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Thread Number: 85034
/ Tag: Wringer Washers
Dutch brochure for the British Thomson Houston Comp. LTD |
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Post# 1095155 10/30/2020 at 10:09 (872 days old) by foraloysius  (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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Yesterday while going through the brochures for the German / Dutch Twin Tub thread suddenly this brochure fell out of another one (In the best possible taste ofcourse ;-) ). I thought our British members might be interested in this, because their TOL models are identical to the Hotpoint Empress wringer washer.
On the front page it says: Madam! That BTH washing machine saves you: Your time Your money Your linen closet and ... Your hands! Typical for that time I think is the page that's called "What your husband wants to know". LOL I'm not going to translate every page, but if you want to know something, just ask. First picture is of the whole brochure folded out, the other ones are the individual pages. The last picture is of the separate price list. | ||
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Post# 1095156 , Reply# 1 10/30/2020 at 10:12 (872 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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Post# 1095258 , Reply# 2 10/31/2020 at 05:56 (871 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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British Thomson Houston Comp. LTD
Wow, what a fab find Louis, these Hotpoint wringer washers where the backbone of British kitchen, with names such as Empress, Countess & Princess.
My gran had the Empress which had the big hexagonal tub with black agitator. My Aunty Pat had the Countess which was smaller and sleeker for more compact kitchens and I didnt know anyone with a Princess while it being the smallest and most compact it has the same size motor and gearbox as the Countess, next model up and really does move the clothes around.. Back Left Empress, Back Right Countess, Front Princess
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Post# 1095259 , Reply# 3 10/31/2020 at 05:57 (871 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Hotpoint Empress, Countess, Princess
With Agitators / or Gyrators as Hotpoint BTH called them.
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Post# 1095260 , Reply# 4 10/31/2020 at 06:03 (871 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Hotpoint Empress, Countess, Princess
Here is the Hexagonal tub of the TOL Empress, the sections where thought to break the swirl of clothes and wash the clothing in and out of the sections etc.
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Post# 1095261 , Reply# 5 10/31/2020 at 06:04 (871 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Hotpoint Empress, Countess, Princess
And an advert showing "How It Works"
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Post# 1095262 , Reply# 6 10/31/2020 at 06:08 (871 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Hotpoint Empress, Countess, Princess
And the baby Princess washing away, this has a manual hand wringer.
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Post# 1095263 , Reply# 7 10/31/2020 at 06:17 (871 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Hotpoint Empress, Countess, Princess
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Post# 1095264 , Reply# 8 10/31/2020 at 06:19 (871 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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No lack of washing action in that small tub Mike.
The Empress has a terrific run, this catalogue picture is from 1939 | ||
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Post# 1095273 , Reply# 9 10/31/2020 at 08:08 (871 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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Thanks guys for the great pictures. I recognised the Hotpoint Empress immediately! Especially the TOL Empress was a very expensive machine.
I remembered this morning that I once saw a Hotpoint or BTH overhere, through the Searchalator I found the thread again. www.automaticwasher.org/c... | ||
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Post# 1095907 , Reply# 10 11/5/2020 at 04:23 (866 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Hotpoint Empress, Countess, Princess
Oh thanks for posting Louis, I missed that like many of us first time around, amazing how many of these wringer washers survived, although many can report its prob due to the mechanics and very heavy oil they use in the gearboxes
which has a most distinctive smell when warmed up or cold etc, just dont let it run on the floor or get it on your hands lol.. As kids we used to make it into a "Kids Car" , my younger cousin had one of those plastic car toy steering wheels, with its rubber suction pad we would open the bottom front wringer door, pullup a 60`s kitchen chair, stick the wheel over the badge and voila, instant car. With your feet inside the cabinet your could switch car engine on, turn the steering wheel and then change gear with the slider gearbox control - Happy Days !! | ||
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