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Thread Number: 25532
Recent ebay finds....1958 Simpson matching dryer & Wilkins Servis 501 |
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Post# 393033 11/13/2009 at 16:08 (5,277 days old) by mayfan69  (Brisbane Queensland Australia) |
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Hi Guys Thought i'd show a couple of better pics of my 2 recent ebay purchases that were alerted to me by Ash. Both of these machines are 1800klms away in Victoria where a wonderful friend picked them up for me and is storing them at his farm until i can get them to Brisbane. The first is a matching Simpson Dryer to my 1958 fluid Drive washing machine. Seems in great condition. This means i now have 4 matching Simpson Fluid Drive washer and dryer sets. Price? Pretty good for AU$60.00! The 2nd is a 1975 Wilkins Servis 501 with heater. Again, looks in great condition. Will need a new lid and hoses etc and i will probably replace the porcelain bowl with a spare stainless steel bowl i have. This is the TOL version based on Maytag mechanicals. Not bad for AU$1.25!!! Pics were taken from a mobile phone...best i can offer at the moment. Cheers Leon 
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Post# 393034 , Reply# 1 11/13/2009 at 16:10 (5,277 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia) |
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2nd pic | ||
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Post# 393035 , Reply# 2 11/13/2009 at 16:12 (5,277 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia) |
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2nd machine | ||
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Post# 393036 , Reply# 3 11/13/2009 at 16:14 (5,277 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia) |
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Money shot | ||
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Post# 393037 , Reply# 4 11/13/2009 at 16:15 (5,277 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia) |
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Mechanicals | ||
| Post# 393090 , Reply# 5 11/13/2009 at 20:54 (5,277 days old) by phamq () | ||
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I wish I have 1 of those Aussie machines. They're just so different | ||
| Post# 393099 , Reply# 6 11/13/2009 at 21:51 (5,277 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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| Post# 393128 , Reply# 7 11/13/2009 at 23:50 (5,277 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia) | ||
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Post# 393490 , Reply# 8 11/15/2009 at 17:04 (5,275 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Wow - great find with they dryer - nothing like having the first Simpson set! The washer is great. I love the differences between the US Maytag machines and the Aussie Wilkins/Servis machines. The tub top is not white, and it also has a dark finish large cap wash tub, which was also never produced in the US. Also - this is the first time I've noticed where there water heater was located. I wish there was an easy way to get one of these to the States. Too cool! Ben | ||
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Post# 393652 , Reply# 9 11/16/2009 at 09:40 (5,274 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Leon | ||
| Post# 393734 , Reply# 10 11/16/2009 at 15:03 (5,274 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia) | ||
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| Post# 393853 , Reply# 11 11/16/2009 at 21:23 (5,274 days old) by toggleswitch2 () | ||
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Very nice washer! Notice all the "extra" grounding/earthing wires (compared to a US model) due to the heater and/or 220v. | ||
| Post# 393940 , Reply# 12 11/17/2009 at 07:37 (5,273 days old) by toggleswitch2 () | ||
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May I ask what the 5 wash/spin speed combinations/buttons are/do? | ||
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Post# 394018 , Reply# 13 11/17/2009 at 14:28 (5,273 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia) |
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Speed combinations | ||
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