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GE (Hotpoint) Liberator Dryer on ebay.au
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Post# 298265   8/20/2008 at 20:59 (5,699 days old) by electron800 ()        

Wow! Never knew these were sold down under too. Wonder how many other countries they were sold in? I take it this means the matching washers were available in Australia too? Love the purple =]

Matt


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Post# 298312 , Reply# 1   8/21/2008 at 05:52 (5,699 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
Hotpoint / GE

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Hi Matt, yes they where sold abroad, but badged as GE, not sure whether they where shipped complete from UK, shipped parts from here and assembled them or they where built under license in AUS,

I know Chris (Gizmo) posted some purple machines he had some time ago, so maybe the guys can fill in the detail!!!

just a little bit toooo much cost to ship back me thinks!!! Cheers, Mike


Post# 298336 , Reply# 2   8/21/2008 at 10:56 (5,698 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)        

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Heres the one of the 2 liberator dryers that myself and Paul own,

The first one we got a few months ago from Manchester.

Not bad for 99p!



Post# 298337 , Reply# 3   8/21/2008 at 10:56 (5,698 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)        

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pic 2

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Post# 298340 , Reply# 4   8/21/2008 at 11:04 (5,698 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)        

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Speaking of which - watch this space this weekend when Paul, myself and a mate unveil a little rare surprise for vintage Hotpoint fans...............

:)

R


Post# 298379 , Reply# 5   8/21/2008 at 14:46 (5,698 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)        

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another angle

Forgot to include this pic


Post# 298541 , Reply# 6   8/22/2008 at 10:49 (5,697 days old) by electron1100 (England)        
Something for weekend

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GRRRRRRRRR Worra TEASE........

Post# 298546 , Reply# 7   8/22/2008 at 11:13 (5,697 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)        
LOL

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Something for the weekend!

a matching set indeed!

excuse the inuendo but there is a top and bottom to this unveiling but you will have to wait my dear friend.

or perhaps they will be better shown in public united side by side?



Post# 298557 , Reply# 8   8/22/2008 at 12:09 (5,697 days old) by electron1100 (England)        
Inuendo

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hmmm yes i am sure you are right in saying that there is a "top" and a "bottom" in this partnership........oh i am getting smutty ......its that strawberry blond hair....stobbit

ok ill wait then.....stomps off and buys front row ticket


Post# 298561 , Reply# 9   8/22/2008 at 12:14 (5,697 days old) by electron1100 (England)        
Mrs Doyles new washing machine

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youve bought a bloody liberator washing machine havent you, havent you?......whens it coming? monday?..tuesday?..wednesday?..thursday?friday?..saturday.....HAH!

Post# 298677 , Reply# 10   8/23/2008 at 08:35 (5,696 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)        

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Gary, would you be meaning one of these?



Post# 298678 , Reply# 11   8/23/2008 at 08:41 (5,696 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)        

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stacked!



Post# 298684 , Reply# 12   8/23/2008 at 09:54 (5,696 days old) by gizmo (Victoria, Australia)        

We had the purple door model, it was badged as a GEC. (not GE.) I had one for a while but it had so much rust that it went to heaven.

Chris.


Post# 298685 , Reply# 13   8/23/2008 at 09:58 (5,696 days old) by gizmo (Victoria, Australia)        

sorry, I forgot... they were imported complete from UK.

they were not badged as Hotpoint, as the name was owned by another company.

I believe they were also sold in South Africa, though I can't remember where I got that snippet from. Badged as Morphy Richards???

Chris.


Post# 298690 , Reply# 14   8/23/2008 at 10:54 (5,696 days old) by electron800 ()        
Lol Rob could you look anymore smug in that pic =P

Can't blame you mind. Finally someone has one! I was beginning to think they were all but extinct. Now to get the original dispenser drawer for it if there's any still around and it'll be perfect =D.

It's soooo pretty =D



Post# 298695 , Reply# 15   8/23/2008 at 11:44 (5,696 days old) by superelectronic (London, UK)        
The Trump Card

Well, well, well...congratulations to you! I'm sure for many of us here (Brits anyway) that an original Liberator washer trully is the card that trumps all, collection-wise. The smug look is justified.

So - does it WORK?

You know, my devious side can't help but wonder if this is lamb dressed as mutton...is the "Super Electronic" drawer front actually a clue to the machine's real age? Has the relentless trawling of spare parts shops and pumping of contacts enabled a later machine to be dressed as a Liberator?

....

Ouch!

...best go and get the steak out of the fridge for the black eye I've (probably) just received!

The machine's a beauty however it came about. How does it feel to be living the dream?

Toodles

Al


Post# 298723 , Reply# 16   8/23/2008 at 14:09 (5,696 days old) by electron1100 (England)        
STACKED

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GRRRRRyou teasy little buggah! :-)

yes you are well stacked matey.........meanwhile back to the other pair of stacked beauties...........WOW i can hear the motor in my head now............these machines what can i say............memories..........how old was I about 17/18 (1977/78)..........christ i remember them..........lovely lovely lovely.........oh and I also noticed the two Kenwood chefs carelessly left on top of the fridge by the servants....dont get me going about them either, though i do have a couple of even more beautiful Sunbeams.

well even you have made them up i have no problem with that at all, and i shall of course look out for a soap draw front for you both if you want

I think this is great that you both have acheived so much, i applaud you both.

Now what about some vids of the machines and some with the strawberry blond in just a jock strap and work boots loading the machine...........

Cheers chaps
Gary


Post# 298735 , Reply# 17   8/23/2008 at 15:00 (5,696 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)        

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LOL

Time to come clean, ba da dshhh.
(Excuse the pun.)

Paul and myself have all the neccesary dials, fascias and parts to indeed turn a brown Hotpoint 18 series machine into the highly sought after Liberator in the purple colour scheme.
(Brown Hotpoint machines in this style are NOT Liberators as the trade/branding name was lost in 1979)

Seeing as we had plenty of spare time today we decided to fix a 1848 up for some fun just to see one again.

What you see in the photo is the other Liberator dryer of ours with the parts we have for the washers stuck on,

We do have the Liberator powder cover but as usual we couldnt find it this afternoon as we have re organised our storage space and got a bigger unit.
In a heat of the moment search we couldnt locate it - it actually was here at home when we got back and posted the pictures. typical eh?

HOWEVER

Tommorrow hopefully and we do mean HOPEFULLY we will unveil a TRUE washer and matching dryer as a treat for you.
Not saying what they are - you can await and see the glory with us :)

We just do hope everyone sees the amusing side to this - I mean we have all been wanting so badly to see a Purple washer for ages so here it is.
Im sure you can all appreciate this.

Gary I can Assure you though that there is actually a true fully operational Hotpoint Liberator 1848 in the UK.
It has Pauls and mines names on it when the current owners decide time is time to give it up.
They are around still!



Post# 298881 , Reply# 18   8/24/2008 at 09:08 (5,695 days old) by hotpoint95622 (Powys)        
Hotpoint 95622

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Dam, my dad will never be forgiven for sending my liberator to the tip, not till the day he gets put 6ft under, and I stamp on him with a picture of one, I’m still looking and will continue to scour the tips, auctions and house clearance places till I get one!!!

I misted one at local auctions about 2 years ago I could not get to the auction, DAM IT.

Great stuff

Lee



Post# 299155 , Reply# 19   8/25/2008 at 14:51 (5,694 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)        

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Lee same thing happened here.

Car boot sale in crewe almost 2 years ago, was a bloody 1848 which I couldnt pick up as my folks would of freaked.

Hold out for what you want and it will come, my waiting patiently has paid off for we have a Liberator with our name on it.

Your day will come im sure.

Same thing for my Mums 1988 Hoover Turbomaster U5096 - I have waited so long to own one and this weekend I got in touch with a collector who has one in my budget willing to sell it to me.

It all happens if you really want it to, chin up mate!

So sorry you couldnt make it to my wash in this weekend, we had a good gathering here in Crewe, and the London Hooverland meet up was a success to I believe. Shame Paul and myself couldnt make it due to having mine here but we had good fun all the same,

Rob and Paul




Post# 299157 , Reply# 20   8/25/2008 at 15:04 (5,694 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)        
OH SHIT!!!!!

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Could the 2 Liberators have been the same ones Lee? 2 years!

Mine was on the stall of a house clearance van.....

could of well been put into auction considering we are not that far away.

I feel much better it went to auction and someone possibly bought it....

Maybe its not in Landfill like I suspected.

Good Gawd

R



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