Bare Bones GE W/D

[goatfarmer]

RCA branded
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[pulltostart]

Definitely no 'bells and whistles' to worry about breaking.

lawrence

 

[combo52]

Bare bones, RCA branded GE built, 90s washer and dryer.

Many manufacturers made these very stripped down machines to lure people into the store. They would advertise full-size washer and electric dryer or whatever, and when people got into the store, most people wanted a few more features, but more than that the sales people usually made zero money selling these or were even penalized for selling these basic models so not many were sold, which makes them kind of rare.

Even Maytag engaged in this behavior a little bit they had the old bluebell basic ringer washer for example, we just recycled de 90 halo of heat dryer from the early 70s also. Maytag sold the basic model which did not match any of their washers when manufacturers were trying to get consumers to buy their first clothes dryer.

John L

 

[Chetlaham]

Forgive me asking the obvious, but is the washer a filter flo design or a mode T design? I only ask because the lid opening seems kind of small.

 

[goatfarmer]

Not a FF

 

[pulltostart]

I believe after they abandoned 'Filter-flo' badging/design, they called the new product/design 'Quite By Design'.

lawrence

 

[Chetlaham]

Not a FF

Thanks

I wish it were though. I miss that design dearly.

 

[thatwasherguy]

Dang!

Those machines make the 1989 BOL Kenmore set my granny had look downright fancy. I didn’t realize that GE did anything more basic than an RCA dryer I parted out a couple of years back that had the 70 minute long timed dry cycle set for air only, with no option to change it. Also, is that brown stuff the protective film still on the consoles, or is that just what color they are?

Bare bones, RCA branded GE built, 90s washer and dryer.

Many manufacturers made these very stripped down machines to lure people into the store. They would advertise full-size washer and electric dryer or whatever, and when people got into the store, most people wanted a few more features, but more than that the sales people usually made zero money selling these or were even penalized for selling these basic models so not many were sold, which makes them kind of rare.

Even Maytag engaged in this behavior a little bit they had the old bluebell basic ringer washer for example, we just recycled de 90 halo of heat dryer from the early 70s also. Maytag sold the basic model which did not match any of their washers when manufacturers were trying to get consumers to buy their first clothes dryer.

John L

I’ve noticed that too. I’ve heard rumors that some places, such as Sears, made those really cheap machines special order only to discourage people from buying them, and that sales reps could be fired if they sold too many of them. Granny ordered hers through the catalog, so she didn’t get a sales pitch. If she had, I’m quite confident that she would have had a fancier set. I’ve also noticed that a lot of the people who insisted on getting the cheap BOL machines didn’t seem to take the best care of them, so finding well preserved examples is a bit of a treat.

Thatwasherguy.