02/13/2012 at 16:15 |
Post# 575635 , Reply# 8   2/13/2012 at 12:51 (4,456 days old) by philr (Quebec Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 575636 , Reply# 9   2/13/2012 at 12:59 (4,456 days old) by philr (Quebec Canada)   |   | |
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Also, I'm wondering if dryers with the "N" letter were produced in 1968-69 or just 1968?
See this link from Oct 1969:
CLICK HERE TO GO TO philr's LINK |
Post# 575647 , Reply# 10   2/13/2012 at 13:52 (4,455 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c )   |   | |
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We had the matching, or almost matching washer, it was model WCDAN and was bought in 1969, Mother replaced our 1955 Pulsamatic with it. |
Post# 575667 , Reply# 11   2/13/2012 at 15:49 (4,455 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)   |   | |
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Post# 575672 , Reply# 12   2/13/2012 at 16:04 (4,455 days old) by philr (Quebec Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 575734 , Reply# 13   2/13/2012 at 19:41 (4,455 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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Real nice dryer. I never remember here in the states these dryers having variable temperature options. I knew few people with the rapid dry sets. I knew many people that had 1/18's. I do feel that these 60's dryers were built better than the 1/18 dryers. Actually anyone I knew that had a frigidaire dryer always had a frigidaire washer. I did know people that had frigidaire washers but did not have the dryers. Seems like these dryers weren't indepent sellers like some other brands. I do wish they would have kept the filtrator concept into the 1/18 series.
Peter |