Thread Number: 75254
/ Tag: Vintage Dryers
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Post# 990823 , Reply# 1   4/15/2018 at 13:05 (2,214 days old) by 114jwh (Vancouver)   |   | |
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Based on what I've been able to find out, appears to be a 1967 model. It has automatic dry, interior light and the panel lights up too! I really like the porcelain drum and having the porcelain top. |
Post# 990827 , Reply# 3   4/15/2018 at 13:11 (2,214 days old) by TrainGuy (Key West, FL)   |   | |
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Post# 990829 , Reply# 4   4/15/2018 at 13:21 (2,214 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Nice find, James! Is it a V14 model?
Have a look at the tags on or around the door - the instructions on how to wire the dryer for 120-volt service were often there along with a switch that needed to be adjusted to compensate for the lower voltage using the automatic dry cycle. My 62 V12 dryer is buried at the moment and am pretty sure it had these instructions. |
Post# 990831 , Reply# 5   4/15/2018 at 13:28 (2,214 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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I found this picture on my laptop from the 57 GE dryer - this should be what you need to do. Hope this helps!
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Post# 990832 , Reply# 6   4/15/2018 at 13:38 (2,214 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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Thank you for posting this. I believe this is indeed a 1967 model, the only year with that particular chevron over the control panel and blue backgrounds for the "OFF" positions on the dial.
Very interesting that:
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Post# 990837 , Reply# 7   4/15/2018 at 14:22 (2,214 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL)   |   | |
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Post# 990859 , Reply# 9   4/15/2018 at 16:47 (2,214 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL)   |   | |
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The wiring diagram that you included indicates this is a Model 90D81 unit. That nomenclature doesn't agree with any US General Electric dryers that I know about. So, as suggested above, this is probably a Canadian product. In US terms, a "D" in the model would indicate a 1968 product; might this be a 1968 model? Could help to explain the push-button feature as well. While no specific capacity was ever advertised for their dryers, by 1968 the washers were claiming the 16-pound capacity. The washers featured the 14 over the "V" crest, but the dryers only had the "V", just as this one has.
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Post# 990900 , Reply# 11   4/15/2018 at 21:52 (2,214 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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Post# 990906 , Reply# 13   4/15/2018 at 23:12 (2,214 days old) by 114jwh (Vancouver)   |   | |
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I found this newspaper ad for this dryer and the matching washer. The newspaper is dated October 1968 so appears you might be right Lawrence, a 1968 model!
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Post# 990936 , Reply# 14   4/16/2018 at 08:01 (2,213 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL)   |   | |
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Post# 991003 , Reply# 15   4/16/2018 at 17:28 (2,213 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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Every time I see a Canadian iteration of an American appliance I ask, "Why do our companies produce better versions of their products for the Canadian market than the ones they sell here?" Is it because of the companies or because of the different customers. I wonder if Canadians, like Europeans, wont accept the amount of mediocrity that Americans have been accustomed to. |
Post# 991027 , Reply# 17   4/16/2018 at 21:41 (2,213 days old) by eddy1210 (Burnaby BC Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 991059 , Reply# 18   4/17/2018 at 06:23 (2,212 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Nice score James, this is truly a classic GE dryer, it is always interesting to see the differences between US and Canidian models.
Hi Ken, In regard to reply #15, US appliances during the 50s through the 90s were always more feature equipped than Canadian or European appliances. This lovey GE dryer does not have GEs great compensated auto dry or electronic dryness or foot-petal door opening that the equivalent TOL US model would have had.
The list is long of TOL appliance features that we had in the US that did not make it to Canada, In laundry appliances few if any all push button washers & dryers, few or no 3 speed or variable speed washers, very few combination WDs, many fewer console lights, dispensers and self-cleaning lint filters and with WP laundry they always had the older cabinet stamping s and older styling.
And the list of features is even longer on refrigerators and ranges.
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Post# 991060 , Reply# 19   4/17/2018 at 06:46 (2,212 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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Thanks for the information John, I guess my perception of the appliances is mostly from what I've seen from Canadian members coupled with the glow of sanity and progressiveness our Northern neighbor has these days.
James, congratulations on your find. Here are a few pictures of some of the TOL's from 1967 that would have matched your dryer: |
Post# 991089 , Reply# 20   4/17/2018 at 10:52 (2,212 days old) by kafooty06 (washington )   |   | |
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Post# 991090 , Reply# 21   4/17/2018 at 10:53 (2,212 days old) by kafooty06 (washington )   |   | |
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Post# 991126 , Reply# 22   4/17/2018 at 14:09 (2,212 days old) by good-shepherd (New Jersey)   |   | |
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Say what? That machine is out of the wrapper, time capsule new condition, wayyy too nice to be put into use drying cargo shorts and underwear. Should be donated to an appliance museum for posterity. |