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Thread Number: 58234
/ Tag: Twin-Tub Washers
"Where did i leave those killer heels,,,,," |
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| Post# 807415 2/3/2015 at 02:50 (3,370 days old) by keymatic (London / UK) | ||
Dear All,
Just thought I would share with you all my latest accquistion, I am proud to present the Frigidaire MasterTwin dating from 1970. It is in good condition and even has the original sticker on the spinner lid saying "this lid cannot rust" the only thing i have done is put a new hose on and given it a good clean up, may have to order some new castor's. I do like the entry hole to the side of the wash tub allowing "hands free filling" as the brochure says. Cheers Keith | ||
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Post# 807416 , Reply# 1 2/3/2015 at 02:53 (3,370 days old) by Frigilux  (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Post# 807420 , Reply# 2 2/3/2015 at 04:06 (3,370 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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Don't forget the flick ups
For those who don't know where the killer heels reference comes from see the picture below - which Keith shared with us a good few years ago.
Keith What a great find, I know I have been interested to see what one of these looked like in the flesh for years and years. So, it is essentially a Tallent/Colston under the skin by the looks of it. This is not actually a huge surprise to me as this machine was around for quite a few years during which time I have seen similar badged as Goblin and English Electric too, (and even Bylock in the earlier Rolls days) and possibly others as well as Colston. Feeling quite jealous here, a video would be good when you have the time mate. @ Frigilux This is a European rather than American machine and appears to have been simply "badged" by Frigidaire with some styling modifications particularly around the wash deck, which appears to be unique to this machine. Originally a Dutch design from the mid-late 1950s they were initially imported by John Bloom and marketed under the Rolls brand. Although the BOL models were very basic they were very cheap and very heavily marketed - making a major contribution to the market penetration of the twin tub here in the early 1960s. Soon they began to be manufactured in the UK (with motors built by Bylock, whom Rolls took over in 1963) and better featured models added. Rolls also had an agreement with Colston (set up by Sir Charles Colston who had essentially set up Hoover in the UK, and appears to have been booted out in 1956) to market a Rolls badged Colston dishwasher. The Rolls company was dodgy to say the least of it and crashed in 1964, 5 or 6 years after it was set up. However the manufacturing facility was bought out and continued making machines, primarily under the Colston brand name, until the very early 1980s when it was bought out/taken over by Ariston although it did not survive very long after that. Al
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Post# 807430 , Reply# 3 2/3/2015 at 06:45 (3,370 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Those are | ||
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Post# 807432 , Reply# 4 2/3/2015 at 06:55 (3,370 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Frigidaire
Congratulations Keith, always great to find one of the Holy Grails of washers, looks in great nic, is the tub truely round like the Rolls then? always wanted to this have a Jetaction or an agi, interesting seeing the sump / heater at the front of tub...The washdeck detailing is square and precise, like it...
Looking forward to the videos!! | ||
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Post# 807433 , Reply# 5 2/3/2015 at 06:59 (3,370 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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| Post# 807576 , Reply# 7 2/4/2015 at 02:51 (3,369 days old) by keymatic (London / UK) | ||
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Hi Al, Mike & Matthew..
Thanks for your messages, it was a great find, a lady's son contacted and said his mum had an old washer that she wanted to get rid of, so i half-heartedly drove off down to Winchester expecting some bashed up single tub or a like, however to my surprise in the corner of the kitchen was this delight. I was always intrigued by this machine and it's slightly curved body. The spinner is bascially a Frigidaire stand alone spinner..all the same working's and the wash tub is the same as a Rolls (direct drive turbulator etc) I will try and get a clip done over the next few days..however it isn't easy to move as the castor's have crumbled and need to order some new ones. Cheers Keith | ||
| Post# 807580 , Reply# 8 2/4/2015 at 02:55 (3,369 days old) by keymatic (London / UK) | ||
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Post# 807592 , Reply# 9 2/4/2015 at 03:38 (3,369 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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Bless This House | ||
| Post# 807623 , Reply# 10 2/4/2015 at 13:20 (3,369 days old) by triumphdolomite (Staffs(UK)) | ||
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Bless This House Keith The Mastertwin appears somewhere around series 4, have a search on youtube for the episode Who's Minding The Baby, about five minutes in, it's next to the Hotpoint fridge. Ian | ||
| Post# 807743 , Reply# 11 2/5/2015 at 09:08 (3,368 days old) by electron1100 (England) | ||
Fresh | ||
| Post# 807754 , Reply# 12 2/5/2015 at 10:37 (3,368 days old) by keymatic (London / UK) | ||
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| Post# 807776 , Reply# 14 2/5/2015 at 14:02 (3,368 days old) by sesteve (London, UK) | ||
Pledge
wow Keith. That's in fantastic condition and the worktop looks as good as a Gplan sideboard rather than a laminate worktop - you've had the Pledge out by the looks of it.
My gran had 2 Frigidaire spin dryers - a gravity and a pump model so the spinner reminds me of that - it had a solid rubber spin mat with one hole in the centre I seem to remember. Our neighbour had a Colston coronet twin tub so the wash side reminds me of that too. Loved the way the water swirled via the pulsator and the water jet. Be great to see the inner workings too if you get the chance for some pics and I also looking forward to a vid so I can hear it in action - no pressure :) | ||
| Post# 807794 , Reply# 15 2/5/2015 at 16:14 (3,368 days old) by triumphdolomite (Staffs(UK)) | ||
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I too can't wait to see this in action, they're great looking machines and sadly too rare. Mathew Wasting time? It's more historical research :-) Just need to find the episode with Betty and the Keymatic! Ian | ||
| Post# 808573 , Reply# 18 2/10/2015 at 03:26 (3,363 days old) by keymatic (London / UK) | ||
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Morning Paul,
I'm not sure how i didn't have an accident when I saw the machine, after getting the leaflet/brochure well over 10 years ago, I was always interested to see the machine and curious to see the "Impell-Action" of which i have now discovered is little more than a Pulsator/Turbulator. I am certain that Thora Hird had a Mastertwin in Last of the Summer Wine for a while in the mid-80's. Ian: It is Doris Hare who played granny :) Not sure about many prop question, many prop companies got rid of lots of large items due to storage, Andy Grogan the guy that i had dealings regarding the Endeavour program confirmed it is hard to find vintage applainces due to the large storage space they require. Regards Keith | ||
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Post# 808594 , Reply# 19 2/10/2015 at 07:40 (3,363 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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Summer Wine | ||
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Post# 808596 , Reply# 20 2/10/2015 at 07:49 (3,363 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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Belling | ||
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