My trusty old dryer is 33 years old - yes, thirty-three years of use. Now, I tend to air dry a good share of my laundry with the availability of an indoor and outdoor clothesline (love living in an older home), but a dryer is still a necessary appliance. The original lint screen on my Sears gas dryer has been showing signs of age for many years (like 10), but on the exact day of purchase (33 years later), the lint screen fell apart - literally fell apart...
After inputting the model number of my ancient machine, the results came back as "model can not be found" (or something like that). We compared the now deceased part to the picture (on a very helpful grid background) and determined that it was "close to" the same part.
The new lint screen works but does not fit down in the provided slot like the old one did. However, we think that (with a little ingenuity) the part will be more than satisfactory to provide a few more years of life on the old almond colored workhorse!