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Direct From N. Canton, Ohio......Twinnies
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Post# 208949   5/8/2007 at 10:43 (6,168 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area)        

Got a call from the wonderful Tom Anderson who rescued these from obscurity and offered them to me. He already has a set just like this, and they are such fun to play with. Thanks Tom!!




Post# 208952 , Reply# 1   5/8/2007 at 10:44 (6,168 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area)        

Hoover washer, really one the the best twinnies ever designed.......

Post# 208953 , Reply# 2   5/8/2007 at 10:45 (6,168 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area)        

This is the Deluxe model with the automatic rinser.

Post# 208954 , Reply# 3   5/8/2007 at 10:46 (6,168 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area)        

The Hoover dryer, with the lint filter in the back of the drum, ala Maytag!

Post# 208955 , Reply# 4   5/8/2007 at 10:47 (6,168 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area)        

Tom even had the original operating manuals and was very generous to offer them with the set!

Post# 208956 , Reply# 5   5/8/2007 at 10:48 (6,168 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area)        

They arevery interesting to read and the operating instructions for the automatic rinser in the washer is quite detailed...........

Post# 208957 , Reply# 6   5/8/2007 at 10:49 (6,168 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area)        

Tom also found this for me at our favorite thrift store, Ive been wanting one of these for years, and its just mint! Thanks again Tom, you really are a great guy!

Post# 208958 , Reply# 7   5/8/2007 at 10:50 (6,168 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area)        

One more of the Hoover Portable.........

Post# 208971 , Reply# 8   5/8/2007 at 12:23 (6,168 days old) by peterh770 (Marietta, GA)        

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Wonderful matched set! Congrats!

Post# 208974 , Reply# 9   5/8/2007 at 12:25 (6,168 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)        

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Wow Jimmy - Tom really is an awesome guy - great looking set there! For all the twinnies I've seen, never have I seen the automatic rinse Hoover in action.

Post# 209006 , Reply# 10   5/8/2007 at 15:58 (6,168 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)        

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I have one of those washers I'm using as an air conditioner/microwave work cart. Are they really worth something?

Post# 209011 , Reply# 11   5/8/2007 at 16:45 (6,168 days old) by geoffdelp (SAUK RAPIDS)        

Jimmy ... Very nice!! Congrats on ALL the Hoovers ... and ... you got a portable vacuum to boot; WOW!

Also love the Packard in the top photo.



Post# 209028 , Reply# 12   5/8/2007 at 17:53 (6,168 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)        

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Great find! Contgrats, especially on the dryer. Always wanted one of those Hoover dryers, but would only use them out on a porch as they vent directly into the room, and don't want all that heat and lint scattered about.


Geoff:

Hoover twinnies go for next to nothing or for big bucks, depends on who wishes one and for what. Have seen several on eBay languish with no bidders, others go for a decent price. Gave about $50 or so for my near MIB 0512 unit, indeed it cost more to ship the thing. With cheap Asian import portable washers, and decent enough offerings from Kenmore/Whirlpool,and GE one really has to have a "thing" for using a twin tub washer. While fun, they are labour intensive and very noisy.

L.


Post# 209031 , Reply# 13   5/8/2007 at 18:18 (6,168 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)        
I'm harvest gold with envy

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Yours is mint; mine isn't!

So would you tell the story? How did they remain so perfect for 50 year old machines?

I would love to have that washer.

I'm so glad you have it. The automatic rinse which is a true marvel to behold--you'll be shocked when you figure out how it works--makes using it less labor intensive than Laundress's.

The spin is so over the top that your best jeans that you need right now will be out of the dryer in minutes. A big dryer, that is, not the little guy.

Whenever you need something ten minutes ago, nothing can beat a Hoover. Aworg scout's honor.


Post# 209156 , Reply# 14   5/9/2007 at 09:53 (6,167 days old) by 74simon ()        
Very nice

especially with the matching dryer. Wish we got those in the UK!

The paradox with Hoover twinnies is that even though they can't wash a large amount at a time, what they can manage gets done very quickly. Two-odd months after pressing mine into service, I still find myself overloading the tub and having to fish out the odd item to make the damn laundry turn over properly!

The rinsing is very handy though - you can leave the machine to get on with it instead of having to pop the lid open and hose the load down all the time. I'm now in the habit of carrying on with other housework whilst the Hoover runs, stopping every now and then to attend to its needs.

Have lots of fun with them both! The Portable (and the Packard too!) are both beauts - you wouldn't believe what the last Portable went for in the UK! See the link below, and be prepared to pop your eyes back into their sockets...


CLICK HERE TO GO TO 74simon's LINK on eBay


Post# 209165 , Reply# 15   5/9/2007 at 11:37 (6,167 days old) by hoover1060 ()        
I think

Thats the same twinnie washer that I have. they do work very well, and are lots of fun to play with!

Congrats on a matched set and the fab portable too Jimmy!


Post# 209175 , Reply# 16   5/9/2007 at 14:25 (6,167 days old) by trainguy (Key West, FL)        
Great Finds!

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I wonder what's gonna pop up next?

Post# 209178 , Reply# 17   5/9/2007 at 14:42 (6,167 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI )        

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No offense intended, but I personally would like to see more pics of the Packard behind the Twinnies in the first 4 pics.

Post# 209207 , Reply# 18   5/9/2007 at 19:22 (6,167 days old) by gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA)        

Looks like one of the end-of-the-line Packards. A '56 or '57 maybe? My Grandfather and Father loved 'em. Many childhood memories standing in the floor of the back seat watching the world go by.

Post# 209261 , Reply# 19   5/9/2007 at 22:20 (6,167 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area)        

Its a 1955 Packard Patrician, rather rare model in that it was a very late end of the year build, and has 1956 side trim on it even though its a 1955 model. According to a documented letter I have from the Packard Club this was done on a handful of end of the model year cars to help sell them.


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