a bargain at 99p on ebay

[vacbear58]

I was right!

I said you would do a bang up job, and you certainly did - it looks like you just took it out of the box!

Love the Bush radiogram, my parents had a Regentone - the radio and amp looked quite similar although ours had a BSR deck. In 1974 it was replaced by a Ferguson - the sort where the top moved back as you pulled down the front.

Hmmmm, thinking that we could do a thread of the appliances we grew up with ......

Al

 

[beko1987]

That is excellent! I hope to be able to restore machines to that standard one day! You could sell that as brand new and people probably wouldn't know the difference!

 

[anthony]

the radiogram

cost 102 guineeas a vast amount of cash back in 57 and its an early attempt at stereo i think the ferguson you reffer to Vacbear may have been this one i have just done a refurb on this for a friend as for the senior i do like them to look there best i still get a bit of a buzz when first switching on after a full makeover you can hear the crisp new bag inflate and then theres the Hoover drone as it knocks the living daylights out of the carpet by the way for our younger members benefit a guinnea [sure thats spelt wrong]was 1 pound and i shilling or 21 shillings now i just know someone is going to ask me what a shilling was ha

 

[anthony]

vintage appliances

i agree it would be great to do a thread on some of those

 

[anthony]

how about this for starters

its a Parnall this is the one my mum had

 

[kirbymodel2c]

Hi

Hi, Great job on that senior, I'm sure there are a few of use collectors who would let you restore our machines)

James)

 

[vacbear58]

Radiogram

The pretty much the one Anthony, ours was slightly later with a Garrard 2025 turntable and had base & treble controls instead what looks like just a tone control.

I often think about getting one, but, realistically, I don't have anywhere to put it. And, realistically, it would not be as good as my current setup anyway.

Anyway, lets not let these things take away from the lovely job you have done on the Senior, it would be better to start a new thread in Household

Al

 

[z30soulbrother]

senior

that senior looks brilliant mate u can almost smell the newness

 

[borusa]

Fantastic job Anthony - looks amazing

 

[anthony]

just a little tip guys

the hood on the Senior had the inevitable gouges to get rid of them i use a dremmel with a felt pad on soaked in Brasso it takes a while but you can eventually make them disapear but be carefull dont overdo it though