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Post# 77535 8/10/2005 at 22:55 (6,825 days old) by Unimatic1140  (Minneapolis) |
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| Post# 77537 , Reply# 1 8/10/2005 at 23:02 (6,825 days old) by tlee618 () | ||
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I'm thinking maybe a gas incinerator?? Terry Just a guess. | ||
| Post# 77540 , Reply# 2 8/10/2005 at 23:28 (6,825 days old) by golittlesport (California) | ||
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Post# 77542 , Reply# 3 8/10/2005 at 23:33 (6,825 days old) by appliguy (Oakton Va.) |
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That is one of the very first automatic dishwasheers to carr
That picture is from a book that was put out in 1987 called A walk in the Park the History of Appliance Park. There is a chapter on the history of dishwshers up until 1950 (from there on the book takes a year by year look at GE and Appliance Park) and according to the info in the book this is a 1932 model which was the first one with the GE name.
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Post# 77593 , Reply# 4 8/11/2005 at 08:38 (6,825 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Very good pat, but I didn't get it out of that 1987 book you describe. It came out of a 1970's magazine reprint. It is the very first GE dishwasher, from 1932. Apparently that black door is actually a shelf that flips up to help in loading and unloading. While this is not anywhere near the first home dishwasher, its GE's first. I post pictures of some very cool even earlier dishwashers later. Now wouldn't that be a cool find!! I bet it has a green and white speckled porcelain interior with stainless steel racks and a tiny, undersized impeller. I saw an 1930's GE dishwasher once last year as part of a sink combo it was over 55" wide, otherwise I would have taken it home. | ||
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Post# 77624 , Reply# 5 8/11/2005 at 11:27 (6,825 days old) by Petek (Ontari ari ari O ) |
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The earliest dw I recollect seeing was at the Henry Ford in Detroit, much like the early washers it was half wooden barrel(cut lengthwise) like a trough in which a rack for holding dishes was installed, the rack then swung back and forth like a cradle in the tub of water, something like that anyways. Been a while since I saw it.
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Post# 77640 , Reply# 6 8/11/2005 at 13:05 (6,825 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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OK Now That We've Seen the 1st GE Dishwasher | ||
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Post# 77643 , Reply# 7 8/11/2005 at 13:08 (6,825 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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1294 Walker
And here is the 1924 Walker Dishwasher. The Walker Company was a very big player in the dishwasher market early in the 20th century. I can only imagine what these machines looked like on the inside and how they operated. I wonder if they were automatic or did you fill the machine and flip a switch and waited 10 minutes and the manually stopped the machine? There was no low sudsing soap back then for dishwashing so I wonder how they prevent oversudsing? I assume these are impeller machines, but I don't know that for sure. Has anyone ever seen a Walker dishwasher like this???? 
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Post# 77650 , Reply# 8 8/11/2005 at 13:25 (6,825 days old) by appliguy (Oakton Va.) |
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GE bought the Walkler company in 1930 | ||
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Post# 77712 , Reply# 9 8/11/2005 at 20:52 (6,824 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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1928 Walker | ||
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Post# 77715 , Reply# 10 8/11/2005 at 20:59 (6,824 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Now moving even further back in time... | ||
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Post# 77716 , Reply# 11 8/11/2005 at 21:08 (6,824 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Post# 77717 , Reply# 12 8/11/2005 at 21:09 (6,824 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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| Post# 77718 , Reply# 13 8/11/2005 at 21:09 (6,824 days old) by Brent-Aucoin () | ||
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Robert, This is awesome stuff. Where did you find these great ads? How did the last one work, with the exposed belt. Very wild. Brent | ||
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Post# 77720 , Reply# 14 8/11/2005 at 21:13 (6,824 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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What I'm wondering is if dishwasher technology was in development so many years ago, why did it take so long for them to become common? Other than my dad's uncle who ran a Chevy dealership and likely had a Frigidaire demo with glass door, no one in my family (grandparents, uncles/aunts/cousins, etc) had a dishwasher until the mid 1970s. Nowadays it's getting rare to find a home or apartment that doesn't have one.
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Post# 77726 , Reply# 15 8/11/2005 at 21:27 (6,824 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Doesn't it usually take 20 to 30 years for technolgy and social ieas/ideals to become accepted and common-place? Also relative costs of a product when new when new. Look at cell phones. As more and more people got one the cost to have one went down. (The fixed costs of the newtork are spread over more and more people.) ALso R&D costs diminishover time as a product matures. as an example: Central air is finally becoming more sough-after here as are elctric stoves. Everyone locally says gas is better, until they have had an electric smooth-top. The myth takes time to change. I am sure in the beginning the idea of letting dirty dishes "pile-up" was considered quite gross if not undesireable, especially in apartment buildngs with insect issues. Now, would anyone not want the DW's ability to de-grease thoroughly? Darn there I go rambling again.. | ||
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Post# 77778 , Reply# 17 8/12/2005 at 02:37 (6,824 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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Post# 77780 , Reply# 18 8/12/2005 at 02:44 (6,824 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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Here's the explanation how to use it. You fill it by hand with hot water and ad a product that they call IMI. I have never heard of it and I assume it is something especially made for dishwashers or a cleaning product not longer on the market (very well possible, we're talking 1929 here). You turn the machine on for 3 or 4 minutes and you drain the dirty water. Then you fill it again, this time with boiling water (!!!) and let it run for 1 or 1.5 minute. Drain again and open the machine, most stuff will be dry.
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Post# 77781 , Reply# 19 8/12/2005 at 02:50 (6,824 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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The third picture shows how the machine is loaded. It's a propellor machine. At the right you see the BOL machine. The machine is copper and nickel on the inside and painted on the outside. At that time there were many electricity standards. This model was available in 110V in AC or DC and 220V in AC or DC. The AC machines were cheaper than the DC machines.
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Post# 77782 , Reply# 20 8/12/2005 at 02:55 (6,824 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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Post# 77834 , Reply# 21 8/12/2005 at 08:57 (6,824 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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