Classic UK Appliances January 2016

[vacbear58]

AGA

This is not something I would normally post here but the price is so good (it will probably shoot way up at the end) that I thought someone might be interested. This of course if a faux AGA and does not seem to be a heat storage unit - gas top and electric (I suppose) ovens

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Aga-Range...517362?hash=item41a36a2772:g:UjUAAOSw5dNWngrC

 

[vacbear58]

And here is another

I am not planning to make a habit of this but this could be a bargain for someone - all gas

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Stunning-...5356&meid=25566d830de44a85a8ed2d46611021ea&pi

 

[vacbear58]

Moulinex Processer

I had one of these for YEARS! And actually it was pretty good

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-1...045585?hash=item3abbcf90d1:g:SQsAAOSwX~dWn6HW

 

[foraloysius]

Braun Citromatic 2

I have one of those. Like the one in the picture, mine is real white and has the red letters on it. I bought mine in the eighties. Later models had a more beige colour and had black letters on them. Some newer models even had a clear lid. I love the Braun design from that era! Unfortunately the juicer is not very practical. The reservoir is small and it doesn't poor very good.

I was wondering if that 80's kitchen was from a German brand. You saw those kitchens in every German interior magazine.

 

[vacbear58]

Braun

Louis

I agree 100% with your comment about the Braun styling which seems elegant but yet functional - I think I bought my father one of these, or one like it, when he moved to Cyprus as I thought he would have a lot of citrus fruit to squeeze

I agree too that the kitchen could be German (I think I have seen that style in Alno and perhaps also Poggenpohl although British companies were producing similar varieties at the time. Personally I prefer all laminate cabinets which are a great deal easier to keep clean - always a good thing in my book. The one exception for me would be the 1970s Poggenpohl design with had a (almost) black finish with horizontal wood panel effect - they had a large square handle - I would have one of those in a second.

I can hardly believe that the first picture could be Poggenpohl although it is advertised as such - that style was everywhere here in the 1990s, even the cheapest manufacturers used it.

The second is much more to my taste (Ok its a lot more modern) although the different heights of the tall units to the wall units would have me twitching - I could not live with that at any price.

Al

 

[foraloysius]

Alistair,

SieMatic had several of such kitchens in their assortment.

I like that second kitchen too! The reason for the lower units on the side was probably that they make the kitchen a bit less massive. Just imagine that wall would be totally filled with units.

BTW, do I spot two Gaggenau ovens there?

And yes, I do know what kitchen you mean. I tried to Google it, but couldn't find anything. I remember such a kitchen with a white counter and red countertop appliances.

 

[vacbear58]

Poggenpohl

Louis

You certainly do see two Gaggenau ovens in there and it looks like a Gaggenau 4 burner gas and 2 burner solid hotplates. The seller in in London where there should be a ready supply of natural gas so I cannot understand why they should include those horrible electric plates in such an expensive. Were they on a propane gas supply I could see it as a back up should the propane tanks accidentally run out but I cannot understand any other reason - I am sure you know as well as I there are a wide variety of other "domino" units they could have chosen.

Back to vintage kitchens - I forgot about SieMatic, of course I know the name. So that others know what the heck we were talking about there is an image below of the style I like so much, I think it looks good in mahogany too. This picture was from April 1976. I love the SS finish AEG Favorit dishwasher too - a 1970s AEG Dishwasher is one of the very few left on my "want list"

Al

 

[vacbear58]

More Poggenpohl

From an ebay listing

 

[foraloysius]

Solid electric plates

Alistair,

That is indeed the type of kitchen we were talking about. What a great picture! And that AEG dishwasher is to die for!

Actually there are people who liked those solid burners. My mother cooked almost all her life on it. She had difficulties adapting to gas burners in her apartment. She thought things went way too fast and things burnt easily. Solid burners are very good for slow cooking on lower temperatures. I don't think there is much difference with an AGA, you can put the pot always a bit off the burner, just like with an AGA.

 

[mikeymatic]

Philco Washing Machine

This looks like a rare one.

Mike

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/131716976450?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT