Was this the first dw for Whirlpool? And was that built in at the bottom right the one everyone talks about with the telephone dial styling control? Would like to see real specs
Thanks,
Peter
Thanks,
Peter
whirlpool 1959 dishwashers!
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Those old Whirly's were great dishwashers!
Wow! I had never seen a Whirlpool portable of this vintage before. Were they spray-arm or impeller wash systems? Is the built-in version like the one that you see briefly in 'The Birds' (Jessica Tandy is pre-rinsing stuff, then loading it, IIRC).
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Who built them?
Did they build it themselves from scratch or did another firn like D & M build the machines?
Does anyone have any interior pictures or a parts manual to show here?
Did they build it themselves from scratch or did another firn like D & M build the machines?
Does anyone have any interior pictures or a parts manual to show here?
W P DISHWASHERS
The two pictured were built by WP, thier very first built ins were built by D&M. But after these came out every WP branded DW was built by WP. The two machines pictured both had a black bakelite wash arm and used a very powerful Groman -Rupp pump for the wash and a separate electric drain pump and motor like most machines today.
The two pictured were built by WP, thier very first built ins were built by D&M. But after these came out every WP branded DW was built by WP. The two machines pictured both had a black bakelite wash arm and used a very powerful Groman -Rupp pump for the wash and a separate electric drain pump and motor like most machines today.
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Many years ago I had a Wirlpool top loader that was older than this one, was an impeller model & washed excellent!
The top rack in the portable, fronm what I can see of how the cups/mgs were loaded, reminds me very much of the POD from last week which had the Wizzard Dishwasher with the 6 place setting of milk glass dinnerware as a giveaway. The way the top rack was loaded in that picture sure reminds me of this one--everything was almost on its side laying in the rack.
John, how long did WP continue to source any built-ins from D&M? Our whole street was in teh 1961 Parade of Homes. We had a nieghbor whose house had a WP impeller-based builtin. The kitchen also came with the same coppertone O'Keef & Merrit 42" gas cooktop with the griddle in the middle as well as the oven with rotiss. Also included was a Norge gas fridge complete with auto ice maker. (our house apparently had a gas fridge when it was in the show as there was a gas line next to where the fridge was0. These homes were built late 1960 to spring of 1961`when the homes were on display.
John, how long did WP continue to source any built-ins from D&M? Our whole street was in teh 1961 Parade of Homes. We had a nieghbor whose house had a WP impeller-based builtin. The kitchen also came with the same coppertone O'Keef & Merrit 42" gas cooktop with the griddle in the middle as well as the oven with rotiss. Also included was a Norge gas fridge complete with auto ice maker. (our house apparently had a gas fridge when it was in the show as there was a gas line next to where the fridge was0. These homes were built late 1960 to spring of 1961`when the homes were on display.
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Bob by 1957 or 8 WP made all thier own DWs, the impeller machines were the cheaper models in the early 1960s. The SS impeller and motor assembly was sourced from GE, they continued both the machines with the afore mentioned black bakelite wash arm and the SS impeller machines till around 1964 or 5 when they started to use their own pump assembly. All the early machines they built had plastic coated steel tanks until they started thier own pump then they all had porcelain tanks and inner door panels. The porcelain inner door panels continued until 1976 when they switched to a more durable molded plastic inner door, that continued until about 1990 when the tank also changed to ABS plastic.
Bob by 1957 or 8 WP made all thier own DWs, the impeller machines were the cheaper models in the early 1960s. The SS impeller and motor assembly was sourced from GE, they continued both the machines with the afore mentioned black bakelite wash arm and the SS impeller machines till around 1964 or 5 when they started to use their own pump assembly. All the early machines they built had plastic coated steel tanks until they started thier own pump then they all had porcelain tanks and inner door panels. The porcelain inner door panels continued until 1976 when they switched to a more durable molded plastic inner door, that continued until about 1990 when the tank also changed to ABS plastic.
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The Whirlpool I had, the top was split, you could stack one on top of the other to load, also roll them side to side to load the bottom rack.
thanks John!!!
