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Hello All, A big round of applause for Chestermike for putting together another thoroughly enjoyable thread. I have been spending my time making an improved shelfing assembly for a part of my workshop/storeroom for vacs; hard work!!!!!!! That Miele Combinette is just so lush. Regards...

Lovely machines. Hello Keith, A treat for the eyes, immaculate condition, congrats. Regards, Walter.

Replies 121 and 160. 121, Matthew, oh the agony of being foisted with stereotypical masculine pastimes, we understand each others exasperation? 160, Aquacycle, great to see those pics again: photo 10 of 14; that was the service twintub my mum bought 1974/5, but I think it was white spray...

Our next door neighbour ….is the secretary of the UK Vauxhall viva club. My fathers brother had (from new) a Vauxhall ventora (is that how its spelt) around 1967/8? silver/black vinyl roof. It sounded lovely many years later I learnt that was down to a straight six cylinder engine? His poor...

Welcome. Hello Peter, a warm welcome indeed. As soon as I saw NILFISK GA70 my eyes lit up. I like the washer site but the vintage vacs are my first love. Amongst my 106 vacs I have a near mint tellus R40, tellus g70; which just popped and died on me, complete nilfisk ga70, another ga70 with a...

Loving ….this thread more and more. I am so glad I joined this site. I never knew there had been so many different makes. I can still see my mother filling the rolls rapide and putting in a level cup of blue tide powder then pushing down my fathers marks and sparks Y fronts with the wooden and...

A real treat Hello Mike, Great compilation, it takes me back seeing the glass lid on the hotpoint spinner; thinking about it, it must have been around 1963/4 when I saw that in a playmates mothers kitchen. Much more interesting than playing in the little lads sand pit!!! Regards, Walter.

Lovely …….video and machine. My maternal grandmothers first washing machine was a cream coloured beatty bought in 1938 and lasted for years. It was round like yours and had four legs with castors. I imagine it would have been rather expensive. Its acquisition removed the necessity to send the...

Hello, Can anyone advise me as to where and how I could source an unused/little used SPIN belt, not the pump belt, for this machine? Regards, Walter, Shropshire, UK.

The detail....... ….the fabulous detail of it all; I am just over dosing on this thread like a cat that's found catnip. Darren, Do you use the vintage refridgerator and cooker? Have you decorated/furnished the rest of the house in a similar style to the kitchen/pantry/laundry? Regards, Walter.

Hello Mike, Darren. Absolutely fantastic, I thought I was a stickler for detail but you must be awarded the grand prize. Best wishes, Walter, Newport, Shropshire.

Hello Steve .....the names Walter. I live in Newport. In the good old days HERBERTS of Railway Street could have helped. Regards.

UK Nov 2019 meet at Als. Again many thanks to Al for his kind and generous hospitality for hosting this event and for feeding us so well, and to Mike for his photographic and documentary skills. This was the first time I had seen Al's new house extension lay out. Al, clearly, had given great...

REPLY 84. Is that a mary ann mixer I see pictured? Walter.

Calling Vacbear58. Hello Al, Your house extension looks great!!! Regards, Congested vac and work room of Newport, Shropshire.

Memories. Hello Mike, Reply 16; Where those `tricity' high level ovens pictured ? Reply 21; mum had the more basic `electra' version which when the breeze block cracked my father (tight fisted git) attempted to compensate for the loose of balancing by replacing the springs with marine...

Hello Folks, Can anyone help me locate a spare non perished wringer roller and filler hose for the above washer. Regards, Walter, WEST MIDLANDS, UK.

Remember Persil washes whiter!!!

Reply 15 I see the hoover junior 1334a that I gave Al is featured in one of the pics, I think I should be very flattered. Al`s new room looks fab!!!

Chestermike. Hello Mike, Hope to see you and the gang sometime soon. Why oh why did I not join this great website sooner? Regards, Walter.