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Hi guys, I'm looking for a working, possibly reconditioned, Hoovermatic twin tub if anyone can help? Will be willing to pay a good price. All the best, Mike.

THE VACUUM CLEANER I also did another animation of my grandmother's first vacuum cleaner :)

warmsecondrinse Yes, completely true. My grandmother kept it after it had been on fire, and she used to use it to keep jellies in in the summer ! Chestermikeuk Wow, they're brilliant ! I had one of these for a while, but sold it as I just couldn't get the parts for it. The spin dryer was in a...

Hello everyone, I'm an animator from the UK, and I make comedy animations and also animations of true family stories. I've recently done an animation of a story from 1962, when my grandmother bought her first washing machine, a Rolls twin tub. Thanks, Mike.

Hi everyone, As my washer hasn't sold for a 2nd time, I've listed it again, but at a buy it now price of £45. Thanks, Mike.

Hello everyone, I'm currently looking for a rinse hose for my 1961 Duo-Matic twin tub. The one I have is so badly hardened that I cannot use it. If anyone could help, it would be greatly appreciated. Many Thanks, Mike.

Hi Mike, They are about 3 inches long. I'll need to measure them and get back to you. Many thanks, Mike.

Hi ChesterMike, Mine had snapped just below the metal housing, so I glued them back on with superglue, as it works very well with rubber. I tried gluing them last week, but I didn't leave it to set long enough. I left the glue to set over night, and it did the trick, so just in case it dropped...

Yes, I wonder the same thing, as the machine is the most robust twin tub I've ever seen in every other way, why on earth weren't the rubber supports? I had a brainwave last night, as I was hanging some net curtains with curtain wire. I had some wire left, and as it is made of a tough spring...

Yes, that's exactly what mine looks like underneath, except mine are a blue colour. I left the machine turned upside down overnight with superglue on the rubbers, and it seems to have done the trick. I just get nervous using it now, as I keep thinking it will collapse again whilst spinning, and...

Hi Richard, Thanks very much, it's worked. However, the plastic cover has split, but at least I've got access to the bolt now. It's a square one. Is the screw thread standard anti-clockwise, or clockwise to untighten? I just don't want to break it. I've found a website that sells Rolls/Colston...

Here is the spin can. Do you know the best way of removing this bolt in the middle? It is plastic. Many thanks, Mike

Hi Chestermikeuk: Speaking of the spin dryer, I've encountered a problem. The spin can has just collapsed, luckily, it wasn't spinning at the time! Underneath, there are four rubber supports (not sure what they're called). Looking inside, two of them have snapped off. They appear to only be...

Rolls_rapide: Yes, I have a spin mat that came with it, but I need to glue it, as it is cracked, so when I put it in the drum, it pops out when spinning. Duomatic: Yes, the price was going like a yo-yo. I wasn't going to buy it, but as it was the machine my Nan had, I had a rush of nostalgia ...

Duo-Matic Rinse Dear Richard & Austin: Thank you very much for your wonderful pictures and great information. I've now solved the problem. I finally managed to remove the spin can, and to my horror, I found three and 1/2 (!) moldy socks underneath!!!! They were very old, and were blocking the...