Madcaravanner Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Hi guys I am not new to railway modelling just new to going into high detailing so please bear with me Modelling 1960's era pre the end of steam I am doing a few shops for the backdrop and have decided on an electrical store So I want to put a few Washing machines outside, I do have the Scalescenes furniture texture sheets BUT they only have Automatic washers and I seem to remember in the 60's that most people had Twin Tubs does anyone have the dimensions for such an item so I can make a few Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennine MC Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Still available, if you know where to look Dimensions on this site, just scroll down a bit: http://twintub.co.uk/Hotpoint-Twin-tubs-Fully-Refurbished Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madcaravanner Posted February 27, 2012 Author Share Posted February 27, 2012 Now you HAVE shocked me I didn't realise there were still some actually working thanks for the link so now I have more someone gave me the Hoover ones too 28.75 x 20 x18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruciethefish Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Remember also that many of us had separate washers (around 30" high x 22" square) & spin driers, which could be round or square (usually the former) Ours stood about 2ft high, & 18" diameter.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madcaravanner Posted February 28, 2012 Author Share Posted February 28, 2012 Bruciethe fish Ta for the next spanner thrown into the works But saying that I can remember those things but those were more 50's than the end of the 60's which is where I'm at so shops would have the more modern stuff Already done one twin tub washer and 2 cookers with high level grills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted February 28, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 28, 2012 The popular buy in that era for those with a bit more cash was the Hoover Keymatic, named after the plastic "key" which dictated the programme in use. This would resemble a more modern machine than the Twin Tub which my mother certainly had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Remember also that many of us had separate washers (around 30" high x 22" square) & spin driers, which could be round or square (usually the former) Ours stood about 2ft high, & 18" diameter.... Bruciethe fish Ta for the next spanner thrown into the works But saying that I can remember those things but those were more 50's than the end of the 60's which is where I'm at so shops would have the more modern stuff Already done one twin tub washer and 2 cookers with high level grills HI Madcaravanner, Just like to say that we were using one of those round standalone toploader spin dryers in the 1980's (1982/3 I think). We inherited it, and the whizzy bit still whizzed fine. It was reasonably recent (i.e. possibly mid-70's) but it was relegated to 'OK for newlywed' status because it had a faulty lid catch; - which meant one of us had to sit on the beast for the duration. It was time well spent for some.... Cheers Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidR Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Here, in Poland, my mother-in-law (bless her)still uses a spin drier to this day, although she has a brand-new automatic washer. Says the spin drier gets more water out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted February 28, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 28, 2012 Here, in Poland, my mother-in-law (bless her)still uses a spin drier to this day, although she has a brand-new automatic washer. Says the spin drier gets more water out. I suspect the vertical drum has a more effective centrifuge. Auto-washers in the UK always tended to be front-loading. Our French machine is top-loading, despite being a horizontal drum, a design I'd not seen in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Top-loaders seem still to be quite popular in France, perhaps because there's less risk of flooding the flat downstairs... My friends in Beaujolais used to use an old spin-drier at harvest-time to dry industrial quantities of salad, which only required a short spin- problems occured when someone wandered off to answer the phone, and returned to discover the salad had become a green purée. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennine MC Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 I suspect the vertical drum has a more effective centrifuge. Twin tubs spin at (IIRC) typically 2000+ rpm (which is why later ones were interlocked, you really dont wanna put your arm in there). Autos of the time were much slower, maybe 600 - 800rpm, with 1100 being more common by the '80s Auto-washers in the UK always tended to be front-loading. Our French machine is top-loading, despite being a horizontal drum, a design I'd not seen in the UK. In my days in electrical retailing, ISTR one top loader at one time with a horizontal drum, accessed via a flap; it might have been a Philips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tel2010 Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 I remember a washing machine my mam had,it had a drum you loaded from top for washing,then a attachable mangle,which was driven by motor through the shaft it was placed in.The mangle stored under the drum when not in use.I think it was filled emptied via a pipe over sink. this was used from late sixties right up til the early eighties when we bought her a automatic.cant think what make it was now, but a bit of a frightening thing to use,was that mangle. It looked similar to this example http://www.superstock.com/preview.asp?image=1895-38474&imagex=73&id=11288237&productType=3&pageStart=0&pageEnd=100&pixperpage=100&hitCount=147&filterForCat=&filterForFotog= Tel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danemouth Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 I remember a washing machine my mam had,it had a drum you loaded from top for washing,then a attachable mangle,which was driven by motor through the shaft it was placed in. Tel My mum had one made by English Electric. As well as the Servis model shown in your link Hotpoint made several models. For twin tubs let's not forget John Bloom's Rolls Rapide http://objectwiki.sc...ng_Machine.html Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28XX Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 I can see a market opportunity here for 'Classic Laudry Equipment' magazine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted March 1, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 1, 2012 I can see a market opportunity here for 'Classic Laudry Equipment' magazine. Sounds like the guest publication on "Have I Got News For You"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madcaravanner Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 I have been totally knocked sideways by all the responses I wonder if the makers of these kits are reading this and going to amend their kits accordingly? I mean in addition to what is offered there are :- the twin tubs I asked about Spin driers Round and Square Top loading washing machines with and without wringers Fridges large and small What a selection to make Hmmm. my copyright I think :mosking: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted March 3, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 3, 2012 I managed to buy one of those round spin dryers for my Mother-in-law in 2006 to replace an old one. Admittedly not the sort of thing in the shop window. Top loaders and twin tubs lost favour in the UK as they were a nuisance under the worktops of fully fitted kitchens. In the 60s other things you might see would be the teles with small screens and a bulky case. A radiogram again in a biggish unit often free standing with legs. The wind-up ones were rare by then. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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