GE Americana Dryer

[yogitunes]

these would be standard capacity I believe for that time frame.....

for sale....100.00

http://lancaster.craigslist.org/app/3923490004.html

 

[tomturbomatic]

That is a hell of a lot of money to be asking for an early 70s dryer. Granted, it has a fluorescent light, but still. I guess the fact that a flea market is selling it explains the price strategy.

 

[bajaespuma]

DDE-7900N

We owned this dryer for about 4 years. It was, by far, the fastest, most accurate dryer I've ever used. Probably not worth 100 dollars now, but if it's in good condition, not that far off.

 

The matching washer, which I picked out, a wonderful appliance with lots of bells and whistles (best bleach and fabric softener dispensers, and a cool powdered detergent gizmo) to beat the band, was a disappointment. Mostly because of the badly designed Straight-8 Activator and a spline that wasn't well installed so the machine "squawked" loudly during agitation. It replaced a 1958 Unimatic so the spin was lame compared to its predecessor as well.

 

[yogitunes]

yeah, that price seemed a bit steep for me as well......

that bottom panel though.....was that a snap-on feature, or just exclusive to the Americanas....usually the kickplate was recessed....

 

[DigAPony]

That is a hell of a lot of money to be asking

Thats about the going asking price for nice 70's GE dryers in these parts.

Unfortunately $100 isn't as much money as it used to be.

 

[tomturbomatic]

But it's still 40 years old.

 

[combo52]

GE Americana Dryer

If it is in good condition and runs that is not a bad price, as Doug said $100 is not much money anymore, LOL.

 

These dryers were workhouses , but small on capacity and HOT running even on low heat, and they are not a good candidate if you have a long vent system.