Welcoming The Aussy Boys - Matty & Eliot to the UK

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We had a visit from Matty & Eliot from Australia on their tour of the UK & Europe last week, needed their fix of vintage Brit washers. Both had been born here in Yorkshire & Scotland and emigrated with their families.

Was great to catch up with Matty again & finally meet Eliot, the time flew but they packed in a load of washing, drying and fun along the way !!

From the left , Eliot (ShakiraLover) Matty (MattyWashboy) Mikey (MikeyMatic) Jon (LavamatJon) [this post was last edited: 8/12/2023-06:29]

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Welcoming The Aussy Boys - Matty & Eliot to the UK

Of course a selection of Aussy detergents was brought over (one suitcase full Lol) and everyone had a turn using them in the brit machines of bygone times.

Here we used OMO Ultimate, ION Pods, Comfort Pure, Cold Power Liquid & Radiant Powder among others , Jon had brought supplies from Spain as well to try !!

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Welcoming The Aussy Boys - Matty & Eliot to the UK

Not long before the washing was unpacked , into said washers and all eyes glued to the action !! Eliot trying out the 1970`s Zanussi SL218T washer from Italy , sat in front of the 1978 Indesit with a whopping 380rpm spin and spinning everything out on the Creda Debonair Spin Dryer from 1957, Mikey reading the Indesit programme guide which came in Roman Numerals and symbols - "What is Rinse & spin Again" ? Ha Ha

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Welcoming The Aussy Boys - Matty & Eliot to the UK

Eliot watching the new TV, The Hoover Wide Bodied Keymatic 3203 from 1966 which he had never seen , a friend of his mums actually worked on the Hoover production line so he was telling her stories and trying to find out if we had
her pass certification code on any washers .



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Welcoming The Aussy Boys - Matty & Eliot to the UK

After lunch the lads were given a demonstration of the English Electric 4027 front loader that was now working after a new for it door boot , its a very quiet machine, (Westinghouse 3 belt model built undre license) but there was nearly more washig to be done when the spin solenoid finally went off with the loudest rattle ha ha ...

Link to the English Electric Video.



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Welcoming The Aussy Boys - Matty & Eliot to the UK

We did manage a few repairs , here Steve is changing the grease block on the Colston 850XD washher dryer made by Riber in Itay, one of the first washer dryers we had from Italy here in the UK, did a good job, 800 spin speed ,
vented dryer, hot & cold fill, drop down mobilty trolly .

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Welcoming The Aussy Boys - Matty & Eliot to the UK

Purchased by Richard , Collected by Al from central London smack in the middle of the new ULEZ zone , the owner was one elderly lady who had moved into a nursing home, it was like new inside but the outside had been protected by a
healthy coating of nicotine which always helps to preserve we find.

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Welcoming The Aussy Boys - Matty & Eliot to the UK

Steve got creative , the suspension u shaped legs fit into a block on the washer base, this is filled with hard grease which over the years had crumbled , hence the machine suspension leg tapping on metal when washing & spinning, so we cut a length of flexible rubber hose ( bunsen burner) sliced it lengthways, cover the bottom metal suspension leg and fitted it into the block - Voila, jobs a good one - This gang aint half ingenious when it comes to alternative solutions !!

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Welcoming The Aussy Boys - Matty & Eliot to the UK

Jon Matty & Eliot have moved to the Philips Electra Spin Drain Washing Machine for another wahsload & spindrain . This washer uses athe smallest Permenant Magnet Motor but dont harve spin that drum full of water , very powerful.

See The Philips Electra Spinning



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Welcoming the Aussie boys

Wow, looks like another great time. Thanks, Mike and Al for documenting and hosting this get together.

Nice to see some familiar faces and some new faces still thinking want to make a visit to the UK again, hopefully in the coming year.

We have found some very cool appliances over here in the past year and met some new collectors as well. Hopefully when we visit will bring along a couple of guys from the states.

John.
 
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