OMG, Becky! Look at the size of that...!

[peterh770]

How I found, and the history

How did I find it? Craigslist

This belonged to the aunt of the seller who became too old to live alone and moved I to assisted living. She had this dryer since her husband bought it for her. No, she did not have the matching washer, as he recalled. I asked him to call me if he ever found one.

I cannot get good pics here in the house, so I will move it outside in the next day or two to get proper pics.

 

[peterh770]

Door height

I distinctly remember 1-18 dryer ads that touted that the door could be opened and closed over the height of a laundry basket. I thought it strange that this was such an exciting development in laundry achievements. I guess it was for Frigidaire!

 

[ovrphil]

Great condition and wonderful find!

I've never seen these - cool find, it would be even cooler to find the washer.

PhilR -thanks so much for posting ads to see how these could look. You're the man for posting ads that help visualize the products in homes.

 

[washerlover]

I, too, am fascinated by this -- never seen anything like it before. Very cool, and of course would love to see its "twin!"

 

[Unimatic1140]

Wow Peter that is a super cool find! I don't remember even seeing one of those out on the Aberdeen Farm, and they had a lot of Frigidaire. Super rare, congratulations!

 

[washdaddy]

Love the "layout" in the ad they had posted with the laundry up on that decking above the dining area of the kitchen. I can only imagine the racket that machine would make while running and you're sitting under it while having Sunday brunch. Bet that hanging chandalier did a little jiggle to the whomp whomp of the washer. lol

I'm sure that ear plugs would have been necessary at the very least.

 

[a440]

Wow!

Two straps or three is what I do to move a grand piano!
Wow!
It is a great find. Use it. These are great drying machines. My biggest complaint about using electric dryers where the over dryness. I found this vintage dryer was a very "soft" dryer. You should hook it up at the homestead. I think you would like it.
It is a beautiful find!
B

 

[combo52]

Cool Dryer, Peter

These were about as fancy as a Frigidaire dryer ever got, It has a 2 speed motor, a dual heating element, sprinkler system for dryer fires, no actually for damping clothing for ironing, Electronic dryness control [ made by Texas Instruments, same system as used on Lady Kenmore dryers in 1966-7 ] It also looks like it had a control behind the door to give you a no tumble setting.

FD dryers by this time had gotten fairly good overall, but were still no match for the reliability of WP & KM and GEs electric dryers and probably a few others. Weak spots in the FD dryers were the motor, front and rear drum bearings and slides, idler pulleys, and wiring in the heating element circuit.

I often said the good thing about a FD dryer was that their washers spun so well, usually a FD dryer paired with a FD washer lasted much longer that one that was paired with a BD WP-KM, GE-FF, WH FL washer etc.

In any event it is an awesome find Peter, I hope it is in as good a shape mechanically as it looks and you get to use it, there is still no beating the speed and size of a American dryer especially when used with a modern FAST spinning washer.

 

[gansky1]

Multi-use appliances

Don S and I saw one of these, in green, at an old appliance shop in Toledo about ten years ago.  They were using it as a storage cabinet and on top, a TV stand.  We asked if he would consider selling it and the owner just stared at us a for a minute with a "but where would the TV go?" look on his face and politely declined.  

 

 

 

[peterh770]

Using it

The only real problem I have is the height of the dryer verses the (stuffed to the gills) built in shelves I have in the laundry room...

John Combo -- after that list of things that could go wrong, is there anything that could remain goof? LOL!!!

I find it strange that there are so few options that other dryers would have: temp selections, end-of-cycle signal, fabric settings... There are no other controls on the dryer other than what is pictured.

And the "storage cabinet"? Maybe a Harlequin Romance or two might fit in there, but the only product that would fit in there is maybe the thin boxes of ALL...

 

[hippiedoll]

look who's making the scene.....

sorry for being late to the party but....

WOW!!!
CONGRATULATIONS on an OUTTA SIGHT find there PeterH770!!!

that is too cool!!!

me likes!!

;o)