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Thread Number: 88350
/ Tag: Twin-Tub Washers
Two stunning washers for my twinnie collection |
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Post# 1129137 , Reply# 1 9/20/2021 at 10:20 (945 days old) by ozzie908  (Lincoln UK) |
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Where is a picture of the other twin tub you got? | ||
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Post# 1129146 , Reply# 3 9/20/2021 at 12:51 (945 days old) by ozzie908 (Lincoln UK) |
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Being a twin tub fan myself
Is what makes me curious to see what it is.....!!
I have a very rare and nearly working condition Burco 21 from the early 60's it needs a bit more working on and a respray as it was stored in a shed with growing ivy I can't wait to get it restored. If you look at my profile pic I have a Rolls that hubby got me for my 60th its now in working condition and stacked along with many other twin tubs all varying in type I shall have to get some pictures done myself. :) Austin | ||
| Post# 1129195 , Reply# 5 9/21/2021 at 06:46 (944 days old) by keymatic (London / UK) | ||
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| Post# 1129203 , Reply# 6 9/21/2021 at 10:24 (944 days old) by unclejohn (Can) | ||
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Thank you, Keith... I am, myself, anxious to know more about that new "vintage". Will keep you posted - with upcoming details, and photos to come soon as well. | ||
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Post# 1129253 , Reply# 8 9/21/2021 at 21:08 (944 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Hello Luv,
Great finds! Good to know up north still has many wonders yet to be discovered.
If you don't mind me stealing some of your thunder, believe what you've got hold of there is a twin tub sold under both Colston and Corcorde badge. www.automaticwasher.org/c... www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/... www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/... | ||
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Post# 1129281 , Reply# 9 9/22/2021 at 09:31 (943 days old) by ozzie908 (Lincoln UK) |
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Concorde also known by Rolls | ||
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Post# 1129302 , Reply# 10 9/22/2021 at 13:14 (943 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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Coronet
How very interesting that you have managed to get this machine, I wonder if it could have been an "import special" as sometimes happened with other UK manufactured appliances.
As Austin says, this machine is a direct descendant of the Rolls machines which were on sale here from around 1959. Quite how Charles Colston (who was the man who set up and ran Hoover UK Until the mid 1950s) managed to extract the washer manufacturing facility from the collapse of Rolls is not clear but these machines went on, more or less unaltered from 1959. It seems that in mid-late 1960s the machines got a styling update, squaring up the cabinet and moving the controls to the top of the machine. They continued to be sold, again largely unchanged, until shortly after the Ariston acquisition when the whole line was dropped in around 1981. The main difference is that the last models (Ariston - as posted by Laundress) were taller than the older machines. They are rare in the UK, I managed to pick one up in late 2020 which has recently been restored to full operation - see the pictures below. It is unlikely your machine will have a heater so it will be interesting if it has one knob or two. The timer runs for 4 minutes. The capacity of this machine is about 4 pounds or approximately twp thirds that of a Hoovermatic or Speed Queen (Servis) Al | ||
| Post# 1129320 , Reply# 12 9/22/2021 at 15:44 (943 days old) by Keymatic (London / UK) | ||
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Hi John,
The Emelec information is from my collection and this was basically a rebadged Rolls Concorde i think, albeit the wash lids are positioned differently and more squared off, there were so variations of “Rolls” machines during the mid to late 60’s. I think your machine was shipped with the owner, i dont believe these low cost machines would have been exported. Looking forward to seeing the pics. Cheers Keith | ||
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Post# 1129327 , Reply# 13 9/22/2021 at 17:37 (943 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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" I think your machine was shipped with the owner...."
Would be my guess as well... So many goodies have ended up in North America courtesy of those moving house. Back in day when crossings were largely by ocean liner (this didn't end until sometime in 1960's or so), ships gave generous cargo allowance. Things got better if you didn't need access to whatever during voyage so it could be stored deep in ship's hold. Nowadays where nearly everything is by air things vary. Military, diplomatic and often corporate households receive decent to great allowances for moving things. This either by air or usually shipped in crate via that method or ship. | ||
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Post# 1129345 , Reply# 14 9/22/2021 at 21:19 (943 days old) by gizmo (Victoria, Australia) |
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Unclejohn stated above that the machine is 110V 60Hz so it was made for the North American market, not a private import of a UK machine. | ||
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Post# 1129353 , Reply# 15 9/22/2021 at 21:44 (943 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Stand corrected then. | ||
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Post# 1129370 , Reply# 16 9/23/2021 at 03:20 (943 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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Coronet
Having checked back on our Which reports I have found a similar machine in their report from October 1967 - as noted above this machine was sold as a "Special" by several electricity supply authorities - the report notes that this model was also so as the Emelec that you have referenced above.
This was one of the cheaper machines on test (they were always low cost machine) so it could have been bought it by a department store chain as a low cost portable, apartment sized machine - which is what I meant as an "import special" above. Its a simple machine. The good news is that, as it did not change much, spare parts are still possible as they were for my machine which is from about 10 years later :) Sorry the pictures are not quite in order, the last photo is the first page of the report Al | ||
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Post# 1129371 , Reply# 17 9/23/2021 at 03:45 (943 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Rolls - John Bloom
Fabulous find UncleJohn, youve hit the jackpot with rare twinnys over the pond. Now I wonder if it has 2 motors or the one with one belt drive ? looking forward to the pics inside and out .
Heres one we repaired a few years ago as the water seals had all perished along with the pipes but we used car track rod end boot covers and cut to shape etc, worked a treat !!. Enjoy !! | ||
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Post# 1129377 , Reply# 20 9/23/2021 at 05:37 (942 days old) by ozzie908 (Lincoln UK) |
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@vacbear | ||
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Post# 1129381 , Reply# 21 9/23/2021 at 06:00 (942 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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Latham
Austin
Going by the Which report which references them also being sold as Duomatic I am presuming they are similar in concept but more directly related the the earlier Dutch design. If you refer back to the extensive twin tub thread a while back it emerged that there were two designs, superficially similar but rather different under the hood. Duomatic was a much smaller company than Rolls and may well have sourced their machines from Holland. They also sold a couple of low priced autos Al | ||
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Post# 1129382 , Reply# 22 9/23/2021 at 06:04 (942 days old) by ozzie908 (Lincoln UK) |
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| Post# 1129516 , Reply# 24 9/24/2021 at 19:26 (941 days old) by unclejohn (Can) | ||
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And now, drum roll ... ... The latest addition, but not the least, to my twinnie collection : Concorde Model 172
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| Post# 1129520 , Reply# 26 9/24/2021 at 19:36 (941 days old) by unclejohn (Can) | ||
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Concorde Model 172 Made in the U.K. for the Canadian market. I wonder if some of those were equally sold in the U.S. (most probably continental Europe) (??)
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| Post# 1129522 , Reply# 27 9/24/2021 at 19:40 (941 days old) by unclejohn (Can) | ||
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Concorde Model 172 Of all the twinnies I've had, this one is the most interesting.
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| Post# 1129524 , Reply# 28 9/24/2021 at 19:44 (941 days old) by unclejohn (Can) | ||
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Concorde Model 172 Can you tell me where are the "money shots" ??
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| Post# 1129526 , Reply# 29 9/24/2021 at 19:45 (941 days old) by unclejohn (Can) | ||
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Concorde Model 172 Spin dryer
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| Post# 1129527 , Reply# 30 9/24/2021 at 19:46 (941 days old) by unclejohn (Can) | ||
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Concorde Model 172 Wash tub
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| Post# 1129530 , Reply# 31 9/24/2021 at 19:55 (941 days old) by unclejohn (Can) | ||
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Concorde Model 172 Front located control panel : beautiful black and gold color finishes with gold lettering (is that really en or ?) Anyhow i knew that machine was pure gold ... alas the photo doesn't do justice to the stark beauty of that design
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| Post# 1129531 , Reply# 32 9/24/2021 at 19:58 (941 days old) by unclejohn (Can) | ||
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Concorde Model 172 Looking under: motors, etc. ...
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| Post# 1129532 , Reply# 33 9/24/2021 at 20:00 (941 days old) by unclejohn (Can) | ||
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Concorde Model 172 Yet still more motors (spin side)
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| Post# 1129541 , Reply# 34 9/24/2021 at 22:08 (941 days old) by unclejohn (Can) | ||
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Concorde Model 172 Back data plate
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Post# 1129547 , Reply# 35 9/25/2021 at 02:40 (941 days old) by Chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Rolls Concorde
Wow you did strike gold in more ways than one UncleJohn, what a beauty , in great condition , with 2 motors that look in good nic .
And have never seen the neat extras on the back with cord compartment and waste drain outlet that you clamp a drain hose on to. Now for the check over and water testing then the fun part , using it. Enjoy your treasure trove find. 👍👍 | ||
| Post# 1129549 , Reply# 36 9/25/2021 at 03:06 (941 days old) by Keymatic (London / UK) | ||
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Hey John,
Great machine, luv the the concealed back units, drain hose exit & cable tidy !! I have one of those control panels, it came in a box of bits years ago. Word of warning, be careful when you lean or tip the machine over, the rubber suspension mounts on the spinner are very flimsy & weak and due to the age would break very easy, they are replaceable but a bit of a bugger to get to !! I’ve had several break over the years. Good luck & have fun !! Keith
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Post# 1129600 , Reply# 40 9/25/2021 at 19:44 (940 days old) by Washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i) |
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Love my Hoover! Not sure of the exact vintage…guessing early 70s? Works like a charm and can’t believe the amazing washing action and spin water extraction! Really fun to play with and gets things really clean!
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| Post# 1129604 , Reply# 41 9/25/2021 at 22:03 (940 days old) by unclejohn (Can) | ||
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Wow ! Lucky guy, Todd, your lil Hoov looks Like New. Wish mine's would be half that clean! Anyway, happy to have one as these models have become now far more difficult to find | ||
| Post# 1129608 , Reply# 42 9/25/2021 at 23:03 (940 days old) by unclejohn (Can) | ||
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Rock and Rolls In case you didn't know, here's an interesting video about the famous Rolls Rapide washer - see link: CLICK HERE TO GO TO unclejohn's LINK | ||
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