Thread Number: 514
Keymatic POD
[Down to Last]

automaticwasher.org's exclusive eBay Watch:
scroll >>> for more items --- [As an eBay Partner, eBay may compensate automaticwasher.org if you make a purchase using any link to eBay on this page]
Post# 49201   11/15/2004 at 08:37 (7,093 days old) by partscounterman (Cortez, Colorado)        

Wow! Is that ad ever sexist! Men get the keys to the sexy sports car and women get the keys to the ...Washing Machine! The creators of this ad may be surprised to see which key most the guys around here would prefer! LOL!




Post# 49203 , Reply# 1   11/15/2004 at 09:42 (7,093 days old) by maytagbear (N.E. Ohio)        
Time, plus

This ad does seem very sexist in 2004, but it was run in what? 1967 or so? Also, England (the rest of the world) may have other ideas regarding gender sensitivity. (NOT trying to create controversy.)

Was there just ONE keyplate? Was there any indicator for cycle phase?

Lawrence/Maytagbear


Post# 49209 , Reply# 2   11/15/2004 at 11:33 (7,093 days old) by laundramatt (Youngstown, Ohio)        

My question is, what happens if you lose the keys to the washer?

Post# 49214 , Reply# 3   11/15/2004 at 12:43 (7,093 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)        
Another Hoover ad

foraloysius's profile picture
The German picture of the day is also of a Hoover washing machine. That model is somewhat newer, from 1972. Nice ad that mentions the 1972 Olympic games in Munich.

CLICK HERE TO GO TO foraloysius's LINK


Post# 49218 , Reply# 4   11/15/2004 at 14:36 (7,093 days old) by mielekai ()        

Hi everybody,

I love this Hoover Keymatic and perhaps they didn't know that some men love car keys and othes love keyplates for the Hoover in the 60s :-).

The German POD, Louis mentioned, shows the Hoover Automatic 950 that was built for built-in-kitchens. It had 15 cycles and 520 rpm.

Kai


Post# 49224 , Reply# 5   11/15/2004 at 16:09 (7,093 days old) by arrrooohhh (Sydney Australia)        
WOW!

Love that German Hoover.

How much difference was there between the German and British Hoover product lines was there?

It looks similar to the British Hoovers, but different.


Post# 49228 , Reply# 6   11/15/2004 at 18:01 (7,093 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        

gansky1's profile picture
That is a cool pic of the German Hoover, Kai - I check your site every day - there are many cool pictures!

It seems that Euro machines started out spinning slower than they do today, would you say that is due to the advances in suspension technology, consumer demands, energy concerns or a combination of several things?

Greg



Post# 49231 , Reply# 7   11/15/2004 at 19:25 (7,093 days old) by WASHENDRY (pinconning,mich)        
HOOVER POD

I CONNECTED TO THE WEB SIGHT FOR GERMAN PIC OF THE DAY, HOW DO I GO THERE EVERYDAY FOR PICTURE AND INFO?
THANKS, KIM


Post# 49249 , Reply# 8   11/15/2004 at 22:26 (7,093 days old) by mielekai ()        

Hi Greg,

yes you are right in the beginning of the 70s it was very expensive in Europe to produce fast spinning washers and as tumble dryers were not that common at that time the market for slower spinning machines was much bigger than today.

I do not know it exactly but from the outer appearance this Hoover machine could be produced in Italy (a long time before Hoover was taken over by the italien company Candy) as british Hoover washers already had a faster spin drying with 750 rpm at that time.

@ Kim
I put a link down here for the English version (still under construction, sorry) for the site. Then you just click on 'Picture of the day' to see the latest one.

Take care everybody
Kai


CLICK HERE TO GO TO mielekai's LINK


Post# 49423 , Reply# 9   11/18/2004 at 07:41 (7,090 days old) by gizmo (Victoria, Australia)        

If you lose the keyplate you can't operate the washer. Spare keyplates were available at your local Hoover dealer. There were two plates supplied - black for cold only fill and red for hot and cold water connection. I believe a blue plate was also available though I have never seen one and don't recall what it was for - possibly non-heater operation? Later on a green one was available which gave a few more options including a cold water wash. The newer keyplates could be used with older machines that were made years previously - being able to get "update" keyplates to suit new fabrics or detergents was an advertised feature.

Chris



Forum Index:       Other Forums:                      



Comes to the Rescue!

The Discuss-o-Mat has stopped, buzzer is sounding!!!
If you would like to reply to this thread please log-in...

Discuss-O-MAT Log-In



New Members
Click Here To Sign Up.



                     


automaticwasher.org home
Discuss-o-Mat Forums
Vintage Brochures, Service and Owners Manuals
Fun Vintage Washer Ephemera
See It Wash!
Video Downloads
Audio Downloads
Picture of the Day
Patent of the Day
Photos of our Collections
The Old Aberdeen Farm
Vintage Service Manuals
Vintage washer/dryer/dishwasher to sell?
Technical/service questions?
Looking for Parts?
Website related questions?
Digital Millennium Copyright Act Policy
Our Privacy Policy