Brent I immediately thought of you when I saw the POD because I remember you'd had friends in your childhood that had one.  I wonder if the one on the set of The Beverly Hillbillies ever got used for crew meals? 

Yes Brent we do have a Preway gas DW and a huge box of spare parts. I plan to install it out on my screen porch as part of my miracle all gas kitchen. The other appliances that I have or will have out there are the Coloric convection microwave GAS range, two wall mounted top sections from Hardwick hi-low gas ranges one plain oven and one with the micro-ray inferred gas broiler with rotisserie. I have also had a WP gas dryer out there for over ten years and am building an eight cubic foot 1969 KM gas dryer to replace it when I do the final installation. I am going to have my partner paint some of the panels and appliances a custom color to coordinate things a little as it will be a diverse group of appliances not even of the same decade.

But back to the Preway DW. It is a very interesting appliance, I played around with several of these around 30 years ago, we were still pulling these out of there original installations around this time. In fact I had one hooked up to clean washer parts [ transmissions etc in ] and we would add a cup of varsol to the wash and it really got things clean with the solvent plus the 160 degree wash. It is amazing I didn't blow the place up, and I do not recommend this as it did smoke a little. But I do look forward to using it to wash dishes in again some day. Out in the Cleveland Ohio area years ago I found lots of promotional literature about the unique machine, they were really talking it up and the American Gas Ass. though they really had something that would change history.

I saw the POD just before bed, and then was disappointed becasue I realized it would be gone in the morning,

and I wouldn't ask about or start day old bread (thread) ......forgetting that although it was after midnight here, it was still Sunday in the world of Aworg. blah blah blah.....

Fascinated by the 180 degree heat up. And by the huge wash arms on the SIDE of the tub. I tried to imagine what it would sound like, and how cool it would be to have an all gas diswasher, and if it would make fresh scents the way a gas dryer does, with the moisture combining with flame, etc.

So glad to know one of these "PREWAYS" is still alive thanks to John.

Brent and John: Can you think of any more details about this unique machine?

I meant the scent in the air when operating a gas appliance and the water vapors come forth. For me it's quite intoxicating. Thanks for the help, though! Of course, you need to plug it in, just like a gas dryer or furnace. As far as I know, the only gas-only "appliance" is the hot water tank in my basement.

John, I'm glad you pointed that out because I hadn't noticed it nor had it occurred to me.  Brent, do you remember anything about having to dealw ith that?  Several of my mom's friends had those Hotpoints you mentioned John, as that was what the builder put in their houses.  I thought all Hotpoints of that era were like that until i saw Harriet loading her Hotponit on the commercials. 

Thanks Brent. 

Yes Brent you are correct the racks are completely independent I went out to the shed and looked at mine.

A feast for the eyes and ears--Thanks, Brent! In the last pic, you see the arrow suggesting revolution of the round upper rack. Was this the forerunner of the rotorack? How cool! And not having seen very many DW underbellies, at first glance this one looks so much like the Unimatic's mechanism--such unusual treats, both of them. You guys are turning me into a DW lover--as if I needed another addiction

Hey you guys, actually I deleted the uploaded picture of the POD as I have done a many times in the past. 

I've asked in the past that the POD's not get posted into the threads.  My reasoning behind this is posting PODs sort of takes away my whole reason for having the POD in the first place.

This is clearly my fault for not this making this request more obvious.  I will work on placing a message on the POD view screen to that effect  that you guys are welcome to do anything with them but post them in threads.  I really don't want to prevent you guys from downloading them so I'm going to look into options like digitally watermarking them so the system wont upload them when it recognizes them to be a POD.  But that wont be for a bit yet.

My apologies for not making that more clear and I appreciate everyone's understanding.

Hi Brent, no need to apologize what so ever, it's really my fault for not making that clearer.  I've stated that over the years but its not been a hard rule and I'm sure not everyone has seen it when I posted it.  If it helps make a point it would be ok to cut out a small portion of the pod and repost that. By small portion I mean no more than lets say 15% to 20% of the POD ad at the most.