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Thread Number: 58507
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Philips Turbostar |
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| Post# 810408 2/21/2015 at 08:41 (3,344 days old) by keymatic (London / UK) | ||
Dear All,
A lady recently sent me a user guide to a machine that I don't think was on the market very long, it's for a Philips "Turbostar" single tub washer. My only reference to this washer was a single page advert I have for the same machine but sold under the Stella brand and dates from 1962 aprx I am trying to contact the lady to see if she still has the machine and will update in due course. Cheers Keith
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| Post# 810493 , Reply# 2 2/21/2015 at 17:51 (3,343 days old) by keymatic (London / UK) | ||
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Post# 810496 , Reply# 3 2/21/2015 at 18:04 (3,343 days old) by vacbear58  (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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Philips
Keith
This is conjecture on my part but did Philips not take over the old Ada factory? It could be therefore that this was actually a late model Ada rebadged. I think it must have been around 1962/63 the Top Twin was introduced (judging by the Persil ad showing one) so I doubt this wringer washer would have been around for long. In some ways its a shame that which did not do any further wringer washer tests apart from a small update in 1960 after their main report in 1958. Al | ||
| Post# 810574 , Reply# 4 2/22/2015 at 06:06 (3,343 days old) by keymatic (London / UK) | ||
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Hi Al,
Yep, Philips took over the old "ada" factory / Ajax company. Philips became a major shareholder in 1960 and took over fully in 1965. The 1st twin tub the "Top Twin" was launched in 1962 and as you say the single tub was probably a restyled single tub originally designed by Ada. I found the advert i have for the Stella Neptune, the same machine. Now did Stella come before Philips or in between ? as the advert dates from Dec 1962. Cheers Keith 
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| Post# 810582 , Reply# 5 2/22/2015 at 07:16 (3,343 days old) by electron1100 (England) | ||
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Post# 810592 , Reply# 6 2/22/2015 at 09:35 (3,343 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Ada / Stella / Philips
Nice work there Keith, lets hope its a real life model...the Stella wringer looks a morph of the Ada, could be a natural progression to the Philips although never come across any!!
Here`s a link to the Ada / Philips museum exhibits that we just missed out on visiting last year, all booked for this year!! CLICK HERE TO GO TO chestermikeuk's LINK | ||
| Post# 810599 , Reply# 7 2/22/2015 at 10:32 (3,343 days old) by keymatic (London / UK) | ||
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Hi Mike..it does have some characteristics of the Ada machines, like the wringer etc, i hope the lady still has it!
Ohh i went there recently while i was in Halifax for work. The CIMA (calderdale industrial museum association)? They have some good machines including one of these Philips single tubs. Hope you manage to get there as they only open on special when the council lets them. Cheers Keith | ||
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Post# 810615 , Reply# 8 2/22/2015 at 12:32 (3,343 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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Stella
Wow, did not even know there was the museum in Halifax.
Stella was another brand name for Philips and there were also TVs under than name as well and I THINK at least one fridge as well - Philips also sold fridges and freezers well into the 1980s and possibly the 1990s too. There was also a Stella Twin tub in 1964, which seems to be a more basic version of the Philips although it does not appear in the 1966 Which Twin Tub report Al
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| Post# 810642 , Reply# 10 2/22/2015 at 14:53 (3,343 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K) | ||
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Stella twin tub from '64 .... Here is the Philips EA5402 Top Twin Super - certainly the basis of the Stella Gemini .... 
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| Post# 810643 , Reply# 11 2/22/2015 at 14:55 (3,343 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K) | ||
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p.s and blimey - they have a TopStar in Halifax too! 
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Post# 810655 , Reply# 12 2/22/2015 at 16:09 (3,342 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Philips Halifax... | ||
| Post# 810723 , Reply# 13 2/23/2015 at 06:08 (3,342 days old) by keymatic (London / UK) | ||
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Hi Mike,
It was really uncanny that I managed to be in Halifax working when they had their open day, I would keep an eye on their website as they can only open when the council gives them access, as the museum is still under council control which they are trying to gain full access on a permanent basis. The machines they had which i could see where the 6 Ada machines..(4 wringer washers / 1 twin tub / 1 crosslee dryer) on the Philips side they had 1 wringer washer / 1 twinny / Top star / Slimstar and about 3 other front loaders from the late 60 through to the 80's. The agitator on the Ada was the same as the Coronation model, basic 4 vane small type. Nearly all the agitator retaining nuts were missing, i think these must have been taken out to stop the kids fiddling with them :) Cheers Keith 
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Post# 810740 , Reply# 14 2/23/2015 at 08:18 (3,342 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Philips Wringer | ||
| Post# 810742 , Reply# 15 2/23/2015 at 08:49 (3,342 days old) by keymatic (London / UK) | ||
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Hi Mike,
Yep it is the same machine, when the lady sent me the user manual, i had never seen one and then recently saw the same machine at CIMA, I was more curious about the link to Stella. It would be really rare to find one of these wringer washers as only 40k made and production only ran between 1962-1963. Keith 
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