I was emailed about a dishwasher found in a home that they will be pulling out. It's called a "Sinkomatic". I have never heard of such a thing, if you are interested in buying this email me and I will give you the email address.
A Very Strange Dishwasher
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The thing looks like a Hoover Twin Tub, but a dishwasher. I have no idea if you fill the entire sink up with water???
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Whoa... that's very unusual! Looks European - I can't say I've ever heard of the Sinkomatic brand before.
This is the closest thing I have ever seen to what were known commercially as "surge type" dishwashers in ancient commercial kitchens, although the commercial machines had the pump outside the tank. There are pictures in the book "Industrial Detergency" that my father had in his library. They were mostly for removing grease and light food film from thoroughly rinsed dishware. The racks were like deep open wooden boxes and there was a manual overhead hoist for lowering them into the wash tank and then lifting them out and moving them to the rinse tank, both of which were filled with water to cover the dishes.
I think that with this machine, you would have to be very careful that the water currents did not move stuff around.
I think that with this machine, you would have to be very careful that the water currents did not move stuff around.
Sinkomatic
Actually it could well be European, we had something similar here in the mid-1960s, I believe you can also use it for washing clothes (like a Hoovermatic) although it is very prone to giving you a drenching if you run it with the lid off - anyone who has used an older style HM where the wash tub pump runs off the impellor drive know to keep that lid on until the water is below the impellor.
As I recall you could also attach a flexible drive to the impellor which you could attach a sort of hand mixer head to and perhaps other devices. Which? (our consumer reports) tested one I will see if I can find the report when I am home next weekend.
I recently saw a much more modern version of this for sale here branded as Kitchen Aid - don't remember if I posted it to Shoppers Square or not.
Al
Actually it could well be European, we had something similar here in the mid-1960s, I believe you can also use it for washing clothes (like a Hoovermatic) although it is very prone to giving you a drenching if you run it with the lid off - anyone who has used an older style HM where the wash tub pump runs off the impellor drive know to keep that lid on until the water is below the impellor.
As I recall you could also attach a flexible drive to the impellor which you could attach a sort of hand mixer head to and perhaps other devices. Which? (our consumer reports) tested one I will see if I can find the report when I am home next weekend.
I recently saw a much more modern version of this for sale here branded as Kitchen Aid - don't remember if I posted it to Shoppers Square or not.
Al
Yeah, like an early KA Briva. Looks to be a completely manual machine re filling, draining and rinsing
Maybe it's a washing machine ... with a rack
Perhaps it was only ever meant to be used as a washing machine. The rack could be there as a convenience for when washing up dishes by hand, rather than being for mechanically cleaning them.
Perhaps it was only ever meant to be used as a washing machine. The rack could be there as a convenience for when washing up dishes by hand, rather than being for mechanically cleaning them.
What a strange looking contraption.
Looks like it was designed to wash dishes. The rack actually has a guard to protect the dishes loaded from the impeller.
I bet is was also designed to wash fabric. Like baby diapers, or undies. What a thought....blah.
The rack looks like someone was using it. Looks moldy / dirty.
Looks like it was designed to wash dishes. The rack actually has a guard to protect the dishes loaded from the impeller.
I bet is was also designed to wash fabric. Like baby diapers, or undies. What a thought....blah.
The rack looks like someone was using it. Looks moldy / dirty.
dishwasherrules
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Something British?
Hi guys, here's a video from British Pathé youtube channel where this dishwasher is briefly seen in action from 4'16''. The washing action is the same as a twintub machine, but I do wonder if it was effective... could the machine Robert saw be British-made?
Hi guys, here's a video from British Pathé youtube channel where this dishwasher is briefly seen in action from 4'16''. The washing action is the same as a twintub machine, but I do wonder if it was effective... could the machine Robert saw be British-made?
vacerator
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Ivan,
you look a little like chef Mario Batalli.
you look a little like chef Mario Batalli.
Love the countertop spintube!!
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Thanks for the video
Love the attachment set - a shoe brush and even a mixer!
Love the attachment set - a shoe brush and even a mixer!
Video
That was exactly what I was talking about. I think there might have been a potato peeler too.
Al
That was exactly what I was talking about. I think there might have been a potato peeler too.
Al
The idea of one power unit
To do many things continues to this day - the Matrix design by one of the least loved tool makers is a good example.
Really cool. I'd love to have one. Hmm, might not be so hard to make, all things considered.
To do many things continues to this day - the Matrix design by one of the least loved tool makers is a good example.
Really cool. I'd love to have one. Hmm, might not be so hard to make, all things considered.
dishwasherrules
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Mike, I had to look for Mario Batali on Google Images as I had never heard of him before - so I discovered he's a very famous chef in the US - and I wish I had his hair 
BTW, you're right, we could look like cousins or some other relatives of the sort if seen together, and none of us looks typically Italian (when I went to the US and the UK in my younger days many didn't believe I actually came from Italy and that Ivan was my real name).
Alistair, is The Ideal Home Exhibition still on schedule in the UK or was it cancelled/replaced with a similar exhibition at some point?
BTW, you're right, we could look like cousins or some other relatives of the sort if seen together, and none of us looks typically Italian (when I went to the US and the UK in my younger days many didn't believe I actually came from Italy and that Ivan was my real name).Alistair, is The Ideal Home Exhibition still on schedule in the UK or was it cancelled/replaced with a similar exhibition at some point?
Ideal home exhibition video
In the part where you saw the new kitchen units there were a pair of Servis compact washing machines slid underneath the worktops !!
In the part where you saw the new kitchen units there were a pair of Servis compact washing machines slid underneath the worktops !!
vacerator
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Ivan, ciao,
So in London, you were in good company with Jamie Oliver. I think Mario's grand parents or parents came from the Modena area. He owns a few restaurants with Joe Bastianich. His mom is a well known Italian born, Boston based restaurantuer.
My grandfather came from Civitella Roveto (Avezzano), and my grandmother from Polermo area.
I'm just a gourmet who tries to cook gourmet. I do make a mean sugo, and meatballs if I may say so. Tutti grande nella piccolezi.
So in London, you were in good company with Jamie Oliver. I think Mario's grand parents or parents came from the Modena area. He owns a few restaurants with Joe Bastianich. His mom is a well known Italian born, Boston based restaurantuer.
My grandfather came from Civitella Roveto (Avezzano), and my grandmother from Polermo area.
I'm just a gourmet who tries to cook gourmet. I do make a mean sugo, and meatballs if I may say so. Tutti grande nella piccolezi.
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