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Post# 1014757   11/17/2018 at 05:13 (1,958 days old) by adam-aussie-vac (Canberra ACT)        

Hey guys, I'd like to find out how many similarities there are between a Hoover Twin tub and a HG Palmer twin tub

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Post# 1014758 , Reply# 1   11/17/2018 at 05:22 (1,958 days old) by ozzie908 (Lincoln UK)        
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The 1st pic is the same as the Hoover or is a Hoover but the 2nd and so on pics are more Burco 21 .

Post# 1014760 , Reply# 2   11/17/2018 at 06:12 (1,958 days old) by adam-aussie-vac (Canberra ACT)        

The first is the Hoover and the rest is the HG Palmer

Post# 1014761 , Reply# 3   11/17/2018 at 06:20 (1,958 days old) by Rolls_rapide (.)        
HG Palmer looks like...

... the Burco 21.

In no way does it look like a Hoover machine. Period.


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Post# 1015128 , Reply# 4   11/20/2018 at 02:17 (1,955 days old) by keymatic (London / UK)        

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Hi Adam,

Looking at the HG Palmers machine there look to be many similarities with the Burco 21 from the early 60's in the UK, the position of the control panel, the agitator, even the valve control, while the Burco 21 had the spin water returned to the wash tub automatically unless you had the empty hose plugged in to empty to the sink the HG you had to select either wash or spin to empty.

Nice machine, I wonder if it was popular in Oz

Cheers
Keith


Post# 1015139 , Reply# 5   11/20/2018 at 04:12 (1,955 days old) by wilkinsservis (Melbourne Australia)        
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Remember H G Palmers the the electrical store?
Herbert George Palmer began in the radio business selling radio sets door to door during the depression. In 1932 he opened his first retail store in the Sydney suburb of Bankstown. In 1938 a second branch was opened in Wollongong.
H. G. Palmer expanded rapidly during the post war boom in electrical appliances and eventually had over 150 retail outlets across eastern Australia. It was then Australia's largest electrical goods retailer and specialised in selling on credit. In 1963, H. G. Palmer (Consolidated) Ltd was purchased by MLC, a large life assurance company.
The expected profits did not eventuate however and in 1965 H. G. Palmer reported a £10 million loss, the largest in Australia up to that time. H. G. Palmer was liquidated, leaving debts of over £50 million, Australia's largest corporate collapse.


Post# 1015141 , Reply# 6   11/20/2018 at 04:24 (1,955 days old) by wilkinsservis (Melbourne Australia)        
50 Million Pounds in 1966

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That's $ 100 million Australian in 1966, a great deal of money. I can just remember people talking of the crash. I think in part because they did not run their credit business in a disciplined fashion ( hire purchase was a significant if not their most important selling point ). In 1973 my sister was lent a two door HG Palmer fridge from her in-laws on marrying. I was always surprised that they had a bought a HGP as they thought themselves quite up market and wouldn't want anyone to think they needed credit to afford a fridge! My sister's mother in law, Isabel, only died last year at 102 years old. I gave the eulogy at her funeral. When you get to that age all your peers are dead. When I was preparing it I realized I had known her for 5 decades. I was only 9 yo when my sister was engaged. She really did prove that only the tough and disciplined live to those great ages. She was a good friend to me but she was very rigid and as hard on herself as she was on other people.


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