Hoover Matchbox dryer - I got one and its unusual!

[matchboxpaul]

Wthout being overly slushy....

Thanks for my present Rob!

All my Love
Paul

 

[matchboxpaul]

Hi Matthew.

I agree - the combination of blue and chrome is great.
I am so pleased with the machine and its condition is truly superb.

Now the pressure is on me and Rob to keep it looking that way!

I did ask the bloke we acquired it off whether he had the matching washer, but unfortunately not. The search is on for an A3040!!!!!

Cheers
Paul

 

[seamusuk]

Very Nice

Rob took the lid off and recoiled in horror!
Not being a fan of arachnids, the sight which met his gaze was not fun for him.....

Hey Paul

In that case he wouldnt have been too impressed by my 3226 either!.

Got my fingers crossed for a A3040!

Seamus

 

[tlee618]

Paul that is really a neat dryer, I love the chrome around the door.

 

[matchboxpaul]

here are the machines from which the D6018 and A3040 were derived...

the 3236H automatic de luxe

 

[matchboxpaul]

and the 3022 dryer de luxe...

both the above machines were owned by my parents and were the machines i grew up with (along with the Hotpoint 95452).

great machines - sadly all long gone.
the D6018 repairs some of the dyer damage for me though.

paul

 

[chestermikeuk]

Hoover - Who Better!!!

Nice work boys, that really is a superb looking dryer, such a good colour combination!!! and chrome door as well...did they ever have a keymatic in this colourway??

Was this the changeover model Paul do you think?? using spares for the specials etc??, the backplate lookes more modern than earlier matchbox dryers,

Cheers, Mike

 

[robm]

Rob and Paul, just a quick note from me to say what a great find! It's a lovely machine and just goes to prove that there are still some great vintage machines out there. I hope it lasts many years.

 

[matchboxpaul]

Hi Mike and Rob.

Cheers for your messages.

I think, Mike, that the D6018 is deffo a cross over machine. obviously it is matchbox style, but whether it is mechanically a matchbox - I dont know?

It would mechanically either be the modernised version of the 3022 dryer de luxe, which was called the 3022A. I have never seen a 3022A, but it boasted a different motor and bearings.

OR

it could be mechanically a D6008 from the new series of machines.

mmmm, who has a D6008 or two? lid off - back off and camera at the ready Mike!

we will have to solve this mystery.

Cheers
Paul

 

[74simon]

So Jealous!!!

A Matchbox for you two at last! The facia is a beautiful colour, you two really need a matching 1346A Junior now!

The timer looks identical to that on my D6040 - that's handy to know if I can't get mine in full working order, as I guess it was a pretty universal component.

The D6018 probably is a hybrid type, I know Hoover did some washers with new-style mechanicals and old type cabinet (or was it the other way round?), and ISTR a Norwegian member posting pictures of 1979 A3236 on here, so I guess Hoover didn't want to waste the press moulds! The font looks the same as the T500X series of twin tubs, it suits the machine well.

Incidentally, Hoover started to preface serial numbers with a letter some time in 1973, and there are definitely other Matchboxes in the A/D serii.

Bring on the A3040!

Si

 

[matchboxpaul]

Hi Simon.

Yep I managed to get one - and hopefully another one fairly soon!
not counting any chickens with this one, after the dishwasher debacle - so i emphasise the word 'HOPEFULLY'!!

Yep - there is an A3236 about - owned by tom (timon90) I think - see piccy below.

My understanding of the 1973 numbered matchboxes is as follows:

A2018 Leccy Board version of 3235 Cold fill only automatic.
A3040 Currys version of 3236H automatic.
A3050 Leccy Board version of 3243H keymatic.
A3052 House of Fraser version of 3236H automatic.
&
D6018 Currys version of 3022A dryer

Query machines:

A2020 Automatic.............anyone have a piccy or knowledge of this machine at all? mystery to me.

D6030 dryer.............probably the matching Leccy Board dryer to the A2018 and A3052. Again though, any piccy or info on this dryer would be really appreciated. According to the service manual, this had a bronze facia with a 'flame' motif.

D6??? dryer.............this machine is an assumption. They made an exclusive washing machine for the House of Fraser (A3052), but i cannot find any trace of a matching dryer! anyone any ideas on this one?

Spark any memories at all, anyone?

Cheers
Paul

 

[matchboxpaul]

I meant to post this picture before now, but kept forgetting to.

The Queens Award to Industry 1971 - was this the Design Council fiasco at all?

Top row would be (i think) left to right:

3102E / 3104E / W7002 single tubs

Bottom row would be (I think) left to right:

3021 / 3019 spinarinses
3310E / 3314L hoovermatics
&
3243H Keymatic
3236H Automatic de Luxe
3235 Automatic
3022 Dryer De Luxe

Oh to be able to raid the Design Council archives!

Cheers
Paul

 

[jetcone]

Nice restore there

Pretty dryer but what is Winchester Blue I wonder? Was there a castle at Winchester decorated in this blue?

I know Royal Blue and Racing Blue and where they come from but Winchester Blue is a new one!

Jet

 

[matchboxpaul]

Hi there Jon!

No restoration done with the dryer - apart from a internal vacuuming, she is as the day she left the factory at Merthyr.

The previous owners, whilst hardly ever using it, cleaned and cared for it extremely well.

You ask of Winchester Blue - looks very much to be the shade of blue present in the coat of arms of Winchester College - a 625 year old, English public school public (meaning private) school. Their motto is 'Manners Makyth Man'.

A very tasteful shade of blue it is too.

cheers
paul

 

[aquarius1984]

SWOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOons with affection!

Manners do makyth man, my man that be!

R

 

[nmaineman36]

Wow nice dryer...I couldnt help but notice how similar in design the Hoover dryer was to our Maytag Halo of Heat dryers. With the heating elements in the front and the fan in the back. Even the fan belt looks like a portable Maytag design. Very interesting!

 

[jetcone]

Paul

Thank you! now I know Winchester blue! It is a nice shade, enjoy your dryer!

How close are you to Mike? You're in Derby, He is in Chester.

Jon

 

[aquarius1984]

Jon!

Just thought id pop in and say hi too! Glad you like Pauls new dryer (My present to him for his 30th birthday which was yesterday) - well its a nice story to be told.

We (Paul and myself) met at Mikes last September as it happens and now its coming up shortly to our 1st anniversary as being a couple.

I live 20 miles from Mike and Pauls not that much further either.

Mike had some pix in Flickr of the meet we had where we are both in the photos.

Il try to post a link to it if I find the Flickr page.

Pic of the last time we were at Mikes, cant find one of Paul on it but here I am.

 

[matchboxpaul]

Bit of an update.....

also acts as a useful comparison and kind of answer the question of what generation of machine, mechanically, the D6018 is.

Picked up something else over the weekend.

this is the filter....

 

[matchboxpaul]

and we remove the mesh....