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Great thread! I hope your going to include the Hoovermatic twin tubs!

I used to have this colour of HMDL, currently have the last version of grey, T5090. I have never had an instruction book for a HMDL, and I always wondered how to get the flow of rinse water right into the spinner, and I noticed that the white plastic thingy round the hose is the flow indicator...

Looking good! Those amethyst Hotpoints were always stylish in my mind. The only top loader I would have to be honest. There is a Hotpoint toploader on Ebay at the moment.

Childhood machines.... well. Born in 1979 and my mum already had a Colston Concorde twinny fron 1975 which was part of her "bottom drawer". That lasted until I was about 13 I think, then she got fed up with having steam in the kitchen every Thursday with mounds of washing all over the kitchen...

How much do you want for it? Is the T5054 the one with the orange dials and spray arm?

Sounds like the valve in the pump is knackered. I had this happen to me before with my old T5090. Had wash water coming up through the spinner, although it did pump out, slowly. Prob need a new pump, or repair it.

LOVE your kitchen Ricky!! I have similar taste as you, although I am more 60's than 50's. Luckily I live in a 60's high rise and already have the vintage fitted cupboards, round sink with supataps, electric laundry drying cupboard... All original from when the block was built. I remember seeing...

GPO, have you looked in Selwoods on Hessle Rd, the tip, or even Baitsons sale room?!

From a UK point of view... Hmmmm, not sure. Vintage here in the UK is mainly to do with single and twin tubs as automatic were not really widely sold until the early 80's. Well, again as someone metioned, it is all about the agitator with me. I HATE the Hotpoint twin tub and top loader agi, as...

Brastemp Is Brastemp a WP machine but badged for a different country? Not too genned up on American top loaders. Just wondered.

Simlar machine to the Colston. This is a French machine, but very similar to the Colston Coronet/Concorde.

Lol, this is an old programme. Did a few other appliances too. Tim Hunkin. Lol.

Colston twin tubs. My mum and nana both bought a Colston twin tub each at the same time when my mum got married in 1975. Mum had the Concorde as she was planning a family (eventually me in '79 and bro in '81 lol) and machine was bigger than the Coronet, which my nana got to replace her ageing...

Colston twin tubs. My mum and nana both bought a Colston twin tub each at the same time when my mum got married in 1975. Mum had the Concorde as she was planning a family (eventually me in '79 and bro in '81 lol) and machine was bigger than the Coronet, which my nana got to replace her ageing...

Just found it on Ebay. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Washing-machine-Parnell-/300554714581?pt=UK_Collectables_Vintage_RL&hash=item45fa74fdd5

Lol, sometimes I wonder if the Aussie version of the Hoovermatic was made of plastic!

Never knew Australia did Hotpoint twin tubs too!

At my high school we had a Hoover Logic 1600 and matching dryer in the "flat". The flat was built with the school in the 1960's in the home ec block, it was used for child care and household management. They only used to use the washer and dryer for the tea towels used in the cooking classes...

Another Wash House Some more footage.

The machines as used to this day in the chain of Rex Launderettes (Hull) were the old Broadbent extractors are used. These are around 30 yr old. Will try and record some footage myself one day lol. Great spin drain on these things. Made by Zanussi and badged as Rex. Come in 14lb and 22lb...