Failure to clean the lint filter is the leading cause of home clothes dryer fires. The heat from a clothes dryer releases the fragrance into the clothing. Fibers can also become airborne, directly from clothes dryer vents or wind. For comparison, a typical screen in a clothes dryer has a nylon 23x23 mesh screen. A "circle in the square" symbolizes a clothes dryer. A hand-cranked clothes dryer was created in 1800 by M. Pochon from France. I aaaaaam!A Westinghouse clothes dryer from 1953 played the song when clothes were dry. A closed-cycle heat pump clothes dryer uses a heat pump to dehumidify the processing air.