dishwashercrazy
Well-known member
I just drove to west central Missouri yesterday morning to bring this 1971 G.E. Washer-Dryer Combo back in time for the Wash Party this weekend. Model WD860D2W
This machine came from the G.E. Appliance Store in Carrollton, Missouri. This is the town where my relatives lived who had the G.E. Electric Sink back in the 1960's to mid 1970's that I've spoken about in my profile, and in discussion threads. The owner of the store is the same man that gave me my first 1958 G.E. Mobile Maid dishwasher back in the late 1960's. His son now runs the business, and he spent about taking me on a tour of his store.
They sold this combo unit new in 1971. The machine was located in an upstairs room, and lady who owned it became unable to climb the stairs, so the created a main floor laundry room, and traded the combo in. Apparently, everything worked on it when they took the machine back in trade. But it has sat for several years and likely some of the seals have dried out. This machine still had sentimental value to the senior owner and his wife since it was one of the last models made and the last one (combo unit) they ever sold. But they shot me a price, and I agreed to buy this machine for my collection.
I see rust on the inside of the tub, and along the bottom of the outter tub. Only time will tell if this was a wise investment to make.
This machine came from the G.E. Appliance Store in Carrollton, Missouri. This is the town where my relatives lived who had the G.E. Electric Sink back in the 1960's to mid 1970's that I've spoken about in my profile, and in discussion threads. The owner of the store is the same man that gave me my first 1958 G.E. Mobile Maid dishwasher back in the late 1960's. His son now runs the business, and he spent about taking me on a tour of his store.
They sold this combo unit new in 1971. The machine was located in an upstairs room, and lady who owned it became unable to climb the stairs, so the created a main floor laundry room, and traded the combo in. Apparently, everything worked on it when they took the machine back in trade. But it has sat for several years and likely some of the seals have dried out. This machine still had sentimental value to the senior owner and his wife since it was one of the last models made and the last one (combo unit) they ever sold. But they shot me a price, and I agreed to buy this machine for my collection.
I see rust on the inside of the tub, and along the bottom of the outter tub. Only time will tell if this was a wise investment to make.
