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1960 Parnall dryer. Model D59 |
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Post# 496256 , Reply# 2   2/13/2011 at 15:21 (4,792 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Hello Doug & and welcome to the club, glad you where able to find your family favourite again!!! They where a solid easy to use dryer which gave years of good service, when generally dryers where an unknown...!!! I love the drop down baseplate which reveals the filter....these where more high heat and a medium airflow... Heres mine which I got from Bjorn, a fellow collector and it was his Grans dryer..!!!
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Post# 496344 , Reply# 4   2/14/2011 at 02:35 (4,791 days old) by keymatic (London / UK)   |   | |
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Post# 496368 , Reply# 7   2/14/2011 at 07:51 (4,791 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK)   |   | |
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Doug
Welcome from me too. Well you have a good start on a retro themed kitchen there, although my estimate on the formica tops would be 1970s, but whatever, they are still great. Now, ignore what Tom as said just above (ducks and runs), what you need in that corner is a Servis Supertwin Mk2 which will do a great job of drying the clothes ready for the Parnall. Keith was right of course the ideal would be a Parnall Spinwasher but they are as rare as hen's teeth (of course Keith just happens to have one and some of us are as GREEN as your kitchen cupboards with envy) so the Supertwin is just the job. OK we can accept a Hoovermatic as well. Shame about the gas gooker, there have been a few vintage electric ones on ebay recently in reasonably good looking condition, although I have always heard that the Cannon models with the foldaway grill are built like tanks. And, given teh right layout (which you seem to have) a British style vintage kitchen can work very well, Ricky5050 has one and it looks fantastic, both old cupboards and old (but working) appliances Al |
Post# 496382 , Reply# 8   2/14/2011 at 09:29 (4,791 days old) by keymatic (London / UK)   |   | |
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Hi Al,
Really, Green with Envy..they are ok..but would swap it anyday for any Servis Auto toploader..I just can't believe one has not appeared, when you think their 1st machine appeared in 63' and ran through to 71' approx. Those Cannon cookers weighed a ton, my nan had two and the last one we got for only a few years ago, she said they baked cakes lovely..I think they were called a "Foldaway" The cooker i always wanted to try and get hold of and have in my house was a New World "Rangette" big double cooker with a little fold away grill in the middle, my mum had one when she first got married in 66, I think i will let the 60's dream kitchen go now, seeing that i have just had a new kitchen put in..lol !! |
Post# 496407 , Reply# 9   2/14/2011 at 11:43 (4,791 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK)   |   | |
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Keith
Those rangettes appear with reasonable frequency on ebay given their age and price when new, I suppose they were around in one form or another for 25 years or so, although personally I dont care that much for styling the later 1970s models. And actually it was the same with the Cannon cookers as well, indeed they may even have been around even longer, and likewise again on the styling. I believe that at one point in the 1960s they made a dual fuel version with electric ven and gas hob and grill, which was very forward thinking for the time. My favourite was the 1960s Carron (later Cannon I think) Capri range cooker with eye level grill, again when it got the glass doors and such I did not care for it so much. And it was interesting reading the comments on "Doris Day O'Keefe & Merritt" flair type range (gas) about the controls being so far from the gas hob as the Carron (even in the gas version) had all the controls to the right of the eye level grill, although of course that hob did not slide in and out. I know what you mean about the Servis although you, maybe more than anyone, knows that they may still be out there. I suppose the problem for us in the UK is that with small homes and corrospendingly small garages and few basements machines were more likely to get slung out rather than just pushed into a corner and left. But keep the faith, they one may still emerge - or one of the many other machines that we have documented through our collections of literature. Of course the problem with a "classic" kitchen is often they lack features which are so useful today, particularly deep "pan" drawers and the like. I just had a litte browse at ebay at lunch time and just at the moment there are at least two lots of 1960s Hygena units (styled like those in the thread I posted in "Super" a few weeks ago), two lots of metal English Rose and some other assorted lots from the 1950s but I am afraid I like pull out drawers & racks so with Ikea I must stay :) Whats your new one like? Still got the Hotpoint TL in there? Al |
Post# 496408 , Reply# 10   2/14/2011 at 11:52 (4,791 days old) by keiththomas ()   |   | |
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Well I was interested in this machine but am I right in thinking Parnell was the first to introduce the dryer idea from the USA but then was taken over by the then GEC. |
Post# 496429 , Reply# 11   2/14/2011 at 13:52 (4,791 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK)   |   | |
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Keith
I believe the first tumble driers were introduced around 1955, it would be a toss up whether it was Parnall or English Electric who were first. ChesterMike has one of the first model Parnall (it does not look like this one), I am not aware of any collectors having the FIRST model EE, but given that company's history of using Westinghouse designs it could well be American designed - I have a picture of one at home. I believe that the Parnall of this thread was manufactured at the same factory which manufactured the solid door Bendix/Fishlow drier as there are some very strong similarities in the design. Mike will probably know better, I think he has all of them Al |
Post# 496456 , Reply# 12   2/14/2011 at 17:52 (4,791 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 496457 , Reply# 13   2/14/2011 at 17:53 (4,791 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 496459 , Reply# 14   2/14/2011 at 17:56 (4,791 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 496558 , Reply# 16   2/15/2011 at 07:23 (4,790 days old) by keymatic (London / UK)   |   | |
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Hi Doug..
Nice retro pic there !! That cooker brings back a few memories..my parents had the Cannon Cordon Bleu 4 (gas), virtually identical to the one on the pic but had solid white doors..something tells me it use to have salt & pepper pots insetted in the top near the controls..that was a big ole cooker..lol. Then mum decided to have an upgrade to the "Classique" brown modern version, last model made. We were at the Ideal Home Exhibtion looking at the new fancy model, and if memory serves me right, costing over £1300 quid, my mum just turned round and said "right, we will take one"..all the way home she was wondering how she would break it to dad.. They were really good cookers. Keith |
Post# 496636 , Reply# 22   2/15/2011 at 12:31 (4,790 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK)   |   | |
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Doug,
You should feel really proud of yourself for rescuing this dryer, it looks great but you need to be aware that this could be the thin end of the wedge, as so many of us know these vintage appliances set up a "siren" call and often more can soon follow. On a slightly more serious note have you taken the back off to check on the build up of fluff, lint & other assorted dirt. I rescued a Fishlow a while back and the elements were thick with dust - a bit of careful work with the Hoover (actually it was a Tristar) soon put paid to that, although I would avoid using teh crevice nozzle near the elements in case they get sucked in and break. Once the bulk of it is off a soft (paint)brush can deal with the rest. Thank you for posting the pictures of your family kitchen, I could swear my parents had the same floor covering, and although it was not my favourite version of this cooker (the white one both you and Keith referred to was) it still looks great. And like you I am on the lookout for a Moffat cooker too, they do crop up on ebay from time to time although space considerations have kept me from hitting that "confirm bid" button many times. But its going to happen one of these days ...... Do please share any more memories of your applainces, washing machine, fridge, dishwasher, mixer, cleaner etc. By the way, the ebay auctions I referred to both have cabinets like your parents. If you have not found it yet you might like to have a look at these scans I posted a few weeks back in the Super forum, one of the sets features a Moffat cooker and its Hygena all teh way :) Al CLICK HERE TO GO TO vacbear58's LINK |
Post# 496686 , Reply# 24   2/15/2011 at 16:33 (4,790 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK)   |   | |
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Sorry Doug, I had not realised that you had to be a paying member to access the super archive. Anyway to sort of make up, here is a picture with the 1960 Parnall Spinwasher in it (top row, middle), I had wondered if there would be a family resemblance and indeed there is to my eye, the Spinwasher was a top loader though and is vary largely based on the Thor Automagic (also in the picture) which has featured in some other recent threads on here - as far as I know the Parnall was never offered with a dish washing facility though.
Al |
Post# 496825 , Reply# 27   2/16/2011 at 11:18 (4,789 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK)   |   | |
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Another great picture Doug. LOVING it. Nice big kitchen too
Now, is that a Sony TV I see on the counter? And I am guessing a Sunbeam Mixmaster under that cover? And one of those glasses to that went in the plastic holder to make a beaker. No there is a word you dont often hear these days :) Dont recognise the toaster and what on earth is that on the window sill above the sink? See what you started LOLOLOL Thanks for posting the dryer ads, a reminder of times when these machines we something revolutionary :) It is no surprise that you found Parnall ads in Australia as for some years applainces were shipped there from the UK, or they may have been assembled or even manufactured under lisence. What makes me say that is that I have some pictures for Parnall cookers sold in Aus. which are nothing like any that I have seen in the UK, even under Parnall's "sister" brand, Jackson Al |
Post# 496826 , Reply# 28   2/16/2011 at 11:36 (4,789 days old) by keymatic (London / UK)   |   | |
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....LOL Hi Al,
I think you will find that "thing" on the window sill to be an NSA water filter we had one in the late 80's, before the special tap came along with constant filtered water. I remember when the sales guy came round, my dad was not for it, he said it was a con like the Perrier bottled water of the time.. needless to say mum got her way..hehehe Keith |
Post# 496876 , Reply# 29   2/16/2011 at 15:59 (4,789 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 496877 , Reply# 30   2/16/2011 at 16:01 (4,789 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 496879 , Reply# 31   2/16/2011 at 16:09 (4,789 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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When Hygena was Hygena...!!! lovely kitchen pics there...never saw many of those old style "Range Cookers", up north, but Neil has just fitted one in his kitchen, now to find the pics!!!
Doug, what was the washing machine that went with your parents Parnall dryer?? heres the first English Electric dryer, Big Bertha!! weighs a ton but moves very easy on its wheels, the EE dryers I understand where made in Liverpool, the Parnalls at the Bristol Yate factory... |
Post# 496880 , Reply# 32   2/16/2011 at 16:11 (4,789 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Post# 496885 , Reply# 33   2/16/2011 at 16:25 (4,789 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Heres the Fisholow dryer aka Bendix,(commonly known as Al`s microwave stand!!!) my Aunt Alice had one of these, on discount from Manweb Head Office where she worked....it was paired with the first Hoover wringer washer 0307 until the Servis Supertwin MK3 came along...
So was Dougs Parnall the first big dryer with window?? |
Post# 496886 , Reply# 34   2/16/2011 at 16:31 (4,789 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Post# 496887 , Reply# 35   2/16/2011 at 16:37 (4,789 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Post# 498139 , Reply# 39   2/21/2011 at 02:30 (4,784 days old) by keymatic (London / UK)   |   | |
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Hi Doug,
Yep you did read right, I have a Mk 2 Parnall Spinwasher, dating from 1965..Over the years of collecting i have 2, the first one i collected from Manchester, however the outer "holding" tank was so badly corroded with washing powder that the machine had to go to the tip. The second machine came from Bradford and this is the one i still have. It is not quite the same as the one on the front of the Which magazine, as the controls on mine are at the top/back..bit like a Hotpoint toploader. The machine is quite fun, you can wash, store the water and then re-use for a second load. I have a video which i must get converted and then i can upload it. I will post some pics as soon as i get 5 mins. Keith www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/T... Above is a link to a thread which show's the brochure of the MK2 spinwasher, scroll all the way down to the bottom !! |
Post# 498254 , Reply# 41   2/21/2011 at 14:14 (4,784 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland)   |   | |
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Post# 498454 , Reply# 42   2/22/2011 at 02:15 (4,783 days old) by keymatic (London / UK)   |   | |
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Hi Paul,
I will post some pic's of my Spinwasher when i get 2 ticks...They were a fab machine, all of the elements which had nearly originated from the Thor Automagic. The Mk1 spinwasher was launched in a 1960 and the Mk2 came out about 1963, and then the last of the Spinwashers made its appearence in 1965..(which had a feature of drip-free hoses..weird..lol) Cheers Keith |