Wilkins SERVIS history in Oz.....for Chestermike & the Maytag lovers!

[mayfan69]

This is pictorial history of the mainly automatic machines Wilkins Servis sold in Australia from the 1960's to 1978 when the company went bust.

Picture 1: The Mark 22 went on sale from May 1966 up to November 1967.

 

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Picture 2

Mark 22 restyle: November 1967 - May 1969

 

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Picture 3

"200 Series" May 1969 - May 1973 (still of the UK design)

 

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Picture 4

colour Advert for Wilkins Servis from 1971

 

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Picture 5

The start of the Maytag cloned machines
The "400" series from May 1973 - May 1975 (not the best scan...sorry)

 

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Picture 6

The "500" Series: May 1975 - November 1978

 

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Picture 7

LOVE this brochure!! The "500" series in "Fashiontone Colours"
November 1975 - November 1976

 

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Picture 8

Page 2 of the brochure! Fashiontone colours of Avocado Green and Mod Yellow!!!

I now have the Avocado Green Wilkins...it will need a re-spray and i'm on a promise for the Mod Yellow machine...but i have to wait till the machine "dies" before it will be sold to me!

 

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Picture 9

Note the Maytag features....

 

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Picture 10

"Silent Medic" dispenser

 

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Picture 11

Models available

 

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Picture 12

Back page of brochure

 

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Last picture

Last "500" Series of November 1978...
Chestermike...note the material the bowl of the wringer is made of...Stainless Steel!

 

[tuthill]

Awesome!

I wonder how hard it would be to get one of these back to the states?

 

[aldspinboy]

AWSOME... would love to have one of those stainless basket models. Doe's any of the models heat the water? Thanks for posting. Darren k

 

[mayfan69]

Heaters?

Hey Darren,

Yes, the 501 and 505 are self heat models.

Cheers
Leon

 

[peteski50]

Impressed!

I find most models are impressive. Are these machines actually maytags rebaged? What I really like also is the fact you can select the lid type you want like which side to open or basic back opening lid which I always perfered.
Thanks for a great posting.
Peter

 

[chestermikeuk]

Wow...!!!

Leon, gosh what a find especuially if it covers all other manufacturers sold as well!!! very interesting, you had more choice than we did!!! our UK top loaders ran from 1963 to 1970, your model 22, the first one was our model MK41, our 3rd model!!!and in a range of styles & features...

1963: First Servis UK TopLoader, Model MK22, 9lb Load, H & C fill, 650spin...Roll a Dial Fabric Programming, with circle dial indicator...

 

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Servis Top Loaders

1964: Model MK38, same as above but with re-designed flat panel programmer:

 

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Servis Top Loaders

1966 - 68: Servis MK41, re-designed tub, two stage agi with "Snap-On" power fin for extra vigerous action....

 

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Servis MK41 topLoader

 

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Servis Top Loaders

 

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Servis RinSpin

The First Servis spin Dryer:1960`s

 

[mayfan69]

Hey mike

Hey Mike

You're right....YOUR Mark 41 was OUR first Mark 22. And yes, the manuals ALL manufacturers on sale in Australia! It's been great to see the timeline of all models.

So, this is my Mark 22, YOUR Mark 41

 

[chestermikeuk]

Inside, Inside!!!

Lets see that tub!!!...Lol, Servis Aus seemed to like Push Button as opposed to dials n switches as seen on our models, I do like the three way rinsing , Spray, Warm deep, Cold deep...you are lucky the fact that you have some models, none of us over here have found have Top Loaders...yet, they are the proverbial Holy Grail...even more so than the model A....

1959: Heres the first twinTub the MK1 model 19, 6lb wash n spin, 3kw heater, overflow rinsing, 2,800rpm...colorway - Ivory cream & Almond green..

 

[mielabor]

Wow, deep rinse spin dryer!

How does that work?

 

[chestermikeuk]

Servis RinSpin...

Deep Rinse, it uses a solid spin can with vanes at the top, same as the first two twintubs, great spinners for overflow rinsing...very deep, excellent results!!!

 

[mielabor]

Thanks for the info Mike, I've never seen such a thing here in the Netherlands. It seems a great idea. If they were available now I would be strongly tempted to buy one.

 

[mayfan69]

Inside for you Mike

Inside as requested

 

[revvinkevin]

Wow........

Thanks for posting all the information and such great photos!!!

Kevin