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GE & Hoover - Latest additions to the family
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Post# 190699   2/13/2007 at 04:47 (6,253 days old) by brisnat81 (Brisbane Australia)        

Hi All,
On behalf of Nathan and thanks to Leon as well here are some pics of the latest additions to the family, fresh from their trip from Melbourne (2000kms / 1242 miles).





Post# 190700 , Reply# 1   2/13/2007 at 04:48 (6,253 days old) by brisnat81 (Brisbane Australia)        
Close up control Panel

GE

Post# 190701 , Reply# 2   2/13/2007 at 04:49 (6,253 days old) by brisnat81 (Brisbane Australia)        
Another Close up of the control panel

Will provide pics with it all lit up soon

Post# 190702 , Reply# 3   2/13/2007 at 04:50 (6,253 days old) by brisnat81 (Brisbane Australia)        
Inside the GE

It's immaculate from the back as well

Post# 190703 , Reply# 4   2/13/2007 at 04:51 (6,253 days old) by brisnat81 (Brisbane Australia)        
GE Front On

Space doesn't permit a proper pic yet.

Post# 190704 , Reply# 5   2/13/2007 at 04:52 (6,253 days old) by brisnat81 (Brisbane Australia)        
Front Page of manual

Scanned versions to follow

Post# 190705 , Reply# 6   2/13/2007 at 04:53 (6,253 days old) by brisnat81 (Brisbane Australia)        
Hoover

Quick Pic

Post# 190706 , Reply# 7   2/13/2007 at 04:54 (6,253 days old) by brisnat81 (Brisbane Australia)        
Love the badge

Hover, close ups to follow soon!

Post# 190755 , Reply# 8   2/13/2007 at 08:59 (6,253 days old) by thirtyater ()        

What a great find! I love your GE washer. Thanks for posting the pics!!!

Post# 190765 , Reply# 9   2/13/2007 at 09:48 (6,253 days old) by peteski50 (New York)        
GE

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That GE is awsome. Amazing how unique the controls are designed.
Best Of Luck
Peter


Post# 190782 , Reply# 10   2/13/2007 at 11:41 (6,253 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        

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Absolutely amazing machines! I wish we'd had a rapid-advance GE model like that here - what a breathtaking washer panel. Did you get the filter pan with it? I'm sure that won't be hard to come by if not.

The Hoover gold agitator is a bit of a shock with all the other blues & grays - I wonder why they did that? It's amazing how similar these are to the Blackstones over here. What year is this one from?


Post# 190793 , Reply# 11   2/13/2007 at 13:39 (6,253 days old) by brisnat81 (Brisbane Australia)        
Filter pan is white, Minibasket is green

Hi All,

The minibasket is tiny compared to the one in my 70's GE.

The GE is the first rapid advance timer machine I've seen in AU from that era, It would've been unbeleivably expensive. I was amazed at how simple/nasty the clips are that keep the lid up on the GE, I thought it was broken at first, but its just a cheap design.

The washer still has its signed Quality control sticker on the back of the control panel.

The original agitator in the Hoover would've been blue, The agitator cap is original, but the brown agitator was available from the next series on, with a smaller chrome cap. As far as we can tell, the hoover is from the very late 60's, early 70's. I dont know when this design started, but it was available until about 1980.


Post# 190807 , Reply# 12   2/13/2007 at 14:16 (6,253 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)        
The Merry Old Land of Oz...

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Amazing how there's a "family resemblance" to American GEs, but that control panel is completely different. It always seems to be that way when American products are made in Oz; they have to be redesigned for different conditions and preferences. In the 1960s, Ford exported the Falcon to Australia. People there liked the car, but quickly found out it didn't hold up well outside of major cities, because it was designed for American "boulevard . Ford had to do considerable redesign to get the car up to Aussie standards. It worked- the Falcon was made longer Down Under than it was here.

Post# 190809 , Reply# 13   2/13/2007 at 14:35 (6,253 days old) by brisnat81 (Brisbane Australia)        
The Falcon Still Exists today

The Falcon has now been in production in AU for 47 years, its still an Australian design unlike the GMH large car which is now based on GM's global platform.

Did GE never offer a rapid advance timer option in the US?


Post# 191231 , Reply# 14   2/15/2007 at 13:48 (6,251 days old) by geextrarinse (Hudson Valley, New York )        
WOW!

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Both Machines are GORGEOUS - and I am especially fond of the GE!

Great Save!

Matthew


Post# 191508 , Reply# 15   2/16/2007 at 10:04 (6,250 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
What Machines!!

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Well boys at this rate this is gonna be some convention stash!!! what beauties these machines are, love the Kewl Blue Hues... Under where it says volumatic 12 on the GE, is that a timeline indicator, does it light up as the wash progresses??

Does the Hoover do continuous filtration etc??

Happy Washing, Mike



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