A Vintage Bank Holiday Weekend August 2018
new bearing out the freezer and just slides into the warmed support tube !!
new bearing out the freezer and just slides into the warmed support tube !!
A Vintage Bank Holiday Weekend August 2018
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A Vintage Bank Holiday Weekend August 2018
Spider and drum in great condition with the use of green box powder...
Spider and drum in great condition with the use of green box powder...
A Vintage Bank Holiday Weekend August 2018
All back together, notice the motor is mounted on top of these Hotpoint machines..
All back together, notice the motor is mounted on top of these Hotpoint machines..
A Vintage Bank Holiday Weekend August 2018
Door seal on, ready for a test wash...
Door seal on, ready for a test wash...
A Vintage Bank Holiday Weekend August 2018
All sat sitting, its "Wine o Clock" time wash in, 95d boil wash with citric acid...
All sat sitting, its "Wine o Clock" time wash in, 95d boil wash with citric acid...
A Vintage Bank Holiday Weekend August 2018
Last job of the weekend is to fix a new resistor which had burned out on the Hoover Keymatic
Last job of the weekend is to fix a new resistor which had burned out on the Hoover Keymatic
A Vintage Bank Holiday Weekend August 2018
With the Holzer timer removed it was cracked open and the old resistor removed and a new super duper one fitted.
With the Holzer timer removed it was cracked open and the old resistor removed and a new super duper one fitted.
A Vintage Bank Holiday Weekend August 2018
All that we need to do now is to re-fit the timer and test, this was late in the evening and will be water tested next time...
All that we need to do now is to re-fit the timer and test, this was late in the evening and will be water tested next time...
A Vintage Bank Holiday Weekend August 2018
A few pics of old and new, and See You Next Time, many thanks to Al for hosting another easy on working weekend and a big Thank You to all who attended and for all your work effort.
A few pics of old and new, and See You Next Time, many thanks to Al for hosting another easy on working weekend and a big Thank You to all who attended and for all your work effort.
A Vintage Bank Holiday Weekend August 2018
We are all just saying how time flie, this time last week it was "Wine o Clock" time, Enjoy Your Weekends everyone ...
We are all just saying how time flie, this time last week it was "Wine o Clock" time, Enjoy Your Weekends everyone ...
A Vintage Bank Holiday Weekend August 2018
Cheers Steve...
Cheers Steve...
triumphdolomite
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I'll just say my thanks to Al too for another great weekend and to you Mike for creating another great thread to remember it by.
Ian
ps. The Supertwin 111 did wonderfully on Tuesday's wash!
Ian
ps. The Supertwin 111 did wonderfully on Tuesday's wash!
jersey-johny
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FANTASTIC! Good god that was well done fellas - you really did it up! Thanks all for sharing -
Truly, you can see and feel the sense of accomplishment and camaraderie from 3500 miles across the Atlantic! Love all those Twinnies - they seem to still be pertinent over there more than they are here.
Have to ask: whats the bank holiday you guys are celebrating? Type of Labor Day, like us on Monday? And please urgently send over some of Steves Millionaires Shortbread..."tickety boo!"
Truly, you can see and feel the sense of accomplishment and camaraderie from 3500 miles across the Atlantic! Love all those Twinnies - they seem to still be pertinent over there more than they are here.
Have to ask: whats the bank holiday you guys are celebrating? Type of Labor Day, like us on Monday? And please urgently send over some of Steves Millionaires Shortbread..."tickety boo!"
blackstone
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"Bank Holiday"
That phrase means something entirely different (in U.S. history) than what you are celebrating.
When Roosevelt took office as president in 1933, at the depths of the Great Depression, one of his actions was to close all the banks for a period of time, to prevent panic withdrawals. Hence, the term "bank holiday".
I'm assuming your holiday is nothing of the sorts.
That phrase means something entirely different (in U.S. history) than what you are celebrating.
When Roosevelt took office as president in 1933, at the depths of the Great Depression, one of his actions was to close all the banks for a period of time, to prevent panic withdrawals. Hence, the term "bank holiday".
I'm assuming your holiday is nothing of the sorts.
On a very basic level "bank holiday" on both sides of pond pretty much break down to same thing; days when banks are closed and or employees are given off/paid OT if they do work.
For instance the last Monday in August is "bank holiday" in England/Wales.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_holiday
While first Monday in September is Labor Day and a "bank holiday" in that the Federal Reserve is closed, which by extension means so are nearly all other banks in the USA. Labor Day is also a national holiday in that many (but not all) businesses are closed.
In a way both serve one same purpose, they extend summer holidays by a bit.
For instance the last Monday in August is "bank holiday" in England/Wales.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_holiday
While first Monday in September is Labor Day and a "bank holiday" in that the Federal Reserve is closed, which by extension means so are nearly all other banks in the USA. Labor Day is also a national holiday in that many (but not all) businesses are closed.
In a way both serve one same purpose, they extend summer holidays by a bit.
A Vintage Bank Holiday Weekend August 2018
Morning Ian, glad the Servis twinny is up n running, a bit taller than the others , save on the back..
Morning Ian, glad the Servis twinny is up n running, a bit taller than the others , save on the back..
A Vintage Bank Holiday Weekend August 2018
Hello Johny and welcome to the club and madhouse, yes its good to get together and sort stuff out, as with anything vintage they always need a little coaxing and nurture..
Yes the twintub washers where a staple of UK laundry rooms and kitchen, compact and easy to move around, and probably why UK housewifes were the last in the field to move to automated laundry appliances.
My fav is the Servis models being the ones mum and family had..
Hello Johny and welcome to the club and madhouse, yes its good to get together and sort stuff out, as with anything vintage they always need a little coaxing and nurture..
Yes the twintub washers where a staple of UK laundry rooms and kitchen, compact and easy to move around, and probably why UK housewifes were the last in the field to move to automated laundry appliances.
My fav is the Servis models being the ones mum and family had..
A Vintage Bank Holiday Weekend August 2018
Hello Fred, thanks for the explanation of your Bank Holiday, its easy to dismiss as just a holiday without realising the significance. It is a tradition when our banks and companies shut down for a workers holiday.
Its the last holiday for us so everyone tends to make more of it especially as in August - which is usually or hottest month but alas this year cloudy and rainy...
Hello Fred, thanks for the explanation of your Bank Holiday, its easy to dismiss as just a holiday without realising the significance. It is a tradition when our banks and companies shut down for a workers holiday.
Its the last holiday for us so everyone tends to make more of it especially as in August - which is usually or hottest month but alas this year cloudy and rainy...
A Vintage Bank Holiday Weekend August 2018
Morning Laundress, thanks for the explanation, hope all good with you, we where discussing the etiquette of laundry having discussions with our younger attendees, and your knowledge of washday laundry was talked about, all good !!
Enjoy your Labour Day Monday !! Traditionally washday...
Morning Laundress, thanks for the explanation, hope all good with you, we where discussing the etiquette of laundry having discussions with our younger attendees, and your knowledge of washday laundry was talked about, all good !!
Enjoy your Labour Day Monday !! Traditionally washday...
Glad to have been there, if only in spirit.
You lads always have such fun at these meets. Again it puts one in mind of "Last of the Summer Wine"; leave sorting of who is Campo, Clegg, Truly, etc.. or maybe Nora Batty to you lot. *LOL*
You lads always have such fun at these meets. Again it puts one in mind of "Last of the Summer Wine"; leave sorting of who is Campo, Clegg, Truly, etc.. or maybe Nora Batty to you lot. *LOL*
