Creda Debonair Spin Dryer Demonstration

[chestermikeuk]

Heres our Darren (slowspin66) demonstrating how to use your new Creda Spin Dryer, I couldnt have scripted this better , Cheers to Steve for filming.

Creda introduced this model in 1957 and it was revolutionary to UK housewives in getting family laundry dry. Most housewifes at that time where using wringer washers as the first twintubs only came out the same year. Many families I knew had a wringer washer and bought the Creda to make lite of washday. With our wet weather (currently the hottest day of the year here today) cottons where damp dry in 4 minutes spinning at 2,800rpm, synthetics and delicates where ready for ironing .

As Mathew said these where the backbone of British laundry and it took 40 years later to match the extraction efficiency in an automatic.

Its the same version of Brians (Northwesty) although this is a slightly later model and has a textured paint coating in sky blue. Also it has a solid lower spin can with a vane in the middle and top for water extraction so you are able to rinse in this without water running out straight away, mind, be ready with those buckets !!

Spin-dryer!

Well it has been a long time since anything interesting has happened over here, but I just picked up this spin-dryer. It is a Creda-Debonair. I read somewhere that it is about 1958. I haven't plugged it in yet or cleaned it up, I think it will clean up pretty good. Does anyone have one of...

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[supertwin59]

creda debonair

Hello Mike,

Most enjoyable; a welcome respite for me from restoring a sunbeam x24 mixmaster; a bit stressful!!

Regards, Walter.

 

[chestermikeuk]

Creda Debonair Spin Dryer Demonstration (1957)

Good morning Walter

Thank You , glad you enjoyed it, The new Lincolnshire Launderette is a site to behold, all those gleaming appliances, rather like your vacs and mixmasters, just enjoy the restoring and look I forward to seeing the finished results.

 

[supertwin59]

Many housewives

...... must have praised the creda debonair and many off the makes of spin dryer that followed as the overall drying time would have been greatly reduced for such as heavy flanalette sheets let alone the double gussets of their directoire knickers or the old mans thick cotton 'St Michael' under pants and vests!!!!!!!!!

 

[keymatic]

Hi Mike,

Great Spin Dryers - classy !! I am surprised there aren't more around, I have never seen one in Blue, Green or Turquoise like the advert states, although when my mum first saw one I took home many, many moons ago she said my dad's mum had one in blue.

Also, the De-Luxe models hardly ever come up, I guess because they were pump they would rot out. There is one at a museum in East Sussex but someone has painted it bright yellow ghastly !!

Cheers
K [this post was last edited: 8/3/2020-12:04]

 

[tomturbomatic]

Thank you for the demo. I like to extract as much water as possible before tumble drying.

 

[chestermikeuk]

Creda Debonair Spin Dryers

Hi Tom, yes indeed I also spin to maximum extraction before tumble drying and have never had issues with creasing etc, its all to do with time etc, Ive heard so many people say the faster the spin destroys clothes,
well we spin woollens in these spinners with great results.

 

[chestermikeuk]

Creda Spin Dryer

Great adverts there Keith, I think the Popular is very "Popular" most collectors have one I know, you are right the De-Luxe is very rare, the only one Ive seen was grans next door neighbour, Nellie Cunningham,
who had one but interestingly she still had the hose pumping into a bucket as she kept it in full view of the back door so everyone could see it ha ha, which was great for the likes of us...

 

[keymatic]

Hi Mike,

I guess there are a few around when I think about it, you just don't see that many come up on Ebay, in the 19 years I have been on Ebay I can only say I have only ever seen a few ever come up. Any preference to drum type ? Copper or Rislan (blue coating)I do like the duck egg blue lining.

I luv the styling of the De-Luxe model, with its tapered lines and plug in hose at the back, I am sure I have one of the hoses, it is short with a hooked end either that or a Burco 21 emptying hose.

Thanks

 

[chestermikeuk]

Creda Debonair Spin Dryers

Hi Keith I do love the copper drums, I like the blue drums as well but whenever I saw them they where always blistered, prob because people had them with wringer washers and always put steamy hot clothes in their causing the blistering.
Creda actually put a warning in later spinners to avoid using hot water in them .

The next series my Gran upgraded to after the copper debonair and that had the plug on hose with the crooked end which was always hung over up in the pantry to dry.

The first De-luxe did have the tapered cabinet, it did look the part didnt it, just noticed on the pic that it has lid hinges like the 3301.