My little shop

[appliguy]

Actually that Lint button is not a light.......

but inside it there is a mechanical red flag that pops up to show you when the lint screen needs cleaning. To reset the flag you push the button.....This is according to a Sears repair manual I have covering dryers of that era....I beliee the kind Appnut talks about are only found on Lady Kenmore Dryers....if anyone else can shed more light on the matter please feel free to do so.........PAT COFFEY

 

[pulltostart]

Caloric Ultramatic

Matt,
Here's another of the Caloric wall ovens, on Atlanta Craigslist. I saw it a while back and instantly recoginzed it in your photographs!
Lawrence

http://atlanta.craigslist.org/hsh/1089514239.html

 

[toploader]

Is That A Ghost?

Post# 337234-3/24/2009-08:28 ||| everythingold (Grand Rapids, Michigan)

In that picture above, did anyone else notice this? It is in the middle of the picture. It looks like a man's face wearing a white dress shirt, a black tie, and possibly a suit.

 

[everythingold]

I don't know of any ghosts, if there are, they are friendly. Tx applitguy, you are right, the lint thing is a button, not just a light. matt

 

[mattl]

The "Lint Thing" is a button. On my '73 Lady Kenmore dryer it would shift from yellow to orange as the lint built up on the filter. It almost looked like an oil based system when you looked closely at the button. You have to push it to reset it. It did not light up.

 

[everythingold]

cool, very cool, Tx mattL. I'm firing her up today, see what the "Lint Thing" is all about. matt

 

[cornutt]

Interesting bit about the lint indicator. When I first saw the pic, I thought, "it adds lint?"

 

[rgil47]

caloic ultramatic

I want to buy a Caloric Ultramatic wall oven like the early 60s model in your picture. So if you or any one you know has one. Please let me know.

 

[NYCWriter]

I realize this is a VERY old thread ...

... but OMG Matt you are totally living my fantasy.

I would gladly give up my "glamourous" Manhattan network television life for a storefront back home in suburban Pittsburgh.

 

[bradross]

The life I want!

Hello Matt ... your set-up with the shop down and living space up is just what I dream about! Real estate prices are so expensive in the Greater Vancouver area that this will never happen for me here. However, if I was to move elsewhere, perhaps I really could do something like that! I'd love to have a restoration shop where I could work on all sorts of projects: antique furniture, appliances, books.

 

[appnut]

Matt's shop burned in late 2010 or early 2011.

 

[bradross]

Oh no! That's a tragedy!

Thanks, Bob (appnut), for sharing the news. I did not know that - but now, I see what he has written on his profile makes sense. Such a loss!

 

[whirlykenmore78]

OUCH! THAT'S HORRIBLE!

Nothing good could have come of that. It's bad enough when a fire gets your home OR your business. When it gets BOTH!, HOLY SHIT that is the worst. My deepest sympathy!
WK78

 

[everythingold]

A fire and a divorce

I am getting back in the saddle. Here is my new shop. It does lack charm, but the traffic is good. It has been a tough couple of years. Thank you to all of you, I love you all : )

 

[bradross]

Best of success and happiness to you, Matt!

Glad to see you're starting up again! Can't keep a good man down, right? All the best with the new operation! (Maybe you need an old wringer washer at the entrance as a prop???)

 

[hippiedoll]

i just read this thread.....

sorry about your losses everythingold. but i am glad to see that you are starting up your business again.
i wish you the best of luck & success with your new business & new location!!!

)

 

[launderess]

Good To See You Posting & Back In the Saddle Again Matt!

Now get out there and rustle up some vintage appliance goodies to share! *LOL*

Best of luck in your new spot!

 

[appnut]

Matt, you have made my day at least.  It's so good to see you have risen from the ashes and back at it again.  A good looking shop for sure.  You will add more charm to it as time goes on.  Bob

 

[kenmoreguy89]

COOL!
Wish you the very best!

 

[everythingold]

Thanks! I got some cool stuff already. More on the way.