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Post# 888582   7/8/2016 at 06:46 (2,842 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)        

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Somebody's going to want to collect this!



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Post# 888586 , Reply# 1   7/8/2016 at 07:09 (2,842 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)        

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Link doesn't work.

Here's a different coding Westinghouse Dryer Cycle Chime How Dry I Am


Post# 888599 , Reply# 2   7/8/2016 at 09:19 (2,842 days old) by moparwash (Pittsburgh,PA )        

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I should get this and add it to my 1960 W dryer!

Post# 888655 , Reply# 3   7/8/2016 at 20:10 (2,842 days old) by appnut (TX)        

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Jerry, yes you should!!!!


Post# 888664 , Reply# 4   7/8/2016 at 21:04 (2,842 days old) by moparwash (Pittsburgh,PA )        

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Now to figure out to wire it up....anyone have a wiring diagram from a dryer that came with it?

Post# 889190 , Reply# 5   7/12/2016 at 16:57 (2,838 days old) by turquoisedude (.)        

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Jerry, I have the diagram for my 1953 Westinghouse dryer that has the musical signal.  It's in a PDF format but I could also print it and mail to you if this helps.  Just send me a PM to let me know what works best for you. 


Post# 889202 , Reply# 6   7/12/2016 at 19:07 (2,838 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)        

Calliopes were high pressure steam powered.


Post# 889203 , Reply# 7   7/12/2016 at 19:11 (2,838 days old) by Travis ()        

Ok, xylophone


Post# 889220 , Reply# 8   7/13/2016 at 01:52 (2,837 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)        

Calliopes can also be blown with high pressure air-50-90 PSI safer than steam.Some older calliopes are used that way today.All you need is an air compressor large enough to blow the calliope and a regulator.

Post# 889249 , Reply# 9   7/13/2016 at 10:33 (2,837 days old) by moparwash (Pittsburgh,PA )        

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since I have to still fix the blower wheel issue I am dropping out of the bidding war...hope it goes to a good home

Post# 889751 , Reply# 10   7/17/2016 at 14:39 (2,833 days old) by jakins (Kissimmee, Fl.)        
I bought it

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Since I did not see that anyone else from here was bidding. I bid and won. Turquoisedude I could use the wiring diagram. I will have to put it in my 57 westy
thanks
John


Post# 889885 , Reply# 11   7/18/2016 at 15:14 (2,832 days old) by jakins (Kissimmee, Fl.)        
Another one

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The seller has another one for sale. looks in better shape.

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Post# 891504 , Reply# 12   7/29/2016 at 06:02 (2,821 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)        
Calliope

When my brother and I were children, there was a comic strip called Buzz Sawyer. It was part of what are now called "cold war comics" about the Air Force pilot John Singer Sawyer and his adventures, but on Sunday, the strip was given over to his service pal Roscoe Sweeney who had retired to Florida where he owned an orange grove. Sweeney and his wife had many friends who made appearances in the strip including his uncle who traveled with a steam-powered circus calliope. It was noted for its great volume and the spray which dampened those close to it during performances his uncle gave. Before we could read, we would sit on the sofa with a bowl of potato chips so salty they would make the corners of your lips burn and daddy would read us the Sunday funnies.

I was reading the other day about the momentous step in a child's life that happens when he or she learns to read by himself. It is bittersweet because it is a step toward independence for the child, but it is a step that begins the end of dependence on the parents for interpreting print media for children. Today that is not as big a thing as it was before all of the media we have today, but I still fondly remember my parents reading to us.


Post# 891525 , Reply# 13   7/29/2016 at 10:45 (2,821 days old) by Lowefficiency (Iowa)        

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I didn't know about these, so I searched on YouTube... Here's a pair of videos of what these sound like:











Post# 891627 , Reply# 14   7/30/2016 at 02:29 (2,820 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)        

Actually the device in the Westinghouse dryer could be considered a MUSIC BOX rather than a "Calliope".A Calliope-something like a pipe organ-is blown by steam or high pressure compressed air.It was years ago when I was in Jr high visited the Barnum and Bailey circus museum in Sarasota,Florida-the display showed it being blown with standard 100PSI compressed air rather than steam.For the display the air is cheaper and safer.The Calliopes I knew of can be played by hand at their keyboard or from a music roll.


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