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Thread Number: 26912
Speed Queen Twin Tub In WI |
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| Post# 413723 2/8/2010 at 17:57 (5,189 days old) by pumper (SE Wisconsin) | ||
Green Bay, to be exact. Never saw one of these before.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO pumper's LINK on Greenbay Craigslist 
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| Post# 413730 , Reply# 1 2/8/2010 at 18:43 (5,188 days old) by sudsman () | ||
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How I would LOVE to get that. | ||
Post# 413733 , Reply# 2 2/8/2010 at 18:52 (5,188 days old) by yogitunes  (New Jersey) |
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Post# 413861 , Reply# 3 2/9/2010 at 02:34 (5,188 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Probably....
On his way to collect it we hope!!! its a little later than the seller says, its a 1970`s model, produced in UK by Servis, they had an alliance with Speed Queen to produce them, the tubs etc where shipped and then SQ built the frame/cabinet covers... Washtub & spinner take 6lb`s of clothes, washer does 210d arc at 60opm...spinner wizzes at 2,800 revs, the earlier models have a solid spin can for overflow and / or continuous flow rinsing. Lovely little machine ..... 
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Post# 413862 , Reply# 4 2/9/2010 at 02:40 (5,188 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Controls | ||
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Post# 413863 , Reply# 5 2/9/2010 at 02:42 (5,188 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Two Stage Agi | ||
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Post# 413864 , Reply# 6 2/9/2010 at 02:43 (5,188 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Delicate Agi Mode | ||
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Post# 413865 , Reply# 7 2/9/2010 at 02:50 (5,188 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Spin Can | ||
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Post# 413867 , Reply# 8 2/9/2010 at 03:23 (5,188 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia) |
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The Aussie Version | ||
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Post# 413868 , Reply# 9 2/9/2010 at 03:24 (5,188 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia) |
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Another pic | ||
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Post# 413870 , Reply# 10 2/9/2010 at 03:36 (5,188 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Wilkins Servis | ||
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Post# 413871 , Reply# 11 2/9/2010 at 03:40 (5,188 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia) |
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Evening Mike!
Evening Mike Yes, the Super 16 in Coppertone is mine. I may have some Wilkins Servis brochures to pick up in the next few days that might be of interest to you. I'll scan and post them on the site when i get them. Wilkins did the Super 16 in White, Coppertone, Avocado, Mod Yellow, Mulberry, Purple, Harvest Gold! Leon | ||
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Post# 413872 , Reply# 12 2/9/2010 at 03:53 (5,188 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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I Hope Its Not... | ||
| Post# 413889 , Reply# 13 2/9/2010 at 07:31 (5,188 days old) by keymatic (London / UK) | ||
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Post# 413916 , Reply# 14 2/9/2010 at 10:26 (5,188 days old) by mistereric (New Jersey (Taylor Ham)) |
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Post# 414038 , Reply# 15 2/9/2010 at 17:43 (5,188 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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Was there a Speedqueen version of this one?
Currently on UK ebay, the seller clearly knows the potential of this machine, so much so that they listed it twice! Not a duplicate, the ads are slightly different.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO vacbear58's LINK on eBay | ||
| Post# 414055 , Reply# 16 2/9/2010 at 19:22 (5,187 days old) by bradross (New Westminster, BC., Canada) | ||
differences with Canadian Speed Queen/Simplicity model
Thanks to Martin (yogitunes) for the heads up on this one...however, Michigan is a tad far from B.C. so I'm afraid I'll loose out on this one! However, I'm more than pleased with the one I acquired last fall. Interesting to see that the one in Michigan has 3 control knobs, presumably one being the "boil" control. To my knowledge, Canadian models never had this option, and I didn't think American models had either. Presumably this was due to the fact that everybody has big hot water heaters on this continent. I do think the water heater option is a great idea, however. 
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| Post# 414161 , Reply# 17 2/10/2010 at 07:30 (5,187 days old) by keymatic (London / UK) | ||
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Post# 414197 , Reply# 18 2/10/2010 at 11:04 (5,187 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Vitreous
Hi Keith, when you see all the line up of the twinnies its amazing just what differences there are in the tub colours, even from the same model range they can be quite different, probably all in the strength of the colour on the day!!! I`ve had a few shocks with spin cans, after using the MK1 & MK2 I was surprised to see them revert to the vitreous style, I always thought it was a backwards move but was told by an engineer that it help centre the spinning tub because of the weight, I picked up an early MK3 the model 42 and was very surprised to see it had a wider can than usual and full of holes, so there must have been an experiment going on somehow!! 
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Post# 414199 , Reply# 19 2/10/2010 at 11:08 (5,187 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Was There
Hi Al, the MK3 model 70 Supertwin was the first I believe to be exported, and probably about the only one, never saw any later models etc ....unless you guys can prove us wrong??? Here is what they look like without the cabinet, great to work on as everything stands on a seperate chasis, unlike others (Cough!! ahem!!) I could mention.. 
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Post# 414200 , Reply# 20 2/10/2010 at 11:09 (5,187 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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| Post# 414204 , Reply# 21 2/10/2010 at 11:35 (5,187 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
Love the square dials on the TT and a young Hyacinth at the 
Delighted that they showed the wringer with the buzzer already pressed, in its discombobulated mode--my favorite. What a sight and sound the release of that baby must be like, with her big size and all that chrome. One of the grand last steps in Wringer Washing is the huge release. Such fun and much joy. Guschnippi! Kerplat-tat-at! Plock-plack. Oh Well... Someone else give it a shot. Great Twinnie Porn--I love it! Be wonderful if someone gets such a "spectacaler" import. 
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| Post# 414273 , Reply# 22 2/10/2010 at 18:51 (5,186 days old) by eddy1210 (Burnaby BC Canada) | ||
Sorry I'm late! | ||
| Post# 414274 , Reply# 23 2/10/2010 at 18:52 (5,186 days old) by eddy1210 (Burnaby BC Canada) | ||
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another pic | ||
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Post# 414277 , Reply# 24 2/10/2010 at 19:16 (5,186 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia) |
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Nice one Eddy! | ||
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Post# 414385 , Reply# 25 2/11/2010 at 01:58 (5,186 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Simplicity Servis
Oh, nice one there Eddy, now this could be a very interesting machine, as most of the other models look to be the MK70, I wonder if the the cross over previous model the MK3 Model 42?? The Spin Can is the same as on some models of MK42 with holes in, only the one here was painted etc...and only lasted for this one model before reverting to vitreous enamel...the give away would be the agi drive, can you guys take a pic of the washtub without the agi please?? heres the earlier MK3 model 42 
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Post# 414387 , Reply# 26 2/11/2010 at 02:02 (5,186 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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MK70 Supertwin | ||
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Post# 414394 , Reply# 27 2/11/2010 at 03:21 (5,186 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia) |
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Wilkins Servis adverts...with colours! | ||
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Post# 414395 , Reply# 28 2/11/2010 at 03:23 (5,186 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia) |
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More Colours! | ||
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Post# 414396 , Reply# 29 2/11/2010 at 03:51 (5,186 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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Interesting stuff
I note that the machine that kicked off this thread looks much more like the UK version than the Avacado version shown later. And three knobs - could this one have had a heater? Surely they would not have had a knob just to turn the spinner on and off? - see Mike's pics of the UK controls where the heater & spinner control are combined on one switch US members note the heaters in Mike's pictures - no problem getting these machines up to a boil wash. I always thought it a shame that the Servis machines did not include a thermostat or even a thermometer as in the MK1, given that they were equivalent in price to the HMDL and HP Supermatic they really should have. Nice to see the Hi-Zone label on the Brad's SQ - you really need to see teh action in real life to appreciate it fully. And such wonderful looking engineering clear to the eye in the "nude" 115's - persilonly (sorry could not resist leaving that typo in) I always liked the styling of the Supertwin from MK42 onwards, and particularly with the S/S wash deck. And the ad from 1975 not only showing the supertiwns but the compact autos & driers and even a Superheat, which must have been discontinued at least 10 yrs earlier in the UK! And what about that red twinnie hiding in behind the TL autos? Going up to 1972 - 16lb load! Where did THAT come from? Presumably they meant when the washer and spinner were both full at the same time. But note the two speed spin - Mike did we not have a discussion a couple of months back about a knob you found in the UK with two speed spin? Perhaps a prototype here, but reality in Aus? And double rinse? Would really appreciate if any of you guys in Aus with a Wilkins Servis could post some pics of the wash deck, controls etc. Al | ||
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Post# 414397 , Reply# 30 2/11/2010 at 03:54 (5,186 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia) |
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Pic of control deck | ||
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Post# 414398 , Reply# 31 2/11/2010 at 04:15 (5,186 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Controls
Hey Leon, fabulous adds, and as they say "Australias Only washing Machine Specialists" I like that!!! had a shock when I saw the MK72 compact washer & dryer in the pic, where was the main Servis factory in Aus?? am assuming they where all built there rather than exported?? Al, yes, where did that control come from!! interesting, and 16lb`s I wonder if they made them slightly bigger in Aus, either that or the marketers went to the "Danks School of Laundry Excellence" meaning "Put your Hob Nail Boots On and Ram it In..Lol) 
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Post# 414399 , Reply# 32 2/11/2010 at 04:28 (5,186 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia) |
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Hey mike! | ||
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Post# 414412 , Reply# 33 2/11/2010 at 07:45 (5,186 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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"Danks School of Laundry Excellence" | ||
| Post# 414445 , Reply# 34 2/11/2010 at 11:02 (5,186 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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Hi Mike, Leon and Lads
That Wilkin's Super 16 is a to-die-for machine for a die-hard TT fan! And in PURPLE, too. EGADS! Don't think we've had any purple machines in the States, alas. Look how the First ad has the 16 built right in, the decorator taps above. Really cool and exciting Do you lads know what the "plug-in rinse" and "double rinse" refer to--how they work? Proof once again that the Land Down Under has the most usual flora, fauna, and WASHING MACHINES ;-D Cheers and many thanks for the beautiful scans and all the time and effort involved, enormously appreciated by all. | ||
| Post# 414462 , Reply# 35 2/11/2010 at 12:02 (5,186 days old) by macboy91si (Frankfort, KY) | ||
Road Trip | ||
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Post# 414464 , Reply# 36 2/11/2010 at 12:09 (5,186 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Rinsing with Servis
Hey Mickey, ready for a Servis overload!!! I think its marketing speak for the Servis way of rinsing,the UK models would be method 1: you plug in the cold water hose and with the spinner running you spray rinse the clothes until the water runs clear.. method 2: you open the lid while the water is pouring in and you can manually slosh the clothes through the water or allow the spin can to fill up and "overflow" the sudz, then turn water off and spin dry, never did an auto rinse like the hoover & hotpoints Heres the MK2 with pipes connected, L-R, washtub, spin rinse & empty hose 
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| Post# 414471 , Reply# 37 2/11/2010 at 12:52 (5,186 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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That's wonderful, Mikey-- I get it.
Knew how busy you were so didn't get greedy with questions, but you've answered another big one. Noticed an inlet hole in the washtub, and the curve-out "spout" in the spinner. So I kept wondering how the heck does the washer know which tub to fill, since there is no visible fill control, and no faucet like the Hoove. GOT IT: There ain't; instead there are two fill ports, one for the wash, and one for the rinse. Nice. One more: You wrote: "Pump control, manually moves a pulley wheel against motor belt." For the wash tub, of course. But are there two pumps, another for the spinner? In your amazing disrobed photos, it looks like two pumps but there is only one discharge hose. Stuck on this one. I'm a slow coach ;'D Thanks. The pix are just fabulous. | ||
| Post# 414543 , Reply# 38 2/11/2010 at 16:45 (5,186 days old) by eddy1210 (Burnaby BC Canada) | ||
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drive block | ||
| Post# 414649 , Reply# 39 2/12/2010 at 02:41 (5,185 days old) by keymatic (London / UK) | ||
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Hi Mike, I think Servis use to vary things more than Hotpoint or Hoover..Weird about the spin can reverting to Viterous, i though it would have been more costly, but the point about giving a better spin makes sense. I know i picked up a Mk2 years ago from Colchester and that had, had the original spin can taken out and a modern one put in, I was quite surprised whether or not it would have worked, but it did and still have the machine. I recently picked up a Hotpoint brochure from 1963, showing the new "Twin Six"..what a weird machine, having to emptying ports into the wash tub, i would have thought it would have been easier to just have a hose out the back. I will scan the pic. I recently had one, but had to let it go to "Twin Tub Heaven"..here's hoping for another to pop up !! Cheers Keith | ||
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