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Thread Number: 25848
Introducing the 1956 Rheem Gas dryer! |
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Post# 396880 12/1/2009 at 19:56 (5,256 days old) by revvinkevin  (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Post# 396883 , Reply# 1 12/1/2009 at 20:01 (5,256 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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According to the seller, his parents bought the dryer new in 1956. But it saw very little use over the years because his mother, being very energy conscience, would only use the dryer on days she could NOT hang the wash on the cloths line outside! Of course you all KNOW it NEVER rains in Southern California, right? LOL 
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Post# 396885 , Reply# 2 12/1/2009 at 20:02 (5,256 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Post# 396887 , Reply# 3 12/1/2009 at 20:03 (5,256 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Post# 396889 , Reply# 4 12/1/2009 at 20:06 (5,256 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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| Post# 396890 , Reply# 5 12/1/2009 at 20:07 (5,256 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
Wow Kev. | ||
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Post# 396892 , Reply# 6 12/1/2009 at 20:11 (5,256 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Close up of the panel. The timer has the tic-tok-tic-tok sound of an old wind up alarm clock or kitchen timer. Question: Were Rheem and Wedgewood (stoves?) related, or was this just a "model name"? The two buttons on the left, I assume, are for the temperature (being a typical guy I just try it first rather then read the manual! LOL) 
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Post# 396895 , Reply# 7 12/1/2009 at 20:23 (5,256 days old) by spiralator60 (Los Angeles) |
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Showroom Bright Congratulations Kevin! You have quite a talent for finding (almost all, it seems) the classic machines in the region. A question for you: What is the size or capacity of the drum - is this listed in the manual? | ||
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Post# 396904 , Reply# 8 12/1/2009 at 21:12 (5,256 days old) by super32 (Blackstone Massachusetts) |
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| Post# 396918 , Reply# 9 12/1/2009 at 21:32 (5,256 days old) by westingman123 () | ||
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Um, Kevin, where did you say you hide the spare keys to the garage? LOL | ||
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Post# 396929 , Reply# 10 12/1/2009 at 22:08 (5,256 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Cars & Keys.... LOL! Actually no, all the cars are STILL in the Blindingly Bright garage right along side ALL the washers and dryers (fortunately), THO... it IS starting to get pretty tight in there! LOL Thanks Eddie and Darryl! To answer your question Darryl, I have not really read through the manual yet so I don't know... sorry! In the interest of recording as much info for the archive as possible... here are more photos of this rare dryer! Here is a good "full frontal" shot...... 
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Post# 396931 , Reply# 11 12/1/2009 at 22:12 (5,256 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Post# 396932 , Reply# 12 12/1/2009 at 22:15 (5,256 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Post# 396933 , Reply# 13 12/1/2009 at 22:18 (5,256 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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| Post# 396934 , Reply# 14 12/1/2009 at 22:19 (5,256 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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Post# 396936 , Reply# 15 12/1/2009 at 22:22 (5,256 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Post# 396938 , Reply# 16 12/1/2009 at 22:24 (5,256 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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this unit has an ozone lamp. I wonder if it still in place a | ||
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Post# 396941 , Reply# 17 12/1/2009 at 22:42 (5,256 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Three things I almost forgot to add....... 1. BOTH the ozone lamp AND the drum lamp are on when the dryer is running. 2. A BIG thank you to Russell for his assistance, his time and his truck (since mine is inop) to help me bring this dryer home! 3. For our webmaster Robert and all those Unimatic fans out there.... the ADDRESS of the house where (we) picked up this dryer yesterday... ... was actually 1140! *smile* 
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Post# 396994 , Reply# 21 12/2/2009 at 08:34 (5,256 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Love the 1140 house sign!!! | ||
| Post# 396995 , Reply# 22 12/2/2009 at 08:43 (5,256 days old) by veg-o-matic (Baltimore, Hon!) | ||
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| Post# 396997 , Reply# 23 12/2/2009 at 08:54 (5,256 days old) by rickr (.) | ||
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Post# 397118 , Reply# 24 12/2/2009 at 17:25 (5,255 days old) by appliguy (Oakton Va.) |
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MUST HAVE A VIDEO!!!!!!! | ||
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Post# 397148 , Reply# 25 12/2/2009 at 18:51 (5,255 days old) by rapidry1000 (San Francisco) |
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My brother-in-law has an aunt that had a Rheem gas dryer when I last visited her home in the 70's. I remembered that the dryer was quite bulky next to her GE filter flo washer with the built in bleach dispenser on the front of the washer. | ||
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Post# 397164 , Reply# 26 12/2/2009 at 19:46 (5,255 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 397212 , Reply# 27 12/2/2009 at 23:11 (5,255 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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What's inside you ask?? This afternoon after I got home I decided to pull the back panel off and see what's hiding behind it....... WELL... once I removed the panel I discovered this dryer has not just one, but TWO separate blowers! The small blower shown in the photo of post #396936 above, is ACTUALLY for circulating the air around inside the cabinet for drying delicate items in the "Clothes Saver Compartment" under the "Clothes Saver Lid"! Wow, pretty neat! BTW, the photo below is after vacuuming out (I assume) 53 years of (occasional use) lint! >Oh, BTW Keith, I forgot to tell you the spare key for the garage in under the potted plant outside. So come on by anytime! LOL >Darryl, you asked about the capacity (you know it's really amazing what you can discover by actually reading the owners manual... LOL). According to the manual it will hold 20 LBS of WET laundry! >Veg, yes, the entire drum rotates, not just the fins/arms/baffles. It's interesting that these "baffles" are only in the back half of the tumbler drum! >Pat, I'm not sure a video would be very interesting since there is no window, LOL. 
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| Post# 397215 , Reply# 28 12/2/2009 at 23:30 (5,255 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
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Post# 397216 , Reply# 29 12/2/2009 at 23:31 (5,255 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Do the pink and red buttons on the left actually say anythin You know Robert, I couldn't see anything on them or on the bezel around them... UNTIL I took this photo! As you can see the pink button is "delicate" and the red is "regular". There are also lights behind the buttons, so those little squares in the middle light up depending on which button is pressed. >Brent you asked about the BTU rating. After looking the owners manual and then looking all over the dryer, I finally found this data plate inside the front panel hiding under some of the 53 years of lint. It shows 22,500 BTU's. >Tom. Thanks for pointing out Wedgewood and Rheem were related! I actually discovered this fact after I actually READ some of the info in front of me! LOL A warm Thank You to all of you for your congrats and well wishes! When I first looked at this dryer, I didn't really think I would be interested in it for myself. But the more I explore it and learn about it, the more I think I DO want to keep it for myself! 
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| Post# 397251 , Reply# 31 12/3/2009 at 06:53 (5,255 days old) by aldspinboy (Philadelphia, Pa) | ||
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| Post# 397584 , Reply# 32 12/4/2009 at 20:44 (5,253 days old) by harvestgold (Deland, Florida ) | ||
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Rheem dryer Kevin that dryer is one in a million i din`t even know that Rheem made dryers way cool what a find Enjoy john | ||
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Post# 671124 , Reply# 34 4/7/2013 at 15:15 (4,033 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Neat find Kevin How stylish that they continued their square look right into the timer knob!!!
I think Bygted has a similar model but I dont' recall it being that colorful as yours.
That dryer has neat features , the save the clothing Compartment is a cool idea for sure!!
But letting a gas dryer vent to the interior is suicide-city, I can't believe they recommended that from the get go. At least in MA its not been code for years and years.
What a combo Apex Washer & Rheem Dryer, now that is a laundry pair out in left field 1950's style!!
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Post# 671134 , Reply# 35 4/7/2013 at 15:50 (4,033 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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I think Bygted has a similar model...........
This is a thread from Dec, 2009 that Tom felt the need to resurrect after I posted the link (for more photos) in the other thread about another Rheem dryer for sale in the LA area. (Thread #45877 RHEEM gas dryer in the Los Angeles area!) | ||
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Post# 671135 , Reply# 36 4/7/2013 at 15:54 (4,033 days old) by whirlykenmore78 (Prior Lake MN (GMT-0500 CDT.)) |
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WOW! | ||
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Post# 671163 , Reply# 37 4/7/2013 at 17:24 (4,033 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Wow, Kevin, that is a beautiful dryer! I know very little about gas dryers but this one looks like the fanciest one of the day. I wonder how many thrifty homemakers used the drying rack to dehydrate foods while drying clothes (MAAAAW! They're making fun of me at school 'cause I smell like apples... LOL)
Congratulations on saving this rare bird! | ||
| Post# 671262 , Reply# 38 4/8/2013 at 01:28 (4,033 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas) | ||
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I'm willing to bet this dryer was sold to the previous owners by the gas company. Gas companies used to sell gas appliances through their own payment plans. | ||
| Post# 671271 , Reply# 40 4/8/2013 at 02:43 (4,033 days old) by badgerdx () | ||
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Ozone Lamp? I have to ask: What is the purpose of the "ozone lamp"? | ||
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Post# 671283 , Reply# 41 4/8/2013 at 06:15 (4,033 days old) by kimball455 (Cape May, NJ) |
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Post# 671303 , Reply# 42 4/8/2013 at 07:55 (4,033 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Badgerdx really! Do try to keep up, we've just been discussing ozone lamps in another thread. They freshen the clothes by pumping free radicals into the air and oxidizing everything organic. They also kill all the polio in the clothes for safer washing.
And they always run beside a regular lamp for ballast. That was your next question.
We had a Rheem electric hot water heater, lasted for years.
So Kevin you mean to say this is your second Rheem dryer and bygted got the other one??
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Post# 671316 , Reply# 44 4/8/2013 at 09:39 (4,033 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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A very OLD thread! | ||
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