WANTED - Astor (Australian) Washing Machine

[astorobsession]

Hello Everyone,

Just thought I would put the feelers out again, if anyone has seen one or knows a collector who has one.

Based in Melbourne, Australia here...

Kind Regards

 

[Unimatic1140]

Hmmmm a bouncing basket down under???

Now that is interesting, that manual cover of the Astor is exactly the same as the 1955 Apex washer's manual cover...

 

[launderess]

That would be because Astor made washers under license from Apex...

https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?35502

 

[astorobsession]

@unimatic1140

Woweee what a compare!

That’s blatant

I’m sure Apex machines are easier to come by than an Astor Automatic in Australia. Maybe I should ship over an Apex instead!

 

[astorobsession]

@Laundress

Yes! Absolutely impossible to find. I doubt there’s a single surviving machine with an Astor badge here but I won’t give up!

Thanks for the Simpson tip off on hi bids. I won it. Do vintage machines pop up much on there?

 

[simpsomatic]

Interesting

Australian Astor washing machine had a green fiberglass tub and an agitator as different to the Apex bouncing wash basket. Sold by H.G. Palmer in Victoria

 

[astorobsession]

@simpsomatic

Thanks for that information. As I can find so little on these machines, how did know that about these machines?

 

[Unimatic1140]

Apex also made a back and forth agitator washer with a fiberglass tub from about 1955 on until the end. It was labeled under brands such as Marquette, Zenith, Montgomery Ward and a few others, apparently Astor as well. I assume it was produced in Australia using Apex's design.

 

[astorobsession]

@unimatic1140

Very interesting

When did Apex fold over there?