liberator1509
Well-known member
Square tub Supermatic
To answer Austin, the supermatic evolved once more after this model, to the style that formed the basis for the entire production through to the final 9-series models. That model arrived circa 1968 (others will know the model number and date, and Mike and Jon, amongst others no doubt, have examples) introduced the round tub and spiraclean agitator (and a 7lb wash load, but still a 6lb spin can - Mike and other Servis fans will note that Servis made much about this mis-match in their advertising....). Quite why Hotpoint produced both the spiraclean and the earlier maytag-style gyrator simultaneously could probably be explained by planned phasing out of the wringer models - which were gone by the about 6 years later, whereas the Supermatic (and the flagship automatic) were made for many more years.
The english electric was a later derivative (of the 1968 model I believe), and dated from the GEC takeover of both AEI and English Electric in 1968 - I can't imagine many of that form were made, as the english electric brand was dropped in the early 1970s with the introduction Hotpoint Liberators. Prior to 1968, EE was totally separate brand from Hotpoint, and IIRC their twintub was an impeller model - after the introduction of the Hotpoint Liberators, the EE brand was dropped save the occasional outing as a 'special' for particular stores.
To answer Austin, the supermatic evolved once more after this model, to the style that formed the basis for the entire production through to the final 9-series models. That model arrived circa 1968 (others will know the model number and date, and Mike and Jon, amongst others no doubt, have examples) introduced the round tub and spiraclean agitator (and a 7lb wash load, but still a 6lb spin can - Mike and other Servis fans will note that Servis made much about this mis-match in their advertising....). Quite why Hotpoint produced both the spiraclean and the earlier maytag-style gyrator simultaneously could probably be explained by planned phasing out of the wringer models - which were gone by the about 6 years later, whereas the Supermatic (and the flagship automatic) were made for many more years.
The english electric was a later derivative (of the 1968 model I believe), and dated from the GEC takeover of both AEI and English Electric in 1968 - I can't imagine many of that form were made, as the english electric brand was dropped in the early 1970s with the introduction Hotpoint Liberators. Prior to 1968, EE was totally separate brand from Hotpoint, and IIRC their twintub was an impeller model - after the introduction of the Hotpoint Liberators, the EE brand was dropped save the occasional outing as a 'special' for particular stores.
