The lint filter on early Maytag dryers
lives in the back of the drum, behind that round plastic thing with the finger holes.
I always thought it looked a little bit like a round waffle.
It was a bother to bend and stretch to get at the filter, and sometimes I let it go two loads (I know, I know! Fire hazard!) before cleaning it.
It wasn't difficult to detach, just an annoyance.
Maytag went to a lint filter slide in the door opening around 1980.
If I had space, I would give this magnificent pair the home and love they deserve!!!
Lawrence/Maytagbear