1967 GE "Concepts" kitchen/laundry planner

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sorry for posting this newer model in this thread...but I wanted to show the differance of the older vs newer

 

[franksdad]

My oldest sister

had the JR17 oven and cooktop with control buttons on the hood in her new home she and my brother-in-law built in 1967. They were coppertone and I thought it was sooooooooo cool! I begged Mama to get this set. I was so jealous!

 

[turquoisedude]

Wow - what a cool brochure!   I wish I could go back in time... SIGH!

 

[retropia]

Spacesaver/Spacemaker Dishwasher

I learned something new today! I've been in many apartments and condos in the Midwest, and I've never seen a setup like this. If the kitchen is tiny in these parts and a dishwasher is desired, I've only ever seen a narrower model used instead of a standard-size dishwasher.

 

The brochure mentions an offset installation if a disposer is used. I'm guessing that even when the dishwasher is centered under the sink, the S-trap must be offset to the side slightly? That would be easier to do if the sink drain was in the left or right corner of the sink, as opposed to being centered.

 

Otherwise, I'm imagining how much more difficult it would be when "helpful" guests put potato peels down the garbage disposer, which causes a clog in our older plumbing. If you had to disconnect the dishwasher and pull it out in order to access the S-trap to snake the drain, that would be a real hassle.

 

Thanks, Ken, for sharing your brochure, and thanks to all for the education on these unusual (to me, anyway) dishwashers.

 

 

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Disposer

The disposer can only be used with an offset installation. If 36" is allocated for the sink and dishwasher, the 12" that the dishwasher does not use will accomodate the disposer. That's why it is possible to install this model under a double-bowl sink, the dishwasher is installed to one side, leaving a cavity under the other end of the sink.

Lawrence

 

[cornutt]

Water heater

I didn't know GE ever made water heaters... I wonder how long it's been since they discontinued that.

 

[circlew]

GE water heaters are currently sold at Home Depot, and I think made by Rheem. Not sure what year GE got into the water heater business, but think they originally made their own. Seems like there was a period of several years when GE didn't have any water heaters in their product lineup.

 

[appliguy]

According to the 1987 Book a Walk through the Park The Hist

Harvest was introduced in 1967. Could it have been introduced on the 1968 line of appliances in the fall of 1967? PAT COFFEY

 

[whirlcool]

In our last house we had that P-7 Double Oven. To this day it remains one of my favorites for even temps and fast preheating. The self clean feature worked flawlessly without overheating the kitchen. You could adjust it for however long you wanted it to clean. I found 2 hours usually did it.

That first GE dishwasher was also in the same house. It worked for us for three years before the bottom of the tub rusted through and dumped water into the running motor. But that DW was at least 20 something years old when it did that.

 

[arbilab]

Thanks, very nice photo spread from 'back then'. Anybody remember "Medallion Homes"? They built entire subdivisions like that, all electric. Like it was a feature. Any idea what it costs today to heat water and air in a mild winter? Howzbout $350 a month for 800 sq ft. That's what I pay and DFW's rates aren't "the worst" and our winters aren't either.

 

[bajaespuma]

I think John is right; this is probably "Sunny Yellow" and not Harvest Gold. There is no shading evident in the photos and I think I remember a 1968 GE ad regaling the new color. At any rate, I can't wait to get my hands on a 1967 GE Full Product Line catalog. 1967 was a transitional year and a lot of things were introduced that year; some were developed into familiar designs, some were dropped altogether. I think this was the only year that GE had a  black Bakelite straight-6 activator. In 1968 I think it became green polypropylene.