English Electric Liberator (pair)

[keymatic3203]

Water levels

Hi Mike,

not had much time, but have taken a photo of the instructions refering to the water levels, it shows a maximum an minimun the level should be between. So the clip of the machine washing in the persil ad is about right, I think it just doesn't have a very big load in it, which wouldn't be much at all in these.

They only had one water level, same for wash and all the rinses, unless you over filled it on the hot tap.

 

[matchboxpaul]

Hi Keith.

Finally we get to see the Liberator set and the machines look absolutely superb!
Thanks for the piccies and be sure to do some videos when you get them up and running again.

An old lady in the village had a matching pair of English Electric Liberators, in her period early 60s kitchen.
You could see them through her front room window, though she had a Hotpoint 960? toploader and a dryer in the coal room, as her daily machines.
Although I was a kid at the time, I got the impression that the EE Libbies were non-operational and just kept to fill the spaces in the kitchen.

When she passed on those machines will have been skipped, along with the period kitchen - such a shame all round.

Great to see a matched set again.

More piccies!!!

Paul

 

[matchboxpaul]

Hi Mathew.

Roll on the full restoration of your 4023 - really great news that you found a suitable motor for it.

Its just a relief that the machine was able to be extracted from its home - well worth the effort and I am sure that the rescuers would agree.

Paul

 

[matchboxpaul]

The EE Liberator Range....

...as I understand it.

First off - the 4021 again, with two machines in safe hands...

 

[matchboxpaul]

The 4022 Liberator Tumble Wash, with the main picture courtesy of Mike's collection...

 

[matchboxpaul]

'AUTOMATIC' dont you know!

Then the 4023 Liberator Automatic replaces the 4021, with a restyled door...

 

[matchboxpaul]

No apologies for posting Mathew's machine again...

 

[matchboxpaul]

Then the de luxe machines

The 4027 Liberator Automatic, with top controls.

The pictures on the left was of a machine available for purchase a few years back. Unfortunately, if my memory serves me right, it was in The Netherlands! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.............

 

[matchboxpaul]

A bit of a mystery machine now.

Over the years of researching I have, somewhere along the way, come across talk of a model 4028 Reversomatic! Dont knowingly have a photograph of a 4028......anyone know of what this was?

 

[matchboxpaul]

Model 4031 was the Reversomatic 474 De Luxe...

 

[matchboxpaul]

Model 4032 Super 484 - not a pretty machine, to say the least!

 

[matchboxpaul]

Two more mystery model numbers and a photo

Have also seen word of models 4033 and 4034, both of which I have listed as a 'Reversomatic'.

The only model left, for which I dont know the model number, is the Reversomatic de luxe 474 Solid State from circa 1972....

 

[matchboxpaul]

Begging the person who owns the brochure, that contains the page shown below, to help me solve this latter mystery.

What was the 40?? number of the Reversomatic de luxe 474 Solid State?

Please help.
Paul

 

[brummybear]

Aww

I have fond memorys of my grandmother and I beeing in the kitchen, and theas pictures have brought back wonderfull memmorys.

Thank you VERY much !

Eean

 

[brummybear]

Just to add.

My grandmother would have to drag it across the kitchen to the taps and sink on the back it would have a big lever to put the weels down. ( The Tumbeler version)

 

[keymatic]

Hi Paul,

I have a copy of that English Electric brochure, I will see if it mentions the dryer to the Reversomatic Solid State 474.

I always liked the 4032 super 484, and the 4027 even more...I remember that one on ebay a few years ago, seriously thought about going and getting it !!

When i next go to the garage i will take some more pictures, although they are a nightmare to more, it took 3 of us to lift the washer out of a cellar.

Regards
Keith

 

[chestermikeuk]

"it took 3 of us to lift the washer out of a cellar. &#3

Keith, you should have called the Northern removals team, two of us would have had that up out with two pushes of a keyplate....Lol!!!

Mathew, I suppose with a full load and one direction it was great for the time, especially if it was your first washer, like your Grans was....

It would be great to see the full brochure on the reversomats Keith, they where the matching set my Great Uncle joe & his wife had, they where in a scullery and he had built a big concrete plinth that they sat on, kiddy height for sure!!!

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[keymatic]

Hi Mike,

LOL, i should have called the "Up Northers" It weighed a ton, I think it must be the heaviest machine i have ever moved, espcially up a small flight of stairs no wider than 2ft !!

I think the brochure is the early AEI (English Electric, Hotpoint, Morphy Richards) brochure that Al has.

I got this week a nice pamphlet for Curry's showing their range of 1965 (aprx) I will try and scan it and post. It has the 4027 in there, i think that is the best looking reversomatic

Cheers
Keith

 

[matchboxpaul]

Hi Keith.

Any info on these English Electrics would be gratefully received. What with Mathew getting his one working and you revealing your matched set, it would be great to get a complete understanding of their model lineup and possibly get some of those mystery model numbers identified.

Currys circa 1965 - bet that leaflet harbours some classics!

Paul
ps the photo below reveals a bit of mix and match...

 

[hotpoint95622]

hotpoint 95622

Wow, what a lovley pair, of english electric liberator.