Hoover Film From 1950

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Benny

They key is actually to use the things as they were intended to be used as many people did not read the instructions (never mind some tenants who take little care over the facilities provided) and, and this is a much more recent development, good insulation in the building. I was pleasantly surprised to find how storage heaters fitted my needs having had both those and "proper" central heating with radiators one I moved into a modern and well insulated house

Al

 

[anthony]

the Ascot

geyser was capable of producing very hot water[i remember my gran making tea with water from hers] but as some of you may remember they ran very slowly .In the house i mention above we had a full size bath in the kitchen with a formica worktop covering it the Ascot tap could be swung over either the sink or bath but it would have taken forever to fill a bath so water was brought to the boil in the dean boiler then transfered to the bath for the once a week bathing sesion .the little hoover washer was literally a godsend no more prams full of dirty washing to be trundled to the washouse and back and mum could wash 2 or 3 times a week if she wanted although i do remember her getting a fiew electric shocks because the machine had no switch to stop or start you simply put the plug in or out [there was no switch on the only socket ]and mums wet hands didnt help later my uncle fitted a switch low down on the machine so it could be controled with the foot .Around the early 60s spindryers were becoming popular and mum was desperate to have one she came home from work one day to find the little Hoover gone and a brand new Hoovermatic twintub in its place [the one with the metalic blue spinner lid she couldnt have been more delighted if dad had bought her a Dior frock the hoover washer had a heater so that could be used to fill the bath instead of the boiler although us small kids were treated diferently water was warmed in the washer the machine was then unplugged one after the other would be stood in it and bathed [i can still smell Camay soap].In 1966 we moved into a brand new council house that had a bathroom .a ring main [a socket in every room]and central heating running off the Parkray fire in the living room absolute luxury