1957 PINK Lady Kenmore Dryer PGH Craigslist
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Interesting machine!
Seller says "try to find one of these anywhere". The seller is surely correct, but I think there are three of these in pink in the club (Justin, Robert and Dick_S). Are there others?
Big question - were all the WP/KM dryers of this time equipped with porcelain drums? I just noticed that. Seems like something that would have been nice to keep making...
Gordon
Seller says "try to find one of these anywhere". The seller is surely correct, but I think there are three of these in pink in the club (Justin, Robert and Dick_S). Are there others?
Big question - were all the WP/KM dryers of this time equipped with porcelain drums? I just noticed that. Seems like something that would have been nice to keep making...
Gordon
I think RickR has the washer.
57 Lady Kenmore Electric Dryer
We have this dryer in white at the warehouse, it is a neat dryer not only did it have a porcelain drum but the entire cabinet was finished in porcelain.
Gordon I think that the porcelain drums were a Sears exclusive, as far as I can tell only the 1957-8-9-1960 LKMs ever got them and even though the porcelain drums are a better finish I do feel that there is not enough benefit to justify the huge amount of energy that making them takes. I feel the same way about SS dryer drums today, not only are they a waste of expensive materials but they are often so thin that they [ as in the case of Samsung dryers ] that they actually split in use are are therefore not nearly as durable as a plain power coated steel drum.
We have this dryer in white at the warehouse, it is a neat dryer not only did it have a porcelain drum but the entire cabinet was finished in porcelain.
Gordon I think that the porcelain drums were a Sears exclusive, as far as I can tell only the 1957-8-9-1960 LKMs ever got them and even though the porcelain drums are a better finish I do feel that there is not enough benefit to justify the huge amount of energy that making them takes. I feel the same way about SS dryer drums today, not only are they a waste of expensive materials but they are often so thin that they [ as in the case of Samsung dryers ] that they actually split in use are are therefore not nearly as durable as a plain power coated steel drum.
John,
I thought you had one too, but I just couldn't place it in pink. I never noticed the porcelain drum before today, and while I always liked them in GE dryers, I have wondered how necessary they were.
Besides energy usage, porcelanizing is very non-environmental as well. My father sold acid to WP in the 1960s and 1970s (I think it was HCL) when we lived in Michigan. He visited the St. Joe plant many times, but I only learned this fairly recently. They bought rail tanker car loads of it to etch the metal of baskets, tops, lids and other parts before the glaze was applied.
The finish in my 1977 KM dryer is 50% gone without any effect on its performance, and my Mom's isn't far behind. Hers has a drum light which shows off the wear, but there seems to be no issue otherwise. Had all those 29" WP/KM dryers been porcelanized, there would have been a lot more industrial acid waste to dispose of!
Gordon
I thought you had one too, but I just couldn't place it in pink. I never noticed the porcelain drum before today, and while I always liked them in GE dryers, I have wondered how necessary they were.
Besides energy usage, porcelanizing is very non-environmental as well. My father sold acid to WP in the 1960s and 1970s (I think it was HCL) when we lived in Michigan. He visited the St. Joe plant many times, but I only learned this fairly recently. They bought rail tanker car loads of it to etch the metal of baskets, tops, lids and other parts before the glaze was applied.
The finish in my 1977 KM dryer is 50% gone without any effect on its performance, and my Mom's isn't far behind. Hers has a drum light which shows off the wear, but there seems to be no issue otherwise. Had all those 29" WP/KM dryers been porcelanized, there would have been a lot more industrial acid waste to dispose of!
Gordon
Pretty well used?
Gotta love using something for its intended purpose! This is the '77 when it received a new (used) motor this past February. The bearings in the old one had turned their last mile and it locked up. This dryer had a GE motor, I was expecting an Emerson. This picture is pre-vacuuming...It was last cleaned internally in 2007.
Gotta love using something for its intended purpose! This is the '77 when it received a new (used) motor this past February. The bearings in the old one had turned their last mile and it locked up. This dryer had a GE motor, I was expecting an Emerson. This picture is pre-vacuuming...It was last cleaned internally in 2007.
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