G.E.C. automatic

[boxerct]

Does anyone have a picture or any information about a G.E.C. (English General Electric) front loader fully automatic that was sold in South Africa in the early seventies. It was a tall narrow machine with blue/turquoise control panel. G.E.C. appliances were fairly common here in the 60s and 70s but I can find no information about them on the internet whatsoever. I have a feeling that the washer may have been manufactured by Hotpoint in the UK but I may be wrong.

 

[gizmo]

In Australia we had GEC front loaders in the 70s- they were indeed Hotpoints from the UK.

Ours had purple door "glass" (plastic) and purple buttons in 4 shades of purple.

 

[vacbear58]

English Electric

I am wondering if it was a re-badged version of the English Electric Reversomat. In this picture the fascia looks black but I am pretty sure earlier versions were Turquoise. I had forgotten about any GEC linkup, but this comes from a brochure I have noted as "GEC Home Laundry" fearuring Hotpoint, EE and Morphy Richards Appliances.

And yes, it is based on a Westinghouse design. The model shown by Gizmo above was a slightly later Hotpoint, when this range was introduced it replaced both the preceeding Hotpoint & EE front loaders.