Madam, I like the white one, but do you have something more colorful?

[Unimatic1140]

That would be fabulous Eddy! What color is your tub balance ring on your pink '58 Eddy, gray or pink?

 

[eddy1210]

pink dear

It's a lovely pink. I'll show her inside for all to see.

 

[Unimatic1140]

Thanks Eddy!

Fabulous! So they did use the pink on other color machines besides white, that means it probably was a mid year production change.

 

[jetcone]

Yes from what I remember

growing up in GE town the PInk ring was used in all 1958 machines and I think a turquoise ring was used in all 1959 machines with turquoise cap and filter holder. I bet that grey ring means early production. Nancy Smith bought her 1958 in spring and it was delivered in June and it had a pink ring. Her 1953 GE was spurting oil all over the clothes so it had to go out, but it was SOO cool because I had never seen a GE with a white tub before!

I'll be out to do turqoise wash! Its georgeous!

jet

 

[JerseyMike]

Wow!

What a wonderful find.

That's my all time favorite appliance color!

Thanks for sharing.

Mike

 

[spiraclean]

Very Interesting

Hi Robert,
Thank you for the great pictures. The GE Filter Flo looks quite similar to the UK Hotpoint Top Loader except the GE has a Vitreous Enamel outer tub whereas the UK Hotpoint has a plastic outer tub. The GE’s motor is quite different too.

All the best.
Hugh

 

[westyslantfront]

Hi Robert. Beautiful machines. I like the pink tub ring. They really knew how to make machines in those days. And also real agitators, not those dual action agitators of today.

 

[lesto]

Thanks for the pics, Robert. Now I know what my old 59 looked like inside. Please keep the photos coming as you work on the machine. I love the all-pink activator cap and filter ring on Eddy's. Actually the tub ring on my 59 was a white wire-type mounted below the top part of the spin basket which was black with white specs. The agitator cap & filter ring were the same design as Eddy's only turquoise as was the rubber gasket around the filter-flo spout.

Les

 

[westytoploader]

For some strange reason GE decided to make the anti-indexing pawl out of plastic...

Knowing what GE makes today, I wouldn't consider that reason "strange"...it seems that the "Plastic GE" has been around longer than we thought! ;-)

*Ducks and runs*

 

[pulsator]

**WOW** I cannot believe your luck Robert!!!!!!! XD

 

[lesto]

Now Austin, musn't bash solid tub GE's. It's not too late for you to get a birthday spanking with a copper filter flo pan.

 

[Brent-Aucoin]

Robert,
This machine is beautiful!
I am so happy that you were able to get it. I think it it wild that the lady that contacted you, held onto it for so long. Did she say if it was her first automatic washer? I am sure that she is pleased that you have it. It sounds like she really was attached to it. Memories I am sure. Washing her babies clothes in it and such.
I hope that it is a easy fix for you. I know you know these machines inside - out. I just hope that you are able to keep both this one, and your white one working. They are both in such wonderful shape.
What were the issues with the white GE that you have, when you first got it? Also, do you have, or had the matching dryer also to your white one? I thought that I remembered you having the matching dryer for some reason.
Thanks for the pictures! It will be so much fun to see you bring it back to life!
Brent

 

[compwhiz128]

What you should do is put the pink tub ring into the turqoise machine so it matches the filter-flo nozzle and agaitator cap

 

[Unimatic1140]

Hi Brent, the White GE had the same spnning during wash activation problem that the turquoise machine has. As for the dryer that was a 1957 model, I sold that last year and it now resides in Kentucky.