Weekend buys

[sharples]

This weekend I got three wonderful machines. A 55' GE set from Jimmy, thanks so much (love this set)and a 50's Hotpoint dryer, thank you Rich. Just thought you'd all like to see them. Thanks again!!!

 

[sharples]

Hotpoint

 

[golittlesport]

very nice!!!

 

[westytoploader]

Nice! Can we see interior pics?

 

[bajaespuma]

Is the 55 the beginning of Filter-Flo?

 

[filterflo]

1954 models, predates FilterFlo by about a year.......This is the two belt transmission washer double pully clutch........BOL washer........

Glad you got them Graham, I know you will take good care of them and give them a good home.........

 

[jetcone]

Very cute GE machines

These will buff nicely.

Its a vintage spring everywhere.

jet

 

[gansky1]

I think this is the last GE with a fresh-water overflow wash/rinse? Maybe the BOL didn't have it. I've always thought these were beautiful machines - simple style! Congrats on the new finds!!

 

[peterh770]

That Hotpoint dryer is so classy! I have the same GE dryer in storage. Glad to see there is a match set out there! Congrats!

 

[lesto]

Very rare GE's. Can we see an interior shot and a close-up of the timer? I think this was the last model before the introduction of the filter flo in 56.

 

[filterflo]

Graham, after you and Rich left I remembered I have the owners manual for the washer in my stash of manuals. Will dig it out and save it for you the next time you visit...... Jimmy

 

[sharples]

Cool

Thanks Jimmy, i appreciate it...These are my favorite!!!

 

[sharples]

Awhile back i got another GE dryer that i think is the next

Compare and contrast the two dryer styles. I actually like the BOL dryer better. It has a more unique door and latch.

 

[48bencix]

pre-filter flow

But isn't this a solid tub machine? Those are always fun.

I always love a spin/overflow drain.

Nice set

Martin

 

[filterflo]

The dryer you got from me Graham, has a two position heat switch, HI or LO. The other dryer you posted a picture of, which is a slightly higher line model has a variable heat control, similar to a 1955 Filtrator dryer.

 

[rickr]

Congratulations Graham! Your collection is growing by the day! <:

My mother had the same model GE dryer. I recall a drawer on the bottom that had a screen inside it. The drawer had to be pulled open, then you simply lifted the screen out and brushed it of with a lint brush that came with the dryer. The dryer was still in use when I left home in 1973.

Graham, could you please post some pixs of the washer and dryer interior? Would love to see the steel dryer drum again, and very much want to see what the washer basket looks like.
Thanks!

 

[swestoyz]

Graham, your collection is growing by leaps and bounds - and this is one kickin' set! If you could - the shots of the washer and dryer drum and wash basket would be of great interest!

Ben

 

[sharples]

Dryer Innards

 

[sharples]

washer innards

I love the solid basket and overflo rinse...YAY i got one.

 

[toggleswitch]

Thank you for posting the money shots.

 

[gyrafoam]

Its been a long time since I saw this type of GE.
A very handsome pair!

 

[toggleswitch]

Does the dryer have a filter? Where would it be?

 

[rickr]

Too cool! Thanks for the interior shots Graham. So this set is from 1955.It is wonderful to see a set from the early days. I would consider this to be a very rare set.

It's odd that my parents bought a dryer in 1955, but did not purchase an automatic washer until 1957 when they bought the Kenmore washer. Prior to that, mom had an Easy spin dryer and the GE dryer exactly like yours.
I can recall that my father set the Kenmore up so that part of the old Easy was used as a suds saver for the Kenmore. It wasn't too long before the Easy was gone from the basement altogether, so my mother must not have liked using the suds saver very much. I remember my father "gutting" the Easy and asking what was up with that. I was a very young kid then, so this is a very early memory for me. It is too funny, the things one remembers.... It proves that I must have had an affection for washing machines, even at only a couple years old. <: