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Post# 475019   11/14/2010 at 12:02 (4,910 days old) by SeamusUK (Dover Kent UK)        

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Hey Guys

Is this a Servis ?

1.29 in

Seamus


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Post# 475020 , Reply# 1   11/14/2010 at 12:05 (4,910 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)        

Flaming hell seamus.

You have found an ad with the Mk301 Selectronic in!

MIKE! MIKE! MIKE!

droooooooooooooool
Paul


Post# 475022 , Reply# 2   11/14/2010 at 12:12 (4,910 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)        

I saw a Mk301 at ironbridge museum, when I was about 10 years old.

Stood above me on a plinth, I could just reach the door release lever (that bit bolted to the door) but, as it wasnt plugged in, nothing happened.

It was a slightly sprung metal lever that you nudged against the edge of that metal plate. Weird set up.

Went back to search for it last summer and couldnt find a trace of it. All I assume is that it was probably Servis' own museum example, that they loaned out for an exhibition. God only knows where that machine is now:-(

Paul


Post# 475023 , Reply# 3   11/14/2010 at 12:14 (4,910 days old) by electron1100 (England)        
Flaming bloody Nora!

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Seamus yes you have !

KIN-Ell


Post# 475043 , Reply# 4   11/14/2010 at 12:35 (4,910 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
Servis Selectronic

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Wow Seamus, well searched out...it is inded the Servis MK301 Selectronic, the Worlds First Computerised Washing Machine...Holy Grail Nu2!!!

Does look a bit different as the 301 had a brown fascia, earlier models had darker fascias but with the smaller plinthless cabinet...unless this was the last model version made before the 309 model & then the Quartz??



Post# 475046 , Reply# 5   11/14/2010 at 12:44 (4,909 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
First Version

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of the 301 Selectronic, this was first produced in 1975 for the Electrical AMDEA (Assoc Maunfactures of Domestic electrical Appliances) roadshow, when you think the first compact came out in 1972 they got their act together pretty quickly to start thinking of electronics!!!

That video looks more like this colour!!!


Post# 475048 , Reply# 6   11/14/2010 at 12:47 (4,909 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
And The Last

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Version 309 Selectronic, produced 1979, then came the Quartz!!!

Post# 475184 , Reply# 7   11/15/2010 at 08:59 (4,909 days old) by 74simon ()        
Well spotted Seamus!

Here's a couple3 of Youtube captures - it has the second version of door latch, but the facia is brown round the selector buttons, a case of 'none of the above' I think...

That's a very groovy machine, was only vaguely aware of them before, makes the rubbish Servis turned out in their last days look even more tragic. Hope one does turn up for someone!

Si




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