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The 1963 General Electric undercounter clothes dryer |
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Post# 633890   10/24/2012 at 07:51 (4,173 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Along with the 1959 WH W&D pair Jackie also delivered the pink GE Under-counter Dryer that matches the GE sink top built-in FF washer that I have had for many years.
The dryer was a relatively easy rebuild so it completed it over the weekend. All it really needed was one heating element, the push to start switch was bad and had been bypassed, two light bulbs, a new belt, idler pulley bearings, new rear drum bearing and I removed the worn noisy front drum rollers and installed the later style drum support slides [ by 1963 the holes to mount the newer style slides were already in place so they just screwed in]. While this dryer was not available in gas you could also see that the cabinet was also designed for gas dryer production. |
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Post# 633891 , Reply# 1   10/24/2012 at 07:54 (4,173 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 633893 , Reply# 2   10/24/2012 at 07:58 (4,173 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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Gorgeous! More pictures of that upper trim strip and all the controls, please! And then shots of the two together! Is that red circle the start button?
you could also see that the cabinet was also designed for gas dryer production. What am I missing? |
Post# 633895 , Reply# 3   10/24/2012 at 08:04 (4,173 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 633896 , Reply# 4   10/24/2012 at 08:05 (4,173 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 633898 , Reply# 5   10/24/2012 at 08:07 (4,173 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 633899 , Reply# 6   10/24/2012 at 08:09 (4,173 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 633900 , Reply# 7   10/24/2012 at 08:11 (4,173 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 633901 , Reply# 8   10/24/2012 at 08:12 (4,173 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 633903 , Reply# 9   10/24/2012 at 08:15 (4,173 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 633909 , Reply# 10   10/24/2012 at 08:50 (4,173 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 633927 , Reply# 11   10/24/2012 at 10:17 (4,173 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 633935 , Reply# 12   10/24/2012 at 10:45 (4,172 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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Greg, I don't care if it is a picture of an AMP, that dress is NOT flattering. |
Post# 633943 , Reply# 13   10/24/2012 at 10:59 (4,172 days old) by cadman (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 633967 , Reply# 14   10/24/2012 at 13:19 (4,172 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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Post# 633996 , Reply# 15   10/24/2012 at 15:12 (4,172 days old) by cadman (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 634005 , Reply# 16   10/24/2012 at 16:16 (4,172 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c )   |   | |
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You come up with some of the most unusual things!!! I love it! |
Post# 634023 , Reply# 17   10/24/2012 at 19:06 (4,172 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 634071 , Reply# 18   10/24/2012 at 22:05 (4,172 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 634096 , Reply# 20   10/25/2012 at 00:19 (4,172 days old) by A440 ()   |   | |
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Awesome! |
Post# 634123 , Reply# 21   10/25/2012 at 05:21 (4,172 days old) by Easyspindry (Winston-Salem, NC)   |   | |
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. . . one of these dryers -- and didn't even know they made them. Very interesting!!! Thanks for posting the pictures. Jerry Gay |
Post# 634145 , Reply# 22   10/25/2012 at 08:02 (4,172 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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I will eventually get this installed next to the washer at the museum and I will paint the cabinet pink on the washer to match. Even though pink would not have been my first color choice for this pair [ I would have chosen the brown color ], but since the dryers finish is in such great shape and it is easy to repaint the washer as it is only the cabinet that has any color and the pair has no colored porcelain parts.
Hi Cory the washer is currently buried in my basement and we are currently trying to remodel the warehouse so I may not be able to get very close to it anytime soon. Maybe someone here on AW has some archived pictures that can be shared.
Hi Ken when I said the dryers cabinet was built with the idea of a gas dryer dryer, I meant that the punch holes were in place for things like the gas pipe where it would enter the cabinet. I am not exactly sure when GE introduced gas dryers but I thought it was around 1964, I am also not sure how long this dryer was made, but I would guess it was not long. This washer and dryer would have been not only expensive to build, but would have been a pain in the A.. for a builder to install, so I would guess that this interesting new product was pretty much dead on available and who at GE approved it was probably fired or demoted LOL.
Through out appliance history it has seldom worked out well when a manufacturer comes out with an interesting new appliance in only model and basically tells the customer to take it or leave it. Americans are kind of funny this way they want to see at least three choices.
Picture of center of top door trim, you can see that it is designed to match the console on the washer. |
Post# 634152 , Reply# 23   10/25/2012 at 08:46 (4,172 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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John's painting the Combo Pink! John's painting his Combo Pink! When sold and bought the thing was white, and now what do you think? He's painting his Combo Pink! This post was last edited 10/25/2012 at 09:20 |
Post# 634155 , Reply# 24   10/25/2012 at 08:53 (4,172 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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I would bet GE was doing really well in these years and some young Turk down in Louisville proposed these models either as loss-leaders or a gamble that quickly proved bad.
These two machines wouldn't have been cheap and it doesn't make sense that families that could afford these, couldn't afford enough space to house a normal washer and dryer. Maybe these were originally designed for some huge apartment complex developper. They would have been VERY appropriate for many NYC apartments, except that usually the apartment owners didn't want the added complications and responsibility of "luxury" appliances like dishwashers and home laundry. They were follies. That said, I bet they were perfect for a handful of customers and those survive to this day. They remind me of those promotional pictures GE made of Combination Washer/Dryers built into what looks like 12 feet of kitchen cabinet space. Oh well... |
Post# 634158 , Reply# 25   10/25/2012 at 09:19 (4,172 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio)   |   | |
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Post# 634178 , Reply# 26   10/25/2012 at 10:05 (4,172 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)   |   | |
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