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Thread Number: 21050
1937 G.E. Electric Sink - I just brought it home |
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| Post# 333045 3/1/2009 at 19:40 (5,533 days old) by dishwashercrazy (West Peoria, IL) | ||
1937 G.E. Electric Sink - Model KE15 I wanted to share my excitement with you about this 1937 G.E. Electric Sink/Dishwasher that I found on Craigslist on December 10, 2008. I just brought it home from Monticello, isconsin, yesterday, February 28. It came out of a home built in 1928, designed by a student of Frank Lloyd Wright. The new young owners of the house had started a kitchen renovation. This Electric is going to require a lot of cleaning up. Both the sink top and the cabinet had been painted sometime in the past. When the weather starts to warm here in central Illinois, I'll probably see about removing the paint. I'm anxious to see what shape the original sink top really is in. Yes, the inside is green! The emblem on front of the dishwasher was damaged while the unit was being removed from the kitchen, and the control knobs are gone! Boo Hoo! Fortunately, I have a vintage ad showing what this machine looked like (I will attach a photo of the ad below). I am hopeful that I will be able to somehow duplicate those knobs. The bottom rack is gone too. And from what I can see in the vintage ad, there was some kind of water disperser, on top, in the center, above the impeller. There is no sign of that either except for a mounting of sorts above the top of the impeller. Does anyone from the club have any knowledge of this machine? 
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| Post# 333046 , Reply# 1 3/1/2009 at 19:43 (5,533 days old) by dishwashercrazy (West Peoria, IL) | ||
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1937 G.E. Electric Sink - Model KE15 | ||
| Post# 333049 , Reply# 2 3/1/2009 at 19:49 (5,533 days old) by dishwashercrazy (West Peoria, IL) | ||
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Home it came from and Vintage Ad
This is the home in Monticello, Wisconsin where this G.E. Electric came from. I was told that the designer of the home was a student of Frank Lloyd Wright. The Vintage Ad shows the exact model. The ad came from a September 1937 National Geographic Magazine. See that chrome thing on top? Is it a water diverter to spray the tops of the glasses? Or was that where the detergent was placed? 
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| Post# 333051 , Reply# 3 3/1/2009 at 19:53 (5,533 days old) by frontaloadotmy (the cool gay realm) | ||
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That is way cool, Mike!!!! Too Bad about the breakege. Amazing that the impellar is still intact. Is the top rack unclad stainless? | ||
| Post# 333061 , Reply# 4 3/1/2009 at 20:56 (5,533 days old) by soberleaf () | ||
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why don't we find these in ohio!!! I'se sure does like that machine!!!! i want one just like it baby!!!! | ||
| Post# 333072 , Reply# 5 3/1/2009 at 21:56 (5,533 days old) by dishwashercrazy (West Peoria, IL) | ||
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Rack
Darrell: Yes, the rack is the uncoated stainless, but i only have the top rack. The bottom was gone. Yes, too bad about the loss of the knobs and the bent emblem - but we might be able to straighten it out. It was painted over too - I can read General Electric through the paint. Yes, I was amazed that the impeller was still in fairly good shape. Here is another photo of it. Pete: We just have to keep looking!! 
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Post# 333087 , Reply# 6 3/1/2009 at 22:35 (5,533 days old) by unimatic1140  (Minneapolis) |
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Yay, wonderful find! | ||
| Post# 333139 , Reply# 7 3/2/2009 at 08:48 (5,533 days old) by beadsobleach () | ||
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Servants I bet Bridgett, the Irish washerwoman is jealous now! | ||
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Post# 333150 , Reply# 8 3/2/2009 at 10:23 (5,533 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Dishwasher history! | ||
| Post# 333163 , Reply# 9 3/2/2009 at 11:23 (5,533 days old) by dishwashercrazy (West Peoria, IL) | ||
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Thanks...
Robert: The impeller is Bakelite. One fin has a big chip out of the top, and the other fin has some minor chips near the top. But I have a spare that should work just fine. I'll know more once I've spent some time cleaning it up. Paul: I thought the same thing when I found it - just having a dishwasher this old is pretty awesome - 72 Years Old! - Wow! Yes, it's going to take a lot of work to restore it. Now, if I could find one of the even older Kohler Electric Sinks from the 1920's!!! Mike | ||
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Post# 333164 , Reply# 10 3/2/2009 at 11:37 (5,533 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Post# 333189 , Reply# 11 3/2/2009 at 13:01 (5,533 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Now that is cool! There was a funnel in the top rack that helped to disperse the incoming fresh water through the tank and dishes to help warm it up and aid in rinsing after the wash. The tubing around the "dasher" in the bottom is the water inlet system and there is/was a spray nozzle at the top of the tubing to spray the incoming water all around the tub and up over the top of the load via that funnel. Now you just need a box of skin-burning Calgonite to go with it! | ||
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Post# 333199 , Reply# 12 3/2/2009 at 13:21 (5,533 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI ) |
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| Post# 333216 , Reply# 13 3/2/2009 at 14:29 (5,532 days old) by dishwashercrazy (West Peoria, IL) | ||
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| Post# 333218 , Reply# 14 3/2/2009 at 14:30 (5,532 days old) by dishwashercrazy (West Peoria, IL) | ||
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| Post# 333219 , Reply# 15 3/2/2009 at 14:32 (5,532 days old) by dishwashercrazy (West Peoria, IL) | ||
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| Post# 333223 , Reply# 16 3/2/2009 at 14:36 (5,532 days old) by dishwashercrazy (West Peoria, IL) | ||
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Conover Electric Dishwasher Sink | ||
| Post# 333226 , Reply# 17 3/2/2009 at 14:38 (5,532 days old) by dishwashercrazy (West Peoria, IL) | ||
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Conover Electric Dishwasher Sink | ||
| Post# 333230 , Reply# 18 3/2/2009 at 14:43 (5,532 days old) by jamman_98 (Columbia, SC) | ||
Suggestion
If you need to recreate a new metal rack for your dishwasher, locate a local welder. You could have him recreate one if you can find the right picture and dimentions. If that's too expensive contact your local high school and see if they offer a welding program. This could be an awesome challenge for a student to reproduce since it would involve some tricky spot welding. Joe jamman_98 | ||
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Post# 333236 , Reply# 19 3/2/2009 at 14:57 (5,532 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Learn somthing new everyday
Very cool Mike, I had no idea Kohler made dishwashers in the 20s. The Conover looks very similar to the Walker Brothers Dishwasher/Sink combos... (scroll down a few posts to see the walker dishwashers)
CLICK HERE TO GO TO unimatic1140's LINK | ||
| Post# 333244 , Reply# 20 3/2/2009 at 15:16 (5,532 days old) by dishwashercrazy (West Peoria, IL) | ||
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Thanks Robert
for the reminder of the Walker and other early Dishwasher thread. I remember coming across it a few months ago. Plus, I had seen many of these photos in one of Jimmy's (FilterFlo) G.E. Product Man books. Also the story of JOSEPHINE GARIS COCHRANE and the Garis-Cochran Dish-Washing Machine Company - later acquire by Hobart - is a great story. Below is a link to the American Heritage article about her. CLICK HERE TO GO TO dishwashercrazy's LINK | ||
| Post# 333283 , Reply# 21 3/2/2009 at 19:37 (5,532 days old) by lonestar1947 (Dearborn,mi) | ||
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Wow! That's great! Wow! I'm always learning from this site! I didn't think they made Dishwashers until after WWII. p.s. I'm still looking for a Youngstown Electric Sink! | ||
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Post# 333300 , Reply# 22 3/2/2009 at 21:41 (5,532 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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| Post# 333304 , Reply# 23 3/2/2009 at 22:08 (5,532 days old) by dishwashercrazy (West Peoria, IL) | ||
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Comments:
Joe (jamman_98): Thanks for the suggestion of having a rack made. The tub in the 1937 is virtually the same as the 1948 tub, and I'm certain, although I have not had the time to try, but the racks should be interchangeable. Unfortunately, the 1950 G.E. Electric Sink that I first bought in Duluth, Minnesota, also was missing the bottom rack. At this point, I’m not too worried about it, but I do like the idea of giving a high school welding class the opportunity to replicate the bottom rack that is in my 1948 G.E. Electric Sink. John (lonestar1947): You need to call me or write to me offline about the Youngstown Electric Sink in the Chicago area. They probably will be looking to start thinking about a kitchen renovation in the spring. Ben (swestoyz): I’m glad we have this website to share back and forth. I think we are all learning new things all the time. Yes, the black top is really different – I just wished they hadn’t repainted the whole thing – but then again, a 72 year old does need a face lift now and then! Regarding the ad – I sure hope that I haven’t offended anyone by posting it, but it’s the only picture that I have. I do apologize if anyone was upset – I’m not that kind of guy. | ||
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