While it wasn't a Kelvinator washer, I happened to find a Kelvinator dryer down there! Since it appears that finding Kelvi washers is pretty hard, I figured it is twice has hard to find a dryer. This dryer has very similar features, or looks, to the 1959 washer, but it doesn't look exactly like it. I figured that it would still look just as cool to have a somewhat matching Kelvinator dryer next to the washer, kind of like when Robert had the 58 Uni next to the 59 Filtrator.
The Goods - this thing appears to be in great shape. Mostly dusty, but the controls are in very nice shape, as well as the case.
The Bads - it is torn apart! It breaks my heart to know that at one time it was together in the basement, but for what ever reason, the previous owner had a purpose in taking it apart. It seems that he would tear down machines for parts, and take the top console off of machines and throw out the guts. So, I don't know if there was a part that was faulty and it was in the middle of a 40+ year repair, or if it was on its way to being recycled, but just never got out the door.
I know that when you restore cars, you pick canidates that are complete, un-touched, unless you know exactly what you are doing. In this case, I have no idea what I would be doing or what I would need to complete it.
So, does it appear that most of the parts are there? If so, I can still head back down there and pick this gem up. It would just be a while till I would be able to attempt a mild restoration of the dryer. Thanks for looking guys ~
Ben
The Goods - this thing appears to be in great shape. Mostly dusty, but the controls are in very nice shape, as well as the case.
The Bads - it is torn apart! It breaks my heart to know that at one time it was together in the basement, but for what ever reason, the previous owner had a purpose in taking it apart. It seems that he would tear down machines for parts, and take the top console off of machines and throw out the guts. So, I don't know if there was a part that was faulty and it was in the middle of a 40+ year repair, or if it was on its way to being recycled, but just never got out the door.
I know that when you restore cars, you pick canidates that are complete, un-touched, unless you know exactly what you are doing. In this case, I have no idea what I would be doing or what I would need to complete it.
So, does it appear that most of the parts are there? If so, I can still head back down there and pick this gem up. It would just be a while till I would be able to attempt a mild restoration of the dryer. Thanks for looking guys ~
Ben
