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What a beauty-Kenmore glamour takes the cup every time! Remember Greg when we were looking at my 59 with the lint bag and you noticed that there wasn't any lint build up at all in the machine? This system will be fun for you to disect to really get in there to see how it works, than share with all of us! Congrats on this find, one of the top finds for 2007!
 
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Awesome find! Greg, that dryer is just gorgeous!!! I love that oldfashioned thick porcelain! And 8900 Watts, the lights will dim in your street!

You'll have to take that manual with you and go to Sears. Just insist on getting the matching washer for your new dryer!!
 
Such a great find!

It really is amazing these never used machines. Really a great looking design. Hope it gets paired up with the washer some day.
 
Greg that Dryer is simply amazing, its MINT. Congratulations, I love my 8900 watt LK and I know you will love this dryer as well, cotton sheets out of the Unimatic are bone dry in about five minutes in the incredible machine. If I could only have two dryers hooked up it would be this one and a Filtrator.
 
Aldspinboy, my mom had the Model 80 shown in Gansky's instruction manual scans. As a devoted reader of appliance manuals since I was a small child, as I recall, it used an exhaust temp sensor, and it cut off the dryer when the temp reached a value determined by the white knob inside the console. Pretty sure there were no moisture sensors in anything that far back.

IIRC, the difference between the cycles was that Delicates used lower heat (I think it switched the element from 220V to 110V). The Wash n Wear cycle had a short (timed?) cool-down.
 
Amazing!!!!

Greg!
What a find!!! This is shocking! And never used! I am in Shock!
I know of a close match for this in the DC area that traveled all the way from Atlanta. I think you do also. He might let you complete your set!
Thanks for the pictures, and congrats on a fantastic find!
Brent
 
WOW !

Now, that is cool Greg!

All shiny and new. What more could you ask for!

Looking at the ad picture, the panel on the bottom reminds me of the Frigidaire 56's. Is it diamond shaped or oval?
 
Air Freshener:

Is any sort of air freshener refill available for vintage dryers today, or is there a substitute? People with high-end vintage Kenmores must have found some solution to this- how else could you get to enjoy every feature on your 1950s/1960s LK?
 
~Is any sort of air freshener refill available for vintage dryers today?

If there isn't a "real" product, I'm sure essential (smell-infused) oils can be mixed with water, alcohol, oil or other carrier fluid and will suffice! Any Botanica /religious supplies (read: voo-doo shop)or street-vendor will have them.

This may be an enterprise a vintage-appliance-enthusiast may seek out with which to make money.
 
This dryer is all temperature controlled, but I'm not sure of the exact specs on it. Maytag was the first with the electronic controls in late 60 or early 61, others followed shortly after - I think 64 or 65 was the first year of E.C. for Kenmore?

I am very curious to smell the air freshener - it's never been opened and a beautiful amber color still. Since there are two, I may have to use one, just for fun and since it was intended for this machine - why not? I'll bet there is some sort of fragrance oil or concoction that can be found to refill this bottle at some point.
 

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