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I’m Stumped I can’t get any power to the heating element. I tried all the simple stuff (bypassing the control thermostat; the safety thermostat; motor switch; timer). Also combinations of these. No voltage at the element.

Exciting day in 2006 It was an exciting day in April 2006.

I figured that it be easy, but not sure. For whatever reason, I do not have the manual for this 193 dryer. That’s why I had to take a picture of the wiring diagram. No, there is no grounding strap. I kind of assumed that not many people had 220 back in the 1950s. Maybe my father had...

Clarification: Wire colors.

Blackstone 193 electric dryer has returned home after 17 years! I sold it (still in its original box) when cleaning out our family business in 2006. I would like to convert the dryer to run on 110, since I don't have 220 in my house. I would just use the dryer as a source of heat in the cellar...

I had the same set (or very similar) for 28 years; purchased in 1991. Finally had to scrap, primarily because of the motor. The only new replacement I could find cost over $300. I reluctantly bought it; but the delivery "service" by FredEx was terrible. The motor arrived damaged and unusable...

Stainless steel tub from Blackstone model 350 washing machine, from the 1950s. Corrugated sides. Opening in base, where agitator post used to be, allows for drainage and ashes. Stainless will never rot. Cast iron base, even if buried into the ground, will outlast you. At 65 lbs., hardly likely...

Compressor Overload Dave (turbokinetic): Just to verify, this is the diagram for my GE (Haier) dehumidifier. The overload for the compressor is in line with the live wire. The unit that you took apart had the overload on the neutral line? The red oval shows where I bypassed the circuit board...

I might have that publication, or one similar to it. Those models did have the fill valve in the control panel. One annoying feature about that design was the difficulty of replacing the control panel & top, while making sure that the water valve fit into the opening. The valve had a...

The compressor on my less-than-1-year-old GE dehumidifier stopped working. I'm waiting to see how much GE will offer, since there is a 1-year guarantee. The rebate would only apply toward the purchase price of a new one. So, I figured out a way to get the compressor working--just bypass the...

I am considering selling my collection of glass front display panels from Blackstone Elegante washers and dryers, from the 1960s. I thought that I would offer them to members first; although I have probably never seen any of these models featured on the forum. The panels would not be of any use...

Reliability When one lives behind the store, and a Blackstone is used daily, repair work is not a concern. Need to replace a transmission? Just use one in sitting around in the store. Outer tub rusting through? Patch up a spare tub and replace. Bearing in the support disk noisy? Replace the...

They are very reliable, if I must say so myself. I wouldn't say that repairs are simple, especially if you have to lift up the 70-lb. inner tub.

Yes, it is—Blackstone 250.

Any estimate on shipping cost from AZ to Mass.?

First TV that my father sold I remember him saying that he saved the first TV that he ever sold (taken back in trade, I would assume). Might be one of these Stewart-Warners. I have the receipts; but I have to check serial numbers to be sure.

By the way.... These crates contain business correspondence and tax records, which is only a fraction of what I have saved. I also have filed away sales/service receipts; again going back to 1944 (or earlier, back when my father rode his bicycle to fix radios).

Recently, a friend from high school reached out to me, about this very subject. He was faced with paperwork from his grandfather's business (one of the first textile businesses in Springfield). He donated them to Springfield historical museum. The museum has them in a separate collection. I...

Finally got around to storing the paperwork from our family business. Ordered these colorful milk crates to replace the cardboard boxes that I had been using. Stacks neatly on the floor. Zoom into the picture, and you can see that the first box includes correspondence from Blackstone to our...

Stewart-Warner TV Billboard (1952) advertising Stewart-Warner TVs, with my father's store listed. This is in Springfield, Mass., and appears to be next to railroad crossing on Main St.