Australian Hoover Washer & Dryer Brochures

[crouzet951]

My great pleasure Matty.

This was never a deliberate collection. As my friends know (all too well), I'm always picking up leaflets, brochures and all sorts of ephemera, for anything. To me it's always seems a shame that with all the effort going into these brochures (for example). that they're dumped in the bin almost immediately.

They've been patient for years, wanting to burst out for an appreciative audience. Hehe.

Cheers
John

 

[crouzet951]

600 Series 1

These were the second series of the big Hoover top loaders, after the 500 series.

As mentioned in an earlier posting, my parents bought a new *525 top loader in 1973, which was the origin of my interest in washers. The 500s were handsome machines and I preferred them over the 600s, where the plastic control panels were, well, plasticy.

The top model in the 500s was the 585, and there appears to be no equivalent in the 600s.

The Hoover 585, along with the Simpson 'Fabulous 89', were mythical top model Australian machines, discussed in hushed tones. Very few people have ever seen them. They are of legend. Hehe.

*The 525 they bought in 1973 is not to be confused with the 525 front loader they bought in 1991. A few Hoover model numbers overlapped, though they were separated by nearly 20 years.

This brochure is 141mm x 190mm.

 

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600 Series 2

This may be the earliest example of an inappropriate apostrophe in "600's".

The spiral agitator was very effective in evenly moving the clothes about. My parent's 525 was absolutely rock solid. Even when the bowl was spinning so out of balance it tripped the switch, the cabinet never budged. Very impressive.

 

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600 Series 3

The front page of the brochure is cut away down the right hand edge of the washing machine illustration. That is why the same illustration of the woman can be seen on this page.

The 600s introduced the bowl being stationary when the water's pumped out. The 500s always started to spin when pumping out the water.

 

[crouzet951]

600 Series 4

They were very easy to service as the front panel came off. To change the main belt you simply tilted the machine back and it was underneath. It was quite startling how simple and well engineered they were.

Yes folks, 209 litres on high wash. But as mentioned before, they washed a lot of laundry in one wash.

 

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ADA 1

This brochure is trumpeting the winning of Australian Design Awards, rather than specific machines.

This brochure is A4 size.

 

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ADA 2

Interesting trophy. It looks heavy.

 

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ADA 3

Quite impressive.

 

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ADA 4

In my opinion, the Hoover top loaders from this period were very attractive. It's the same colour scheme as the 525/520 front loaders.

 

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ADA 5

Nice programme control.

 

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ADA 6

Same colour scheme for the dryers.

 

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ADA 7

The dryers could be hung upside down, and a correctly oriented control panel sticker was available.

 

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ADA 8

I don't know how much exporting of product they did.

 

[hoover1100]

Absolutely beautiful brochures!

Thanks so much for posting, I'd take any one of those machines, although I think i agree with you that the 535 would be my top choice!

And I'll take a box of that Omomatic please...

Matt

 

[crouzet951]

Rack 1

This is a single page leaflet for the Hoover Drying Rack. Later dryers had the holes already there.

They could put these around Parliament House in Canberra, as there's so much hot air in that building your clothes would be dried almost immediately.

This leaflet is A4 size.

 

[crouzet951]

Rack 2

Simple and probably pretty effective.

 

[paulc]

Brilliant brochures, lovely machines. Thank you for posting.

 

[crouzet951]

Hi Matt

Glad you liked them. You've just reminded me. The 455 that was bought new in 1980 had a sample pack of OMOmatic in the bowl. The box has long gone (unfortunately), but there was a small single fold leaflet with it.

I've just scanned both sides and you can see what was on the OMO box - a matchbox door, but reversed. They used that illustration in Australia for years. Wish I'd kept a box...

Hi Paulc

Glad you liked them.

Regards
John

 

[crouzet951]

Dishwasher 1

Last brochure - and now for something completely different, it's a Hoover dishwasher. I believe they were made in Italy

It's a small brochure, the same size as the 465, and in the same style - dated October 1979.

 

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Dishwasher 2

This dishwasher is definitely a 'he'.

I wonder if using a 'D' prefix for their dishwasher models ever caused confusion with the dryers.