GE POD

[lbcarguy]

This is close to my holy grail, the 1963 1050X. One of the longest lived mechanical designs in washer history. Easy to service too.

MK in LBC

 

[filterflo]

Hey Mike, Be patient, we will find one of these for you! Then you can be secret agent 1050X............

 

[lbcarguy]

Secret Agent

Thanks Jimmy,

Having a lousy day at work and your post made me laugh out loud.

BTW, WCM meeting, they sang your song and everyone was in hysterics. Should be a big hit in July.

MK in LBC

 

[pulltostart]

I agree with your admiration of this one! All of the '58 - '63's were nicely proportioned and showed that styling was important across the board to GE appliances at that time. Here's a pair that I've always thought looked great, just a few years newer than your 'holy grail'. Only thing that muggs-up the appearance of any of these is the awkward-looking bleach dispenser pasted on the front of the cabinet.

 

[filterflo]

Have to admire your taste in GE appliances very much Pulltostart! The ad that you posted for the GE washer and dryer are my all time favorite GE design. Its a shame they didnt do that design for a few more years. I always thought the consoles on the models just following this were a little tinny........such is progress I guess!.............

 

[pulltostart]

These consoles were quite zoomy! But there's something to be admired about the clean lines of the '58 and '59 consoles - and the elevated feature is fantastic. I have to wonder how many of the TOL babies they actually sold.
Lawrence

 

[westytoploader]

WOW!!! The GE's console is GORGEOUS...I'm surprised this machine isn't everyone's Holy Grail!!! I think it bears a striking resemblance to the 1964-69 Frigidaire console, especially the chrome trim. However, the GE's is just a bit taller and it has that cool Time-Line!

What type of Activator did this machine use, spiral or straight-vane?

 

[david]

Beautiful machines

My aunt in colorado bought this GE machine (pulltostart's pi-c) in 1965 after the pump in the 55 GE (pink) went bad. Her 65 was in coppertone, was a truly beautiful machine in every way, I believe it had a lighted console and a mini-basket. She still had the pink GE dryer a few years more. The pink 55 GE machines that were hers were the first GE's I remember every seeing for the first time when we went to visit in California where they were stationed in 1959. Thought they were frigidaires for the longest until I saw them again in 1964.

 

[lbcarguy]

Hi,

What a great ad. I would certainly find room for those somehow if they were found!

Thanks for sharing it with us.

MK in LBC

 

[appnut]

Well that "pasted" bleach dispenser held a month's supply of bleach. You pushed a "blob" to measure the amount and diespensed it into the bottom of the tub.