Happy 60th Birthday Hoover Washing Machines UK....!!!!

[chestermikeuk]

On this day , 19th October 1948 the Hoover UK Washing Machine Plant was officially opened!!! It was purpose built in Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales, UK and is the only original Hoover factory still in operation today!!!

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Historical Photographs of Hoover Washing Machines, Merthyr Tydfil, UK.

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[chestermikeuk]

Happy 60th Birthday Hoover!!!

To celebrate, a few collectors got together to shake the cobwebs off a few machines, fix up a few more, and enjoy the past 60yrs of Hoover UK Laundry Appliances.....

The first machines was the Hoover 0307 Single Tub wringer washer...a small compact wringer machine with a pulsator spinning disk on the side which created the famous "Hoover Boiling Water Action"...

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[chestermikeuk]

60yrs of Hoover UK Laundry...!!!!

We had a couple of days pulling machines out of cobwebs and getting them back to life..Yay....also sorting out my laundry space (work in progress) ready for the next wash-in!!! of couse any gathering usually requires copious amounts of laughter drink & food!!, thanks Ron for the deserts n cakes, they went so quick they didnt even make the photos...LOl

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[chestermikeuk]

Keymatics....

We managed to get get my A3224 Keymatic back in working order for the celebrations...yippee..( I know about time I hear you say) it was a joint effort and wizardry courtesy of Dr Fixit... new suspension wire & door seal, the original turquoise one had perished beyond repair!!!

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[aquarius1984]

OMG!!!!

Water Measuring

Yeah yeah jokes on moi LOL!!!!

Cannot belive you added that photo and what a hoot with the Fairy bars! - well from one "Omo" to another it was a fab weekend - still cant take it all in the fun we had and the uber rare machines too.

Mike thanks for being the wonderful host and to Mathew who snook in his exceedingly rare Keymatic Widebody for us all to watch through some cycles fully working.

It was a pleasure to be part of this and to meet up with some real friends again.

Rob

sneaky pic of last week in Cardiff before it was brought up. like 2 old housewives having a gossip lol

 

[chestermikeuk]

Surprise Surprise...!!!!

Well I must be losing it big style...the guys managed to sneak into the house without me knowing a rare Hoover Keymatic, the A3203 3rd model, the new shaped large bodied 27inch wide Keymatic.....wow, what a machine....740rpm spin, with a clutch you never want to work on, all topped off with a perfect fascia!!!we stayed up all night watching it go through its programmes...Lol

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[chestermikeuk]

Matching Dryer anyone...!!!

I managed to find the matching dryer to the A3303, the first Hoover UK Tumble Dryer, so they where officially "Paired" for the weekend....I did try to chain the washer to the wall but to no avail...!!!(and Rob & Paul, sneaaky pair you are , finding out if the dryer was in storage or not!!!...LOl)

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[chestermikeuk]

Working Out..!!!

Here they are working away!!!with the proud owners...Yay!!!

 

[chestermikeuk]

Finally....

A gerat big thanks to Rob, Paul, Mathew, Seamus, Alaistair & Jack, (not forgetting Ella) who made the weekend fun , and a lot of hard work fixing machines & polishing vacs as well, looking forward to the next one!!!..and a "Happy Birthday Hoover"...

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[lavamat_jon]

What a fantastic piece of engineering! Beautiful machine... love the styling, the door, the wideness.... everything!

Happy Birthday Hoover,

Jon

 

[seamusuk]

Totally Gobsmacked!

Hey Guys

Never in 1000,000 years did I think id get to see a 3203 yet alone play with one !! .

Those extra 3" make it look HUGE ( no naughty comments please lol)!!

I was most surprised its cold fill only - the H at the end of the models stands for Hot(and cold) fill apparently.. .

It was great to meet Paul and Matthew and obviously to see everyone else again

And obviously a big thanks to Mike for being a GREAT Host

Seamus

 

[paulc]

Looks like you all had an amazing day!!! When I first moved to scotland there was an empty house with an A3203, the house got demolished and the machine was trashed......what a sin!!!

Mike, you have an amazing collection of washing machines and vacuums......next time Iam in Birkenhead visiting relatives I just might pay you a visit to drool over all your machines!!

 

[tlee618]

Oh my Mike, it looks like you guys had so much fun!!! YAY for Wash In's with good friends. Good to see both you and Jack again!!! Terry

 

[gansky1]

Another Hoover Birthday celebration!

Looks like a great time - we're certainly going to have to have a convention at Mike's soon!

Good to see a shot of the whole group too - not just the backs of heads blocking washer windows!

 

[matchboxpaul]

my turn now to thank a wonderful host.

Many thanks mike for putting on such a fantastic weekend for us all.

great for me to meet some new people and show off my D6018 dryer a bit - even though the styling was slightly different, it did look great sat on top of your A3060 and in the great setting of your kitchen.

Was wonderful to be able to see so much vintage stuff and to see all the smiles on the faces of the people there.

I think I was able to detect a slight smitten-ness with Mathews 3203H. I was so pleased that we were able to get that matching pair together - the 3203H and 3020 looked superb side by side.

So much to say and so little time.

Thankyou Mike.
the highest of regards.
Paul

 

[matchboxpaul]

to the widebodies....

i do quite like this kind of shot.

a bit arty...

 

[matchboxpaul]

and back to the slimlines...

 

[chestermikeuk]

Hoover...Who better...!!!

Thanks everyone for making it a great celebration, and for all of your comments & e-mails, its just great to be able to do so and get the machines back to life as well!!!

PaulC, Birkenhead,so near, well next time just phone & bring your laundry!!!Oh dont mention trashed and machines in the same sentance!!! we had one in the Domestic Science rooms at school, loved hearing it spin!!!

Terry, we did have a grand time, need you here next time, the coffee is never as good as yours!!!

Hi Greg, would be great to see you on this side,then you can experience a whole load of steam rising from a row of twinnys on a boil wash???

Paul & Rob, thanks for the organising!!! the dryer is sutch a stunning colour "Winchester Blue" I wonder if the "Royal Windsor Laundry" had these colour machines!!!

Who would have thought it all started with this little machine, the humble Hoover 0307 Wringer Washer...!!!

 

[74simon]

Wow!

I'm gutted to not have been able to make it, but I take comfort in the knowledge that it looks like everyone had a fantastic time, and lets face it, I doubt very much it'll be the last meeting!

It's incredible to see the Tumble dryer and the KMDL together, what a shame they had to part, but who knows when more might turn up! Mike, I'm glad your slope front breathes again! Was she put through a cycle over the weekend?

and seeing all those tubs full of suds, the local reservoir must have taken a battering, hehehe! I did run the HMDL on saturday, and I'd swear that it was doing the traditional Hoovermatic Splat even more so than usual! It *must* have known ;-)

Si