Elegante' 62 Blackstone style.............

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As summer nears its end, there have been many wonderful finds in Applianceville. Going out with a BANG, I found this wonderful Blackstone dryer, that is near mint condition. For me its been a good year at finding dryers: now the search for the matching washers has begun! Here is a series of pictures of Blackstone Elegante'62. I am wondering if this means its a 1962 model.............

 

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Timer is relatively simple, but very stylish.

 

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Elegante'62 Logo.........

 

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Blackstone, America's Oldest Home Laundry Manufacturer.....

 

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Temperature control

 

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BIG dryer door, with a load of whites dry and fluffy!

 

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BIG dryer lint screen, in a pull out drawer!

 

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Foot Pedal.........

 

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Original sticker with dryer features still on top console......

 

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Features.........

 

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more features.......

 

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Back of the dryer. Has the exhaust in the middle of the back, in a rather unusual loaction........

 

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Came with several of the original manuals and paperwork.......

 

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operation manual........

 

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parts manual.......

 

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Extremely well built and very quiet running, it worked perfectly when I got it. Didnt even need to be cleaned out, as I think it had almost no use. Anyone have a Blackstone washer similar to this? I might consider selling it if it would complete a set for someone........

 

[foraloysius]

Wow, what a beauty!!

 

[blackstone]

Great looking dryer. Unfortunately, I do not have a matching washer for this model. I do have most of the parts and a service manual for the dryer; but it looks like you won't be needing any replacement parts for a while. We have been in the Blackstone business for many years in our store.
When cleaning out the lint from inside the dryer, you must pull out the lint filter tray, and then stick a yardstick up the opening, since the lint will collect outside the drum. Taking apart the foot pedal was usually a nuisance, also. Other than that, this is an easy dryer to repair.
While the model number does not signify the year, this is a model from the early 1960s.
Any further questions, just let me know.
Fred

 

[Unimatic1140]

Jimmy that dryer is so cool, I would be even more fun to see what the matching washer looked like.

 

[golittlesport]

Hi Jimmy!
Cool dryer! Robert took the words right out of my mouth....the washer must have been awesome!