1952 American Kitchens Electric Sink Dishwasher First Water Test

[SpazChat]

Jeeeez, it's as noisy as my lawnmower.

[mrmjb1960]

I love your friend's last name..I'm also a Boyce,too!

[packardnut]

Unless you have rust developing inside or outside of the unit, I wouldnt really worry for now on having he porcelainized just yet.

[DTW2LAX]

Cool! So now I know there's such a thing as a combination dishwasher/sink! And from what I see here, they weren't that uncommon, just before my time. What were they thinking putting the control knob/timer down so low! I'm not even sure why Youtube put this up on my page, but I'm glad it did.

[ToyKingWonder]

I have the same/similar model without the sink. My control knob is slightly different. I bought mine from a gent back east and it had been a display unit years ago and just spent years in a strorage room. Everything works and the interior is perfect. The exterior has a few minor scratches.

I love it. Every once in while I hook it up to the sink and let it run. I am fortunate that I have a small "back house" on my property where this unit and my 1963 GE fridge have found a home.

[vintageappliguy]

Great video...I hope you have the whole dishwasher sink unit reporcalined...it maybe expensive but it is worth it since this is such a rare beast..... FYI this machine does not have a Calrod it has a heating element...according to my research only GE and Hotpoint stoves water heaters dryers,and dishwashers have a Calrod...if I am not mistaken Calrod was a GE Trademark....Westinghouse had Chromalox elements while Frigidaire used the Radiantube element...but still it is an awesome unit

[dishwashercrazy]

@vintageappliguy

Thank you. Yes, at some point, I would like to have the sink top reporcelained. But that means having to disassemble the who unit, and I am not ready to tackle such a project right now.

You are also correct - Calrod was a registered trademark of GE - I used the term incorrectly, but I do not remember what American Kitchens term was used.

[BrentAudi]

Great Video and Great Dishwasher!

There was some serious water action going on! I love the rotorack!

Brent

[DishwasherRules]

Thank you for sharing this video with us. We had similar machines in the late 50s here in Italy, mostly in the same configuration (sink+dishwasher). I think these dishwashers were actually made in the USA and then imported to Italy (and other European countries) where they underwent some changes in their electrical system to suit the higher voltage we use. I have some pics in an old cooking magazine, I'll send them to you if you want :o)