Classic UK Appliances - September

vacbear58 · Sep 7, 2015

Hoover Dryer

It would not be a fresh posting without a Hoover Tumble dryer it seems. I don't know where this fits in the line up with a proud door (this style was dropped around 1980 or so) but it must be much later, early 1990s I am guessing.

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vacbear58 · Sep 7, 2015

Spinarinse

I think from December 1970 - my Mum had one of these and would have been almost from the same time too. It would not be long until these were replaced by the squared off versions. Its expensive - collectors item or not[this post was last edited: 9/7/2015-07:39]

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vacbear58 · Sep 7, 2015

Ahh, the way we used to live

If I am not mistaken this was MFI's cheapie range, late 1990s - hardly the acme of British quality. This is only for the doors/drawer fronts - I expect there will be a stampede LOLOL

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vacbear58 · Sep 7, 2015

This is a bit more like it

Original 1970s kitchen of good quality when installed. The width of that oven housing say only one thing - Moffat. Sadly long gone it would appear. Actually in the first picture you can just see the edge of the Moffat oven which would date this to about 1974/76. I have long wanted one of those Moffat ovens - since about 1974 actually

I was getting very excited when I spotted what I thought was a Hoover 3110 washing machine in the first picture but upon closer examination I think it was an estate agent's (realtor's) picture as all the appliances seem to have been replaced save the AEG fridge, and the rather magnificent hood seems to have gone too.

vacbear58 · Sep 8, 2015

Creda Hood

I post loads of Creda ovens and sometimes hobs - here is the matching hood - the first of these I have seen on ebay. Mid 1970s onwards. I am quite tempted to this myself. It came in 60 and 90cm widths

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vacbear58 · Sep 8, 2015

NIB 1970s Bex Bissell

My parents had one of these back in the 1970s although they had been around since the late 1950s or so. I think we have better carpet cleaning options today LOLOL

And here is a little reminder of those of us of "a certain age". I clearly remember this advert from my child hood. It is interesting in that it uses what I might call the "Persil technique" (is was used in several of their advertisements) in that criticism is conveyed not by words but by a look or a frown from one woman to another but picked up by the other woman. The look that says "you have a dirty house/laundry"

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vacbear58 · Sep 8, 2015

A point is proved

Louis and I have had some discussion whether or not this Philips mixer was supplied with dough hooks (of a sort). I had never seen them before Louis mentioned, but apparently they were so I bow to his superior knowledge in the matter

Still a nice little mixer though

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foraloysius · Sep 8, 2015

Thanks for posting that. Actually it's still no proof of that these were sold this way in the UK, it could have been bought in the NL and later moved to the UK. I still could be wrong ;-)

Talk about Creda cookers, yesterday afternoon in Escape to the country one appeared in the second house. Or perhaps a different brand, but it was a similar stove to the ones you posted here.

vacbear58 · Sep 8, 2015

Back To the Country

Louis

Thanks to BBC iPlayer I was able to quickly check back. Actually there were two cookers of the type I normally post here - one in the second (small) house and one in the smaller part of the double holiday let.

They are both Tricity Tiaras and are the BOL versions of the Contessa models posted in reply 28 & 29. The first one could actually be contemporary with the one shown in reply 28 - the Tiara was launched in something around 1975 and they were in the halls of residence communal student kitchens when I went to college in September 1976. No timer, no double control ring, and no second oven combined with the grill, even the control panel and knobs were cheaper. This model continued for very many years unchanged, the second is a somewhat later model with slightly different knobs and even more BOL in that it only has three rings instead of four.

Al

PS my goodness how handsome Alistair Appleton looked with the beard.

foraloysius · Sep 8, 2015

Alistair

I missed the one in the mystery house. I didn't watch the whole programme. Just enough to see the cooker in the second house.

I like Alistair Appleton both with and without beard. ;-)

vacbear58 · Sep 9, 2015

Irons

Just the thing to kick off a collection of irons - the Sunbeam model is quite rare I think

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vacbear58 · Sep 9, 2015

Hoovermatic

Needs a good clean but the price is right

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vacbear58 · Sep 9, 2015

Zanussi Aquacycle

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vacbear58 · Sep 10, 2015

AEG Twin Tub

This could even be late 1950s, it appeared in the 1960 Which washing machine report. Not working but the BIN price cannot be beat. But aside from that, how the HELL can they keep that mini Bendix washer on that small table or stool or what ever it is!
That bin is a 1970s original

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