Odd Bird GE Dryer

[pulltostart]

This one is in Panama City, FL for $125.

 

Simple control, no control over temperature; "Automatic Dry" with what appears to be a rotary start switch - not a toggle.  Tall console w/o light and it has a magnetic latch with foot pedal.  The simplicity says near BOL, the timer graphics seem to say about 1967/1968.  The magnetic latch was dropped in 1970 with the introduction of the large capacity models.

 

No mention of a model number.....

 

lawrence

https://panamacity.craigslist.org/app/d/panama-city-e-dryer-electric/7111214707.html

 

[gansky1]

That is an odd bird - cool to see how many different, yet similar, GE models there were over the years.  

 

[toploader55]

I would guess 1968-1970 ?

 

[pulltostart]

The more I look, the more I'm inclined to say 1969.

 

lawrence

 

[tomturbomatic]

The features are like the 820 model with the timer rotated about 90 degrees compared to the mid 60s model we had. Lawrence, It's like the 820 you sold to me as far as features. It was a pretty stable part of the line up for a long time. I wonder if it still had the tub light. It was generally the first model down without panel lighting. GE got all goofy with the light at the top of the control panel and a buncha buttons for auto dry, Timed High, Timed Low (or Economy) then below it with fewer buttons then this one.

 

[aircub]

i have one similar

this was my mothers first dryer she got it about 68. it still runs great.

 

[bajaespuma]

It's a 1967 model or a 67 leftover

The clues are the blue OFF sections on the control dial. It is an odd bird for many reasons not the least of which is the dial you turn for the SAFETY START where there is usually a toggle. I maintain that GE used to cobble together weirdo models out of leftover parts from the previous model year. This is very likely one of them.

That's why I have a cut-out for a rinse dispenser on two of my "T" with a blank plastic cap over it. They weren't just going to throw out all those prefabricated porcelain-on-steel washer tops that were made for the 1050 T's.

 

[circlew]

Probably a model made for a special sale promotion. The GE dealer nearby would occasionally advertise models with certain features of TOL appliances at a low price. They belonged to a buying group of smaller stores that dealt directly with GE. As mentioned above, many times they had parts from previous years models, especially trim pieces.

 

[bradfordwhite]

I doubt that GE shipped this dryer with the start switch like that.

It's much more likely that at some point in it's vast 50+ year history someone got creative and, dare I say frugal, tried to fix it themselves. Perhaps during the early 80s recession, they had another GE dryer that wasn't working, it had the other style GE start switch, and they fixed this unit with out having to spend any money.

I used to pick up machines during "Big Junk Week" in the late 70s and early 80s and it wasn't rare back then to find such things. People were more mechanically adventurous then and there were fewer resources for people to get the information or exact parts to repair appliances then.

I once picked up a mid 70s belt drive Whirlpool washer that someone tried to repair it's broken timer with one from a GE FF washer. They tirelessley connected it via color coded wires. Blue to Blue, red to red, etc. Care to guess their outcome. LOL

It was after all on the curb though I didn't find any signs of scorching or fires started.