Australian Hoover Washer & Dryer Brochures

[twinniefan]

Philips and Hoover washers/fridges

Hi guys, a little off topic so please excuse me for hijacking the thread a bit, but seeing as though Hoover designed and built the washer range for Philips, is it safe to assume that Philips designed and built the Hoover fridge/freezer range which were around the same time? i.e. Hoover Orchid range fridges and I forget what the other models were called.
We used to have the Philips 460 litre Super Chill fridge.

 

[matchboxpaul]

Hi John.

Been just over a week since you posted the brochures and all I can say is thankyou.

When I clicked onto the thread, it was just before you uploaded the first page of the 465 brochure. On clicking again, it was there and was mesmorised from thereon.
Strange seeing a machine that was ohhhhhh sooooo Hoover UK, but so different at the same time and with the pure matchbox matching dryer sat on top of it.
The orange switch on the dryer was a feature of a the House of Fraser A3052 washing machine and the Electricity Board exclusive A2018 and it matching D6030 dryer in the UK. brought memories of my aunts A2018 flooding back

Thankyou for taking the time to scan and post your brochures. Made for an excellent read. Have to say that the 465 is my favourite pure Australian model.
Paul

 

[crouzet951]

Hi Paul

I'm glad you enjoyed the brochures. It was fun studying them again while the scanning was being done, as I hadn't looked at them for ages.

Your control panel stickers collection is great - love the 465. The 165 sticker in the attached picture came into my possession years ago when trying to get a spare for the 155. The 155's was no longer available, but they had one of these and gave it to me (probably glad to get rid of it). All that's needed now is a 165 dryer to put it on. Hehe.

It would be interesting to know whether the 165 bezel was moulded in dark brown plastic, or if it was painted.

Cheers
John

 

[hoover525]

Hoover 725

They're still going!

An appliance repairer's magnet is on the front; Hoover had finished making machines with the front badge by the 700 series.

Does anyone know production year specs for 500, 600, 700 and 800 series machines?

Thanks, Erik

 

[hoover525]

Hoover 501

Large Fully automatic hoover washing machine, delivery available on Gumtree http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/1048008192

 

[iej]

I'm just curious, how do those dryers not wreck your house with condensation?

 

[rapunzel]

"Hoover designed and built the washer range for Philips"

I remember them being cosmetically almost identical. The marketing point with Philips were intermittent soak and agitation to provide a more thorough and gentler wash or some such thing. Saw these at Norman Ross in Liverpool and remember asking the sales guy about them.

Thanks so much for posting the brochures. It made me feel soooo old. What has happened to all these years? Gone in the blink of an eye they did.

Yup, I liked our appliances. We made great stuff and it was excellent quality to boot, but time marches on and nothing stays the same.

 

[hoovermatic]

It was a long time ago................

....but I remember when I first arrived in Australia the house I rented had a Hoover Top Loader washer called a 'Cadet' - with an impeller rather than a agitator.

 

[hoover525]

Hoover 600 brochure

Hi,

I was wondering if you'd like to sell your Hoover 600 brochure? I would be prepared to pay a decent pt.rice and it would go to a GOOD home

Please let me know if you're interested. Cheers, Erik

 

[centenialguy]

re; Aussie dryers

Do you have only electrically heated dryers there, or also natural gas burner types?

 

[chlorinedreams]

Thanks for posting this thread

Was great to see the original brochures of the older Hoover machines .... Tho in my books the premier and later elite machines were the pinpoint of the washing machine decline.....

A Hoover 665 would be quite a machine to have....

The last of the big guns was the Elite 955, from then on it was steeply downhill.

What were the front loaders like over the times... They back then were not a common sight over here... Did they decline in build in the late 80s?