Early Servis superheat?

[lancethecook]

I came across this photo and wondered what model this is.
Looks like a superheat, clearly a Servis ,but I have never seen one with a hose on the outside like this one.
I think its a gas heated model.

 

[keymatic]

Morning Lance,

Like the pic !! That is a mk2 Superheat, re-styled for 1958. That particular model is a gas-heated version, indicator is the vents near the top of the cabinet.
Keith

 

[chestermikeuk]

ServisAire Gas Burner...

Where was the pic from Lance? looks like an "Ideal Home" show... one of my Superheats has the hose the other the hole in the tub.

Keith, is the hose version a later model or early?

 

[ozzie908]

If you look at the picture

in the background it clearly says GAS !! lol

Lance do you need a new pair of my specs??? Will bring you a stronger pair )

Austin

 

[keymatic]

Hi Mike,

I know what you mean about the hose set-up, my early Superheat (i think also known as the MHP model) has a single lever on the top and the pump is engaged by moving a lever inside the machine, the MK2 had the operating lever on top.

My Mk1 Superheat has the hose inside which you can pull out and store in a flick-out hook while the machine is in operation, the MK2 has the emptying socket inside the washtub. The MK1 has the long logo the MK2 is the iconic "V" style logo.

I wonder if this machine was an early MK2. Interesting how machines had different variations.

Cheers Keith

 

[vacbear58]

Gas?

Let's not forget Mr Therm dancing on a pile of laundry on the front left of the picture

Interesting machine, I would never have associated those vents at the top with the gas burner but it makes perfect sense. Need to use that in a well ventilated room

Al

 

[lancethecook]

The picture

Is from an ideal home show book.
It covers various eras with quite a few photos of home appliances but just two of washers.
Here is another one , it doesn't mention what make the machine is but looks very similar to a Thor that I have

 

[bradross]

English wringer washers...

Hello to our English members...always enjoy seeing the wringer washer models from "across the pond." I find it interesting that Canada, being the "Dominion of Canada" before 1967, wasn't flooded with English models. I guess it makes sense that, sharing a land mass with the U.S.A., the models were common between our two countries.

 

[keymatic]

Hi Lance,
Great pics !! That machine is a Genalex machine, they were marketed by Southern Electrics of Tooting in the mid 30's.

I seem to remember there was one on Ebay a couple of years ago.
Cheers
Keith

 

[anthony]

i am

only familiar with the all electric model so how exactly did the gas version work was there a gas ring under the tub or is that to simple

 

[chestermikeuk]

Gas Burner

Got it in one Anthony, a flexible gas pipe fed into the side of the washer and was lit producing the heat under the vitreous enamel washtub, the combustion gases then rose and exited through the holes around the top trim - it was called a "ServisAire" gas burner...they had them on the twinnys up to model 70...

They where sold under the slogan "Washes with Electric, Boils By Gas"

 

[anthony]

that facinating

my grandma had the all electric version loverly machine practically silent when running just the steady swish of the water .Was there some sort of ignition for the gas or was it lit with a match ? would love to see one just to see how everything was aranged underneath .a great idea these days we all take hot water on tap for granted but i remember quite clearly living in a house with only cold water and an ascot water heater there was a bath in the kitchen with a formica lid on it trying to fill that from the ascot could take quite a long time so mum would fill the hoovermatic twintub bring it to the boil then pump it into the bath add a bit of cold water and away you went

 

[keymatic]

Hi Mike,
Nice pic there !! I wonder if they sold many of the "ServisAire" range
Hopefully we can arrange a get together this year.
Cheers
Keith