The Vintage Appliance Emporium Opening Night!!

[chestermikeuk]

Vintage Emporium Opening Night 31st Oct 2015

Heres a few washers in action, washing all Robs cleaning rags...no fab con to be seen!!

 

[chestermikeuk]

Vintage Emporium Opening Night 31st Oct 2015

Another classic graced us brought by Darren and Austin, The uber rare English Electric 4150 twintub, just look at those ribbed steel lids, it uses a brush filter in the corner of the tub and this first series had the four vane black agitator, later one was a Red Spiralator which can be seen on top nearby. Another great renovation taken down to the metal and all parts original, this used the infamousand problematic "Powder Clutch" on the direct drive spin can and only lasted one series.
Thanks Darren again for bringing suh a fine specimen for use to view and use, which is the "Spirit of the Club".

 

[chestermikeuk]

Vintage Emporium Opening Night 31st Oct 2015

Before & After..

 

[chestermikeuk]

Vintage Emporium Opening Night 31st Oct 2015

And here is Darren with young Jacobs mum (who was fascinated having never used a wringer or twinny) after demonstrating the English Electric twinny...

 

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Vintage Emporium Opening Night 31st Oct 2015

Nowthen - "Dinner Time" Al was busy in the Neff cookery centre whizzing up soups and fresh rolls for lunch!!

On the menu today we have Tomato, Bean & Chorizo and Leek & Potato, wholmeal and white flour rolls - Yum.

 

[chestermikeuk]

Vintage Emporium Opening Night 31st Oct 2015

Did someone mention "Cake"....a selection of sponge fondant fancies and a triple choccy woccy doo daa which Darren had whipped up, all sat round the twinny which got pride of place, and of course plenty of cups of tea!!

 

[chestermikeuk]

Vintage Emporium Opening Night 31st Oct 2015

A big thank you to Mark who jetsetted in from Sitges, Barcelona to join us, Mark had seen the build photos a while ago and mentioned "Would Love To Attend One of These Meets" Al responded and gave him the details and next thing flight is booked....Mark brought Tide detergents for us to try, and we did.

 

[chestermikeuk]

Vintage Emporium Opening Night 31st Oct 2015

And big thanks to Jon s who brought along the latest detergent product line of Miele Laundry additives, "Who`s gonna have the Whitest Whites - All Will Be Revealed!!

 

[chestermikeuk]

Vintage Emporium Opening Night 31st Oct 2015

Another rare gem turned up as well, the ADA wringer washing machine which was produced up the road in Halifax, then became the Philips washing machine factory, now White Knight & Crosslee dryer factory...it uses a belt drive rather like the Norfrost twinny and we managed to get it working for a paint restore and will do a seperate thread later!!

 

[chestermikeuk]

Vintage Emporium Opening Night 31st Oct 2015

Where does the time go, Time For Dinner, on the menu was Veggie Chilli with jaket potatoes slowly baking in the vintage Neff oven.

 

[chestermikeuk]

Vintage Emporium Opening Night 31st Oct 2015

After dinner more dirty laundry and drinks!!

 

[chestermikeuk]

Vintage Emporium Opening Night 31st Oct 2015

Followed by a rather splendid fireworks display, courtesy of Alistair.

 

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Thats All For Now , Thanks For Watching!!

Thats all for now, am going to let others who took pics to "Load Them Up Folks"
I have to switch out my SudzSave pipes to get all those cooking clothes steeping ready for the next demo!!

 

[chestermikeuk]

Washer Collectors

Morning Launderess, thanks it was great time gone too quickly as usual, those drains certainly took a hammering, and a variety of aromas from all the "World of Detergents" you would have been proud, along with the Vac room and vac demos the Miele / Neff kitchen took a bit hit!!

Hi Eddie, many thanks and yes worth all the hard work when we all get together, you will have to hitch up with John Jetcone who is threatening another visit soon.

 

[jetcone]

Wow

What a show!!! What a group and what a museum!!! All I can say is WOW!! 

 

Does this mean we have to do fireworks after our Wash-ins now?? WOW!

 

Looks like everybody had a bang up time !!

 

Whats that Miele detergent????????????

 

[DADoES]

 
That's a serious playroom!

 

[a440]

Awesome Mike and Gang!

Thanks for sharing!

What a fantastic dream laundry set up!!!

 

 

[appnut]

Mike, congratulations!!!  What a labor of love with diligent work!!   Everything looks wonderful!  Ahh what a pity I wasn't there to get all those dishes through the dishwasher(s). 

 

[triumphdolomite]

A big thanks to Al and Mike for putting together an excellent entertaining event!

Darren's beautiful Liberator Twin. So reminiscent of the 1420 Supermatic I grew up with, it even managed to produce the same warm oily/electrical smell I remember.
I've just noticed on the resto pictures that it even has what looks like a bracket to mount the filterflow outlet on the Hotpoint machines.

 

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Servis Supertwin Autowash working through a load of whites