Hoover UK Washers & Dryers - 1st Keymatic to Final Electron

[matchboxpaul]

'The bit by the door? what is that?'

Hi Chris.

Thats the door release slide.

Nudge it to the right and the door opens.

 

[aquarius8000]

Right. does it lock during the cycle?

 

[matchboxpaul]

Hoover drops its red roundel!

3235 Automatic - 3rd version .... Hoover changed the accent colour from the traditional red, to burnt orange...

 

[matchboxpaul]

'Right. does it lock during the cycle? '

Yep - it locks.

 

[matchboxpaul]

3236H Automatic De Luxe - 1st version....

 

[matchboxpaul]

3236H Automatic De Luxe - 2nd version, with bright orange detailing ...

 

[matchboxpaul]

Top of the Range

3243H Keymatic De Luxe - 1st version...

 

[aquarius8000]

Thank you Paul. Sorry, I am so curious! Mether peices?

 

[matchboxpaul]

3243H Keymatic De Luxe - 2nd version, with orange detailing and lighter lower part to the facia.
Also a red backed nameplate...

 

[matchboxpaul]

Hi Chris.

No worries.

Paul

 

[matchboxpaul]

1st slimline dryer

3022 Dryer de Luxe - half panel...

 

[matchboxpaul]

Like with the 3235...

3022 Dryer de Luxe - 2nd version, received the full panel treatment.
Behind the panel is a cut out for a powder drawer....

 

[matchboxpaul]

3022 Dryer de Luxe - 3rd version, with the colour change to orange...

 

[aquarius8000]

Do you have the dryer above to match yours?

 

[matchboxpaul]

3022A Dryer de Luxe - externally identical to the third version 3022, internally this machine was from the future generation of machines.
Essentially this model was a publicly sold prototype.

The only picture I have...

 

[matchboxpaul]

1973...

...sees the introduction of the new Hoover model numbering scheme. Applied worldwide, this scheme ushered in the letter prefix to the model number.

The first machine to receive it, sold in the UK, was model A1004 Spacemaker, H-axis toploader...

 

[matchboxpaul]

Closely followed by Hoover's long association with the production of 'exclusives'.

A2018 Automatic E - produced for the Electricity Board.

My drawing, with a small photogrpah off the telly underneath...

 

[matchboxpaul]

A3040 Automatic De Luxe - exclusive for Currys...

 

[matchboxpaul]

A3050 Keymatic De Luxe E - for the Electricity Board, based on the standard Keymatic model 3243H...

 

[matchboxpaul]

A3052 Automatic De Luxe - exclusive for House of Fraser, based on the standard automatic model 3236H...