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Thread Number: 19243
Happy 60th Birthday Hoover Washing Machines UK....!!!! |
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Post# 310277 10/19/2008 at 17:27 (5,657 days old) by chestermikeuk  (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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On this day , 19th October 1948 the Hoover UK Washing Machine Plant was officially opened!!! It was purpose built in Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales, UK and is the only original Hoover factory still in operation today!!! CLICK HERE TO GO TO chestermikeuk's LINK 
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Post# 310279 , Reply# 1 10/19/2008 at 17:32 (5,657 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Happy 60th Birthday Hoover!!!
To celebrate, a few collectors got together to shake the cobwebs off a few machines, fix up a few more, and enjoy the past 60yrs of Hoover UK Laundry Appliances..... The first machines was the Hoover 0307 Single Tub wringer washer...a small compact wringer machine with a pulsator spinning disk on the side which created the famous "Hoover Boiling Water Action"... CLICK HERE TO GO TO chestermikeuk's LINK 
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Post# 310280 , Reply# 2 10/19/2008 at 17:38 (5,657 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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60yrs of Hoover UK Laundry...!!!!
We had a couple of days pulling machines out of cobwebs and getting them back to life..Yay....also sorting out my laundry space (work in progress) ready for the next wash-in!!! of couse any gathering usually requires copious amounts of laughter drink & food!!, thanks Ron for the deserts n cakes, they went so quick they didnt even make the photos...LOl
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Post# 310282 , Reply# 3 10/19/2008 at 17:42 (5,657 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Keymatics....
We managed to get get my A3224 Keymatic back in working order for the celebrations...yippee..( I know about time I hear you say) it was a joint effort and wizardry courtesy of Dr Fixit... new suspension wire & door seal, the original turquoise one had perished beyond repair!!!
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| Post# 310283 , Reply# 4 10/19/2008 at 17:48 (5,657 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth) | ||
OMG!!!! Water Measuring Yeah yeah jokes on moi LOL!!!! Cannot belive you added that photo and what a hoot with the Fairy bars! - well from one "Omo" to another it was a fab weekend - still cant take it all in the fun we had and the uber rare machines too. Mike thanks for being the wonderful host and to Mathew who snook in his exceedingly rare Keymatic Widebody for us all to watch through some cycles fully working. It was a pleasure to be part of this and to meet up with some real friends again. Rob sneaky pic of last week in Cardiff before it was brought up. like 2 old housewives having a gossip lol :) 
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Post# 310284 , Reply# 5 10/19/2008 at 17:50 (5,657 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Surprise Surprise...!!!!
Well I must be losing it big style...the guys managed to sneak into the house without me knowing a rare Hoover Keymatic, the A3203 3rd model, the new shaped large bodied 27inch wide Keymatic.....wow, what a machine....740rpm spin, with a clutch you never want to work on, all topped off with a perfect fascia!!!we stayed up all night watching it go through its programmes...Lol
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Post# 310285 , Reply# 6 10/19/2008 at 17:59 (5,657 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Matching Dryer anyone...!!!
I managed to find the matching dryer to the A3303, the first Hoover UK Tumble Dryer, so they where officially "Paired" for the weekend....I did try to chain the washer to the wall but to no avail...!!!(and Rob & Paul, sneaaky pair you are , finding out if the dryer was in storage or not!!!...LOl)
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Post# 310286 , Reply# 7 10/19/2008 at 18:03 (5,657 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Working Out..!!!
Here they are working away!!!with the proud owners...Yay!!!
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Post# 310288 , Reply# 8 10/19/2008 at 18:08 (5,657 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Finally....
A gerat big thanks to Rob, Paul, Mathew, Seamus, Alaistair & Jack, (not forgetting Ella) who made the weekend fun , and a lot of hard work fixing machines & polishing vacs as well, looking forward to the next one!!!..and a "Happy Birthday Hoover"...
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| Post# 310289 , Reply# 9 10/19/2008 at 18:11 (5,657 days old) by lavamat_jon (UK) | ||
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What a fantastic piece of engineering! Beautiful machine... love the styling, the door, the wideness.... everything! Happy Birthday Hoover, Jon | ||
| Post# 310296 , Reply# 10 10/19/2008 at 19:06 (5,657 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK) | ||
Totally Gobsmacked!
Hey Guys Never in 1000,000 years did I think id get to see a 3203 yet alone play with one !! :). Those extra 3" make it look HUGE ( no naughty comments please lol)!! I was most surprised its cold fill only - the H at the end of the models stands for Hot(and cold) fill apparently.. . It was great to meet Paul and Matthew and obviously to see everyone else again :) And obviously a big thanks to Mike for being a GREAT Host :) Seamus | ||
| Post# 310443 , Reply# 11 10/20/2008 at 12:41 (5,656 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland) | ||
Looks like you all had an amazing day!!! When I first moved to scotland there was an empty house with an A3203, the house got demolished and the machine was trashed......what a sin!!! Mike, you have an amazing collection of washing machines and vacuums......next time Iam in Birkenhead visiting relatives I just might pay you a visit to drool over all your machines!! | ||
| Post# 310446 , Reply# 12 10/20/2008 at 12:54 (5,656 days old) by tlee618 () | ||
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Oh my Mike, it looks like you guys had so much fun!!! YAY for Wash In's with good friends. Good to see both you and Jack again!!! Terry | ||
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Post# 310467 , Reply# 13 10/20/2008 at 14:46 (5,656 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Another Hoover Birthday celebration! | ||
| Post# 310492 , Reply# 15 10/20/2008 at 16:55 (5,656 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K) | ||
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to the widebodies.... i do quite like this kind of shot. a bit arty... 
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| Post# 310493 , Reply# 16 10/20/2008 at 16:57 (5,656 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K) | ||
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and back to the slimlines... 
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Post# 310606 , Reply# 17 10/21/2008 at 06:18 (5,655 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Hoover...Who better...!!!
Thanks everyone for making it a great celebration, and for all of your comments & e-mails, its just great to be able to do so and get the machines back to life as well!!! PaulC, Birkenhead,so near, well next time just phone & bring your laundry!!!Oh dont mention trashed and machines in the same sentance!!! we had one in the Domestic Science rooms at school, loved hearing it spin!!! Terry, we did have a grand time, need you here next time, the coffee is never as good as yours!!! Hi Greg, would be great to see you on this side,then you can experience a whole load of steam rising from a row of twinnys on a boil wash??? Paul & Rob, thanks for the organising!!! the dryer is sutch a stunning colour "Winchester Blue" I wonder if the "Royal Windsor Laundry" had these colour machines!!! Who would have thought it all started with this little machine, the humble Hoover 0307 Wringer Washer...!!! 
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| Post# 310611 , Reply# 19 10/21/2008 at 06:34 (5,655 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK) | ||
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Being picky ......
Paul Being pedantic for a second lol.... Its a 3203 without a H ;) It was you that explained the H denoted hot/cold fill ;). On that subject I was VERY surprised to see it was cold fill only- whats new is old and all that....... Thanks once again to Mike for being a GREAT host- it really was a fantastic weekend :). Seamus | ||
| Post# 310613 , Reply# 20 10/21/2008 at 06:50 (5,655 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K) | ||
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Indeedy Seamus - I stand corrected. Have been sifting through my Hoover piccies today and dealt with the 3203H and got confused. Mathews machine is model 3203. I attach below an advert for model 3203H (H for HOT) - visually identical to the 3203. Cheers Paul 
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Post# 310622 , Reply# 21 10/21/2008 at 07:57 (5,655 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Holy Batman Robin!
I'm gobsmacked and gutted! Oh I would love to have been there, I know how good the food and beds are, Mike is a sublime host! But those machines! OY! A wide bodied Keymatic????? That's it I'm buying a basement in Britain! Move over everyone! Holy cow a wide body and keymatic NYYYYYCE! Happy Birthday Hoover! | ||
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Post# 310624 , Reply# 22 10/21/2008 at 08:03 (5,655 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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SO | ||
| Post# 310629 , Reply# 23 10/21/2008 at 08:15 (5,655 days old) by tlee618 () | ||
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Thanks Mike, you are going to have to have a wash-in some time. You know that I would be more than happy to make the coffee and help in any way I can. I am amazed at how in such a short time your collection has grown!!!! So glad that you guys had such a great time. | ||
| Post# 310638 , Reply# 24 10/21/2008 at 09:10 (5,655 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK) | ||
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Jon....
That Keymatic may be a truly unique machine, nobody is aware of another example still existing of either that or the standard Automatic variant. The extra 3" width over a standard UK auto make it seem huge!. There was space to squeeze through by the stacked set(some of us had to squeeze more than others lol)!! Seamus(The one in the pink in the 1st pic) | ||
| Post# 310639 , Reply# 25 10/21/2008 at 09:22 (5,655 days old) by electron1100 (England) | ||
Hoovers Birthday
What a great contribution to the birthday of the Hoover washing machine, you should all get awards from Hoover for all your efforts. All the machines look excellent, and yes i would sit up all night and watch them going through their programmes. The advert for the keymatic with the dogs is so upper class i love it.......wow You all look great and happy I am pleased that mike is able to provide such an event. Best wishes Gary | ||
| Post# 310647 , Reply# 26 10/21/2008 at 10:42 (5,655 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK) | ||
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A couple more pics..... | ||
| Post# 310648 , Reply# 27 10/21/2008 at 10:44 (5,655 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK) | ||
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At the end of the line.... | ||
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Post# 310652 , Reply# 28 10/21/2008 at 10:56 (5,655 days old) by gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA) |
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Wow! You guys obviously had a great party! I wish I could have been there if for no ther reason than to learn more about those wonderful old machines! I need a real education on those! | ||
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Post# 310707 , Reply# 29 10/21/2008 at 14:45 (5,655 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Seamus
Thanks for the Factory Pics! I love Factory Pics! There are soo many there behind waiting to be shipped, there must be some more in existence somewhere, what years were they made? And does Hoover still make F/L's today? I always fantazise that somewhere is a dusty old warehouse full of boxed new obsolete machines no one knows what to do with since they are all old model years so they can't be sold! | ||
| Post# 310805 , Reply# 30 10/21/2008 at 22:20 (5,655 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
HI HI Hi Mikey & Pals
Looks like you lads and blokes and chaps are havin' a fine old time. I looked at the fabulous flickrstream and I notice Seamus standing near what looks to be a showroom Hoove TT. YES? You're still makin' them? Happy Birthday Hoover UK, so wish you were still here in America. God, how we need a Hoove TT boil wash here. If I get money again, can I buy one and have it shipped? What an exciting stream; loved the one with all the TT's in a row, lids open and almost talking, and that hand-wrung wringer--what a cute toy. Does it heat? Here's a shot of the classic American TT, the Easy Spin for you & the boys. A big mother, she's about twice the size of her more automatic sister. 
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| Post# 310839 , Reply# 31 10/22/2008 at 01:22 (5,655 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK) | ||
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Jon....
See the link for todays Hoover offerings... Sadly only the 6kg models, washer dryers and tumble dryers are asembled in Merthyr(along with their Candy stablemates), the others are Italian. Id rate todays Hoovers as average- defiantly better than the current Merloni/Hotpoints. Seamus CLICK HERE TO GO TO seamusuk's LINK | ||
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Post# 310878 , Reply# 33 10/22/2008 at 07:19 (5,654 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Hoover
Hey Jon, yes we just about managed, washers everywhere, garage, kitchen & middle room, vacs all over the hallway & other rooms!!! madness but fun!!!Could this have been the Keymatic you used in the Isle of Wight all those yrs ago??? Steve, yes its a learning curve for us as well I`m just finding out as well about all the nuances and how they work!!! Mickey, yes twinnies galore, I think just about one of every mian model now!!! not as well made as the Easy with all that procelain, but hey just as much fun to use!!! Dont ask how many times we got soaked through forgetting about the lids or when the Hoovers start to pump, you could use them as crop sprayers...LOL Seamus, just think those machines in the factory pics could be one we have now...weird!!! Gary, yes a few of the gang kept creeping into the kitchen to listen & watch!!! we filmed a few programmes complete...only to have to do them again when in our excitement one of us would get excited about what it was doing!!!...LOl Heres the latest of the Hoover range!!! CLICK HERE TO GO TO chestermikeuk's LINK 
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Post# 310880 , Reply# 34 10/22/2008 at 07:30 (5,654 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Positive Boiling Action!!! | ||
| Post# 310933 , Reply# 35 10/22/2008 at 12:26 (5,654 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland) | ||
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Vintagehoover
Those video's are great and feature my all time favourite vacuum....Electrolux 170. My Mum, Aunty and Grandma had the 160, my Nan had the 155 ( think thats what it was, green hood and handle release at the side of the machine ), she and my other Aunty then got the 170. As you can see we were an Electrolux family! | ||
| Post# 310970 , Reply# 37 10/22/2008 at 14:35 (5,654 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK) | ||
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Forgot to say... | ||
| Post# 310992 , Reply# 38 10/22/2008 at 15:31 (5,654 days old) by gorenje (Slovenia) | ||
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| Post# 311640 , Reply# 39 10/26/2008 at 16:06 (5,650 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth) | ||
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Post# 311662 , Reply# 40 10/26/2008 at 19:13 (5,650 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Oh Ella | ||
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