Kenmore Dryer (Canadian) in Ottawa, Ontario - price: FREE

[turquoisedude]

If this dryer looks familiar,  it was part of a string of photos linked to Thread 38300 (which was about a MobileMaid dishwasher).

 

Well, I am getting the dishwasher for sure but I don't have room for the dryer (You'll see why after this weekend!) - the owners would like to see it go to a good home,  though...  

 

I don't have much futher information about it, but here are a few pictures which may be useful.   I am going to guess the machine is from the late 1960s 'cause it is hard-wired!

 

[turquoisedude]

Control Panel

Fairly basic model, but interesting to note the adjustable end of cycle signal and the 'High Speed' tag.

 

Please contact me if interested - there is a possibility that I could pick this up in early April when I get the dishwasher...

 

[kenmoreguy64]

Paul -

For what it's worth, I suspect that dryer is the earlier belt-drive blower design. I don't know when these were discontinued in Canada, but they ended in the U.S. in 1966. That should make the machine a bit more collectable for someone here?

The giveaway is the lint screen, which is offset from the rim indent. This is how the belt-drive lint screens were set, whereas the direct drive blower's lint screen is flush with the top indent. The fact that the machine says "High Speed" is another clue, as many belt-drive blower models said this, and I haven't seen it on any of the newer design.

The dryer looks cool! I love how the Canadian models had 'sameness' but were often different enough to be distinctive.

Gordon

 

[ingliscanada]

Belt Drive Blower

Another clue about this dryer having a belt drive blower is that the exhaust duct appears to be reaching towards the top corner of the machine, whereas in a direct-blower model, the exhaust is at the bottom centre of the machine. I believe the Canadian models kept the old design up to the end of the 60's.

Gary