Late 50s GE Dishwasher find!!!!

[norgeway]

Several months ago Donald went to an estate sale, i was not along because I work two weekends a month...Anyway, he told me about the vintage kitchen in the house, Hotpoint stainless double ovens and cooktop, and a GE roll out dishwasher, I left a not on the door for the realtor, sometimes this works and sometimes not...but saturday the phone rang, a very nice lady said she had bought the house and I could have the dishwasher, so tonight we took it out, it is in very good shape, the motor will turn but is very tight, but NO RUST!! I was pleased, best of all, the people are leaving the rest of the kitchen intact, the oven door needs work and I agreed to help her with it..I think this is a 57..

 

[norgeway]

Side view..

It was REALLY INSTALLED WELL!!!

 

[norgeway]

Inside.

View.

 

[norgeway]

More..

Inside.

 

[norgeway]

Front..

STAINLESS!

 

[turquoisedude]

Oh Hans! That's just stunning! I've seen the brushed-chrome models in ads only and you're so fortunate that the machine was carefully removed. These machines are pretty easy to work on - I've got a wiring diagram to this model if you ever need it.
Congratulations!!

 

[frontaloadotmy]

That is a real

Beauty!!!! <span style="color: #3366ff;">   It will be fun to see it, (or at least hear it) wash ......</span>

 

[toploader55]

OMG !!!

That's my Gram's Dishwasher from 1960-61. Her's did not have the Power Shower. BowTie for sure. I have never seen a cusioned (Plastisol) coated Impeller Guard EVER !!!

They have been steel and I have one. Looks like (similar) "Chicken Wire" but baby squares

 

[westingman123]

sweet!

Just beautiful.

 

[applianceguy47]

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[gansky1]

I've not seen the coated mesh guard before either - nor the metal bracket silver basket. Is the bottom of the tub stainless steel?

What a cool find - you're a good man to help save that oven - kudos!

 

[philr]

That's a nice find! Congrats!

 

[norgeway]

Tub Bottom..

Does appear to be stainless..

 

[jetcone]

Neat Hans!

Thats the DW I grew up with, ours had Walnut panelling on front, real walnut too. Ours originally had a white plastic grip but that broke off soon and Dad got the metal one yours has.
Ours had a plastisol bottom; I've never seen SS before and our bow tie guard was pink plastisol but it had bigger squares than this model.
Isn't it amazing there is nothing new under the Sun, SS way back when for kitchens!

Great save!!

 

[bajaespuma]

Aferim!

I'm speechless.

 

Ok, now that that's over... A Brushed Chrome Princess in the flesh!!!!! This dishwasher was very well loved by it's owners. At some point, early in its life they went to the trouble and expense to contact the GE dealer or technician in their area who was VERY well versed in these products and had it retro-fitted in ways that I never thought possible. First, GE did sell/offer a stainless steel accessory tub bottom for its pull-out dishwashers that I've seen illustrated in tech manuals. I would guess that the owner may have damaged the Plastisol-coated tub bottom and had that installed to forestall rust. Either that or this was one of the very first Princesses sold and the dealer provided the retro-fits because this was such a good customer. GE had early problems with the flange around the impeller and with the heater which had a higher wattage in the early models. The owner must have been one of those old-timers who had a very close relationship with their dealer and kept him abreast of what was happening with the purchases.

 

The grill on the bottom is a mystery. That year, 1957, there was no grill, just a circle and cross of vinyl wires that didn't do much to protect the impeller from the occasional falling fork. Somebody was handy here.

 

What I find really interesting is that silverware basket which was not OE to that year, it's more Sixties vintage. GE obviously had a retro-fit "kit" to use their new plastic silverware basket to replace the wire one that came with that machine. Those two plastic "bridges" fit over the rack prongs to anchor the front basket clips and then that metal flange works with the metal loop that's installed on the tub where there would have been two prongs in later years.

 

What a wonderful find! And his has the original magnetic detergent dispenser!!! Which couldn't have been retro-fitted because then they would have had to replace the whole timer assembly. Wow! these people must have had money. Or they were early versions of us. Today, this would have been a Craigslist selection in a heartbeat. Thank you for posting this.

 

[tomturbomatic]

That is a GE sump replacement kit to repair rust in the Plastisol tub.

 

[norgeway]

The original owners..

Must have had LOTS of money, I was told he was a high level employee of the Western Electric Co which for many years was in Winston Salem, the odd thing was, why did they have a Hotpoint cooktop and tol oven, and yet have a GE DW when a Hotpoint was front loading?? I suspect one of the big plumbing companies was a GE dealer , thats the only thing I can figure..

 

[bajaespuma]

Simple answer:

She liked the look of it better.

 

[william637]

I am very jeaolus

That is a beautiful machine. Glad you were able to save it!