Local museum show

[steved]

We took our grand kids to the Schenectady Museum "miSci" on Sunday to see the planetarium. While we waited for the program to start, I wandered around and discovered this exhibit. Mostly GE/Hotpoint Appliances (GE was a sponsor) but interesting to see in our area!

 

[steved]

Mostly concentrated on cooking

They showed several methods of cooking, from firepits to induction, including details on cooking utensils. One display had a 50's GE 40" range, a 60's Hotpoint range, also 40" and a 2019 Frigidaire induction range. Around the corner, I found this:

 

[steved]

Appeared to be in pretty good shape

After the Americana, I discovered a Wonder Kitchen!

 

[steved]

Hahaha!

I laughed out loud, when I saw their version of a roll-out GE Dishwasher!

 

[steved]

It was fake!

It was a photo of an early 60's drop door GE dishwasher! A photo! That they didn't even make an attempt to have it close to actual size! Typical of Schenectady; have a great idea and skimp on the details. It was a nice exhibit, though. Not many appliance museums in the home of General Electric.

 

[steved]

better suited...

found this in a different museum (mine) that would look better

 

[steved]

new GE technology

I suppose I could have the holy grail using this technology.....

 

[gansky1]

What a fun unexpected find.  The photographed dishwasher is perfect, at least they made that effort.  A painted-to-match more modern machine would have been more disappointing.

 

Now we'll need more pics of your collection...  I see turquoise and 1-18 peeking around the edges of that beautiful dishwasher.  

 

[turquoisedude]

I'm surprised that the museum didn't contact you for a consult, Steve!

And your holy grail control panel looks great!  I will have to compare it to the real thing soon.....

 

[repairguy]

That is a neat exhibit. I like to see manufacturers showing exhibits like that with their history even though GE sold out to overseas.

 

[steved]

my collection: 1

Here are a few pics of my collection. It's small, but I am satisfied. Thanks go out to PhilR, Turquoisedude (Paul) and Roto204 (Nate) for helping me get to this point.
Here is my 1965 Flair. I found it behind an appliance store and dragged it home. Still has a few quirks but it does work. The GE dishwasher was purchased from a young guy renovating a 1950's home. According to a neighbor who grew up here, our house (built 1962) had a funny dishwasher that opened like a drawer. It's noisier than hell but it's unique.
On the wall is a collection of dish and dishwasher detergents.

 

[steved]

my collection: 2

my 1/18. Also found that behind an appliance store, wish I was able to grab the matching dryer. Looked like someone just wanted "modern". Phil was able to find me a nicer lens for the light and I added the windowed lid sent to me by GregM.

 

[steved]

#3

my '67 washer and dryer. I've had this washer for 32 years. Still use it occasionally. The dryer was from PhilR, and I changed the control panel to match the washer. It's not a "no-vent" model. I need to re-paint the dryer now that I've found a better Rustoleum spray match .

 

[steved]

and #4

my parts stash. I basically only have parts to the machines I currently have[this post was last edited: 1/2/2020-16:31]

 

[steved]

5..

my pride and joy. A 1963 Custom Imperial Dishmobile, with disposer. I first saw this dishwasher on a camping trip, in a small town appliance store window. I was 10 years old. And I loved it! Fast forward, I found a Deluxe model in a house that was being demolished. Nate kindly send me the door assy so I could recreate the Custom Imperial. It runs beautifully. I added a relay to eliminate the purge as I have recirculating hot water. The disposer was on eBay for $20, NIB.

 

[steved]

6, the dishwashers

Had a bunch of salvaged dishwasher control panels that I displayed. Also, the Viking dishwasher from Paul that I put into an international witness program and rebadged it as a Westinghouse (its Canadian-Westinghouse built).

 

[steved]

7, an old friend

The KitchenAid dishwasher was found in a garage at a sale. They said it didn't work and would be glad if I got it out of their way! Replaced the broken wire in the lid and it's run ever since we got it in 1989. Noisy as the GE! But great as a second unit for large parties.

 

[steved]

daily drivers

Frigidaire Gallery pair. They have been trouble-free with the exception of the dryer control. 7 years old next week.

 

[steved]

detergents

its not as extensive as some of you guys have. But I enjoy the unique items.