Classic UK Appliances - May 2015

vacbear58 · May 6, 2015

Another month (already!!), so time for another thread.

Fasten your seat belts bitches, there is lots to see

vacbear58 · May 6, 2015

You GO Girl

Another appliance I had completely forgotten about until one happened by my sight line on ebay - of course when I look closer there are loads of them.

I would reckon this to be early 1970s by the type face on the box

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231545155140?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

vacbear58 · May 6, 2015

Ronson Escort

Another Kenneth Grange (Kenwood Chef) design. I think this is late 1960s or early 1970s

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111660307351?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

vacbear58 · May 6, 2015

Morphy Richards

Again, very obviously a Kenneth Grange design - he also did a great deal of work with MR in the 1960s and 1970s. This is not unlike the Chef in that he took a long established (and perhaps somewhat outdated) design and gave it a modern makeover

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261874093006?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

vacbear58 · May 6, 2015

Ronson Rio

Again a Grange design and wonderfully simple an unadorned it is too - functional yet stylish

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221762417135?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

vacbear58 · May 6, 2015

And another Ronson

Grange again, you can see the similarity to the MR above and its a wonder that he got away with two such similar designs for these are not the same driers

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251936392677?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

vacbear58 · May 6, 2015

Boots Cresta

I think this was manufactured by Ronson, but is based on the earlier design.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-R...eid=6332336ba3ff40f086aaf572ce148550&pid=1000

vacbear58 · May 6, 2015

English Rose Kitchen

I would date this back to late 1960s or maybe early 1970s - it would have been the last gasp for this double door design. I have not included the cooker in the pictures as it is a much later addition, and the hood, also much later, is shown for the Xpelair fan which is a later addition to the kitchen too. The sink had a waste disposal too.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321743902187?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

vacbear58 · May 6, 2015

Poggenpohl

Chestermike was joking with me at the weekend that I should get a vintage Poggenpohl kitchen and one pops up. Poggenpohl are really TOL German kitchens and this must have cost a fortune. Tempting and all as it is I have too much on at the moment to consider it. It is unusual that it has an integrated built under fridge (at least it looks like a fridge) to the left of the pull out counter. The handles tell me this was probably early 1980s although the sink and oven look rather newer than that. I rather like the track lighting too for that truly retro effect

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/201343367611?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

vacbear58 · May 6, 2015

And another Poggenpohl

This is definitely mid 1980s. I would look a long time at my £1000 before spending it on this in the condition it is in even if it has my beloved Neff 1056 oven - I owned one of these from 1985 until 2000 and still regret getting rid of it although I do have another Neff oven of similar vintage

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161687800118?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

vacbear58 · May 6, 2015

And from the sublime

to the no so sublime.

Oh how I remember these, I thought they were crap quality when they were new and I am amazed this one has stood up to well. The absolute epitome of poor quality, cheap materials. At least the price is not OTT. The sink is probably the original, its not often you see this type of "sit on" sink now.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/191573022488?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

vacbear58 · May 6, 2015

Leisure

I have posted this type of cooker before although hopefully not that particular auction. The unit probably came with the oven and hob as I have seen similar before

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/281681051247?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

vacbear58 · May 6, 2015

Briefly back to kitchens

Woops, I missed this one. Similar to the one posted above

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261877596601?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

vacbear58 · May 6, 2015

Back to ovens

Mid 1970s Tricity. This must have been the most commonly installed oven in the 1970s as the regularly show up - I dread the day when they stop appearing. This seems like a nice clean example

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/141658299124?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

vacbear58 · May 6, 2015

EE Oven

Do you ever get a "Gasp" moment? Well I had one when I say this.

I was not even aware that Electra sold an oven. It also confirms that the Electa cookers were, at that time, manufactured by English Electric although this looks mighty like a Tricity "under the hood". It is curious that the housing unit was clearly designed to be for a Moffat oven which was wider that the standard 60 cm unit. And the hob is a Moffat too. But this oven is too old to be a new replacement for a Moffat (they were roughly contemporary) unless it was an old unit. Or did the original purchasers of the kitchen decide on a cheaper model? Who knows. I will admit I am tempted but I am having a job accommodating all that I have.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/131505109988?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

vacbear58 · May 6, 2015

And speaking on English Electric

This has obviously be well used in the 60 off years of its life. I sometimes wonder did Frigidaire get the idea of the Flair from this

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/201344571853?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

vacbear58 · May 6, 2015

And finally on the EE theme

They are optimistic looking for £180 when it does not work, even if it is in good condition

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151668445038?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

vacbear58 · May 6, 2015

Kitchen Center

This is a later version, the previous version was sold here as Sunbeam with push buttons rather than the rotary dial. I did not think they were that popular here

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221760816123?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

vacbear58 · May 6, 2015

And somethings to compliment it

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111663497230?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

vacbear58 · May 6, 2015

Indesit Toaster - NIB

I was not aware of Indesit supplying small appliances. Looks like 1980s to me

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/381250457362?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

triumphdolomite · May 6, 2015

EE Oven

That's interesting Al. That looks like it could be badge engineered, EE ceased to exist after the GEC takeover sometime around 1969/1970 and the rating plate appears to be stamped 1975. I wasn't aware that the domestic appliance factory in Liverpool was still producing that late on, can't remember when it closed off the top of my head. I would have thought that all the appliances would have gone to GDA by that time, or wasn't there a fire at the Llandudno Jct plant around mid 70's. All very interesting. I thought that it looked quite Tricity at first too.
Ian

vacbear58 · May 7, 2015

EE

Ian

It is not quite correct to say that EE disappeared with the GEC takeover - the Reversomat washer and drier were in production up until around 1972 at least - I believe I have scans of a brochure (which covered EE, all of Hotpoint and the Morphy Richards spin drier) of that date. I do think as far as washers were concerned the EE name was dropped after the launch of the purple Hotpoint Liberators (and remember the first EE auto washer was called the Liberator) which I think is around 1973 (where is Paul and his spread sheets when you need him LOL). And EE manufactured the first wide body Hoover tumble drier which was replaced when the matchbox series was introduced, around the same time I think.

There were EE fridges back in the 1960s but I have no idea when they were dropped. My parents bought a EE Rapide 68 cooker in 1974 - this was styled rather like the 66 (a listing for which I have posted in the last month or so) but was larger and double oven. It was bought from the electricity board so it is possible it was end of line stock but the Electra cookers carried on for at least 2 or maybe 3 years after this - they were the first "coloured" cookers on sale here I believe (aside from black/silver colours of various sorts) until the later 1970s Bellings, which were also branded as Electras too. I have seen a Tricity split level cooker from the early 1960s branded as EE but none since - this looks like a Tricity from the back although they may have just bought the components from the same supplier.

Unfortunately I have now idea where the manufacturing plants were but would be very interested to hear if you have more information

Al

vacbear58 · May 7, 2015

Side Loading RH Toaster

You can see from the picture on the box how the bread is loaded and the toast ejected. There were a number of different styles of these made to match the various coffee pots and milk warmers

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/191573398949?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

vacbear58 · May 7, 2015

RH Alarm, Lamp & Teamaker

Apparently new in box

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Russell-H...721?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3f4c160749

vacbear58 · May 7, 2015

From the same seller

GEC Kettle - the flex is certainly long enough!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271859977842?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

vacbear58 · May 7, 2015

MR Hair Dryer

back up the thread I posted a 1970s MR Hair Dryer commenting that it was updating an older model - this is the older model which was around from the late 1950s. It also come in white and (I think) pink

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171777099772?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

vacbear58 · May 7, 2015

And speaking of MR Hair Dryers

Just the think for those home perms. Now if you wanted to be like Valerie Barlow and set up a hair dressing salon in your own front parlour ...... And, co-incidentally I think Valerie met her end (Calm down dear, its a TV show) with one of the MR dryers just preceding this one.

It looks in remarkably good condition and I would say 1970s by the logo

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251949656607?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT