supermaticjames
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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 Thursday evening and the seller said that he would look out for me at the auctions he goes to as that is where he got this one from.
Immaculate would be the most fitting word to describe it as it appears to a fairly low mileage machine. It still has its original black door seal and rubber drain hose so my guess is that it was originally in a seaside holiday home as a popular coastal area was not far away. It was really clean to begin with but I decide to give it the once over and it looks ever so slightly better now.
This is a French built machine as UK production of Philips front loaders wasn't set up yet therefore the machine is a little different to the later models, most recognisably it has an enamelled steel tub. Overall, it's quite a solid machine and the French should be proud!
I can't wait to try it out with a load in it, that spin-drain is something special and the suspension is really up for the job of handling all that water and laundry going round at speed.
Anyway, without further ado - the Philips 707 as found!
I collected the machine on Thursday evening and the seller said that he would look out for me at the auctions he goes to as that is where he got this one from.
Immaculate would be the most fitting word to describe it as it appears to a fairly low mileage machine. It still has its original black door seal and rubber drain hose so my guess is that it was originally in a seaside holiday home as a popular coastal area was not far away. It was really clean to begin with but I decide to give it the once over and it looks ever so slightly better now.
This is a French built machine as UK production of Philips front loaders wasn't set up yet therefore the machine is a little different to the later models, most recognisably it has an enamelled steel tub. Overall, it's quite a solid machine and the French should be proud!
I can't wait to try it out with a load in it, that spin-drain is something special and the suspension is really up for the job of handling all that water and laundry going round at speed.
Anyway, without further ado - the Philips 707 as found!
