OK GE Boys, Here's Something New

[Unimatic1140]

So early in the evening I had made a quite the washer(s) find, more about that later. But first I wanted to share with everyone a GE I brought home to play with. I've always wanted to see the very first V12 style GE from 1961 and here is one!

 

[Unimatic1140]

money shot...

 

[Unimatic1140]

Wouldn't you have liked to have seen her expression on her face as 20 gallons of water came rushing out all over the basement (we hope) floor...

 

[Unimatic1140]

Moved inside and ready to wash (well almost).

 

[Unimatic1140]

That's right bitches its a true GE Factory Suds-Saver, when was the last time you've seen that!

 

[Unimatic1140]

Control Knob

 

[Unimatic1140]

8

 

[goblue]

nice looking machine.good pickup

 

[Unimatic1140]

oh before I forget

 

[tlee618]

Robert, you sure do find the neatest things up there. Love all of the orginal paper work with the machine. I am guessing it is a two cycle machine but only one speed??

 

[~sudsshane]

oh gawd~

**passing out** THUMP!

Love it,Love it,Love it!

 

[Unimatic1140]

Hi Terry, yup its a one speed clutch GE.

 

[volvoguy87]

Wow.

Robert, you have all the luck!

Enjoy, and how well does it compare to the rest of the collection?
Dave

 

[swestoyz]

That is quite the sticker on the front - do you have a close up shot on it?

Very cool Robert - I dare you to wash in saved suds!

Ben

 

[peteski50]

GE

Robert,
Real cool machine. Best Of Luck with it.
Peter

 

[mickeyd]

2 Suds Saver Machines in a row

for a guy who doesn't like them, you sure know how to attract them.

They're so much fun, just drain the water back out after you've sucked it all in, if you're uncomfortable re-using water OR fill up the sink with nice clean water and CLANG, here it coooommmmes. (comes)

 

[mickeyd]

Just bounded out of bed and ran back downstairs to say......

I LOVE it when you talk dirty.

Aren't the "Internets" great?! ;'D

 

[brettsomers]

I LOVE it when you talk dirty.

So do I!!

Thats a wierd-ass cluster of levers!

 

[chestermikeuk]

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Nice one Robert, and its in your fave colourway as well!! does the sudz save work by pumping into a sink etc??

Also do the controls light up when you select positions??

Enjoy, Mike

 

[laundryshark]

How About a Nice Video?

...And with some great audio as well. Feel free to clown around and have fun as you are testing your latest classic GE find. Am eagerly awaiting to collect that video.--Laundry Shark

 

[bajaespuma]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

Oh Lord! Every stinking time I think I've figured them out, they go and throw in another ringer!!!!! This machine looks like a prototype. WHAT'S THE MODEL NUMBER????? I can't even begin to guess. Excuse me but I'm plotzing here. It looks like it would be a WA-655V, but the colors are all wrong. I've NEVER seen that color combination on a 1961 GE until now. They did something like that in 1963 with their BOLs, and that "V-12" badge on the front of the cabinet was also something I've only seen in the very early ads introducing the new line.

Also, it has the old-style filter-flo flume that would be replaced later in the model year. Where do you find these things????

 

[lesto]

Way cool, Robert. Very similar back panel to our old 59 model. The timer control on the 61 is very similar except the short cycle was in red and the normal wash had 15 min to 3 instead of 12 to 2. What year did GE move the filter flo spout from the center over to the right, anyone know?
Isn't the 61 the first year with a perforated tub?
Les

 

[jons1077]

Robert,

That's a really neat machine! Mark in Roanoke has this machine as well. Not sure if it works or not though. Funny how that design stayed in play until the 1990's and yet I just remember the later ones being so loud! Turn on an older model like yours or mine and it's soooo quiet. shhhh....

Jon

 

[gansky1]

It doesn't tell you it's an AUTOMATIC washer....

Oooh, that's very fun to see. It just goes to show, there are still lots of good things around waiting to be rescued.

I love the label on the front - it's huge!

 

[commodorejohn]

A 1961 model? That's the year I was born! It's in better shape than I am! GREAT MACHINE-I LOVE IT! Back in the 60's, my entire family worked for GE, so everyone had a FILTER-FLO-I always thought they were a very pretty machine. They still ARE!

 

[Unimatic1140]

It looks like it would be a WA-655V

Ken the model # is WA-655V, I'll take more picts tonight.

 

[pdub]

Another very nice find Robert. Congrats!

Patrick

 

[peterh770]

Is that just a touch of rust around the balance ring?

Beautiful find! I bet GE Mike in Long Beach will come fetch it when you are done!!!

 

[turquoisedude]

Wow, what a cool machine, Robert! You have such amazing luck finding things!

My folks had the 1962 V12 set; the washer was scrapped in 1973 when it started leaking oil into the wash tub and the dryer hung on until 1998.

All the best with your latest find!!

 

[tomturbomatic]

Congratulations! Interesting how the Filter-Flo stream uses half of the opening so that the Suds Return can use the other half. You told us long ago that this was the only year that the V-12 used the rear position for the filter stream.