GE top loading dish machine

[westingman123]

GE anyone? Florissant is just north of STL. Note the spelling. LOL

http://[email protected]

 

[westingman123]

painfully inadequate at computing!

Okay, I'll never get the whole "link" thing right. Here's the Craiglist addy: [email protected]

 

[toploader55]

Ummmmmmm.....

What ???

 

[turquoisedude]

Yeah, I saw a picture of this shortly before the post vanished and it looks like a 1955 or 56 (one of the first!) Mobile Maids. Christmas is coming, if anyone was looking for a gift idea for me... ROFLMAO

 

[mikepaquette]

GE Top Load dishwasher

Looking to trade this for a bowtie impeller dishwasher Anyone care to chat ?

 

[mikepaquette]

#2

great shape

 

[tomturbomatic]

Why would anyone give up a superior-performing bowwtie machine for one of these unless it was just to fill a hole in a collection?

 

[westingman123]

It's on St. Louis craigslist, but as usual I can't make the link work. (so cyber-inadequate). He has it listed as Westinghouse. Sorry for the confusion, I was most frustrated.

 

[westingman123]

Okay, so I can get the picture, but not a link. Here's a pic. Paul, do you want me to seek it out for you?

 

[mikepaquette]

re: Tom

Hey you just have to try.

 

[mikepaquette]

PLUS

I will throw in my Westinghouse six cycle top load dishwasher next to mint. will post a pic tonight.

 

[dishwashercrazy]

I made an offer on this GE Portable Dishwasher, and the seller came back with a very high counter offer, 2 1/2 times what my original offer was. Then I explained to him how many vintage dishwashers I had, gave him the average amount I had paid for all of my dishwashers made between 1946 and 1960, and renewed my original bid. Four days later, he wrote to me and asked if I was still interested in buying the dishwasher at my original bid amount, and I said yes.

I will be driving to Southern Illinois to pick it up this Sunday morning, Dec 18th.

I am anxious to add this G.E. Portable to my collection, since it is an example of a handful of G.E. models which reintroduce the Portable Dishwasher for General Electric, after the failed first attempt with the round tub portable. I believe these first reintroduced portable models were produced in 1956 and 1957. Once I see the machine in person, and review the model and serial number, I will be able to clarify my assumptions.

The MobileMaid models were introduced, I believe, in 1958.

Mike
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[westingman123]

Oh, I'm so glad you got it. He sent me a RIDICULOUS offer, to which I did not even reply. I'm not certain how I was going to get it to Paul, anyway, so thanks for saving it. And, for bringing the man "down to earth" a bit.

Keith

 

[mikepaquette]

Age

Does anyone know the age of the mobile maid pic I posted? Not sure of age.

 

[dishwashercrazy]

Michael,

Please give me the model, and serial number, I will try to give you the build date.

Mike

 

[dishwashercrazy]

In brief: I picked this 1SP40M1 GE Portable Dishwasher up in southern Illinois on Sunday, December 18. Serial Number is 55327077, indicating 1955, 32nd week (2nd week of August).

Here is a "before" photo looking inside. The scratch marks from metal pans rubbing against the tub can not be seen.

 

[dishwashercrazy]

I spent quite a bit of time Monday afternoon and evening, December 19th, cleaning it up. It is amazing that the porcelain tub can take quite a bit of scrubbing with cleaners like Barkeepers Friend, and shine like new afterwards.


I have done some testing, but will report on that in another update coming shortly.

 

[toploader55]

Just Beautiful

Can't wait to hear how the machine runs.

 

[tomturbomatic]

Nice

What happened to the little ivory-colored plastic funny in the cutlery basket?