Youngstown Kitchen's Dishwasher

[reactor]

Anyone know what year this model was made?

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[appnut]

1958 to 1960?  this is the 30" wide model.

 

[appnut]

When we were looking at houses in 1960 & 1961, one house we looked at had a pink kitchen with this dishwasher in the kitchen.  It was so distinctive and unusual a dishwasher, I never forgot the basics of the control panel and about came undone when I saw the POD with this.  

 

[norgeway]

Near

Knoxville Tenn About 4 hours away.

 

[tomturbomatic]

What a sad waste of manufacturing materials.

 

[reactor]

"Gibson" DW

Is this WCI built? Possibly from the later eighties? Don't quite recognize that interior design.

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[chachp]

Gibson Dishwasher

 

<span style="font-family: georgia, palatino;">We moved into a house in 1969 that had a Westinghouse dishwasher with that exact interior configuration.  At least that's how I remember it.  It had a Westinghouse terrace top range.  My Mom replaced the appliances a few months after we moved in.  It was very similar to this one but I think it had a few more buttons and lights, and I think they were chrome colored instead of white.</span>

 

[turquoisedude]

AAAARGH!  I've been longing for one of these 30-inch Youngstown machines....  Chris was the first to sneer that the Canada/US border is now shut to all non-essential travel...  Dammit, dammit, dammit!!

 

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[appnut]

I moved into an apartment summer 1975 that had pretty much the same set. The complex first phase was built in like 1967-1969. It had the range, but without a window. The same dishwasher, but only had 2 buttons--rinse & hold and full cycle. I loved that dishwasher. It cleaned amazing very well and held a ton of everything all at once. The appliances were white. That fall I moved into a section of the complex that was the last phase. It had no buttons and the only dividing tines in the top rack were those for placing saucers and cereal bowls down the middle. Otherwise the outer two rows on both sides was just terraced without tines. In fact, picture 3 above is the exact same top rack that was found in the dishwasher we moved into fall 1975. the one in the summer had dividing tines between the two outer rows on each side.

 

[jamiel]

The WH was the final iteration of the WH design (note where the buttons are) and was pretty good with some filtration. The Gibson was the WCI design and not very good (not even as good as D&M of the era...the next iteration added a filter on the upper range of them and were quite good). My mom had that YT in a house built in 1958 which they bought in 1978. The prior owner was a "wash before washing" homemaker...it lasted 30 days before y dad and I put in a KA (which didn't last--the GE 1000 we put in 7 years later was LOTS better).

 

[combo52]

Gibson DW

This is a mid 70s WCI redesign of WHs early 70s DW, it was one of the few DWs that was worse than a D&M DW, You are right on the money Jamie with your comments.

 

The WH DW in reply #6 has nothing in common with this Gibson DW, except a slightly similar interior look. The real WH DW in reply #6 was a copy of KAs KD15-17 DWs and achieved a top rating for performance in CRs 1966 DW tests, KAs KDI15 and a WP and this WH were all check rated in this report for great performance.

 

In 1971 as WH was going down the tubes in appliance quality they brought out an all new DW that was one of the worst DW designs in over a decade, I have one in the DW wall at the museum. Several people have asked why I even bothered to save it.I saved because it was an interesting attempt to build the cheapest DW possible. There were no wheels on the racks just cheap one piece slides, there was no lid on the detergent cup, just two open spaces labeled 1&2. the DW just went into one long 30 minute wash and then 5 rinses, no filter like the earlier WH.

 

The WCI Gibson DW was a redesign of this really cheap 1971 WH machine and it was even more problem prone than the WH.

 

John L.

 

[chachp]

Westinghouse Dishwasher

 

<span style="font-family: georgia, palatino;">I definitely remember that interior in our Westinghouse dishwasher or one that was very similar.  I remember the silverware in that location.  For some reason, I keep thinking the one we had the buttons were on the left and the knob on the right but it's a very long time ago.  The buttons were in that shape and I am about 90% sure they were chrome colored instead of white.  I haven't been able to find any pictures of that kitchen that show the dishwasher.  I do remember the terrace top stove and for whatever reason she didn't like it.  It may not have been the self-cleaning model which could have been the reason.  </span>

 

[cadman]

I sure wish I was closer! (12 hour drive from IA)

Just last week I picked up the twin to that 30" Youngstown. Unfortunately, mine has some porcelain damage inside the door near the hinges. Between the two I bet I could make one nice running unit.

 

[appnut]

Ralph, we hd very close friends of the family.  they moved to a small town outside of Houston in like 1967 or 1968. (He passed away this pat December).  He worked for Westinghouse and their new house had TOL Westinghouse kitchen with black glass look wall oven(s) and a near (or actual TOL) model that featured a progressive linear timer display (backlit) similar  to a TimeLine that had little red indicating lights in the places along the timeline whereby the timer halted to heat water.  The buttons were chrome.  My apartment model was near BOL.  

 

[norgeway]

Depending on what this damn virus does

I might ride up and get this thing That's my dream to have a complete Youngstown kitchen.

 

[reactor]

It's free

The owner has it listed as free now, Hans. Better hurry.

 

[turquoisedude]

Ok folks, this is killing me.... Is there anyone in or near Knoxville where that Youngstown dishwasher is located who would be able to get it and hold it for me until I could arrange transport?  I will gladly pay you for your time, gas, storage  etc.

 

[norgeway]

Paul

Now we cant travel Its only about 4 hours away