2 Vintage A/Cs ???

[retromania]

You won't believe this....

I live in a townhouse that shares a commone wall with the townhouse next door. We each have a GE an outdoor central air unit installed new in 1978. We have had no trouble with our units. Mine rattles and there some rust on it, but it keeps going. Not the most efficient unit, but what a track record!!!

 

[charco68]

Another pics of possible Westie?

Tomturbomatic, thanks for weighing in! The square logo in the LRH corner could easily be a styled "W." I found a family movie of my aunt's birthday in June of '58 (that's her in on the L about to blow out the candles.)

It's grainy, but here's a shot of the whole front. In my brain there were three controls; obviously just two here.
Always wondered if it was as good as the '72 Coldspot that replaced it, that thing ran forever. Used to lull me to sleep when I fell asleep on her sectional couch visiting in the summers.

Now, my grandfather (just a few streets away) had a grand hi-end Ward's Signature A/C installed through the wall, with the 220 plug on the outside of the house. Didn't want to ruin the esthetic inside. He was a MW through and through...every single appliance possible they made.

 

[gr81nknox]

GE central air units

General Electric sold their unitary products(aka central A/C) to Trane in the early 80s. Trane kept the same design on the units for many years after and to this day, Trane still designs and builds their own compressors, uses the "weathertron" name on their heat pumps, and uses the spine fin coils on some of their units.

GE still sells A/C units, however, they look or sound nothing like their older models and they long ago quit using the spine-fin coils.

 

[cfz2882]

spine fins

those GE spine fins are a real P.I.T.A.to clean once they get plugged with tree fuzz and lint-have to be carefull using pressure washer so the spines don't get flattened over and need "fluffed"back up...

 

[toploader55]

Reply Pic #27

That unit to me looks like it could be a Welbilt.

I doubt I still have it, but I do remember having a brochure on Welbilt A/Cs.

They had the Square Louvers and "Eggcrate Grill" like the one in the pic.

http://news.google.com/newspapers?n...6wpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tk4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4441,3436063

 

[tomturbomatic]

That looks like a Westie and yes, that little medallion at the bottom was a W. The large dial controlled all of the functions like cooling, fan speed, exhaust, vent, etc. The small dial was the thermostat.

 

[retromania]

Price Difference

What was the price of Westinghouse appliances as compared to some of the other brands?