Classic UK Appliances - September

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Supertwin 111

Last iteration of this long running twinnie. Any American readers might like to compare this to the Speed Queen twinnies which have been posted recently as the Speed Queen is based on an earlier version of this machine. Its getting pricy though ....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/131593238628?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

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Hoover Dryer

Seems inevitable that one of these would show up. Looks in good order though

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111758101113?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

[vacbear58]

Electra Dryer

Was this Creda manufacture?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271957366350?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

[vacbear58]

A few interesting heaters

First up we have a Morphy Richards, 1950s obviously, I have never seen this design before

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151771038502?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

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1930s

It looks strange that it was styled so much like a radio. At that time of course the use of Bakelite was being pushed as far as possible, I have even seen a Bakelite coffin. Well it looks like it might have been a bridge too far as there are several cracks in the unit, still the price is right for a display piece at least

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/262031133312?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

[vacbear58]

HMV

Not just records! We had quite a long history of HMV manufacturing the likes of record players, radios etc. But around WW2 they manufactured a number of small appliances and indeed I have advertising material well into the 1950s of irons and the like. The pre-war equivalent of this machine was a shiny chrome affair, this is the more restrained post-war Bakelite equivalent. Actually given a good clean it could come up nicely. By the way, the HMV name was used in other commonwealth territories for vacuum cleaners and such

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/371424129391?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

[vacbear58]

Any old iron

To my eyes this looks quite similar to the Singer iron posted above. The heel rest I obviously different but actually looks more Morphy Richards than the Singer did. Timothy Whites was a chain of chemists (drug stores) started in 1848, was bought over by Boots (another Chemist chain - still in existence) in 1968 but the name disappeared in 1985. Rather like Boots they sold a few small appliances under their own name - I have a TW Kenwood Chefette (in avocado no less!) myself

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151799155651?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

[vacbear58]

Any old iron - 2

They say 1970s but looks more 1980s to me. In spite of its space appearance its still just a dry iron

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/252075377688?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

[vacbear58]

ANOTHER Hoover tumble dryer

For the number of these that come up you would think we only ever had one brand of TD in this country

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/262033477433?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

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Late 1970s Contessa

Talk about apartment sized! This is only 18 inches wide. Its fully featured though with two ovens and ceramic top. Seems to be nice an clean as well

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271974691027?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

[vacbear58]

The Ultimate Contessa

I would say mid 1980s, and I believe this to be the final incarnation of a cooker that had been around from the mid 1960s. As fully featured as the previous one, but styled differently

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111761350043?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

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Creda Carefree

Very much competition for the Tricity President. Mid 1970s

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/252079066049?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

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More Cookers

This is the first model 1970s Creda Carefree. Although TOL when introduced it lacked some features of its competitors, notably twin control burner

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/371431977227?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

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late 1960s Belling

Only 18 inches wide, this burner arrangement was not so practical as some others as the triangular layout rather than L shaped layout did not allow space for an electric kettle or coffee percolator. There is a storage compartment under the main oven. Its also VERY expensive for what it is.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271978358510?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

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Jackson Topline

I have been staggered by the condition of some of the cookers and ovens I have been posting this month in so much as they appear to have hardly been used they are so clean.

And here is another. This must have been pretty much the last gasp for Jackson in its initial product run - the name was revived in the late 1980s as a supposed TOL brand but it was not a great success. We know this cooker (for I have posted such in my threads before) went on to have ceramic hob and fan oven versions but that was after it has been re-branded Creda.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231675008950?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

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Cooker Control Box

Not seen this type before, MK are the most common. Flush or surface mounted, this one looks like it was surface mounted

For non UK readers this has long been the method of connecting a cooker (range) to the line from the distribution board/fuse box with a switch to locally completely isolate the cooker from the mains electrical supply, with a socket for a kettle or some other device. The same principle is used today although the switches are now somewhat smaller.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271972950895?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

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Gas cookers

This is a Newhome model, I believe the company lives on under the Stoves Brand. This is a 1960s model, it appears the burners are at the sides of the oven, what little I know of gas cookers usually has the oven burner at the back

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161812708686?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

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New World

1960s again - its quite unusual to see LPG models, of course they existed (as they still do) just don't often see them

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/281791362575?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

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Belling Formula Oven

Mid 1980s

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/121751971021?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

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Creda Europa & kitchen

This was one of those "gasp" moments as I have long wanted to get one of these ovens - in its day it was top featured as it had a fan oven with a rotisserie in the second oven/grill chamber - usually it was one or the other, not both. This is the second iteration of this oven, previously it had handles as shown on the Carefrees above and looks to be in particularly good condition. I do not believe the kitchen to be of particular high quality. Well the gasp soon changed to a rather different exclamation when I saw the price, as I consider it rather high to say the least.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/131596495820?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT