It's the General Electric blender!

[hooverwheelaway]

Found this at a sale last weekend for $15. More than I usually would pay for a blender, but I have never seen one of these in person before. Such a cute little blender! It took me about a week to take it apart, clean it and get it back together... a little bit at a time. [this post was last edited: 8/18/2013-23:30]

 

[hooverwheelaway]

Side shot..

 

[hooverwheelaway]

Button close up.

 

[hooverwheelaway]

Jar removed..

 

[hooverwheelaway]

Love that it's belt-driven...

 

[hooverwheelaway]

And this jingle just makes me want to scream, it's so cute!! I'd love to find one of the earlier models like in this commercial...

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[pdub]

Nice!

I love the looks of this blender and have never seen one like it.

So masculine and handsome looking in the black and chrome wouldn't you say!

I think it's worth every penny of the $15 you spent and then some.

Patrick

 

[gansky1]

Pretty 10 1/2"

You should try the blender meatloaf!

 

[ovrphil]

Good commercial - and good job on dis-assemble and clean. I've never seen one, either. That commercial reminds of many good songs and jingles in the 60s.

 

[a440]

Looks like so much fun!
In great shape.
I love the flat base where the motor is.
So modern!

 

[alr2903]

Fred that may be the design that evolved into the GE blender and Food processor. Had the same motor mount to the rear of the jar. The food processor bowl had gearing reduction that whined like a jet. All the companies were so eager to get a food processor on the market. I have never seen one of this vintage. Thanks for posting. Arthur

 

[gfm8959]

Kenmore mixer

I noticed the numbered dial in the upper right corner of the disassembly pic- is that from a Kenmore stand mixer?

 

[toploader55]

How do you ...

Blend a MeatLoaf for 8 ???

And in a only 10 1/2 in high Blendor ?

 

[tomturbomatic]

CU stated that the belt-drive design was not as powerful as the motor underneath driving the blades like with other blenders. This 10.5 inch height is what enabled GE to show this blender sitting on the bit of countertop between the fresh food section and the roll out freezer in ads for their Americana refrigerator-freezer. I have two other models of this blender, one very deluxe and one more basic.

Speaking of making coleslaw in the blender, I find that shredding it in water removes the bitterness that turns up in cabbage more often than not now.

 

[hooverwheelaway]

It is a really smart looking blender.. I can't wait to put it to use. It leaked a bit when I was running water through it last night, I may need to re-visit sealing up the bottom of the jar.

Yes, the dial is from a KM stand mixer (really good eye!) - also found at the sales two weekends ago. Neither Robert or I had ever seen one, but we did find it in our Sears catalogues, I want to say 1952 or 1953. I'll try to remember to get some pictures of that and start another thread tonight.

 

[cfz2882]

never seen a belt driven blender before-neat find looks like '68 date code on switch.

 

[kb0nes]

Neat blender Fred!

With the low-boy style motor behind that should fit under any kitchen cabinets.

It looks like there is a bit of a speed reduction due to the pulleys, should be a nice torquey blender. Tried a Margarita yet??

 

[petek]

Nice. I've got the chrome older model and found a replacement jar for this model minus the motor base hoping one will turn up eventually.  I haven't tested it for leaks yet but if it's good and you need it let me know

 

[wiskybill]

My babies...

These are good looking blenders.

 

[kevin313]

Fred - that's a beauty! And the jingle alone would have sold me on it!

Actually, I have one that has the lever style control instead of the pushbuttons. I haven't used it in a while but it was certainly strong enough to make homemade celery seed salad dressing and wonderful mai tai's!

GE also made a percolator during this period that was the same wonderful shape as your blender carafe - an oval shape. Tres elegante!!

Enjoy your fabulous find!

Here's the perc:

 

[wiskybill]

Just be careful with ice...

This is what happened to the blade assembly
of the tan model when I added too much too fast.

I haven't tried to repair it yet.

 

[ovrphil]

wiskeybill - nice collection to mirror Fred's ...have never seen these before. I like the style.

 

[tolivac]

Neat little blender I would like to run into one of those GE blenders.CU says that BD blenders aren't powerful--they haven't seen the Vita Mix XL-Its a HUGE BD blender on the same idea as the GE one-the VM XL has a 15A motor-a cogged belt like the GE-and can process up to 1.5 gal at a time.VM shows how their XL machine can grind several pounds of Pork meat at once!Take that CU!!The cogged belt in the GE will do just fine-and can last the life of the machine!Just guess you have to be careful in crushing ice with the GE blender-esp with its age-the drive splines on the blade could break.Other commerical blenders use belt drive like the monster VM-yes,have a VM XL.Hobart makes a similar BD large capacity blender.Its even interlocked so it won't run unless the jar is properly seated on the base and the lid is in place.

 

[danemodsandy]

The Food Processor:

"The food processor bowl had gearing reduction that whined like a jet."

And the most baffling lid interlock of any brand on the market. My late partner, who was mechanically challenged, had to refer to the owner's manual every single time he used his.

 

[paulg]

I've got the one in stainless

My parents bought the stainless version in about 1963 / 1964. It has the hi/lo lever rather than pushbuttons. My Dad bought it from the employee store when my Grandmother came to live with us.
Still have it. Still works. It has made about 10000 milkshakes. Always with Walgreens Ice cream. For me it wins awards for durability.
Sentimental value. It's been decommissioned as the jar got chipped. So many happy memories... With a blender! Go figure.

 

[jetcone]

Nice looking blender

Yours can't be 10 1/2 inches tall! Funny about the ice because ours was the one in the commercial and that thing could chop ice like nothing else. I used to like to chew ice at night and would make slush in the evening while watching TV almost every nite. Mom finally just put it away when she got the GE food processor, she used that weekly.

 

I forgot how convenient that large top opening was, I used to love to start the milk and then pour in the chocolate and watch the swirl take place.

 

 

 

[hooverwheelaway]

Only 10 and 1/2 inches high?

Wow!

Thanks for all of the replies! I do love the small appliances and it's always so nice to receive everybody's feedback and hear your stories.

Jon -- after seeing the two very distinct designs of the blener as Bill pictured above, I know that mine's gotta be taller than 10 1/2 inches. Regardless, it still is much shorter than any Oster, Ronson, or Vita-Mix. 

  But it does look so much bulkier when compared side by side to the earlier models.  I imagine they must have made it taller to accomodate the pushbutton switches?  

I'll now have to be on the lookout for one of the earlier models. The one I particularly like is the all white model (second from the left in Bill's photo).  Such an odd-looking yet completely adorable little blender. 

 

Bill -- are you able to take a picture of the side of the jar where the handle attaches on those earlier models? I don't see a band that goes around the jar to hold the handle in place, so I'm curious as to how that's set-up and how the handle actually attaches to the jar. I assume the jars on the shorter models are glass, although they do seem to have photographed differently than the taller models. Maybe they were plastic?

Kevin -- we do have that GE percolator. No other coffee pot has such a pretty pour. I had actually found one of those NIB about 10 years ago at Goodwill. I gave it to a vacuum friend who is big into GE -- not realizing that she doesn't drink coffee. So it sat for years... she ended up gifting the coffee pot to my mother, who after many visits to our house, developed an enjoyment for perc-cofee (she likes how much hotter it gets). The NIB coffee pot also had a plastic insert (called a Mini-Basket) so you could make 2-4 cups at a time instead of having to fill the large stainless filter to make 6-8-10 cups. I made sure my mother saved the box and all of those accessories.

Haven't tried any margaritas yet -- I'll know to be careful with ice!  Ha!  I remembered my YouTube login info, so below is a Video.  I'll have to take the video oriented the correct way next time...

 

Still haven't forgotten about my promise to take pictures of the Kenmore mixer.. just been too lazy when I've gotten home from work.  C'est la vie.  I'll get around to it! 



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[wiskybill]

No problem, Fred...

It's a mechanical connection. Tab at top of handle fits into a slot
molded into the carafe and screw at the bottom.

The carafe is a plastic/acrylic of some sort.

On the white blender it's tinted a grey and the tan
is tinted tan.

Bill

 

[hooverwheelaway]

Sweet!  Thanks for that picture and explanation.  I wonder why they started with acrylic, then went to glass?  One would think it would be the opposite.. you know.. cost cutting down the road.  I wonder if they had problems with the earlier handles failing?  Are they pretty secure when screwed in, or not so much?  The band and taller handle give the later glass jars a completely different look. 

 

Thanks again!

 

[turquoisedude]

Fred, I have the manual for this style of blender (I confess, I have a couple... LOL) and I'd be happy to scan it if you like.  I'll dig it out of the files in Ogden this weekend...