organboy1974
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Only 130 miles
Going to collect this tomorrow
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Road trip...., pictures please!
Road trip...., pictures please!
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It's home.....
.....and it's done 4 loads already.
It needs a good clean up but it all works, doesn't leak, and there seems to be oil where there should be. The motor and gearbox all appear and sound very smooth. It's been looked after.
More photos coming once it's had another clean up.
.....and it's done 4 loads already.
It needs a good clean up but it all works, doesn't leak, and there seems to be oil where there should be. The motor and gearbox all appear and sound very smooth. It's been looked after.
More photos coming once it's had another clean up.
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The promised photos
It hasn't been cleaned up properly yet
It hasn't been cleaned up properly yet
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And the wringer
works too
works too
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Marigolds
Don't wear them when wringing. A moment after this shot a finger of one of the gloves caught in the wringer. Say nothing of the marigolds. The water was very hot.
Don't wear them when wringing. A moment after this shot a finger of one of the gloves caught in the wringer. Say nothing of the marigolds. The water was very hot.
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This time
with the picture
with the picture
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I think they call this
a 'money' shot
a 'money' shot
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And the last one
I'll try and do a quick video soon
I'll try and do a quick video soon
Nice capacity
With your multiple washers I'll bet you'll get all your laundry done in a jiffy!
With your multiple washers I'll bet you'll get all your laundry done in a jiffy!
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It doesn't take long.
I'm going to do a boil wash in it tonight and test out the heater. It's good for the rubber bits too. The good thing with these is that you can watch them working and check for leaks as you just open the door on the front and look underneath at the motor and pump, etc.
I'm going to do a boil wash in it tonight and test out the heater. It's good for the rubber bits too. The good thing with these is that you can watch them working and check for leaks as you just open the door on the front and look underneath at the motor and pump, etc.
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Love the colour
Your machine looks really great and the colour way with the blue plastic and the speckled enamelled wash tub. Hope the boil wash goes ok and NO leaks ! Good luck
Your machine looks really great and the colour way with the blue plastic and the speckled enamelled wash tub. Hope the boil wash goes ok and NO leaks ! Good luck
Superheat
Going by the colour this must be on of the later machines - early 1960s at least, maybe later - others will know better than I. It appears that this machine (more or less) went on much longer in Australia as a Wilkins Servis, there was one of these recently posted by one of our Australian friends.
Absolutly this machine will heat to the boil, thats why it says "Superheat" on the front LOLOLOL. It was one of the few machines to offer both gas or electric heaters, normally it was electric only.
The whole front panel is actually hinged, allowing storage of the wringer in the base.
Great find
Al
Going by the colour this must be on of the later machines - early 1960s at least, maybe later - others will know better than I. It appears that this machine (more or less) went on much longer in Australia as a Wilkins Servis, there was one of these recently posted by one of our Australian friends.
Absolutly this machine will heat to the boil, thats why it says "Superheat" on the front LOLOLOL. It was one of the few machines to offer both gas or electric heaters, normally it was electric only.
The whole front panel is actually hinged, allowing storage of the wringer in the base.
Great find
Al
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Servis Boil Wash
It looks in great condition.
Love the pictures can't wait for the video's
It looks in great condition.
Love the pictures can't wait for the video's
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It's a..
Model 'M' Mk16 with a serial number of 239001.
I'd guessed it at early sixties going by the colour although I thought they'd brought that out in the late fifties. Not sure though. I don't understand the Servis serial numbers.
Model 'M' Mk16 with a serial number of 239001.
I'd guessed it at early sixties going by the colour although I thought they'd brought that out in the late fifties. Not sure though. I don't understand the Servis serial numbers.
"Model 'M' Mk16"
That number is going to cause a lot of laughter or gnashing of teeth with a certain spreadsheet owner...LOl
Congratulations Aled, these are great machines, true workhorses and so quiet in action, hope the boil wash didnt cause too many leaks, not many pipes to change if it did...
The Model "M" was first introduced in 1951, the newer cabinet styling open door and wringer / tongs storage and made for a modern machine in the kitchen
The MK16 was an updated version released in 1957 of the M from 1951
Your model that you have had a facelift to co-incide with the "New Blue" line up for 1963, this was the last presentation of the "Big Wringer" then the Compact Wringers MK25 & MK76 where the only ones left...
I was discussing Servis model numbers with Paul last night and we came to the conclusion that Servis were a niche manufacturer of a select number of models out on the market at any one time, many times just one model, other manufacturers like Hotpoint / Hoover would change a model number and a range very often, Servis tended to keep a model and update it, rather like you example - we came to the conclusion the only way to confirm that would be to ask your good self and find out what the serial / model number said...
AND, Ricky the serial of your Wilkins Servis Autowash that was from Aus etc please ??
So now we know a little bit more, I do wish todays manufacturers would "Do a Servis" and keep a core range of just three or four models that give a different line up and feel to their offerings, manys times the base model looks so like the TOL just with a bigger price tag, just confuses everybody!!
Meet the real "Servis Suse"
That number is going to cause a lot of laughter or gnashing of teeth with a certain spreadsheet owner...LOl
Congratulations Aled, these are great machines, true workhorses and so quiet in action, hope the boil wash didnt cause too many leaks, not many pipes to change if it did...
The Model "M" was first introduced in 1951, the newer cabinet styling open door and wringer / tongs storage and made for a modern machine in the kitchen
The MK16 was an updated version released in 1957 of the M from 1951
Your model that you have had a facelift to co-incide with the "New Blue" line up for 1963, this was the last presentation of the "Big Wringer" then the Compact Wringers MK25 & MK76 where the only ones left...
I was discussing Servis model numbers with Paul last night and we came to the conclusion that Servis were a niche manufacturer of a select number of models out on the market at any one time, many times just one model, other manufacturers like Hotpoint / Hoover would change a model number and a range very often, Servis tended to keep a model and update it, rather like you example - we came to the conclusion the only way to confirm that would be to ask your good self and find out what the serial / model number said...
AND, Ricky the serial of your Wilkins Servis Autowash that was from Aus etc please ??
So now we know a little bit more, I do wish todays manufacturers would "Do a Servis" and keep a core range of just three or four models that give a different line up and feel to their offerings, manys times the base model looks so like the TOL just with a bigger price tag, just confuses everybody!!
Meet the real "Servis Suse"
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Thanks Mike
That's interesting. It's a little later than I thought then. Didn't do the boil wash in the end. I was too tired and there isn't enough to wash at the moment.
Perhaps I should have a look at the pipework first. It's at the back near the pump and I'm not sure how to get the carcass off to get a closer look at it. Ideas anyone?
A
That's interesting. It's a little later than I thought then. Didn't do the boil wash in the end. I was too tired and there isn't enough to wash at the moment.
Perhaps I should have a look at the pipework first. It's at the back near the pump and I'm not sure how to get the carcass off to get a closer look at it. Ideas anyone?
A
