1956? MAYTAG GAS DRYER - MINNEAPOLIS
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agitatorboogie
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....but i really wish it would rain Frigidaires!
....but i really wish it would rain Frigidaires!
agitatorboogie
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Maytag console
Maytag console
agitatorboogie
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....let's have a look at her backside!
....let's have a look at her backside!
agitatorboogie
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....time to get those digits
serial # that is...
serial # that is...
They are off by a year.
Built in September 1957.
It sure is a beauty though!
Kevin
Built in September 1957.
It sure is a beauty though!
Kevin
57 "tag dryer
what I just don't understand at all about Maytag dryers---this one looks like a normal sized drum for the era. Why on earth did Maytag ever make those tiny drums in their 606 series? It's ridiculously small inside that huge cabinet. Am I the only one who just scratches my head?
what I just don't understand at all about Maytag dryers---this one looks like a normal sized drum for the era. Why on earth did Maytag ever make those tiny drums in their 606 series? It's ridiculously small inside that huge cabinet. Am I the only one who just scratches my head?
Why on earth did Maytag ever make those tiny drums in their
It wasn't only the 606 series, it was ALL of the "Halo of heat" dryers, from 1959 (or so) until 1976 (or so).
The "huge" cabinets were only used until the new redesigned models came out in 1966.
Kevin
It wasn't only the 606 series, it was ALL of the "Halo of heat" dryers, from 1959 (or so) until 1976 (or so).
The "huge" cabinets were only used until the new redesigned models came out in 1966.
Kevin
I wouldn't mind playing with this dryer. Last year of the larger drums (original dryer design, pre-HOH) and auto ignition for the gas. Would be a fun dryer for someone to play with!
Ben
Ben
Note the three inch vent.
I suppose I should inquire about this one...There isn't room for ONE MORE right now, though.
Looks well worth the asking price....
danemodsandy
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Oh....
....For the days when product designers understood styling and the use of bright trim!
You could not mistake a Maytag for anything else on the market back then. Nowadays, just try to tell any of the brands apart.
That is a seriously beautiful piece of laundry equipment.
....For the days when product designers understood styling and the use of bright trim!
You could not mistake a Maytag for anything else on the market back then. Nowadays, just try to tell any of the brands apart.
That is a seriously beautiful piece of laundry equipment.
Last year ... auto ignition gas
This is news to me. I had no idea Maytag ever had an auto ignition gas dryer until after the HOH. What the h*ll happend that they did away with such a good feature? Also, I note high, medium, and air heat settings. did they ever offer a model in the seires that had air, low, med, and high?
This is news to me. I had no idea Maytag ever had an auto ignition gas dryer until after the HOH. What the h*ll happend that they did away with such a good feature? Also, I note high, medium, and air heat settings. did they ever offer a model in the seires that had air, low, med, and high?
1957 MT gas Dryer
All MT gas dryers had electric ignition before the weird HOH dryers came out and NO HOH dryers ever had electric ignition, MT was the ONLY company that didn't offer electric ignition on at least some of their gas dryers for all the years that the HOH dryers were produced.
Bob interestingly the identical looking electric MT water condensing dryer that we have has Low, Medium, and High and no air setting.
This is a rare dryer, someone should save it, I don't think that I have ever seen this model in gas.
All MT gas dryers had electric ignition before the weird HOH dryers came out and NO HOH dryers ever had electric ignition, MT was the ONLY company that didn't offer electric ignition on at least some of their gas dryers for all the years that the HOH dryers were produced.
Bob interestingly the identical looking electric MT water condensing dryer that we have has Low, Medium, and High and no air setting.
This is a rare dryer, someone should save it, I don't think that I have ever seen this model in gas.
Update...
A deal has been made. More details in the next few weeks once the dryer is in the hands of the Midwest Contingent!
Ben
A deal has been made. More details in the next few weeks once the dryer is in the hands of the Midwest Contingent!
Ben
danemodsandy
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Midwest Contingent:
Yep, we're trying to bring all the great ones back to their place of birth, where they will live out their days in places of honor.
Maytags - Made in Iowa by Iowans.
Yep, we're trying to bring all the great ones back to their place of birth, where they will live out their days in places of honor.
Maytags - Made in Iowa by Iowans.
This machine is located about 5 miles from the farm where I grew up. I bet that it was sold by Bathrick's in Hastings which is where my family bought all of their Maytags from the 1930s on. There is a bit of a mystery unfolding right now about what kind of gas this machine is set for. The nameplate clearly says it is a Natural Gas dryer, but the machine right now is located on a hobby farm about 3 miles out of town, well beyond the natural gas lines from Hastings. Time will tell....
That house full yet, Ben?
