Good afternoon all,
My dream has finally happened, after nearly 25 years of searching, I have been able to get my hands on one of my all-time wish list washing machines from the 1960’s.
I was contacted many months ago by a lady in small village called “Newall” just outside Burton-on-Trent, the lady said that her mother had recently moved into a care home and they were clearing the property and had an old washer, not wishing to chuck it, she did some searching on the web and found my website and dropped me a line, when she contacted me she was vague on what model was, but just said it was an automatic, she couldn't give any dates or anything about it, so i went off to collect it in a half-hearted fashion - however my jaw hit the ground upon entering the kitchen and after nearly passing out I pulled myself together, with some back breaking lifting it was in the car and on the way home, and well the rest is history !!
This is a 1966 Servis "All Fabric Automatic" Mk41h – production ran for about 2 years from 1966 – 1968, this was the 3rd model of top loading automatic’s from Servis (Wilkins & Mitchell Ltd) The basic construction of the machine had been perfected on their first model the Mk22 two years beforehand in 1964 when Servis entered the automatic market here in the UK, albeit this machine had 9 pre-selected programmes, the next machine that followed was the Mk38 and appeared in 1965, this machine had the pre-selected programmes removed which allowed the housewife / user to select the desired wash time and temperature independently, then in 1966 the Mk41h was launched, cosmetically quite different from the previous models, however the internal structure was virtually the same.
The machine was in generally good condition when I collected it, however some of the cabinet panels were a little rusty from where it had been sitting in a slightly damp corner of the kitchen for many years so I have had these re-powder coated, I have had to strip it down completely as the drive / clutch shoes had worn, however now it is mechanically ok and works well, pump has a bit of a weep but nothing to major and will sort this over time.
I will do a full video at some point to really show case this wonderful rare machine in all its glory, but for the time being here are some of pics of the beautiful Servis All Fabric Automatic !!
Cheers
Keith
My dream has finally happened, after nearly 25 years of searching, I have been able to get my hands on one of my all-time wish list washing machines from the 1960’s.
I was contacted many months ago by a lady in small village called “Newall” just outside Burton-on-Trent, the lady said that her mother had recently moved into a care home and they were clearing the property and had an old washer, not wishing to chuck it, she did some searching on the web and found my website and dropped me a line, when she contacted me she was vague on what model was, but just said it was an automatic, she couldn't give any dates or anything about it, so i went off to collect it in a half-hearted fashion - however my jaw hit the ground upon entering the kitchen and after nearly passing out I pulled myself together, with some back breaking lifting it was in the car and on the way home, and well the rest is history !!
This is a 1966 Servis "All Fabric Automatic" Mk41h – production ran for about 2 years from 1966 – 1968, this was the 3rd model of top loading automatic’s from Servis (Wilkins & Mitchell Ltd) The basic construction of the machine had been perfected on their first model the Mk22 two years beforehand in 1964 when Servis entered the automatic market here in the UK, albeit this machine had 9 pre-selected programmes, the next machine that followed was the Mk38 and appeared in 1965, this machine had the pre-selected programmes removed which allowed the housewife / user to select the desired wash time and temperature independently, then in 1966 the Mk41h was launched, cosmetically quite different from the previous models, however the internal structure was virtually the same.
The machine was in generally good condition when I collected it, however some of the cabinet panels were a little rusty from where it had been sitting in a slightly damp corner of the kitchen for many years so I have had these re-powder coated, I have had to strip it down completely as the drive / clutch shoes had worn, however now it is mechanically ok and works well, pump has a bit of a weep but nothing to major and will sort this over time.
I will do a full video at some point to really show case this wonderful rare machine in all its glory, but for the time being here are some of pics of the beautiful Servis All Fabric Automatic !!
Cheers
Keith
a big transatlantic congrats to you!
