OMG! Somone Rescue Poor Baby - Vintage GE Portable Washer in Scranton!

[launderess]

If one only had the room, would make the road trip in a heart beat!

Surely someone can find a home for this cute wee baby!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300250931936&indexURL=2#ebayphotohosting

 

[mistereric]

ooooh neat! Does anyone live near scranton? I'd love to pick this up.

 

[rivman]

new member

Hi I am the owner of this vintage ge portable washer I am new to this web site . Tom

 

[sudsmaster]

I'm underwhelmed

I was hoping this would be similar to a table-top GE portable clothes washer we had briefly after our Bendix broke down in the 50's. It looked like a big pressure cooker. Unfortunately, it broke down shortly after we acquired it. After that there was a fun family exercise of washing clothes in tubs in the yard with washboards. It was summer so it wasn't so bad, but I quickly grew to dislike washing that way.

 

[sudsmaster]

Oops, didn't know the proud seller was online here, .

It's a nice enough machine, just not what I was hoping to see. I've yet to meet anyone who has also seen one of the old 50's table-top GE washers... but maybe someone will own up to having seen one...

 

[toggleswitch2]

May I request a "money shot"?

Tub/impeller/agitator.

Thanks!

 

[mistereric]

Seconded!

Yeah Tim, a money shot would be awesome. I'm guessing its an impeller machine?

Welcome to the club! Thats a cute little bugger... love those portables!

 

[rivman]

tub shot

here is the tub shot everyone has been waiting for

 

[westtexman]

Cool Little Machine . .

I saw one of these in person at a wash-in at the Wilder's, in Austin's collection. I think his was a bit newer, as the control panel looks a bit older on this machine. Very cool!