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| Post# 75926 7/31/2005 at 21:56 (6,840 days old) by GEExtraRinse (Hudson Valley, New York ) | ||
Hi all - now that I have a digital camera, I decided to post pics of the old GE Washer Backsplash I ripped off an old machine I found on the curb here in NYC a few years back. It was honestly my first experience with truly vintage GE. If only I had the means and space to bring it back to my apt. I'm wondering if you all could tell me what year this is and alittle more about hte model line. I also like that it asks the weight of the load instead of small, med, or large. I wish it lit up but when I opened it up it didn't have any lights. This was the first GE I saw that had the fiilter-flo nozzle in the center of the machine. It had a black agitator and there was no filter-flo pan or I would have taken that too. The hoses and wires were all cut or I would have saved at least the drain hose. I was always fascinated by the shapes and styles of drain hoses - PLEASE NO PUN INTENDED!!! (TOGGLE!) anyway - here are the pics.... Matt 
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| Post# 75927 , Reply# 1 7/31/2005 at 21:58 (6,840 days old) by GEExtraRinse (Hudson Valley, New York ) | ||
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| Post# 75928 , Reply# 2 7/31/2005 at 22:00 (6,840 days old) by GEExtraRinse (Hudson Valley, New York ) | ||
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| Post# 75929 , Reply# 3 7/31/2005 at 22:02 (6,840 days old) by GEExtraRinse (Hudson Valley, New York ) | ||
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| Post# 75930 , Reply# 4 7/31/2005 at 22:04 (6,840 days old) by GEExtraRinse (Hudson Valley, New York ) | ||
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Post# 75936 , Reply# 5 7/31/2005 at 23:08 (6,840 days old) by DADoES  (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 75939 , Reply# 6 7/31/2005 at 23:19 (6,840 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 75945 , Reply# 7 12/31/2069 at 18:00 (19,836 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 75948 , Reply# 8 12/31/2069 at 18:00 (19,836 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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1962-63'ish? Maybe '64? Here is the very same washer in Minneapolis. Greg - fixerman - had this machine - maybe still does? It has the black rubber flo spout, but already at the 1 o'clock position.
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| Post# 75958 , Reply# 9 8/1/2005 at 02:27 (6,840 days old) by fixerman () | ||
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I sold that washer to a member (forget his name) in Alabama a couple months ago. | ||
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Post# 75969 , Reply# 10 8/1/2005 at 07:21 (6,840 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Post# 75970 , Reply# 11 8/1/2005 at 07:22 (6,840 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Post# 75974 , Reply# 12 8/1/2005 at 07:48 (6,840 days old) by Pulltostart (Mobile, AL) |
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T'was I who purchased the '62 Filter-Flo from Greg. Identical console; have done nothing to it so far except clean and polish. Growing up, I had an aunt with a single-speed version of this; I've always considered this vintage GE a great example of nice design. The V-12 models were introduced in 1961 and I, too, have always assumed that they were playing off the automobile marketing guys. I remember advertising in which GE claimed that they spend $1 million to develop the technology of the V-12... Lawrence | ||
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Post# 75982 , Reply# 13 8/1/2005 at 08:48 (6,840 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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| Post# 76052 , Reply# 14 8/1/2005 at 20:13 (6,839 days old) by GEExtraRinse (Hudson Valley, New York ) | ||
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I remember...
when i saw this in the street and was checking it out, that it had the 12:00 filter-flo nozzle and a straight vane agitator. Though it had the older version of the lid - it was fully square and didn't have the "clipped" corners that the later classics had -which also surprised me - this was truly my first experience with anything earlier than my grandmothers '64. DAMN I wish I new enough to take it home - but oh well - I think I saved the best part- and its really in great condition. If I ever get to a convention I'll bring it...
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Post# 76094 , Reply# 15 8/1/2005 at 23:00 (6,839 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Wow Matthew it appears you found a 1961 GE Filter-Flo! I've never actually seen one myself, it would be a very rare find. Glad you saved the control panel, it would be impossible to get a washer like that into a Manhattan studio apartment though. I remember when I was living in NY around '93 I found a late 60's Frigidaire washer on the street in Kew Gardens, Queens, the first solid basket Frigidaire washer I had seen in at least a decade. I tried to think of everything I possibly could to get it back to my apartment, but I gave up and a few days later I took the subway back to Kew Gardens with my camera to take a picture of it, but it was gone. Oh well.
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Post# 76101 , Reply# 16 8/1/2005 at 23:23 (6,839 days old) by Petek (Ontari ari ari O ) |
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| Post# 76203 , Reply# 17 8/2/2005 at 21:14 (6,838 days old) by GEExtraRinse (Hudson Valley, New York ) | ||
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YES...
It most likely was the '61. Oh how I wish I knew better! but I lived in Brooklyn at the tiime and used the subway as well - this was found in the village in Manhattan - oh well... at least I got to see it. I remember being so amazed as it was like finding the most fascinating thing - I mean I had seen so many GE's since I would look for clues like that famous clipped corner lid or the metal drain hose hook they used (loved them) and if I saw one, say at a friends house, I would investigate further. But this was the first time I had seen this - I thought I was familiar with GE until this - the lid was different - the filter flo - my fav par- was in a different place - the agitator and flo nozzle were black - BLACK! - I'd only ever seen turquoise or white. It was so strange but so neat - I thought it was from the 40's or 50's because there is absolutely no colour on this machine at all. It was a black and white movie form days past and I was there it seemed. Anyway - I'm just going on and on... Thanks everybody - I can't wait to come to a convention and show it off! Again, no coments Toggle! ;-) | ||
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