Doesn't this belong in the Science Museum? 50yr old tumble dryer!

[richardc1983]

Doesn't this belong in the Science Museum? The remarkable 50-year-old tumble dryer still going strong after 15,000 cycles

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-tumble-drier-going-strong.html#ixzz1ZysjDRA4

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...um-50-year-old-tumble-drier-going-strong.html

 

[parnall_doug]

Hi Richard.

That's my machine. Unfortunately the story that I gave them, and what actually got printed differs somewhat, but here is a previous thread of mine, a bit further down the page.
They are almost right about the Science Museum, with an earlier model indeed being an exhibit!

:edit: Just got the hang of the URL link thing. Sorry for being slow on the uptake with my previous threads!

Doug

http://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?36372

 

[aquarius8000]

that was this one

the one theree!!!

 

[pierreandreply4]

if you went to see an old dryer i can say that i know of one

i know of one dryer that lasted for 40 years from the 1970 to 2010 sadly its crush today but here is a picture of the dryer in question and its alos my avy picture and this was my grandmother 's dryer as well

 

[aquarius8000]

Pierie, thats not good.

rip dryer.

 

[tomturbomatic]

Beautiful dryer; would love to see the controls

Some of us have dryers from the early 1950s, closing in on 60 years of age, that still dry laundry beautifully and very quietly.

Doug, some of us have shared the experience of telling an interviewer one thing and having it come out quite differently in print. I guess some of them don't think the vintage appliance is exciting enough so they have to embellish a bit and really, how can they know the thrill of acquiring something you remember from childhood? How can they know the impression these machines made on our young minds when we saw them and were either pulled away or hurried along while looking back and wanting to explore? Then to find one still "alive" and to be able to give it a home and not have bossy people tell you you can't touch it or open the door or operate it; it's just better than almost anything.

 

[aquarius8000]

Tomturbomatic.

here are some of the #2 dryer.

 

[tomturbomatic]

Thank you!

Love the light! Is "3" the highest heat setting?

 

[pierreandreply4]

Picture of the controls of my grandmother 's dryer by re

here is as requested a picture of my grandmother 's 40 year old dryer control panel sadly no money shot of the inside.

 

[aquarius8000]

Presume so.

 

[jamman_98]

Ok

My Dad bought my Mom a Sears Kenmore Dryer in 1967 for $99.00 in protest to my Mom's request for a clothes line. It is still in the house working and has only 1 repair in 44 years.

Joe
jamman_98

 

[northwesty]

well, this is my daily driver

and I think it says 1953 inside. Can't say I haven't repaired a few times here though...

 

[northwesty]

old old dryer!

This is an older photo, but this dryer gave the best results... it was set to 110 and took two hours to dry but boy those towels were fluffy!!

 

[aquarius8000]

Amberly have that washer too!

 

[aquarius8000]

...

 

[aquarius8000]

Enamel tub.

 

[aquarius8000]

Lint trap

 

[aquarius8000]

With door closed

 

[hotpointfan]

Bendix Tumble Dry Deluxe

Nan had one of these, quite efficient and worked with the door open in latter years, the latch got stuck in the hole! It needed tape to keep it closed because if it wasn't taped, the door would keep opening!

No photo but it was brown orande and cream.

Jacob

 

[jetcone]

All neat machines!

Great snapshots!

 

[keymatic]

Doug on the TV, with his Parnall

Evening Doug,

I saw your piece on South Today this evening while I was at my parents..nice slot !!
I didn't know what the artical was about at first as i was in the middle of doing something, then when i heard the music & saw the Kenwood i paid more attention..then i saw your Parnall tumble dryer and put 2 & 2 together.
Hope you get some great feedback from it !!
Regards
Keith

 

[parnall_doug]

Some great pics of other lovely old machines!

Tomturbomatic, very true words indeed! I'm glad I'm not the only one to have had similar experiences with the press!

It all came about as the result of my sending an email to my local radio station, doing a feature on old household appliances. I mentioned about my old dryer. I knew there would be other appliances much older than mine, dating back even further than the 50s, but I thought they'd appreciate my story in anycase.
I wasn't expecting anything more than my email to be read out, but next thing I knew, a newsagency were wanting to do a piece on my dryer, and then the local TV station got in contact!
Despite my mentioning to the TV guy that the story in the papers was not accurate, he was still keen to come over and do a piece.
Nearly three hours later, the guy left with his piece!

Although I'd hoped the TV report would be more accurate, it was no surprise that my story of how I came about the Parnall got edited from the interview, and the story followed the theme of the papers.
I was pleased that at least the Parnall name got some publicity, and that some of my other old items, such as my old Sony TV, Kenwood mixer and telephone briefly got in on the action (all of a couple of minutes or so in total)!

Keith, I'm really pleased you managed to see the piece, and I'm glad you enjoyed it! Never did I think my old tumbledryer would give me a couple of minutes of 'fame'!Lol

Here is a pic of the TV guy, with his eqipment.