Interesting brochure.....An Aussie 1960's ASTOR made under licence to APEX !

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Hi guys

I recently bought this brochure off ebay for an Aussie Astor washing machine.

I found it curious that on the back page it states it was made in Australia under licence to APEX...

Some of the specs of this machine are:

Fibre glass wash basket
Fluid Clutch
Helical gears
'Hydro balance'

Does anyone know what kind of APEX this would have been? Surely it couldn't be a bouncing basket design?

Any thoughts are appreciated. I was hoping the brochure would have shown the design of the basket and 'multivaned agitator', but not to be.

Cheers
Leon

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I remember this machine...

sold at H.G. Palmer stores. It may have been under license from APEX USA but it did have a gearbox and agitator. The bowl was light green/cream fibreglass, you could see the fibres and as the years went by and the phosphates did their thing the resin wore down and the surface become rough. The agitator was similiar to a speed queen of US vintage with a chrome top. Astor, another great company lost like A.G. Healing, Hecla and Turner. Thanks for sharing your find, brings back fond memories of my trolling the washing machine departments.
 
Fascinating Leon!  When I was 9 years old I saw one of these machines on the curbside waiting to be hauled away.  It too had a light green fiberglass solid tub and an agitator similar to the Speed Queen traditional 3 vane.  I can't remember what brand name was on it, however it was not Astor, but something like Leonard.  This is the only time I ever saw one.  Of course I wanted to take it home but there was no way that would happen.  
 
Dream machines....

Well, like the both of you, i saw my dream machine in a store in Sydney at about 9 yrs old too.....and it was a Simpson Fluid Drive with the plastic ribbed liner.....and also on a TV program in the 90's as a prop.

 

Now......i have a total of 8 Simpson Fluid Drives.....and it's only taken 32 years to get them!!!! LOL

 

Cheers

Leon
 
I got my first machine when I was 6!!!!!!!!!! not joking here but had got given a shed so I had room and that was my candy

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