Today's Finds - Starting with an Apex (sorry Robert) Dryer

[tomturbomatic]

WOW! What a magnificent assortment, almost like an aging harem. Thanks for braving the cold to bring us the pictures.

Right behind the turquoise Kenmore in the last picture is one of the first Norge slanted control panel dryers to match the redesigned washer with the perforated tub. The model shown was sold by the gas company in Atlanta, and maybe others; the gas companies loved dryers with standing pilots.

That Hamilton 800 is like my electric model. Can't miss the lint screen mounted in the center of the control panel in the APEX.

On that unusual SQ dryer, does anyone know if that is an exhaust vent on top of the control panel like in some of their oldest dryers?

Could that Westinghouse dryer have a Push-To-Start button? If not what is the little square gray button beside the dial on the left?

 

[mistereric]

Perfect!

Wow.. .how do i get my hands on that Kenmore Frog Eye? its the match to the washer I have sitting n the garage waiting for a timer!

 

[Brent-Aucoin]

Very Cool Find Rich!
Thanks for all of the pictures!
And....THE GAS DRYERS ARE GOOD! ENJOY GAS!
I think they all should be saved! I am sure that you have enough room at your Inn.
Brent

 

[gansky1]

Aging harem is right, those are wonderful sights. That Apex is just like a Montgomery Wards we saw on the Sacred Appliance Burial Ground - I love the center lint filter.

 

[tomturbomatic]

Personally, I don't enjoy gas, anyone's anywhere. And standing pilot lights ruined the insulation on the wiring, turning it to goo. They also caused bad rusting, far worse when the pilot was at the bottom of the dryer than at the top because the path of the combustion by-products was easily traced by the rust in the cabinet.