Anne Duhon wrote:
>
> I have an old one I bought in the 60s. I need a new gasket and safety
> fuse. Have never had trouble replacing these parts til now. Hardware
> store tells me the part numbers are no longer available but can sell me
> a substitute. Have any of you run into this problem? If so, will they
> perform as well as the originals?

Broaden your search. Goggle gave me this in about 10 seconds:
http://www.goodmans.net/get_dept_588.htm