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UK Hotpoint - the other vintage acquisitions |
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Post# 363893 , Reply# 1   7/14/2009 at 13:14 (5,393 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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very difficult to get sharp piccies of this machine, as the perspex facia cover plays tricks with and confuses the camera: |
Post# 363894 , Reply# 2   7/14/2009 at 13:15 (5,393 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Needed a bit of tidying up and there is an annoying blob of something, ruining the Hotpoint branding, under the perspex cover: |
Post# 363895 , Reply# 3   7/14/2009 at 13:17 (5,393 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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slightly shrunk to fit better on the screen. The programme options: |
Post# 363896 , Reply# 4   7/14/2009 at 13:18 (5,393 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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this original set of racks were rusted to the point of disintegration in parts, so they were replaced with this superior set, which are identical: |
Post# 363899 , Reply# 5   7/14/2009 at 13:20 (5,393 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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....to the inside of another Hotpoint dishwasher, but this time a virtually unused, absolutely immaculate machine from back in 1983! Can you guess which one it is? |
Post# 363901 , Reply# 6   7/14/2009 at 13:24 (5,393 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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Post# 363902 , Reply# 7   7/14/2009 at 13:25 (5,393 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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Post# 363956 , Reply# 8   7/14/2009 at 15:51 (5,393 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia)   |   | |
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Post# 364082 , Reply# 10   7/15/2009 at 07:53 (5,392 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia)   |   | |
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Post# 364093 , Reply# 11   7/15/2009 at 08:40 (5,392 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Post# 364148 , Reply# 13   7/15/2009 at 11:04 (5,392 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Followed by the Liberator machines - models 840, 850, 860 and 870. These were, i think, the first Bosch machines in Hotpoint garb. Facia pic courtesy of Mike... |
Post# 364153 , Reply# 14   7/15/2009 at 11:06 (5,392 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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The Liberators were replaced by the 'Silvers', in the shape of the 5 digit 19-series machines... |
Post# 364159 , Reply# 17   7/15/2009 at 11:14 (5,392 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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with the rinse aid replensihment countdown, set to zero. as the machine completes each full programme, this ticks down... |
Post# 364160 , Reply# 18   7/15/2009 at 11:14 (5,392 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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the back... |
Post# 364161 , Reply# 19   7/15/2009 at 11:15 (5,392 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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a jaunty angle... |
Post# 364162 , Reply# 20   7/15/2009 at 11:16 (5,392 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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the famous brand - the model number - the name.... |
Post# 364164 , Reply# 21   7/15/2009 at 11:17 (5,392 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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my car contained both of these machines for a couple of days. the dishwasher came from Essex, whilst the bendix dryer came from Coventry... |
Post# 364211 , Reply# 22   7/15/2009 at 13:09 (5,392 days old) by electron1100 (England)   |   | |
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Hello Paul Re, email that is the one i was thinking of, i new it would have to be special for you to drive to my birthplace :-)....also we had one of these at work ages ago, and the matching iced diamond fridge freezer...........this was great styling, i really like it...........so well done........really nice. am i right in thinking that poor old Bendix is shoved in the coal cupboard Tsk tsk :-) Gary |