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Afternoon All, I am trying to source a flat rubber washer for a vintage washing machine i am currently restoring. Does anyone have any contacts or know of any manufacturing companies that could possibly produce some ? The dimensions are: OD: 37mm x ID 28mm x 4mm thick. Any help would be...

Good afternoon all, My dream has finally happened, after nearly 25 years of searching, I have been able to get my hands on one of my all-time wish list washing machines from the 1960’s. I was contacted many months ago by a lady in small village called “Newall” just outside Burton-on-Trent...

Morning All, Bit of a long shot but thought i would just pop out this out there on the off chance, i am trying to track down the badge / emblem that goes on the front of the my Westinghouse LTF-600 washing from 1964. It was classed as a "Heavy duty" washer as this is what the badge reads...

Morning All, What with the good weather the weekend, i thought there is no better time to have a run through with the Westinghouse Laundromat 3 belt washer. I acquired this machine about 2 years ago, new from Italy, unfortunately the boot was totally busted and have virtually melted and was...

Afternoon Guys, Does anyone have any information on this style of Hoovermatic ? I remember one of these came up on here before but am unable to locate the thread. I am currently in the process of hopefully getting this machine shipped to the UK, it has had hardly any use and comes with all the...

Afternoon All, I have been in contact with a guy from Leicester who has quite a few old washers, now i know they have seen better days, but internally someone may want them for spares…if so drop me a line fir the details. Regards Keith

Afternoon All, I finally took delivery this morning of this gorgeous washer from Italy, it is New old stock Westinghouse from the 70’s, never used. The boot/gasket has totally perished, anyone got any suggedtions ? Another guy on here kindly said that. Kenmore or Frigidaire front loader boots...

Afternoon All, Last Saturday morning i felt engaged to do a spot of retro washing and it was the turn of the mid 50's Falda 1005 twin tub. I had this machine imported from Belgium to the UK in 2021. The wash tub holds around 60ltrs and has a loading capacity of 6-8kg, the spinner is gravity...

Afternoon Guys, Not sure anyone can help but i am trying to source a Westinghouse Spacemate door boot ? Regards

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Afternoon All, Recently i have been doing some fascinating research of a weekly publication that was available in the UK, called Electrical Radio & Trading, this was targeted at the electrical distributor and it covered all new electrical releases of products, i was looking through the 40 odd...

Afternoon All, I am trying to track down an article that has been posted on here before, it relates to the design team at Hotpoint and there is a guy standing next to a pillar drill, I cant find it anywhere :) Regards Keith

Afternoon all, Hope you are all well. So i have just had a “new” vintage twintub delivered from Belgium, hardly used. Can anyone tell me anything about it. It’s a Falda 1003 twin tub washer. I would say dating from the late 50’s - it is a beast of a machine !! Wash tub empties bia pump but...

Morning All, Just a quick question of curiousity, does anyone know how the “powder” clutch on the spinner worked on the 1965 Hotpoint Supermatic ? Cheers Keith

Afternoon Guys, Not sure if anyone is going to be able to help me on this topic, but I will give it a go, so I have recently plugged in a couple of old Twin Tub washers and they have tripped the electric's, they are in a dry garage, not warm but not freezing cold. They both have capacitors to...

Dear All, I am trying to locate any old Hoovermatic drain hoses. Any leads would be most appreciated. Thank you Keith

Morning Guys, Not sure if you can help or shed any light on this unusual twin tub which looks to date from the late 50's to early 60's. The badge on the front says "C*ome" ?? I can't find anything on the web about the machine or company. Regards [this post was last edited: 10/29/2020-05:43]

Evening All, Has anyone got any infomation on this Bosch Semi-automatic twin tub from 1962. What were the keyplates functions, pre-wash - wash - rinse ? Any info would be great. Thanks

Afternoon All, So another glorious day and still in lockdown which restricts much activity, so i thought lets have a play with a machine i had imported last year from Italy, the Candy Bi-matic dating from 1960. It was advertised as never used and the condition was very good when it arrived...

Dear All, Just thought I would post a few short clips which I have uploaded to YouTube of the weekends events, I haven't run these machines for sometime so I thought while we are in "Lockdown" there is no better time for a play. The first machine I plugged in was my Thor Automagic 244 from...