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That's OK Lawrence. I'm glad it's going to a good home with a mate waiting for it. Just make sure you post lots and lots of pictures when you get the two of them together, especially a nice close-up of that dial with the automatic cycle.

I've told this story before, but my Parents and our downstairs neighbors bought their laundry machines from the same store at the same time and the four appliances were delivered to the house on the same day in November of 1962. Unfortunately for the delivery men, our washer was delivered up 3 flights of stairs with a curve at the top of each with our neighbor's dryer, also a GE but from the previous model year, which, instead of having a black and chrome panel had a blue and chrome panel. The neighbors were willing to let it go but my Mother, ever the princess, couldn't stomach the idea of shelling out so much money for a matching pair that didn't match. There was a lot of grumbling that day and I'm still surprised that the dryer in question, the one you are about to get, didn't arrive on the 4th floor with a big dent on it somewhere. It worked like a champ for more than 16 years without a hitch; it was fast, quiet and was still working when we sold the house. The automatic cycle worked flawlessly although I was the only person in the house that used it.


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Post# 641164 11/24/2012 at 04:46 (4,169 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)
Checkrate/Likes Never saw one with this console, reminds me of the "Toyota" machines. CLICK HERE TO GO TO goatfarmer's LINK on Detroit Craigslist

Post# 641165 , Reply# 1 11/24/2012 at 04:49 (4,169 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)
Checkrate/Likes *Bare bones?* Not much to this one. CLICK HERE TO GO TO goatfarmer's LINK on Detroit Craigslist

Post# 641166 , Reply# 2 11/24/2012 at 04:52 (4,169 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)
Checkrate/Likes *Vintage GE $50.00* Someone needs this! CLICK HERE TO GO TO goatfarmer's LINK on Detroit Craigslist

Post# 641167 , Reply# 3 11/24/2012 at 04:59 (4,169 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)
Checkrate/Likes KM Pittsburgh area CLICK HERE TO GO TO goatfarmer's LINK on Pittsburgh Craigslist

Post# 641172 , Reply# 4 11/24/2012 at 06:18 (4,169 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)
Checkrate/Likes That is a rare GE model, like one of Ken's drawings, & with auto dry; a real treasure.

Post# 641176 , Reply# 5 11/24/2012 at 06:39 (4,169 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)
Checkrate/Likes I'm on it! That's the first GE dryer we ever owned! Our DA-720W. Hope this guy doesn't insist on selling only to locals!

Post# 641177 , Reply# 6 11/24/2012 at 06:47 (4,169 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL)
Checkrate/Likes Attemting to contact the seller now....... lawrence

Post# 641235 , Reply# 7 11/24/2012 at 13:37 (4,169 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL)
Checkrate/Likes Oops - sorry Ken, your post was not visible when I responded so I didn't know you were interested. I've made the purchase now have to figure out how to ship. It is the perfect mate to my '62 Filter-Flo. The seller also has a 1956 GE refrigerator for sale, I've included a link to his ad. lawrence CLICK HERE TO GO TO pulltostart's LINK on Detroit Craigslist

Post# 641243 , Reply# 8 11/24/2012 at 13:47 (4,169 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)
Checkrate/Likes It is amazing how GE offered such similar features on so many models. Congratulations on finding a match for your washer. Maybe you can arrange a ceremony in Appliance Park when the weather warms up.

Post# 641250 , Reply# 9 11/24/2012 at 14:02 (4,169 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)
Checkrate/Likes That's OK Lawrence. I'm glad it's going to a good home with a mate waiting for it. Just make sure you post lots and lots of pictures when you get the two of them together, especially a nice close-up of that dial with the automatic cycle. I've told this story before, but my Parents and our downstairs neighbors bought their laundry machines from the same store at the same time and the four appliances were delivered to the house on the same day in November of 1962. Unfortunately for the delivery men, our washer was delivered up 3 flights of stairs with a curve at the top of each with our neighbor's dryer, also a GE but from the previous model year, which, instead of having a black and chrome panel had a blue and chrome panel. The neighbors were willing to let it go but my Mother, ever the princess, couldn't stomach the idea of shelling out so much money for a matching pair that didn't match. There was a lot of grumbling that day and I'm still surprised that the dryer in question, the one you are about to get, didn't arrive on the 4th floor with a big dent on it somewhere. It worked like a champ for more than 16 years without a hitch; it was fast, quiet and was still working when we sold the house. The automatic cycle worked flawlessly although I was the only person in the house that used it.