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Thread Number: 83436
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
1960s GE coin op washer |
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| Post# 1077558 6/17/2020 at 15:55 (1,500 days old) by Historian (Owensboro, KY ) | ||
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Hey gang, I was just wondering if anyone has and repair info or part number chart for these machines? Also if you know the age range of this machine that would be helpful too. Thanks in advance! | ||
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Post# 1077664 , Reply# 1 6/18/2020 at 07:36 (1,499 days old) by combo52  (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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GE Commercial Washers | ||
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Post# 1077687 , Reply# 3 6/18/2020 at 10:50 (1,499 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area) |
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What color is that washer? On my screen it looks too light to be Turquoise, and too blue to be white. | ||
| Post# 1077729 , Reply# 4 6/18/2020 at 16:27 (1,499 days old) by Historian (Owensboro, KY ) | ||
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It is turquoise, my favorite color. | ||
| Post# 1077735 , Reply# 5 6/18/2020 at 16:57 (1,499 days old) by Historian (Owensboro, KY ) | ||
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There is very little natural light in that room. The camera lightened it some. | ||
| Post# 1077743 , Reply# 6 6/18/2020 at 17:58 (1,499 days old) by toploadloyalist (San Luis Obispo, CA) | ||
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Can we get a close-up of the switches and lights? | ||
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Post# 1077772 , Reply# 7 6/18/2020 at 20:26 (1,499 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 1077782 , Reply# 8 6/18/2020 at 21:24 (1,498 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area) |
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Thanks for the clarification; it's a beautiful machine. | ||
| Post# 1077799 , Reply# 9 6/18/2020 at 23:29 (1,498 days old) by Historian (Owensboro, KY ) | ||
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Thank you so much! I would be glad to share some pics of the timer andlights and buttons tomorrow afternoon. I have 4 of them. They are in pretty good shape for their age. They appear to be low mileage | ||
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Post# 1077810 , Reply# 10 6/19/2020 at 01:40 (1,498 days old) by aircub (Huntington, AR) |
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your 62 v12 can we see pics of the v12 my mother had one as her first machine and I loved it. Thanks, darren | ||
| Post# 1077830 , Reply# 11 6/19/2020 at 07:42 (1,498 days old) by Doug (West Virgina) | ||
Selling a washer | ||
| Post# 1077861 , Reply# 12 6/19/2020 at 13:14 (1,498 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) | ||
That same GE coin-op (in white) was in the laundry room of my freshmen dorm in 1977-78. It wasn't in great shape, but it was fun to use, as the agitation speed seemed so fast compared to the 1960 Kenmore I'd grown up with. I always put the detergent in the Filter-Flo pan.
When I went back to the same floor the next year to visit a friend, it had been replaced with a Whirlpool. A nice blast from the past; I hadn't seen one of those in years. | ||
| Post# 1078180 , Reply# 14 6/21/2020 at 21:35 (1,495 days old) by Historian (Owensboro, KY ) | ||
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Aircub, here are the pics of what I believe is a 1962 v12. Hope you enjoy. I forgot to get a tub shot :( | ||
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Post# 1078183 , Reply# 15 6/21/2020 at 22:47 (1,495 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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| Post# 1078185 , Reply# 16 6/22/2020 at 00:41 (1,495 days old) by Historian (Owensboro, KY ) | ||
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Thanks, I believe the dryer is a 1961. I will take some pics and post of the dryer next time I'm at that building. It is a match except the buttons are chunkier rather than thin flaps. | ||
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Post# 1078188 , Reply# 17 6/22/2020 at 01:48 (1,495 days old) by aircub (Huntington, AR) |
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memories wow beautiful such great memories and it my life dream to find one again. thanks for the pics darren | ||
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Post# 1078345 , Reply# 18 6/23/2020 at 07:46 (1,494 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Picture in reply #14 | ||
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Post# 1080077 , Reply# 20 7/6/2020 at 17:07 (1,481 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Restoring An older GE FF Washer
Hi, just sand down the rust in the outer tub and paint with a marine two part paint, You don't need to glue the boot in place.
It would be better to use the better plastic transmission, if you want to use the old agitator you will need to find a different lower agitator bearing insert, like the one pictured. John L.
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| Post# 1080110 , Reply# 21 7/6/2020 at 20:10 (1,481 days old) by Historian (Owensboro, KY ) | ||
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Thanks John L, I appreciate your help! | ||
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Post# 1081923 , Reply# 23 7/21/2020 at 20:14 (1,466 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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1962, a wonderful year That's a WA-855W!! A Suds-Saver and it's matched to the next-step-up dryer DA-920 W that would have been mated with the 1962 iteration of the Rotary Fabric Dial model. If you ever want to sell these, let me know please. | ||
| Post# 1081928 , Reply# 24 7/21/2020 at 20:47 (1,466 days old) by Historian (Owensboro, KY ) | ||
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Thank you baja I appreciate it. I dont intend to sell them but if my plans change I will let you know. I love those illustrations you do! Food for thought - the next step would be to get a 3D printer and print some vintage washers with your talent 😉 | ||
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Post# 1081936 , Reply# 25 7/21/2020 at 21:51 (1,465 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Reply 22 | ||
| Post# 1081985 , Reply# 26 7/22/2020 at 12:58 (1,465 days old) by Historian (Owensboro, KY ) | ||
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Thanks Ben! I love this site and appreciate you all! | ||
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Post# 1082072 , Reply# 27 7/23/2020 at 06:36 (1,464 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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On second thought... ...not that it's important to any sane person but me, but I'm thinking yours might be a 1963 hybrid-oddball model. Something in the picture of the control panel struck me as wrong but I forgot about it while trying to dodge the virus and stay employed.
The control dials on the W series were either white on black for the lower-end models, or they were black on white for the 850 and 950 models. Your machine has the clear ridged plastic dials that, up to now I thought, they only used for the '63 X series (but yours doesn't have the SOAK cycle highlighted in red- a rarity). Also, your machine has the slightly modified chrome knob that was only used on all the X models.
I think that by the end of 1962 GE had to do many free service calls to replace many of the plastic dials on their more expensive washers that had illuminated dials because they melted. In response they decided to scrap that feature entirely in favor of the cooler fluorescent tube on the side of the control panel coupled with easier to read non-illuminated dials. Then they scrapped all of the wonderful plastic dials in favor of the easier, cheaper embossed and printed dials that lasted to the end. I've noticed in my collection a lot of those dials have melted at some point right where the bulb is mounted. I'm betting that a lot of users, like me, would paused the machine during the cycle to soak or whatever and that leaves the dial light on which damaged the plastic after an hour or so.
Bummer for me; I loved those plastic dials.
Can't know for sure without looking at the rating plate on the LH or RH side of the bottom of the cabinet; if there's a W it's a '62, if there's an X '63. | ||
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