|
Thread Number: 49750
Early Hotpoint Empress Washing machine |
[Down to Last] |  |
|
| Post# 718883 , Reply# 6 12/2/2013 at 18:00 (3,790 days old) by andywash123 () | ||
|
Final photo of Early Hotpoint Empress Simply looking at the machine with early chrome lever bar on wringer 
| ||
| Post# 718892 , Reply# 9 12/2/2013 at 18:27 (3,790 days old) by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD) | ||
|
looks like it is in "good nick"as you say over there :)The "E7"over the other numbers on the transmission might be a date code-1957 most likely.The motor nameplate might have a date too. | ||
| Post# 718893 , Reply# 10 12/2/2013 at 18:30 (3,790 days old) by optima (Cumbria England) | ||
Empress | ||
| Post# 719065 , Reply# 12 12/3/2013 at 18:12 (3,789 days old) by sesteve (London, UK) | ||
Hey Andy
Lovely machine and in superb condition. I love the improvements to it as well. One set of my grandparents had this machine with the heater and I can still remember the smell of oil in the wringer store in the base if the machine. I was always a bit scared of the look of the wringer though - something Dalek like about it lol S :) | ||
| Post# 719188 , Reply# 13 12/4/2013 at 08:24 (3,788 days old) by keymatic (London / UK) | ||
Hi Andy,
Fab looking machine there !! Be great when it has it's finishing coat of Cream paint. It looks to me like it dates from Mid 50's - say 1955/6, I seem to remember reading somewhere, that Hotpoint stopped using British Thomson Huston motors in the mid 50's, plus the joined up "Hotpoint" logo looks the same as my machine (1958) Cheers Keith 
| ||
| Post# 723520 , Reply# 15 12/28/2013 at 10:57 (3,764 days old) by andywash123 () | ||
|
WASH DAY IN THE EMPRESS Thought i would take some more photos of the Empress in operation firt getting that tub full of soapy suds persil heaven.Bedding sheets in that great large octaganal tub no problam at all . 
| ||
| Post# 723521 , Reply# 16 12/28/2013 at 11:02 (3,764 days old) by andywash123 () | ||
|
Washing 7 loads the old fashioned way Here we are washing away and trying to conserve that heat in the tub , with this old Early Empress no heater is fitted so keeping the large tub lid on helps keep that water temprature hot. 
| ||
| Post# 723522 , Reply# 17 12/28/2013 at 11:06 (3,764 days old) by andywash123 () | ||
|
Time to empty that octaganal tub with my camera acting the fool all the pics have gone of washing and putting through the wringer so here we are just about to start to emprty that big octaganal tub with wringer swung over the sink. 
| ||
| Post# 723524 , Reply# 18 12/28/2013 at 11:10 (3,764 days old) by andywash123 () | ||
|
Emprying the large Octaganal tub Emprtying the large octaganal tub with beige old original emprtying hose and filling grey hose visble in tub. pump working away merrily with that distictive soumd from the pump. 
| ||
| Post# 723525 , Reply# 19 12/28/2013 at 11:13 (3,764 days old) by andywash123 () | ||
|
draining water out of tub Draining the waste soapy water out of the tub via the emptying hose and down the sink it goes 
| ||
| Post# 1177772 , Reply# 21 4/10/2023 at 12:43 (374 days old) by anthony (uk) | ||
we had one of these when i was a boy . | ||
| Post# 1177777 , Reply# 22 4/10/2023 at 13:39 (374 days old) by Slowspin66 (lincoln uk) | ||
The best ever wringer machine  | ||
| Post# 1178031 , Reply# 23 4/13/2023 at 17:11 (371 days old) by anthony (uk) | ||
|
Just aquired | ||
| Post# 1179232 , Reply# 24 4/27/2023 at 16:20 (357 days old) by anthony (uk) | ||
|
All Done
Here's a few photos .Already managed to scratch the wringer but i can touch it up . As you can see the back is held on with bolts not those silly self tappers that shake loose . Some hard work with that brillo has got the tub looking nice. Photo 7 shows the worn nylon bearing from the wringer .I will get a new one printed but in the meantime 3 olives and a dollop of grease are taking up the slack.They fit well inside the worn bearing
| ||
| Post# 1179234 , Reply# 25 4/27/2023 at 16:29 (357 days old) by anthony (uk) | ||
|
sorry Andywash | ||
| Forum Index: |
| Other Forums: |
|
|
|
|
|
Comes to the Rescue!
;){kind=link}
;){kind=link}