Classic UK Appliance

[vacbear58]

Its been a while since we had a UK appliance thread on here, any other UK members feel like posting to it please feel free to do so.

How about kicking one off with a classic Cannon 1960s gas cooker in EXCELLENT CLEAN looking condition. I have been told these were built like tanks

Its in Banbury

Al

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Retro-196...itchen_Ovens_Hobs_Cookers&hash=item3ce9207b17

 

[vacbear58]

Table top washer

I always wondered if these were any good

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mini-wash...33304?pt=UK_Irons_Presses&hash=item43d0058c18

 

[vacbear58]

GE Americana In UK

Dont see many of these in this country - in East Sussex

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/American-..._Kitchen_Fridges_Freezers&hash=item2c8d6328b1

 

[vacbear58]

Carefree living

Remarkably clean for a cooker getting on for 40 years old

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-C...itchen_Ovens_Hobs_Cookers&hash=item2c8d9ad4cd

 

[vacbear58]

Hoover Iron

Not cheap not in particularly good condition, but a 1960s classic

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gorgeous-...llectables_Kitchenalia_RL&hash=item3f3e09c485

 

[vacbear58]

Tricity Hair dryer

An identical model was sold by Hoover and as such is comparatively common, but I have never seen it branded as Tricity before - I was not even aware that Tricity ventured into this sort of thing - I have always associated them with cookers, fridges & freezers. As you can see from the picture just the thing to get your tresses in perfect condition before placing the tiara on your head.

The plug on it would not have been standard issue and actually I am quite surprised it even worked being plugged into a light socket

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-T...K_Collectables_Vintage_RL&hash=item4187cdf689

 

[vacbear58]

Hygena Contour

Well here's a blast from the mid 1970s - a Hygena Contour kitchen. This was pretty much the last gasp for Hygena which, for about 25 years, had been one of the major top end kitchen suppliers. It was not long after this they went bust and the name was bought up by MFI (itself now gone) to be put on their own manufactured kitchens which were not a fraction of the quality of these.

They really were rather nice, I am not mad about the harvest gold but I have very fond memories of a dark (not quite navy) blue.

But at £875 BIN I think I will be popping out Ikea instead

Al

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-R...en_LivingRoomFurniture_EH&hash=item2341bacec6

 

[vacbear58]

Can I have some of what these people are smoking?

The last auction was bad enough - but £1000 for this? Certainly wont be my £1000.

Its probably early 1960s rather than 1950s

Al

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1950s-ORI...tchen_KitchenFurniture_EH&hash=item51c3ca1dd4

 

[vacbear58]

Bit of a mixture now

And the price is a lot more acceptable.

The sink unit is from the 1950s, the other cupboards are much more late 1960s or, given the colour, 1970s. The sink top ha also been replaced, originally the sink and drainer (probably double drainer) would have covered the whole of the unit below. Funny thing is that, given worktop is not that expensive they did not do all of the kitchen and also, having gone to the trouble of replacing the sink, they did not update the unit beneath it.

Al

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Daintymai...tchen_KitchenFurniture_EH&hash=item3a9850365a

 

[vacbear58]

Now this is a bit more like it

If this were a couple of months hence I would seriously think about this. Elizabeth Ann was a more up-market brand and this looks to be in reasonable condition and at a good price

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Retro-Eli...tchen_KitchenFurniture_EH&hash=item35dd913eac

 

[ovrphil]

Reply #7-#8 - sinks with drainboard

Reply #7 has double drainboards- look deceptively larger from the front-side views vs. that top view.

After a member mentioned Elkay brand ss sinks, with drainboard(s) ...I've noticed it's easier to find ss sinks without drainboards(single or double) than it is to find with. And you don't often see them in non-commercial kitchens, but it works if you have room in your kitchen.

I found a non-ribbed drainboard, but I like those ribbed drainboards better. Thanks for posting all these.

http://allentown.craigslist.org/app/4694907910.html).

 

[vacbear58]

Tricity President mid 1960s

One of the earlier examples of this very popular, for its time TOL cooker, shame its missing the handle to the grill/second oven.

I think it may have been the first double oven cooker of this type i.e. with grill/oven below hob. The Creda shown above is their "answer" to the President, but it take them around 10 years to do so.

The small grill on the bottom, under the oven, is a fan heater.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-T...itchen_Ovens_Hobs_Cookers&hash=item33966c4c7f

 

[vacbear58]

Something to do your smalls maybe?

Flashlight batteries? It might be Chad Valley but it was either bought in from and American supplier or was intended for sale there - we would say Torch batteries

 

[vacbear58]

And in the same vien

Nice toy Bendix, even if it is described as a cooker

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-d...UK_Dolls_House_Miniatures&hash=item20eddcf136

 

[vacbear58]

1977 Green Kitchen

Although apparently run of the mill, the 60 com worktop kind of sets this kitchen apart - this type of work top was actually about 30mm thick with a deep lip on the front to give the impression of thickness

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Retro-Mob...tchen_KitchenFurniture_EH&hash=item19f4abfffa

 

[vacbear58]

THis will build up your bisceps

No fear of power cuts with this one

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-E...llectables_Kitchenalia_RL&hash=item35dd636c96

 

[vacbear58]

And now, back to the early 1990s or possibly 1980s

In North London these are all from the same seller - the same seller who cannot read as the "Hoover" tumble dryer is actually a Philips - see its not just in the US this happens

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Indesit-W...77631?pt=UK_Irons_Presses&hash=item43d08f8d7f

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AEG-Dishw...en_Kitchen_Dishwashers_PP&hash=item43d08f9303

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/hoover-tumble-dryer-/291261881547?pt=UK_Irons_Presses&hash=item43d08f9ccb

By the way, the tumble dryer is identical to the first dryer I ever bought back in 1980. Its an excellent dryer, although not reversing, I use the one have occasionally and it produces very good results

 

[vacbear58]

Miele

Don't see very many of these - nice cooker

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Miele-ret...itchen_Ovens_Hobs_Cookers&hash=item46297b61d7

 

[vacbear58]

Fairly new?

Well not unless they are living in a time warp - would this be as much as 30 years old?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bosch-dis...en_Kitchen_Dishwashers_PP&hash=item1e933dbda0

 

[vacbear58]

Grundig

Same seller, nice radio

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Grundig-v...und_Vision_Vintage_Radios&hash=item1e933ddaee

 

[ovrphil]

vacbear58 - Grundig was the radio console my neighbor across the street owned. A multi-band console with record player, we couldn't breath on it! It wasn't a long unit, but so beautifully crafted, sitting next to their front door as you walked into their Sears-catalog home. The sound was unforgettably wonderful.

How about the Robert's radios...always wondered if they were of any good quality or just omnipresent successes in marketing?

 

[vacbear58]

Grundig

Phil

Normally there are loads of these on ebay and of course when i go looking ....

The term we use us "Radiogram" and for a very long time (from around the early 1930s) a radiogram was something to aspire to - long before TV

Only some rather tatty examples at the moment i am afraid

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1970s-Gru..._HomeAudioHiFi_Turntables&hash=item1c4704d4a1

I remember these being on sale. I always thought they looked too much like a made over radio

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1970s-gru..._HomeAudioHiFi_Turntables&hash=item23425dc04e

This must be early 1960s, better condition but expensive

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-S...K_Collectables_Vintage_RL&hash=item418866cd0c

 

[vacbear58]

Roberts Radios

For a moment i had to think what you meant there - Robert S has a collection of radios? LOLOLOL Then the penny dropped

I really don't know much about them - they have the retro look of quality but I really cannot say if they are - I don't believe the brand has been around THAT long. Some are really expensive, some are really quite cheap

 

[tolivac]

"Radiogram"Is a new SW radio format VOA is using-it works on frequency shift keying a digital signal so it works with analog transmitters.On the listener side he needs a computer with the VOA Radiogram program in it.Then by connecting the computer to a heaphone jack on the radio you can decode the text and picture program.The program can be downloaded from the VOA website.I can't give the frequencies-but the Radiograms are broadcast from Greenville,NC.A short Radiogram is broadcast to Cuba on the hour at some times during the day.It is experimental.So if you should tune in a VOA SW broadcast and hear FSK tones-that is the Radiogram.The Radiograms have been succesful here and listners from all over have sent in their reception reports.VOA then sends them a QSL card.

 

[ovrphil]

Roberts Radio and Grundig

Thanks vacbear58...Allistair, those are cool units, but the one my neighbor had is coincidentally for sale on eBay right now, here and photos below

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Grundig-Maj...pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&hash=item4176bc3d74

Roberts has been around for over 80 years; they must be doing something right.

I used to DX with an old vintage floor Zenith model(with the green tuning eye)..have a few QSL's, somewhere in storage..that's very interesting about the Radiogram, I'll check it out. Thanks Rex.

 

[vacbear58]

Grundig

Phil

That's an older unit still, mid to late 1950s I would expect. It has a BSR turntable. That's a mighty lot of money for it in my opinion. These also crop up in the UK, just non on sale (that I can see) at the moment

Al

 

[ovrphil]

Oh yes, my buddy's dad bought it sometime in the 1950s. Once he let us tune in shortwave. That was my introduction to sw listening and I gathered QSL cards using an old wood floor Zenith radio am/fm/sw with tuning eye. Love those tuning eyes.

 

[vacbear58]

Back to the kitchen

Mid 1970s Creda Horizon cooker

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Immaculat...itchen_Ovens_Hobs_Cookers&hash=item3ce9ffe56f

 

[vacbear58]

My favourite range cooker

From the mid 1950s through the 1960s we had a small variety of double oven range cookers, usually 40 - 42 inches wide as a TOL option - surprisingly though there were more of these in the 1950s than in the 1960s and eventually they more or less died out (and yes, I do remember the final iteration of the New World range in the 1970s) till the whole concept or a range cooker (i.e. two ovens side by side in a variety of arrangements - often it just seemed like two smaller cookers in one casing) in the 1990s.

With one notable exception - The Carron Capri (Electric) or Carron Cordon Bleu (Gas) and this is my favourite variation of it. Into the 1980s it got tarted up with glass doors, and some other "refinements" but I always preferred the cleaner styling of the earlier version.

That said, I think that anyone paying £199.00 for this needs their head examined almost as much as the person selling this for its certainly not in what I would call good condition

Al

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cooker-Ca...=UK_HGKitchen_SmallApp_RL&hash=item4d24fdf234

 

[thomasortega]

Gosh, I would kill for a Scirocco Washer-dryer. (second post)

Available in the US it would be even better, I'd probably walk across the country only to get it and pay watever the seller asked me to pay.