Candy in Banbrdige, County Down...
Classic UK Appliances - September 2016
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Laundry Lab
Thanks Hass for posting the ads above.
I had one of those Candy machines around 1990/91 (it was not new) and as I recall it washed OK although the spin speed was only 600rpm or maybe 400 - it was pretty low anyway. That's a rare machine although I can think of only one member likely to get it.
Thanks Hass for posting the ads above.
I had one of those Candy machines around 1990/91 (it was not new) and as I recall it washed OK although the spin speed was only 600rpm or maybe 400 - it was pretty low anyway. That's a rare machine although I can think of only one member likely to get it.
Revo Cooker
I would have thought this would be a bit later than 1954. The Revo brand disappeared in the mid 1960s - absorbed as part of the Radiation group (Jackson, Parnall) and later as part of the TI (Creda) group
I would have thought this would be a bit later than 1954. The Revo brand disappeared in the mid 1960s - absorbed as part of the Radiation group (Jackson, Parnall) and later as part of the TI (Creda) group
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GEC Cooker
Ridden hard and put away wet. This dates from around 1949/50 and indeed I have an advert of it framed in my kitchen. But interesting to see how the designs changed from essentially the pre WW2 design as here, against the more modern approach of the Revo listed above - there is only about 5-6 years between them both
Ridden hard and put away wet. This dates from around 1949/50 and indeed I have an advert of it framed in my kitchen. But interesting to see how the designs changed from essentially the pre WW2 design as here, against the more modern approach of the Revo listed above - there is only about 5-6 years between them both
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Cooker Control Switch
From early 1960s - the house my parents built in 1964 had this exact switch in the kitchen
From early 1960s - the house my parents built in 1964 had this exact switch in the kitchen
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Bendix fridge
Never even heard of a Bendix fridge before, this looks like it has been resprayed
Never even heard of a Bendix fridge before, this looks like it has been resprayed
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Revo Monarch cooker
That's a wonderful cooker. I assume the grill is behind the top door and heats the square plate on top? The ad says that it heats up your kitchen like an AGA, but this cooker wouldn't be heating all day, right?
That's a wonderful cooker. I assume the grill is behind the top door and heats the square plate on top? The ad says that it heats up your kitchen like an AGA, but this cooker wouldn't be heating all day, right?
Revo
Louis
Maybe not so wonderful - I had to go back and look at it more closely.
Its actually a bit of a cop out when they talk about the warming compartment when most cookers of the time would have had a drawer, usually heated, under the oven as well as a compartment of some kind for the grill - with the oven on this was more than ample to warm plates even with the grill being on. With the Revo there appears to be nothing under the oven at all, they have just enclosed the space.
You are right about the rectangular plate, and they were not very effective. If using the plate you were supposed to insert a deflector to sent the heat back up but it was not that good. Of course if you were using the grill that plate would get hot too.
It would only heat up the kitchen when the oven or plates were on, a sign of inefficiency more than anything else, even with the small gap it would be interesting to see the state of the cupboards beside it. And the handles look like they have been replaced.
Returning to the GEC ("I am so happy with my GEC") it is missing the door on the grill compartment but I noticed something else - in the second picture you can see a cover marked "Fuses" - I have never before or since seen such a thing on a British cooker - I could only think there might have been one if there was a 15amp socket (i.e. unfused plug) on the cooker itself
Al
Louis
Maybe not so wonderful - I had to go back and look at it more closely.
Its actually a bit of a cop out when they talk about the warming compartment when most cookers of the time would have had a drawer, usually heated, under the oven as well as a compartment of some kind for the grill - with the oven on this was more than ample to warm plates even with the grill being on. With the Revo there appears to be nothing under the oven at all, they have just enclosed the space.
You are right about the rectangular plate, and they were not very effective. If using the plate you were supposed to insert a deflector to sent the heat back up but it was not that good. Of course if you were using the grill that plate would get hot too.
It would only heat up the kitchen when the oven or plates were on, a sign of inefficiency more than anything else, even with the small gap it would be interesting to see the state of the cupboards beside it. And the handles look like they have been replaced.
Returning to the GEC ("I am so happy with my GEC") it is missing the door on the grill compartment but I noticed something else - in the second picture you can see a cover marked "Fuses" - I have never before or since seen such a thing on a British cooker - I could only think there might have been one if there was a 15amp socket (i.e. unfused plug) on the cooker itself
Al
Thanks Al! With wonderful I meant the looks of that cooker. Especially the big back splash and the controls on top of that make it quite a looker.
Zenith radiogram
A very unusual item, in this country indeed. Looks handsome
A very unusual item, in this country indeed. Looks handsome
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Zenith radiogram
A very unusual item, in this country indeed. Looks handsome
A very unusual item, in this country indeed. Looks handsome
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And while I am at it
This is a very unusual Philips radiogram, the pictures are not good unfortunately. The turntable looks like it might be a later version although the tuner does not look THAT old (late 1950s/early 60s perhaps) so it might be the original - the styling looks rather older than the components
This is a very unusual Philips radiogram, the pictures are not good unfortunately. The turntable looks like it might be a later version although the tuner does not look THAT old (late 1950s/early 60s perhaps) so it might be the original - the styling looks rather older than the components
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Canadian 40amp range/cooker work in UK?
<span style="font-family: courier new,courier;">Seeking help, a friend moving back to England wants to take her Canadian built range, no electronics all mechanical controls. It is rated as needing a 40 amp circuit and currently has 4 wire connection, 2 hot 120 volt wires equalling 240 volts, 1 neutral and 1 separate ground. Unlike the USA which still has some 3 wire connections,Canada has required plug-in 4 wire connecting cables and sockets,and conversion of older direct hard-wired ranges if ever disconnected, for decades. With a UK suitable connecting cable should this work in UK?</span>
<span style="font-family: courier new,courier;">Seeking help, a friend moving back to England wants to take her Canadian built range, no electronics all mechanical controls. It is rated as needing a 40 amp circuit and currently has 4 wire connection, 2 hot 120 volt wires equalling 240 volts, 1 neutral and 1 separate ground. Unlike the USA which still has some 3 wire connections,Canada has required plug-in 4 wire connecting cables and sockets,and conversion of older direct hard-wired ranges if ever disconnected, for decades. With a UK suitable connecting cable should this work in UK?</span>
That Philips radio looks a bit odd without any push buttons, but perhaps the dials are double? The turntable however is a Philips classic! It's an AG1014 and it's indeed from the 50's. It looks newer because it has a newer element on it. The original one was much wider and a bit more yellow. It was hard to find a picture of it with the original element, but here it is.
Canadian Range
I am no expert but it could be tricky.
It is not unusual in this country nowadays to have a 40amp breaker in the distribution board it is by no means universal and would almost certainly require a new line brought from the board to the range.
I think a lot will depend on how things are wired internally - anything wired between one hot and neutral (hence 120V) will almost certainly have to be changed and that may not be possible. Unless she is bringing a container of other possessions over it is going to be horrifically expensive to ship it. And, of course, if any parts go wrong it will be almost impossible to replace. And then she will have to have someone connect it up, 3 or 4 wire plugs for ranges are unknown here and she may have problems getting a reputable electrician connect it.
Is there any particular reason why she wants to bring it? We have a huge selection of both free standing and built in units with all sorts of combinations of cooktops and ovens which are unlikely to be more expensive than shipping a range over. Sorry to be so negative about it all
Al
I am no expert but it could be tricky.
It is not unusual in this country nowadays to have a 40amp breaker in the distribution board it is by no means universal and would almost certainly require a new line brought from the board to the range.
I think a lot will depend on how things are wired internally - anything wired between one hot and neutral (hence 120V) will almost certainly have to be changed and that may not be possible. Unless she is bringing a container of other possessions over it is going to be horrifically expensive to ship it. And, of course, if any parts go wrong it will be almost impossible to replace. And then she will have to have someone connect it up, 3 or 4 wire plugs for ranges are unknown here and she may have problems getting a reputable electrician connect it.
Is there any particular reason why she wants to bring it? We have a huge selection of both free standing and built in units with all sorts of combinations of cooktops and ovens which are unlikely to be more expensive than shipping a range over. Sorry to be so negative about it all
Al
Philips radiogram
Good point Louis, maybe that is why I did not associate it so much with the 1950s, indeed you would have expected pushbuttons to select the wave bands - there seem to be four (Long Wave, Medium Wave, Short Wave and FM) and of course "Gram" for record player and even perhaps Tape. It is such an unusual style, I wonder if it was something that was custom made for the Philips components
Good point Louis, maybe that is why I did not associate it so much with the 1950s, indeed you would have expected pushbuttons to select the wave bands - there seem to be four (Long Wave, Medium Wave, Short Wave and FM) and of course "Gram" for record player and even perhaps Tape. It is such an unusual style, I wonder if it was something that was custom made for the Philips components
