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[adam-aussie-vac]

It’s a Bosch A500 twin tub I have the standalone washer version, I would love it if someone from here could go grab it

https://www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de/s...buttons&utm_medium=social&utm_content=app_ios

 

[launderess]

IIRC thing about those twin tub units was washer did complete cycles, then one transferred things to extractor tub to spin dry. Thus if looking to save water it wouldn't have been best option.

 

[launderess]

A member from Germany or other part of Europe wishing to drive and collect that twin tub may want it; but otherwise it likely won't happen.

Like many other eBay sellers from Germany this one is firm on "no shipping". Given how dear it cost to shift things just within Germany can understand.

As for outside of Germany or EU for that matter unless someone knows someone moving house with room to spare in a shipping crate, forget it.

Likely the Bosch A500 you nabbed while back came to your neck of woods when someone moved house. Taking advantage of then generous luggage allowance ocean liners offered passengers no doubt.

https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREADM.cgi?87538_34

 

[adam-aussie-vac]

That’s true,

That’s true, But I didn’t think that ocean liners existed in the 1970s as that’s roughly how old that machine is

 

[launderess]

Would have to research further if regularly scheduled ocean liner service between any port in Europe and Oz still existed in 1970's.

Even if passenger service was not available then as now freight via ship exists. It may not be fast compared to air, but is often far cheaper. This would be of interest to anyone moving house, especially if wanting to bring a long large appliances, furniture.

Cannot speak to numbers from Europe, but post WWII there was and still is a very good amount of immigration from UK to Oz and so forth. Those moving house most always choose sea freight, again this even if they themselves travel by air.

https://www.robinsonsrelo.com/blog/ship-furniture-australia/

https://www.pssremovals.com/shipping-furniture-to-australia

In fact now that one thinks about it Oz had a huge immigration push post WWII that went through 1970's onward. For first time however it wasn't just those from GB that were wanted but Europeans, Americans and other select groups.

 

[foraloysius]

We had neighbours who had one of those. Water usage was not a problem back then. No doubt about it that this machine is in a fabulous condition, but I don't have the space for it. These were more expensive than the AEG Turnamat, hence the Turnamat got so popular and was manufactured much longer than the Bosch models.

One of the advantages of the Turnamat was IIRC, it had a timed spin cycle in contrary of a lot of other models. So when you put laundry into the spinner, you could walk away and forget about it unlike most other brands.

 

[adam-aussie-vac]

If you end up

Finding One, I would absolutely love to get it TBH