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Thread Number: 40598
Early 60s GE Clothes Conditioner |
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| Post# 600590 6/2/2012 at 17:27 (4,345 days old) by elginkid (Cincinnati, OH) | ||
Hey,
I don't post too often, but I have stumbled onto a (probably low end) GE dryer. I saw it in an overpriced stove advertisement on Craigslist, and figured I'd send a text about it, just in case. Turns out it is for sale, and for a reasonable price. The seller is fairly certain it still works. Any more information (a more exact date, or model number/features for example) would be appreciated. Any matching washing machines would be highly appreciated! Wes 
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| Post# 600591 , Reply# 1 6/2/2012 at 17:29 (4,345 days old) by elginkid (Cincinnati, OH) | ||
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Post# 600596 , Reply# 2 6/2/2012 at 17:53 (4,345 days old) by Pulltostart  (Mobile, AL) |
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Post# 600603 , Reply# 3 6/2/2012 at 18:19 (4,345 days old) by Pulltostart (Mobile, AL) |
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I pulled a 'Use and Care Guide' from this year for comparison and this exact console is not illustrated. The model that I referenced above (in CT), was a DA-620S and has a Timer Control Dial, Heat Selector switch offering High and Low positions, and a separate 'Start' switch. The next model in the Guide is a DA-820S and had an Automatic Control Dial and only a 'Start' switch (no manual selection of temperature as it was all controled by the dryer). Since the model in your photographs only has the 'Start' switch on the left side of the console, I'm guessing it also has the Automatic Control Dial; which would place this model in between the others I've described. That could make it a DA-720 (just a guess). The photo I've included here is a 1959 model that exactly matches the one in CT (DA-620S). The colors and the graphics of yours are an exact match to the one in this photo.
Lawrence 
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Post# 600623 , Reply# 4 6/2/2012 at 19:32 (4,345 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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It never happened. It's actually a "carry-over" 1960 "T" model I believe. This is the same one I purchased years ago from an old AW member who went by the screen name "Timonator" who took my money and disappeared with a dream T washer and this dryer (which I actually helped him restyle into a "GE Golden Anniversary" gold model before he offered it for sale).
If you don't want this dryer please let me have a shot at it. The dryer that Lawrence mentioned that was posted on here weeks ago never materialized. I sent the woman a couple of emails and posted on the site that I was interested but she never responded. I am still hopeful because I'd LOVE to have one of these particular styled units with the deep blue dial. It's a high-end MOL unit with Automatic Control. I believe it has an illuminated dial as well as an illuminated drum. This was one of the first Clothes Conditioners with an attached integral drum-back. The dryer design was changed mid-stream in 1959 
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| Post# 600633 , Reply# 5 6/2/2012 at 20:30 (4,345 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
Ken, | ||
| Post# 600634 , Reply# 6 6/2/2012 at 20:30 (4,345 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
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| Post# 600817 , Reply# 7 6/3/2012 at 20:11 (4,344 days old) by elginkid (Cincinnati, OH) | ||
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Post# 600888 , Reply# 9 6/4/2012 at 06:43 (4,343 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Post# 601266 , Reply# 11 6/5/2012 at 16:57 (4,342 days old) by joefuss1984 (Little Rock, AR) |
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but we are not going to be ripped off by sellers expecting t | ||
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Post# 601278 , Reply# 12 6/5/2012 at 18:07 (4,342 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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Well, I guess you've got me pegged. | ||
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Post# 601308 , Reply# 13 6/5/2012 at 19:59 (4,342 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Rude and Harsh No not really, with very few exceptions old major appliances are not worth much and the GE dryer in question is not in great shape. I would put its worth between $25 and $125 dollars. I usually can not even give away excess classic appliances, last week I scraped a 1966 MW MOL electric clothes dryer that was almost unused after trying to find a home for it for over two years. | ||
| Post# 601617 , Reply# 15 6/6/2012 at 21:52 (4,341 days old) by badgerdx () | ||
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Just for my education...what is the difference between a clothes conditioner and a dryer? | ||
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Post# 601619 , Reply# 16 6/6/2012 at 21:55 (4,341 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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Post# 601689 , Reply# 17 6/7/2012 at 06:20 (4,340 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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GE's Clothes Conditioning dryers had a combination of an auto dry cycle and the 35 minute point in the timed cycle for Wash 'n Wear which was followed by the 10 minute no heat period at the end of the timed cycle for cool down. | ||
| Post# 601745 , Reply# 18 6/7/2012 at 12:18 (4,340 days old) by badgerdx () | ||
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Like most contemporary dryers, Tom? Most all cycles on my 90 something Kenmore have no-heat just fluff ends to cycles... | ||
| Post# 601928 , Reply# 20 6/8/2012 at 11:07 (4,339 days old) by macboy91si (Frankfort, KY) | ||
NO Means NO | ||
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