General Information

Serial #

209489 YU

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

All metal exterior has "Harvest Gold" [yellow] enamelled finish; clear synthetic knob on temperature control dial; off-white panel houses dial; brown synthetic pad tops silver metal knob on door black synthetic [?] covering on cable and plug head; silver metal grill and access cover on casing back; grey synthetic and metal interior.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

76.0 cm

Width

72.0 cm

Height

112.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Domestic Technology

Category

Laundry

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

MAYTAG

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Iowa

City

Newton

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

This machine used c. 1978- 2004.

Canada

Founded by Frederick Maytag in 1893, Maytag is an American company that specialized, until1922, in the production of farm machinery. In order to maintain its operations all year-round, the company began to produce washing machines for the household from 1907 with the goal of making them efficient and dependable. References to the production of the Maytag Corporation in Canada are pieces of a puzzle to reconstruct for it is not listed as such in major trade catalogues and in the Canadian Trade Index. and the search has to be done through its subsidiaries. According to Fraser’s Canadian Trade Directory, Maytag household washing machines were manufactured in Rexdale ON (from 1980), and in Montreal QC (1980-82). Presently, the main office for Canada is located at Burlington, ON. Although no citations have been found on the making of domestic dryers in those sources, one may presume that they might have been only distributed in Canada by other subsidiaries. [Ref. 1]

Function

To remove moisture from fabric by application of heat.

Technical

High-end appliance by leading manufacturer of the period. Ability to vary temperature control was significant, given growing range of synthetic materials and fabric blends. According to donor account, Maytag was the first to locate the lint trap on the lower front edge of the clothes drum housing,where it operated most efficiently and was easier for the user to access. [Ref 1]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Controls are labelled: "REGULAR FABRICS", "AIR FLUFF" and "PERMANENT PRESS" settings marked on dial; "Low Temperature" and "Regular Temperature" marked on push buttons. Plate mounted inside dryer reads "MAYTAG DRYER/ MOD./ HDE308/ SER. NO./ 209489 YU./120/240 V. 3 WIRE 60 CYC. 25A./ THE MAYTAG CO. NEWTON, IOWA, U.S.A." Label applied to upper right reads" WARNING- TO AVOID FIRE HAZARD, INCLUDING SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION, DO NOT DRY ARTICLES CONTAINING FOAM RUBBER OR SIMILARLY TEXTURED/ RUBBERLIKE MATERIALS OR ANY MATERIAL ON WHICH YOU HAVE USED A/ CLEANING SOLVENT OR WHICH CONTAINS FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS OR SOLIDS/ (SUCH AS GASOLINE, KEROSENE,WAXES, ETC./ CAUTION - DRY ONLY FABRIC CLEANED IN WATER./ BE SURE TO CLEAN LINT FILTER BEFORE EACH LOAD. A CLOTHES DRYER PRODUCES COMBUSTIBLE LINT AND THE AREA/ AROUND THE CLOTHES DRYER SHOULD BE KEPT FREE OF LINT./ THIS DRYER SHOULD BE EXHAUSTED TO THE OUTSIDE.". Second label bears French text translation of above. "THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE GROUNDED ACCORDING/ TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF NATIONAL AND LOCAL/ CODES IN ORDER TO AVOID THE POSSIBILITY OF/ HAZARD DUE TO ELECTRICAL SHOCK" printed on label applied to casing back. "GROUND SCREW" appears in raised print on casing back panel. "CORNISH-P 10 AWG TYPE DRT - 30 - AMP 60° F" printed at regular, repeating intervals on power cord.

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

All metal exterior has "Harvest Gold" [yellow] enamelled finish; clear synthetic knob on temperature control dial; off-white panel houses dial; brown synthetic pad tops silver metal knob on door black synthetic [?] covering on cable and plug head; silver metal grill and access cover on casing back; grey synthetic and metal interior.

Decoration

N/A