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jimmythehoover2001
jimmythehoov...
May 17, 2001 7:29 pm
HOOVER, SERVIS AND HOTPOINT were the last machines to be made in Britain. The Hoovermatic was the first machine on sale in Britain and the rest followed suit....
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chestermikeuk
May 18, 2001 9:06 am
Well done Kev, will dig the archives for literature and adds.<br><br>I certainly agree about Servis, Mum had a Servis MII Twintub 1963, six of us in the family...
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ilovehoovers
May 18, 2001 10:42 am
Apart from the Hoover one, i've gotthree others, for Rolls, Easiclene and Twin-V, which i'llpost later on today.<br><br>I had a fairly late model servis, but...
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jimmythehoover2001
jimmythehoov...
May 19, 2001 12:03 am
Mike, <br>I 've only seen a Servis Mark II twin tub once and thought it was a good looking machine. The Mk. 3 retained all the features of the Mk. 2 but the...
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jimmythehoover2001
jimmythehoov...
May 19, 2001 12:07 am
Si, <br>I think the single tub was made until the early 1990's. I'll check out the model number but the last one had a light grey top and grey emblem with blue...
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jimmythehoover2001
jimmythehoov...
May 19, 2001 12:11 am
Spray Rinse is another Servis feature. I'll post the actual instructions for this later.<br>The timers varied in quality over the years, The mk. 3 timer was a ...
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ilovehoovers
May 20, 2001 1:19 am
I think my Servis must have been the model 100, as it had the stainless steel lids and top, with brown trim and square dials. One thing I never figured out...
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ilovehoovers
May 20, 2001 5:40 pm
Hi lads, Three ads now been posted, hope you like them! All three from long- forgotten makes, Easiclene, Rolls and Twin-V... The latter looks particularly ...
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jimmythehoover2001
jimmythehoov...
May 20, 2001 8:04 pm
Si, Thanks for your ad pics and your Hooverland pics. I'll write in a couple of days when I've more time. <br>The hole at the top of the washtub on the Servis...
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chestermikeuk
May 21, 2001 11:36 am
Si<br><br>Great Adds, the twin v looked like two machines strapped together rather like the "Hoover Twosome"<br>I`ve got some Servis adds I`ll dig out and post...
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chestermikeuk
May 21, 2001 11:59 am
Si<br>In my mind "No Contest" Servis wins hands down, I personally think the reciprocal back and forth wash action (and Hotpoint) was a winner. Also you could...
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ilovehoovers
May 21, 2001 3:43 pm
I know what you mean about Hoover pulsators- single tub models have rather ill fitting lids and the water would slop over even when it was fitted... the worst...
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jimmythehoover2001
jimmythehoov...
May 21, 2001 9:18 pm
Mike, <br>I wonder if you have the ad for the Servis Supertwin 70 which shows a husband painting a very old Servis single tub and wringer, demonstrating that...
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jimmythehoover2001
jimmythehoov...
May 22, 2001 1:53 pm
Remember this machine?<br><br>I remember it was used in one of the Fairy Snow adverts on TV -(Fairy Snow gets right to the heart of the wash). The machine was...
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ilovehoovers
May 22, 2001 3:12 pm
The Colston impeller sounds the same as on my 80s Ariston single tub- it was a small domed black thing. It was actually fine if you didn't overload it, but if ...
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jimmythehoover2001
jimmythehoov...
May 22, 2001 7:51 pm
Si, <br>of course you can dispute Colston's washer dryer. I did not appreciate about the Bendix but the Colston would not look out of place in todays market so...
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jimmythehoover2001
jimmythehoov...
May 22, 2001 9:35 pm
Who can tell me about this machine? I've heard of it but never seen one.<br><br>Kev....
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jimmythehoover2001
jimmythehoov...
May 22, 2001 9:37 pm
My Gran swore by her ADA single tub with wringer. It is still lying in her back garden minus the wringer and the motor. What did ADA stand for? Presumably...
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jimmythehoover2001
jimmythehoov...
May 24, 2001 12:00 am
Four types are known to me. <br><br>On the Mk.3 ( model 42) twin tub & pre-interlock version of the Mk. 70 the spin motor pulley is in two halves and there is...
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chestermikeuk
May 29, 2001 10:43 am
Kev<br>The add I`ve got is in black & white and it features the modern housewife with her modern Supertwin MK.I "combination" twinny.<br><br>Also have the one...
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chestermikeuk
May 29, 2001 10:52 am
Si,<br>Yep well remembered about the Tri-O-Matic, I`m sure the Bendix was the first.<br><br>I do remember selling the Colston 750XD and 950XD back in the ...
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chestermikeuk
May 29, 2001 11:01 am
Kev<br>Seen it, touched it, used it!!!<br><br>A friends mum had one,the only time I saw it working was when his mum was away and his sister was using it to was...
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chestermikeuk
May 29, 2001 11:04 am
Could it be "Association" which later became "AMDEA"<br><br>Cheers, Mike...
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chestermikeuk
May 29, 2001 11:38 am
I think the early Twin Tubs as we know them started to be mass produced in the 1950`s, certainly Hoover was about 1955/57.<br><br>The ones that were in mags of...
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jimmythehoover2001
jimmythehoov...
May 29, 2001 7:15 pm
MIKE, <br>Thanks for the description. Now I know. I'm assumming it had the central reciprocating agitator?<br>K....
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jimmythehoover2001
jimmythehoov...
May 29, 2001 7:25 pm
Mike, <br>I never knew the difference between the Servis 80H and 80L. did one also not have an inner spinner lid? I know there were two versions of the Model ...
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jimmythehoover2001
jimmythehoov...
May 30, 2001 12:55 am
Mike that is a very comprehensive list of dates for the Servis Supertwin. Here are the years for the Hoovermatic De Luxe as I remember them.<br><br>3301L - ...
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chestermikeuk
Jun 8, 2001 2:06 pm
"The British Housewife was the last in the western world to take advantage of the truly radical new automated washing machines, due to a surfeit of top loading...
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jimmythehoover2001
jimmythehoov...
Jun 11, 2001 10:09 pm
Mike, <br>I remember all the fuss made about the Hoover A3058 and its 800rpm spin speed - even though the previous model 3236H spun at 770rpm!!! - nut this was...
