The latest find....

[turquoisedude]

OOH! What's this that has made it's way into the Ogden Laundry by way of Connecticut??

 

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It's white...

 

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And it seems to be telling me it's Automatic...

 

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A HOTPOINT DRYER?? Yep! This is the one that Ken in NY posted last week and I managed to close the deal on while on vacation in Palm Springs!!

It's a beaut; it's a model LB910 (the air-blower style)

 

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Check the size of the lint filter... And there was plenty of lint in it, too... LOL

 

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Inside the drum looks pretty good!

 

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Instructions are quite clear and readable.

 

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Yikes! The wiring diagram is there, too! I noticed a code of 9-15-58 on the diagram, so I'll take an educated guess that I've got myself a 1958 model here. Not quite the perfect match for the 57 Hotpoint washer, but SSSHHH! don't tell Hubby... LOL

 

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Now, of course I had to try at least a 120v test with the dryer and I am thrilled to say that the motor, fan, and timer all seem to work fine. However, I noticed a 'scraping' sound while it was running but this vanished when I removed the lint filter... So, I had to dig around some more to see what might be causing the rubbing and I found this - an access hatch in the drum! I'm having visions of the 56 GE Washer-Dryer combo...

 

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BUT unlike the '56 Combo, there are no screws to loosen to gain access to the inner tub... What to do??

 

[turquoisedude]

Aha! You simply have to press down on the lower part of this latch and the upper one will release. So cool!

 

[turquoisedude]

Yikes! Can we say 'Lint Fest 2014'??

I'll need to do some further cleaning and inspection here, but I think the machine will not need much in the way of restoration. Now, all I have to do is figure out where to put it with the '57 Hotpoint washer and I'm all set!

 

[launderess]

Stunning, Just Stunning

Throw a quilt or something over it and tell your DH it is an old table you've shifted about.

 

[70series]

Nice panoramic shot of your laundry room there. Congratulations on your new acquisition.

 

[norgeway]

One Thing!!

These are great machines...BUT, be SURE that drum latch is fastened when you use it...I had a neighbor when I was a kid who cleaned out the lint, but didnt get the trap door latched...the next load of clothes ended up on fire !!!I think they were some of the best built stuff ever...all porcelain!

 

[turquoisedude]

Now, all I need to do is get this out of the top-secret off-site storage location (just off Dufferin Road in Stanstead) and pair it up with the dryer! It won't be a perfect match, but pretty darn close. Methinks the Ogden laundry will be taking on '50s theme this spring... LOL

 

[ken]

Paul:

Perfectly acceptable that the dryer is a year newer. You could only afford the washer in 57 and then saved up enough money over the next year to get the dryer in 58.

 

[mitch]

What a neat dryer!

Good that appears to be in such great shape!

 

[hippiedoll]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

what a beaut!!! and in such GREAT condition too boot!!!

i would LOVE to pull out my 1974 eureka canister vacuum cleaner and let it loose on that latch door lint!!!

so happy for you that you got a 1958 hotpoint dryer to go with your 1957 hotpoint washer. i agree with ken, the 1 year difference between the dryer & the washer isn't a bad at all!!! i mean, how much closer could you have gotten for having to have 2 different years!!! that is a PERFECT match to me!!! and the way ken explains it in his post, it makes total sense!!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
WOOOOOO HOOOOOO!!!!!!!

;o)