mattywashboy
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The infamous Lightburn 'paddle' twin tub.
Vintage Australian adverts - fantastic resource!
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twinniefan
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Philips range
Hi Matt,
The Philips range were basically rebadged Hoovers the top loaders were clones of the Hoover 720 and 730 (I think), the F.L. is a rebadged Zodiac 12, however the t.t. was not a rebadged Hoovermatic it was very similar to a Hitachi or Samsung t.t.
One of my previous neighbours used to own one.
They were called the Gentle Care range and had the claim you could wash a towelette in any of them and it would not rip apart.
The wash action were described as "Spiral Tumble" action for the T.L.'S, "reversing pulsator" action for the t.t. and "Pendulum Tumble." for the F.L.
They were lovely looking machines.
Cheers.
Steve.
Hi Matt,
The Philips range were basically rebadged Hoovers the top loaders were clones of the Hoover 720 and 730 (I think), the F.L. is a rebadged Zodiac 12, however the t.t. was not a rebadged Hoovermatic it was very similar to a Hitachi or Samsung t.t.
One of my previous neighbours used to own one.
They were called the Gentle Care range and had the claim you could wash a towelette in any of them and it would not rip apart.
The wash action were described as "Spiral Tumble" action for the T.L.'S, "reversing pulsator" action for the t.t. and "Pendulum Tumble." for the F.L.
They were lovely looking machines.
Cheers.
Steve.
mattywashboy
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I thought I could see a similarity Steve 
Trove
Fantastic thread Paul - well done, Ohh Supertwins in colour!!
What a resource to have at our fingertips, its projects like these that need to be funded, although was in a digitalisation debate with a curatorial team the other day and many are now going back to printing out pictures traditionally to keep as well. This is because we cannot be certain how long this type of digital output can last (apparently not forever) and say in a 100 years would we have the type of media player that could access and read / view them.....makes sense as we have already had to map from floppy discs external drives and earlier types...
Great searches on all washing machines, vacuum cleaners particularly Electrolux and powders etc...
Fantastic thread Paul - well done, Ohh Supertwins in colour!!
What a resource to have at our fingertips, its projects like these that need to be funded, although was in a digitalisation debate with a curatorial team the other day and many are now going back to printing out pictures traditionally to keep as well. This is because we cannot be certain how long this type of digital output can last (apparently not forever) and say in a 100 years would we have the type of media player that could access and read / view them.....makes sense as we have already had to map from floppy discs external drives and earlier types...
Great searches on all washing machines, vacuum cleaners particularly Electrolux and powders etc...
Love that slogan
it should go on a tee shirt
"Up, flop. Up Flop"
And that Rinso ad the whole thing is so cool! Happy Suburban Aussie's taking delivery of new consumer durables delivered by Happy Uniformed Men !!
OH what a world !!
it should go on a tee shirt
"Up, flop. Up Flop"
And that Rinso ad the whole thing is so cool! Happy Suburban Aussie's taking delivery of new consumer durables delivered by Happy Uniformed Men !!
OH what a world !!
That's really a fun site, you could get lost for hours in that collection!
How did the Lightburn Paddle TT work? Does anyone have one? It looks unique (like their H-axis TT) but I think I'm leaning toward a Servis in purple, because, purple!
How did the Lightburn Paddle TT work? Does anyone have one? It looks unique (like their H-axis TT) but I think I'm leaning toward a Servis in purple, because, purple!
Hi Greg
I've got two paddle driven lightburns.
The gearbox is just like on a normal agitator machine but the arc is less than 90deg and the power is driven via a long chrome shaft a bit like what you'd find on a boat rudder.
They work quite well but servicing requires removal of the cabinet. The pumps were a very week component on these. They are pot metal and prone to disintegrating. Electrolux had a pump rebuilt kit for years that replaced most components with plastic ones (my haxis twinnie has a rebuilt pump)
I'd made a video years ago when YouTube was in its infancy. I'll see if I can find it
Cheers
Nathan
I've got two paddle driven lightburns.
The gearbox is just like on a normal agitator machine but the arc is less than 90deg and the power is driven via a long chrome shaft a bit like what you'd find on a boat rudder.
They work quite well but servicing requires removal of the cabinet. The pumps were a very week component on these. They are pot metal and prone to disintegrating. Electrolux had a pump rebuilt kit for years that replaced most components with plastic ones (my haxis twinnie has a rebuilt pump)
I'd made a video years ago when YouTube was in its infancy. I'll see if I can find it
Cheers
Nathan
mattywashboy
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Searching through the Museum of Victoria's archives yields some good results too, lots of advertising material on Lightburns and even Naco's. See link below...
matchboxpaul
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Hi Leon.
3 months going through microfilm!
A few years ago, myself and Rob went to the University of Worcester who are the custodians of the KAYS Catalogue collection. Three hours later, a few thousand photographs later and a very sore back from being craned over catalogue after catalogue.
Machines that we hadn't seen for years and a few new ones never seen before - I can well imagine the excitement felt as you stumbled across all the classic Australian machines, hidden in the microfilm.
It really is great seeing all these great adverts - have found a few more myself this evening!
Paul
p.s the image below is of the UK's fabled Hotpoint 1600 - introduced in 1969 and the fastest spinning automatic on the market at 1100rpm. Reason for it being mentioned earlier, was whether this machine was sold in Australia or not? I think general consensus seems to be that it wasn't. Able to confirm either way?
3 months going through microfilm!
A few years ago, myself and Rob went to the University of Worcester who are the custodians of the KAYS Catalogue collection. Three hours later, a few thousand photographs later and a very sore back from being craned over catalogue after catalogue.
Machines that we hadn't seen for years and a few new ones never seen before - I can well imagine the excitement felt as you stumbled across all the classic Australian machines, hidden in the microfilm.
It really is great seeing all these great adverts - have found a few more myself this evening!
Paul
p.s the image below is of the UK's fabled Hotpoint 1600 - introduced in 1969 and the fastest spinning automatic on the market at 1100rpm. Reason for it being mentioned earlier, was whether this machine was sold in Australia or not? I think general consensus seems to be that it wasn't. Able to confirm either way?
matchboxpaul
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The slant front Keymatic
Was it still sold under the guises of models 3224 and later 3226?
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/52622576?searchTerm=Philips washing&searchLimits=l-title=112|||fromyyyy=1981|||tomm=07|||toyyyy=1981|||todd=29|||fromdd=29|||frommm=07|||sortby=dateDesc|||l-category=Advertising
Was it still sold under the guises of models 3224 and later 3226?
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/52622576?searchTerm=Philips washing&searchLimits=l-title=112|||fromyyyy=1981|||tomm=07|||toyyyy=1981|||todd=29|||fromdd=29|||frommm=07|||sortby=dateDesc|||l-category=Advertising
matchboxpaul
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Wilkins-Servis
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http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/45651753?searchTerm=wilkins washing&searchLimits=l-title=112|||fromyyyy=1981|||tomm=07|||toyyyy=1981|||todd=29|||fromdd=29|||frommm=07|||sortby=dateDesc
...
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/45651753?searchTerm=wilkins washing&searchLimits=l-title=112|||fromyyyy=1981|||tomm=07|||toyyyy=1981|||todd=29|||fromdd=29|||frommm=07|||sortby=dateDesc
matchboxpaul
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Wilkins-Servis again
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http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/57635979?searchTerm=wilkins washing&searchLimits=l-title=112|||fromyyyy=1981|||tomm=07|||toyyyy=1981|||todd=29|||fromdd=29|||frommm=07|||sortby=dateDesc
...
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/57635979?searchTerm=wilkins washing&searchLimits=l-title=112|||fromyyyy=1981|||tomm=07|||toyyyy=1981|||todd=29|||fromdd=29|||frommm=07|||sortby=dateDesc
matchboxpaul
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That mystery SupaDry
Has anyone any knowledge of the two versions of Wilkins-Servis Supadry, which appear in the advert shown below.
Really was a surprise to see two different models, as the UK only ever had one compact offering of this design, at any one time ...
Has anyone any knowledge of the two versions of Wilkins-Servis Supadry, which appear in the advert shown below.
Really was a surprise to see two different models, as the UK only ever had one compact offering of this design, at any one time ...
matchboxpaul
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Here is the UK version, known as Mk75, with styling akin to the machine sat above the matching washing machine. The UK washer was Mk72 - did they retain the same 'Mk' numbers, when of sale in Australia?
Keymatic
Paul
The slant front Keymatic was sold in Australia, don't know about wide body or matchbox Keymatics
Al
Paul
The slant front Keymatic was sold in Australia, don't know about wide body or matchbox Keymatics
Al
mielerod69
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Westinghouse Laundromat
My favourite toploader. This model also had a heater.
My favourite toploader. This model also had a heater.
mielerod69
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Westinghouse Laundromat 1969
mielerod69
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Westinghouse dishwasher
I believe this was made by Philips
I believe this was made by Philips
mielerod69
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Westinghouse Laundromat 1974
mielerod69
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Westinghouse Laundromat 1960
This model also came with a heater. Interestingly it's not a slant front.
This model also came with a heater. Interestingly it's not a slant front.
