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Hi folks, Just wanted to share a monumental addition to my collection. Most of you who know me know that I absolutely adore the purple Hotpoint Liberator series from the 1970s and over the years I have acquired a few of these appliances both from the core ranges and Best Buy range. However, I...

Evening folks, I’ve recently started restoring a Hoover Keymatic De Luxe 3223H from 1970. The cabinet has been sent away for respray and I’m working on the internals in the meantime. Thankfully, it will be in full working order. However, I require one VITAL part that can no longer be obtained...

Hi all, Hope everyone is having a great summer! Yesterday, I spent my day off unwrapping another addition to my collection and a special one at that.

Evening all, I'm still a bit speechless from what I've just acquired but on Wednesday evening I made the 2 hour journey to collect something very special, something I never thought I'd ever see in person despite my efforts in pursuing one since I first joined this community.

Evening all, This lovely washer came all the way to me from Kent back in January not long after my birthday. However, due to work and finishing off the Hotpoint 1509/05 restoration I'm not long after making a start on this one. I knew about most of the work it required thanks to the seller...

Afternoon all! Last month I finally got around to making a start on the restoration of my sorry looking but manageable Hotpoint 1509/05 top loader from 1977 that I had acquired last July. It's amazing how time flies now as it still feels like yesterday I took the trip "through the Gap" to...

Hi all, Yesterday I took delivery of yet another appliance that bears the famous Hotpoint Liberator marque and a particularly uncommon appliance at that - a dishwasher! I never thought a Liberator dishwasher would ever turn up as even the entry level model would have been a luxury to own in...

Hi all, I seem to be on a roll altogether recently, especially where it concerns Hotpoint's offerings of the 1970s! This was a very coincidental Gumtree find. I had been searching on Google about the Best Buy range of 1978/1979 that was based on the final Liberator models and when I typed in...

Evening all, Well it's been quite a "Liberating" week to say the least! One evening last week, I was browsing through some adverts on an Irish classifieds website. Usually, nothing worth speaking of appears but surprise surprise this turns up! A little cottage outside Donegal Town is being...

Evening all, well today was a hectic day! I woke up to an email this morning from a man offering me his "Hotpoint Liberator" that had been recently retired after it refused to turn on (hopefully it's just a failed interlock or something simple like that). After reading the message back to...

Afternoon all, Here is the second machine I got on Thursday - a circa-1970 Bendix LTA washer dryer. This was the last Bendix washer dryer to be built in the UK before the Italian machines were introduced circa-1972. As can be seen it needs a lot of TLC like the Servis but hopefully I can...

Hi everyone, Although it's late I just couldn't end the day without introducing one of my newest acquisitions. This is a very special machine and I'm absolutely honoured to have one in my possession, honoured but surprised as it found me rather than I found it! This and another machine (I will...

This week I got a surprise when I saw this local to me on Gumtree. Nothing of this age usually comes up on it and I never imagined myself owning a Philips so after few minutes of thought I decided I'd go for it as I knew it was a 1970s model and fairly uncommon. I collected the machine on...

Afternoon all, I'm surprised at myself for not posting about my most recent find here yet but now that the initial shock has worn off I thought that now would be better than never. Can you guess what it is?!

Evening all! Remember that lovely Hotpoint Supermatic 1400 that was on eBay a few weeks ago? Well, I had a go at that but unfortunately I lost so I thought to myself "oh well maybe next time". Then out of the blue, last Wednesday evening I received a message from the lady selling it informing...

Morning all, On Thursday afternoon I took delivery of a very strange looking consignment and underneath all that packaging sat a lovely Hotpoint Supermatic 1450 from October 1966! This was a model that I always wanted ever since I discovered the community here, it's those blue lids and sleek...

Hi all, This lovely machine came with my fantastic Hotpoint Micro Profile. It originally came from CJ (thanks CJ!) and it's my first step into the world of Servis automatics. I'm led to believe that it's a very rare model and most likely a retailer or catalogue exclusive but I'm not sure which...

Hi all, Some of you are aware that I acquired this very lovely but tired looking machine last week and throughout the week I have been painstakingly restoring it. Being mechanically and electrically sound, most of the work was cosmetic due to the infamous 'brittle plastic syndrome' associated...

Hi all, A few of you are aware that Mikey Clark was looking after this machine for me. He unknowingly purchased the machine for 99p on my behalf in January of this year (I cannot believe how time has flown!) shortly after my birthday. How nice of him! He looked looked after it until last month...

Hi all, At the weekend I acquired my first piece of Servis to add to my collection, for free which is always a bonus. Overall the machine is in good condition for its nearly 40 years of age, however it's not without its problems, worst of all half of the fascia sticker is missing. Currently...