Before Kmart had Kenmore - General Electric

[gansky1]

These brochures are from David's collection who was moving and so generously shared them with all of us at the Minneapolis wash-in back in May. I remember these machines vividly at Kmart, I probably even brought these same brochures home. They had Whirlpool, Frigidaire 1-18's and General Electric. Aside from the GE - Hotpoint feature sets, these looked very similar to the JCPenny laundry styles of the same period.

 

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[goatfarmer]

I've seen those washers and dryers on the trade piles over the years. Never connected them with KMart!

 

[appnut]

I remember seeing these too. I always thought they were illegitimate GEs since they had knobs and no toggle switches or pushbuttons. I remember when Kmart had rollermatics before the 1/18s.

 

[lebron]

K mart

Make sure you look for these quality features: "rugged transmission"... Going to Kmart today just isn't the same..

 

[a440]

This is wild....Our Kmart did not sell appliances in New Orleans.
Our Woolco stores had every major brand.
Even our Kroger sold appliances at one time!
Not Kmart.
The panels on these look so interesting.
Brent

 

[mayguy]

When did K-Mart had GE? I do not recall seeing those!

 

[circlew]

Were all the appliances sold there (of whatever brand) special models made only for Kmart? I remember them selling major appliances at certain of their locations in the 70's.

 

[chestermikeuk]

GE

Great scans, good to see different models & specs,

What would have been the equivalent model from Frigidaire, Kenmore & Maytag at the time of the TOL GE WWA8359V??

 

[retropia]

The advantage of stores carrying exclusive brands or exclusive models of existing brands is that it makes it more difficult for shoppers to do price comparisons.

Plus, some stores offer a price matching guarantee, but only if the competing store carries the exact same model. If the product is an exclusive brand or exclusive model, then the store doesn't have to match pricing.

 

[randycmaynard]

I remember the K-Mart GEs very well..........

The big K-Mart here in Knoxville was Northgate Plaza in north Knoxville (K-Mart still there) and I remember many, many times as a child and early teens going to the NGP K-Mart and seeing all those GE washers and wondering why we we didn't or couldn't have such fascinating, wonderful machines. We always had Kenmores - not that that was bad..... we just never had top of the line machines - usually mid or bottom line machines with few features. No Mini-Baskets, 3 speed, 4+ water levels, multi-temp water settings or multi-cycles. Everytime we went to K-Mart I would end up looking at all those gleeming TOL GEs..... lots of memories. Would have been nice to have ventured out past Kenmore and Craftsman.

 

[randycmaynard]

Additional on K-Mart GEs.............

Don't know about other parts of the country but the K-Mart(s) here in Knoxville seemed to carry GEs almost exclusivly and offered bottom, mid and top line machines - washers and matching dryers and carried them through several redesigns such as the toggle switches, push buttons etc on the control panels.

 

[cfz2882]

i can remember looking over GEs at Kmart in 1979,do not
remember which town it was-my local kmart did not sell major
appliances

 

[norgeway]

Ames!!

We had a store called Ames,I remember them having Westinghouse,when K-Mart bought them out in the late 70s,I remember the GE stuff,wasnt long before they stopped selling major appliances.

 

[circlew]

Don't remember seeing major appliances in the Milford Kmart, but did see them at the one on Ridge Rd., which I'm sure Pete (Rollermatic) will remember.