Thread Number: 78450
/ Tag: Vintage Dryers
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Post# 1024703   2/15/2019 at 15:18 (1,868 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL)   |   | |
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I was thumbing through a February, 1958 edition of BH&G last evening and found came across this ad for a General Electric dryer. After looking at the ad closely, I spotted something that's somewhat out-of-place. This is the clearest copy I could come up with; found it on Ebay. Hopefully it's clear enough to spot the error.
I've added a link to the ad. If you place your cursor over the image it will enlarge the photo. This might help
lawrence CLICK HERE TO GO TO pulltostart's LINK on eBay
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Post# 1024704 , Reply# 1   2/15/2019 at 15:26 (1,868 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)   |   | |
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Post# 1024706 , Reply# 2   2/15/2019 at 16:44 (1,868 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL)   |   | |
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Post# 1024709 , Reply# 3   2/15/2019 at 17:06 (1,868 days old) by hippiedoll ( arizona )   |   | |
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Post# 1024710 , Reply# 4   2/15/2019 at 17:12 (1,868 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL)   |   | |
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Post# 1024711 , Reply# 5   2/15/2019 at 17:28 (1,868 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area)   |   | |
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One thing I noticed in the picture is that the door on the cabinet to the left of the little boy doesn't fit properly. The gap above that door doesn't match the others. |
Post# 1024712 , Reply# 6   2/15/2019 at 18:48 (1,868 days old) by Spinmon (st. charles mo )   |   | |
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The red item in dryer with lighter things? The totally bogus outdoor backdrop with ''rain'' falling? Me not know. |
Post# 1024713 , Reply# 7   2/15/2019 at 18:51 (1,868 days old) by neptunebob (Pittsburgh, PA)   |   | |
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Post# 1024714 , Reply# 8   2/15/2019 at 18:58 (1,868 days old) by Spinmon (st. charles mo )   |   | |
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The orange and green towels not color folded 3 and 3? |
Post# 1024716 , Reply# 9   2/15/2019 at 19:01 (1,868 days old) by Spinmon (st. charles mo )   |   | |
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The boy has a 'weapon' of some sort sticking up out of his overalls? |
Post# 1024717 , Reply# 10   2/15/2019 at 19:04 (1,868 days old) by twintubdexter (Palm Springs)   |   | |
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Post# 1024718 , Reply# 11   2/15/2019 at 19:17 (1,868 days old) by Spinmon (st. charles mo )   |   | |
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OH! Like...'We were dancing in the dark,my Ford slipped out of Park and it just missed me'...? |
Post# 1024721 , Reply# 12   2/15/2019 at 19:37 (1,868 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL)   |   | |
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OK, I'll tell you. The ad features absolute TOL appliances, and in 1958 the TOL washer was available in two forms - with and without the suds-return feature. The washer in the ad is the suds-return version (model WA-955S). But, where's the laundry sink to receive and hold the sudsy water?
Oops!
The suds-return switch is the small white square just below the General Electric logo on the console. I've included another picture of this console (again, an Ebay find) with a link for better viewing. For a view of the non-suds-saver model (WA-950S) go to the pictures of Robert's (webmaster) collection. The very first photo of his laundry room shows his turquoise 1958 Filter-flo sans suds-saver.
lawrence CLICK HERE TO GO TO pulltostart's LINK on eBay
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Post# 1024722 , Reply# 13   2/15/2019 at 19:39 (1,868 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Post# 1024723 , Reply# 14   2/15/2019 at 19:57 (1,868 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI)   |   | |
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So, why was a Suds Return model put there without the proper provisions?
Or is there possibly a sink or a tub IS back there behind the washer, but merely extending outside of the house? With all the strange conjectures going on, I couldn't help but weigh in with something else just as weird... -- Dave |
Post# 1024742 , Reply# 15   2/16/2019 at 00:55 (1,868 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN)   |   | |
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Post# 1024831 , Reply# 16   2/16/2019 at 19:03 (1,867 days old) by StrongEnough78 (California)   |   | |
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Post# 1024845 , Reply# 17   2/16/2019 at 21:21 (1,867 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL)   |   | |
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Post# 1024863 , Reply# 18   2/17/2019 at 03:33 (1,867 days old) by StrongEnough78 (California)   |   | |
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