Look What Came Into Work

[electron1100]

Boring day at work nothing coming in...............then, big white van........out......old fashioned wooden side board.........then all i could see was the side, i didnt recognise it......followed chaps over to the skip with it...................

YEAH an Electra!

Pix attached

 

[electron1100]

clean or what

its bloody immaculate

 

[electron1100]

Apart From the Dreaded Yellowing

ah well

 

[electron1100]

Nice Drum

Nice Clean Drum And Door Rubber

 

[electron1100]

Clean

As is the soap Draw

 

[electron1100]

Full frontal

he she is and what a handsome tidy machine

 

[electron1100]

Fot

The back isnt bad either

 

[electron1100]

ah well last one

deffo one of the nicest condition machines to come in, thank christ i went back to work today ;-)

 

[revvinkevin]

Very Nice!

Is that something you can take home with you, or will be it resold or scrapped?

Kevin

 

[hoover1100]

Absolutely gorgeous

Love these machines and the styling, knew a lot of people with the matching dryers.

I think I actualy prefer the electra grey than the creda brown.

Matt

 

[electron1100]

Enviroment Agency Law

States that all elecrical items brought into re-cyclicng centres are classed as waist and there for are not allowed to be sold on etc etc.
Thus ensuring that the supply to the second hand market for white goods shrinks and China get to sell more cheapo crap goods thus improving their economy and f..king ours even more ;-)

BOLLOX TO ALL THAT! I SAVE THE ODD MACHINE.......and take it home and save it ;-)

Gary

 

[matchboxpaul]

Hi Gary.

An excellent rescue made there - as you say, its in absolutely pristine internal condition and pretty much superb external condition. Complete with that all essential, economy 7, electricity board delay start!

Like Matt, I too loved the styling of these machines - very smart machines, with the Creda machines advertised in conjunction with Mel Smith.

Have fun investigating it tomorrow and get well soon!

Paul
p.s the advert is dated November 1986

 

[matchboxpaul]

and the other half of the double page spread...

 

[matchboxpaul]

p.s I think your electra is November 1986.

Paul

 

[mattywashboy]

oh wow

that is the clone of the Creda Concord my neighbor had when i was a child, it was a great machine, i loved the tiny power button and the huge dials

It was replaced with a Creda SupaSpeed 1200.

Thanks for bringing back some memories :-D

Matt

 

[chestermikeuk]

Creda Electra = Blythe Bridge

Wow

Its a Creda Electra, very nice and what great condition, love those slanted panels, the whole machine was much sturdier than its Hotpoint cousins!! I love the drum on these they look so beefy & sturdy,

Just goes to show whats about...anyway its NOT an OOvvahh so you cant keep it!!! Can I have it please Sir!!!....LOL

Heres a pic of its later stablemate, on the LHS the other Creda Electra!!!

 

[electron1100]

"NOT an OOvvahh so you cant keep it!!! "

you know what mike i forgot about that ill take it back to work an dump then

 

[electron1100]

1980s Ads

What a brilliant advert Paul thanks for that, I remember him doing a radio advert for Philips Video equipment.......they were good

Aye tis a lovely machine, only trouble is there is this bloke chewing at my ankles whinging and whining for me to give it to them.....i dunno bloody kids

 

[newwave1]

Oh my god. I am really quite jealous!!

That machine is mint! My neighbour had one and I bloody loved it!

Great to see it rescued from death!!!

Darren