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Wilkins Service in Australia Ask for more pictures. If you watch the youtube video of machine in operation you will see the wringer and the apron that makes it operational. This machine is missing the wringer apron which enables the clothes to be put through the wringer. There should also be on...

Secret location Since there is so much uncalled for secrecy the graveyard I am familiar with is off the Tullarmarine freeway before you reach the International airport in Melbourne. I returned to Melbourne for my mothers funeral last August and noticed a huge area of graveyard appliances under...

Graveyard If I am not mistaken this graveyard is in plain eyesight along a major thoroughfare in Melbourne. Growing up those Frigidaire's and our Thor trimatic were my favorite machines.

Vintage Australia Leon, Thanks for the video, amazing. Brought back my childhood. Truly a visual experience I never thought to see again. Machine looks and sounds pristine. Our machines tick had a little more rhythm. Tick ahh de tick,tick ahh de tick. Amazing what is out there and a true...

Washing instructions My family had one of these machines when I was growing up. It is unusual in that you first need to manually fill, Hot wash, warm wash or cold wash. You can add the clothes either before or after this step. Rotate cycle selector, (right) to wash time then back to water...

A.G. Healing A. G. Healing was originally a bicycle manufacture in Melbourne Australia. In the 1950's the company expanded with a line of washing machines, refrigerators, radios and early television. The line of Thor washers was named so because Thor was the god of water. In the 50's when these...

Shades of Malleys 12 Dials much the same, blue with white indentations. Malleys 12 vintage around 1955. Doubt if Easy was ever a brand manufactured in Australia. Check the manufacturers plate for us. Bolt down I am sure. Cannot wait to see up and running. Two separate motors, one for wash...

Aussie Easy Malleys 12, came as automatic and semi-automatic. Bolt down.

PHOTOS PLEASE. Most people here in the U.S. do not know that we boiled our clothes in a copper in Australia, gas electric or woodfired let alone understand the spindrier in the concrete washtub that was powered by water. Washdays were truly a chore until wringer washers and then machines like...

FOCUS When was the last time any of you looked at or saw the world or your local news? Some people are not worth the air time we acknowledge trying to understand them.

And your point is? Per all of the responses to your orginal question....get the point .....get on the train or stay on the platform. Many members have made inquiry into your inquiry, maybe this site is not for you.

HOT WATER This is an Australian Kelvinator. Yes quite pricey for the time. Regarding the hot water, most Australian homes for this era had limited hot water supply. It generally was a 50 gallon tank in the attic space heated by electricity at night at an off-peak rate. Depending on your daily...

at least 40 years old This Hoover top loader with heater is an Australian model. Back in the day hot water was a luxury, often only 50 or so gallons stored in a gravity fed tank in the roof heated only by night with half price electricity. Most automatic machines came with the heater option...

Downunder No Australian backyard is without one http://www.hills.com.au

Another from the past Pye: fans, electric jugs, electric kettles, vacuums, portable heaters....another icon in Australia gone forever. I remember the products well, unfortunately with this fan someone has painted the blades. The original finish was the same as the base and the outer edge of the...

Thor automagic The washplate does not turn in either direction, it wobbles in a circular motion thus creating what Thor described as it's "Surgent washing action"

More... Leon Waiting with baited breath, please some more photo's. I think I can see a Hoover twintub in the shadows....please

Money shot Leon Thanks for the pics...this looks like Stampco #2. Are any of these mschines in working order? Correct me if I am wrong, I think the perforated tub is a liner in a solid tub?[this post was last edited: 10/13/2011-23:25]

WOW I am not sure if the Turner was rebadged as Stampco or visa versa for a while or if if they were completely different machines. Quite a stash you have there....any photos of escutcheons and the money shot would be appreciated

...and next to the Frigidaire a Turner automatic? a Stampco automatic?