Classic UK Appliances - May 2015

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Another MR Hair Dryer

With all these hair dryers you would think I actually had some hair to dry!

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Swan Kettle Elements

Could be handy to have around

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AET Kettle

AET was an Irish brand, I know they also made electric fires and the did a small stove not unlike the baby Belling. I wonder of they are the origin of Glen Dimplex

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Hygena Kitchen

This could actually be late 1960s rather than 1970s. Its a shame it rather worn, hardly surprising after 45 years I suppose. Good selection of units though. In Liverpool

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Siematic

This probably is 1970s and although not much older than the previous its in better condition - German quality I suppose

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1970s Hygena

This is probably contemporary with the Siematic above. The Parkinson Cowan cooker is probably original to the kitchen. I don't think I like these tiles quite as much as the ones in the Siematic kitchen

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1980s Siematic

I prefer the simplicity of the previous one over the rather "blingly" version here. It looks like it would have had a built in single oven and microwave, which is what leads me to think 1980s. Fantastic cooker hood

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Another Kenwood

Later version of the Mini mixer and a shame they went to plastic beaters. NIB

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Robot Chef

Another NIB Item - its not a Kenwood

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Carpet Sweeper

This is a non electric sweeper primarily for a quick run round to pick up crumbs and the like - it is a supplement rather than replacement for a proper vacuum cleaner. Its the third picture that intrigues me. The gas fire (and probably a central heating boiler behind it) and chair (G-Plan) place it in Britain in the 1970s - but where the hell did they get that TV console? I have no recollection of anything like that being on sale in the 1970s and even in the 1960s it would have been unusual, there probably was a radiogram behind the wooden door to the right.

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Revo Cooker - English Rose

I am amazed they are not keeping this with the rest of the kitchen although I suppose it is very dated and limited by todays standards and it is over 60 years old. Specifically designed to co ordinate with the English Rose units I believe there was also a gas version produced. The Grill (Broiler) is under the hob, the large square place is a combination of hotplate on top and broiler under

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And from teh same seller

Another rarity. I got a picture of an English Rose fridge before but I thought its contours matched the profile of the units so I wonder if this has been adapted given the slab front. Also the interior looks slightly too old for 1950s to my mind - watch this space

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And just as we were getting over the shock

of they NIB Hotpoint 1504 and belling Classic 80 - up pops an apparently new Tricity oven - bear in mind this is over 40 years old. However the price is a bit shocking too ....

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Empress

Chris

If you fancy a wringer washer I will probably have a Countess (its a bit smaller) coming up for grabs soon

Al

 

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Matchbox

Chris

Congratulations on winning the Matchbox dryer, that's one to treasure and it was nice and handy for you too

Al

 

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Supertwin

My favourite twinnie

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[peterlondon]

TV console

Hey Al, lookie what I picked up.Like yourself I have never seen the like here.
When I took the back off before powering up,I was amazed to find a sticker inside saying Granda tv rentals!
Got out my safety testing gear (wellies and rubber gloves) and plugged in.....
Record player was seized,but after a bit of lube ran nice and smoothly,next the TV.
This also lit up although black and white.I now have a complete woking unit!
What to do now,rip out the old tube and make it colour..do I add blue tooth so you don't have to bother with recors at all?
pete

 

[vacbear58]

Frankengram

Hi Pete
Great to hear from you. What an interesting find you have there.

I think think you have a bit of a Frankengram there, by which I mean it has been made over with different parts. My first reaction when I saw the pictures was "that TV tube looks very square for a cabinet of that age". Likewise with the BSR record changer. I recall seeing that TV tuner on a 1970s Philips B&W TV in the 1970s it was 17" white molded plastic on a molded plastic pedestal base. The cabinet itself looks late 1950s/early 1960s perhaps Grundig. I have seen some with had the record player in one side and a wine cabinet on the other and indeed the record changer side looks rather like that might have been its original function. The knobs look 1970s as well. Interesting find though, Granada TV rentals - there is a name from the past!

Al

 

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Hygena Kitchen

Looks like a nice one in good condition for 40 plus years old. Its reasonably close to me although I do consider that the price is on the high side - Tricity oven (yes another variation) or not. The ceramic hob is a much later addition, the original 4 radiant ring hob would have been much smaller as the control panel remains on the front of one of the units - a very awkward place for it to be.

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New World

Looks in good condition although it appears that the right hand "oven" is not actually an oven and there is apparently no switch or tap for it. I don't recall seeing one of these with a timer before

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