Did the Hotpoint factory ever make GE appliances?

[Chetlaham]

HP tank

Hotpoint tank dishwasher, aka poercelain on steel. I some times call them a Hotpoint tank because it differentiates them from the old plastisol tubs with the GE name on them.

 

[paulg]

That building was knocked down.

5600 was knocked down in its entirety. It actually was a small building. Up and down the block were a series of dissimilar buildings large and small all devoted to appliance production. Perhaps some of them survive.
We took a picture of the front door as well as we knew the building was going away. Carved in stone was
"Edison Electric Company" I believe. It certainly was not General Electric nor Hotpoint.
Sunbeam was directly across the street.

 

[potatochips]

Yes, many Canadian GE machines have some HP features, like the porcelain on steel tub. I have a GE machine with this that I'll be doing a spotlight on shortly.

 

[mayken4now]

Let's ask our friends across the pond.  They know all too well about any and every Hotpoint? 

 

[brucelucenta]

I know that back in the 50's and 60's GE seemed to be the preferred builder's brand to use in many new homes here at least. I think they must have been cheaper to buy.

 

[tomturbomatic]

GE gave builders a gift that kept on giving for GE. When a builder bought GE builtin cooking appliances, they got a builtin dishwasher for something like $10 which made the kitchen look more deluxe and fully equipped as well as ensuring a replacement market for GE or some other brand of dishwasher for decades to come.

 

[cornutt]

Speaking of that, the Decatur, Alabama plant is still open and makes builder-grade refrigerators.

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

re: My GE Catalog of 1982:

DOUG of W. VA.

 

--I seemed to have lost or misplaced this catalog...  I've searched all over my house and found every piece of household memorabilia, books, catalogs, and literature except this item!

 

(And maybe I would gladly send it to you, for the price of postage if I could find it...) So, sorry...

 

 

-- Dave