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Congratulations, America! From an outsider in Oz. I'm really pleased for you as I believe your new President will mark the beginning of a rennaissance of American society. He stands the best chance of bridging one of the major divides in your country - that between Anglo- and Afro-Americans...

That Toshiba washer-a/c unit ... That's the one I was talking about when the heat-pump dryers were being discussed in a different thread a few days ago. "Different", shall we say ... not the least bit strange :-)

At the risk of offending as I'm on the outside ... ... make sure you get your acts together and get out there and vote! While that clip seems funny, it's in some ways a terrible indictment of the fact that voting is a choice and that without mobilisation of voters, the wrong guy could win ...

Thanks, Nathan You can tell I live in an apartment and have never bought a hot water service! I didn't realise heat pump technology had made it to market. Back in the 80's, it was a hard slog to get anybody to pay attention because fuel (gas) was cheap. It's good to see an idea that was...

Heatpump hot water in Oz? Hi Brisnat, What product is that? My dad was involved in that technology in the 80's, but I thought it had completely died. There's a Japanese firm that's doing heat-pump drying too ... can't remember which one though ... so there seems to be a trend to look for more...

So, Possums, is it a Simpson? The outward appearance had me wondering, and then the lint filter assembly and the operation of the blower really got my attention ... I know it will probably be another Aussie who answers, but can anyone tell me if that's not the same design as the Simpson dryers...

Back in business ... Thanks to whomever's responsible.

Vac DT's ... Thanks for the updates, everybody. It must be a severe problem to have been out for 10 hours or more, but I'm glad we know somebody out there is working on it. I'll look forward to getting a vac-fix when I get home from work today after suffering the withdrawal jitters all last...

Does anyone know anything about vacuumland.org being offline? I just tried it and am getting the old 404 page not found ... Hoping everything is ok there ... Nick http://www.vacuumland.org/

Excellent! What a great video. Like Terry, I loved the Bendix going into spin ... the familiar "click", "whirrrrrrrr" brought back memories. Any chance of a Bendix featurette during one of your future coffee-cam sessions ;-)

And it heats ... By the look of it, this one has a heater. The red light to the left of the panel. I remember people having these in early/mid 70's, so Ash's time placement is pretty accurate. Good luck, Leon. There's a holiday drive to Victoria there for you to pick it up though.

Westinghouse in Oz?? I seem to rememember a machine that looked very similar in Australia in the seventies. In particular, the control dial with the coloured program progress indications visible from the front. Westinghouse? Can anyone confirm? We also had Simpson dishwashers in late 70's that...

Westinghouse in Oz?? I seem to rememember a machine that looked very similar in Australia in the seventies. In particular, the control dial with the coloured program progress indications visible from the front. Westinghouse? Can anyone confirm? We also had Simpson dishwashers in late 70's that...

Miss Toggle wins ... ... as Mike expected

Opportunity's knocking ... Heaven knows how small the chances are of having something like this in the same State as you, much less the same country - I'd say the universe has conspired to get this dryer into your collection. I know of one in a retro specialist shop here in Sydney which...

Finish doesn't end in the UK ... We've had Finish here in Australia since mid-70's, when my Mum got her first machine. I think it wss even manufactured here (or in New Zealand? I'm not sure why) at some point. My first machine (1979) was German made and came with a sample pack of Finish. Our...

Oh, nearly forgot ... Could anyone tell me the model number and years of manufacture of that machine?

What memories! The first washing machine of my childhood. Like everyone else, I'm looking forward to any videos you're able to put together. As to colour - maybe I'm old fashioned, but I've only every thought of that model as being white. Nick

Creda Dryer Is that a mechanical timer? We had a very similar looking machine branded "New World", purchased in the 1966-69 time frame, so it seems they travelled down under as well. BTW, I'm still using my U5094 cleaner, although it's the lighter "lilac", not the deep purple. Somebody posted...

Hoover Turbomaster But I still have mine and use it regularly. If only you could get a modern machine that was half as good ...