matchboxpaul
Well-known member
Message from t'other half.
Hi all.
Many thanks for the comments and yep, it is truely nice to finally have a bit of front loading, wet Amethyst (the official name of the shade of purple) in the fold.
When I went to collect the 1828/02, it was a good few minutes before I even touched it! I just stood and stared in awe as to what was in front of me. After a while, a gentle fingertip touch confirmed that there was a Hotpoint Liberator in front of me and that it wasnt a figment of my imagination.
What made it all the more special is that the 1828/02 was the very model that lived next door to me, when I was a kid.
Uncle Bob even tape recorded his machine and presented me with the cassette, so I could put a tape recorder in the many box machines that I used to make and have full sound effects.
The last time I saw that machine (and any wet front loading GEC Liberator) was around 1987.
About six months ago, 23 years after last seeing it, I asked Uncle Bob whether he still had their machine. After a couple of minutes of confusion and remembering, the answer came back 'no':-( and that it they had had their current machine (a Bosch) for around 15 years.
The last known location of a 'piece of purple' was gone and the trail was cold fill only:-(
Then I gets a text message whilst at work and, after a week or so, went to collect a 1828/02!
Paul
Hi all.
Many thanks for the comments and yep, it is truely nice to finally have a bit of front loading, wet Amethyst (the official name of the shade of purple) in the fold.
When I went to collect the 1828/02, it was a good few minutes before I even touched it! I just stood and stared in awe as to what was in front of me. After a while, a gentle fingertip touch confirmed that there was a Hotpoint Liberator in front of me and that it wasnt a figment of my imagination.
What made it all the more special is that the 1828/02 was the very model that lived next door to me, when I was a kid.
Uncle Bob even tape recorded his machine and presented me with the cassette, so I could put a tape recorder in the many box machines that I used to make and have full sound effects.
The last time I saw that machine (and any wet front loading GEC Liberator) was around 1987.
About six months ago, 23 years after last seeing it, I asked Uncle Bob whether he still had their machine. After a couple of minutes of confusion and remembering, the answer came back 'no':-( and that it they had had their current machine (a Bosch) for around 15 years.
The last known location of a 'piece of purple' was gone and the trail was cold fill only:-(
Then I gets a text message whilst at work and, after a week or so, went to collect a 1828/02!
Paul
