The Vintage Appliance Emporium Opening Night!!

[chestermikeuk]

After many months of moving, shifting, miles driven and cups of tea, The Vintage Appliance Emporium at Alistair`s (Vacbear58) place was finally opened for business.
Heres a link to the build in case you missed it!!

A New Vintage Washroom...

As you have seen on the vac forum, Alistair, (Vacbear58) has setup a new vacroom in his new home and has done the same for a new vintage washroom allowing a few of us to get our stuff out of storage enabling us to display and use them again. The room is a purpose built exterior room built as a...

www.automaticwasher.org

 

[chestermikeuk]

Vintage Emporium Opening Night 31st Oct 2015

Well before arrival of the gang we needed a quick water test, check for leaks and fill the powder buckets!!

 

[chestermikeuk]

Vintage Emporium Opening Night 31st Oct 2015

Oh Dear - always one to check, a little leak on the Bendix needed a replacement door seal, Thank You Qualtex, few shakes of a spanner and all was ready!!

 

[chestermikeuk]

Vintage Emporium Opening Night 31st Oct 2015

Lhs Tick, centre checked now rhs...

 

[chestermikeuk]

Vintage Emporium Opening Night 31st Oct 2015

Modern MaytAsko`s & Miele`s standing proud side by side with the Vintage Classics!!

 

[chestermikeuk]

Vintage Emporium Opening Night 31st Oct 2015

The "Wall of Hoover Keymatics" are polished and Keyplates ready to push...

 

[chestermikeuk]

Vintage Emporium Opening Night 31st Oct 2015

Even the Maytag Curtains are on the Morphy Richards ironer getting a final press!!

 

[chestermikeuk]

Vintage Emporium Opening Night 31st Oct 2015

From Hoover - Who Better!!

 

[chestermikeuk]

Vintage Emporium Opening Night 31st Oct 2015

Ready for action...But whats that under the curtains of Maytag?

 

[chestermikeuk]

Vintage Emporium Opening Night 31st Oct 2015

Well after Alistair kept repeating "make sure you keep that wall free" - something is arriving!! my curiosity was peaked, So when Richard arrived with a large box that had been in the back of his car for a number of weeks, all was revealed...Al had hunted down this lovely Servis merchandising sign from the early 1960`s and what a fab wallpiece it is.
Big heartfelt thanks to Al and Richard!!

 

[chestermikeuk]

Vintage Emporium Opening Night 31st Oct 2015

Everyone - meet the original "Servis Suze"

 

[launderess]

Well I am just stunned!

Stunned is the only word I can use to describe how, stunned I am.

Very well done!

L.

 

[chestermikeuk]

Vintage Emporium Opening Night 31st Oct 2015

And smiling sweetley in the corner, the first original Model A Servis Electric washing machine from 1929 and later siblings, The Servis AutoWash and Rinspin spin dryer.

 

[chestermikeuk]

Vintage Emporium Opening Night 31st Oct 2015

And here we are, an International crowd from Europe and 4 corners of the British Isles.

Standing L to R: Mark from Barcelona (Marky_Mark), Mathew (Keymatic3203), Moi, Philip (ServisSlimline) , Austin (Ozzie908), Darren (Slowspin66), Jack, Alistair (Vacbear58), Steve (SE Steve), Ian (Triumph Dolomite), Paul (MatchboxPaul), and Jacob (HotpointFan)

Middle Row sitting L to R: Joh, Richard (Ricky50), Chris (Aquarius8000), Rob (Aquarius84)

Front two: Mark (Mark1973) and Chris (Aquacycle) [this post was last edited: 11/7/2015-06:52]

 

[chestermikeuk]

Vintage Emporium Opening Night 31st Oct 2015

And Inside: Steve (SESteve) Darren (Slowspin66) Jon S, Alistair (Vacbear58) Mathew (Keymatic3203) Chris, Aquarius8000) Moi, Jacob and Philip (ServisSlimline)
Ohh, just seen Mathew with his Keyplate ready to load!!

 

[chestermikeuk]

Vintage Emporium Opening Night 31st Oct 2015

Darren (SlowSpin66) brought along two of his renovated twintubs which are just perfection and Thank You Darren for allowing us all to see fine examples of classic appliances and for us all to use...beautiful cabinet paintery and just watch that Filter-Flow!!

 

[toploader55]

What a great job.

 

Just Beautiful and so many machines.  Congratulations on such hard work and Very Well Done.

 

[chestermikeuk]

Vintage Emporium Opening Night 31st Oct 2015

As well as "All That Washing ,Vacing and Cooking we managed a Servis "Whats Wrong With It" workshop, Gary a new member here had jst gotten his childhood washer and had an issue with the motor etc, so Al mentioned bring it along we are having a meet and lets see what we can do so Gary and James did just that!! Fab condition and so Dr Mathew got to work on the motor..Nothing a solder of wires and oiling of the motor bush bearing cant sort out - Purrs beautifully.

 

[launderess]

All lads together then, eh?

What a grand meet!