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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1966
Page
9
Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association promotes gas clothes dryers as a key to easier laundry. They claim faster dryness, less lint, germ reduction, and longer fabric life, with LP gas options and compact washer dryer combos for small spaces.
Marketing experts say husbands have the final word in three of four washer and dryer purchases. The Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association notes men influence selection due to lower operating costs of gas dryers and greater curiosity about these factors.
The article argues automatic dryers, boosted by permanent press, free homemakers from weather worries and constant ironing. It highlights benefits like year-round drying, reduced wardrobe needs, faster laundry cycles, and long-lasting clothes, noting savings may amortize initial costs after a few years.
The article notes that clothes dryers make basements viable laundry spaces by eliminating heavy basket carries to outside lines and preventing indoor damp hanging during stormy weather.
The Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association suggests moving from shared outdoor lines to indoor drying with gas clothes dryers. Neighbors can invite each other for coffee as the appliance speeds up drying and frees time for other activities, reducing the need to discuss laundry lines.
About 707000 gas clothes dryers were sold last year and manufacturers forecast a record 1966 with as much as a 10.6 percent rise in shipments over 1965.
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