Thanks for all the comments !
Indeed, Mike, never saw one drain hose setup like that before. Of all the t.t. i've found this one's definitely the most fascinating. First time i see one here at home so i figure that must be kinda rather scarce.
Thank you for the advice, Keith; i will take care! Yep, the (door-less) cable tidy reminds a bit one of the earliest Hoovermatic designs a la 3374, 3334, etc. If ever you happen to depart the NOS control panel, please remind that i would be certainly interested and could offer some good amount of money for it! Btw, the Rolls spinner diagram is very revealing as to the mechanical concept behind those machines.
A big "merci" to you as well, Paul, for the informations. Tried to power it up and, as far as things go, the spinner runs fast and smoothly; the wash disc seems a bit difficult to turn by hand, even the pulley down below is somehow quite a bit hard to rotate manually. My guess as for the front located push buttons is that the third one on the UK machines could be for some sort of heater down the wash tub, whilst in North America i know of no twin tub provided with heat option in mind.
I see that the small plastic-made lid handle and metal hinge of this handsome Rolls Concorde in your picture are completely identical to what's on my machine. Cool! : )
Indeed, Mike, never saw one drain hose setup like that before. Of all the t.t. i've found this one's definitely the most fascinating. First time i see one here at home so i figure that must be kinda rather scarce.
Thank you for the advice, Keith; i will take care! Yep, the (door-less) cable tidy reminds a bit one of the earliest Hoovermatic designs a la 3374, 3334, etc. If ever you happen to depart the NOS control panel, please remind that i would be certainly interested and could offer some good amount of money for it! Btw, the Rolls spinner diagram is very revealing as to the mechanical concept behind those machines.
A big "merci" to you as well, Paul, for the informations. Tried to power it up and, as far as things go, the spinner runs fast and smoothly; the wash disc seems a bit difficult to turn by hand, even the pulley down below is somehow quite a bit hard to rotate manually. My guess as for the front located push buttons is that the third one on the UK machines could be for some sort of heater down the wash tub, whilst in North America i know of no twin tub provided with heat option in mind.
I see that the small plastic-made lid handle and metal hinge of this handsome Rolls Concorde in your picture are completely identical to what's on my machine. Cool! : )
