Old appliances

[speccy1]

Anybody else use anything old? I love old kit, I clean the house with one of these electrolux machines, have a 40 year old Black and Decker lawn mower which still gives loyal service, and today I have just picked up an old Hoover twintub, just tried it and it does an amazing job - quickly!!

I don`t know if it`s nostalgia, but I find all this old kit lovely to use, and it does a superb job!

 

[sidevalve]

If it aint broke don't fix it

 

[pawl]

Anybody else use anything old? I love old kit, I clean the house with one of these electrolux machines, have a 40 year old Black and Decker lawn mower which still gives loyal service, and today I have just picked up an old Hoover twintub, just tried it and it does an amazing job - quickly!!

I don`t know if it`s nostalgia, but I find all this old kit lovely to use, and it does a superb job!

Mrs Pawl

 

[vernon]

@User14044 uses tallow candles to light his mansion but I find them too modern. Phoenician lamps, in my opinion, cannot be bettered.

 

[screenman]

Never got the retro thing myself, but some of my Snap On tools I purchased 42 years ago are still in use daily.

 

[Mrs M]

I have a 13 year old Miele washing machine at home (it's great).
Seems antiquated compared to what I'm using at the moment, a Samsung digital job that plays me a little tune when the wash is done.
Had to google instructions to switch it on

 

[Katherine]

I have some scales that only weigh in stones. They used to belong to my Great Aunt. It's in its original box from Boots. I'm guessing 70s.

 

[Fnaar]

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[screenman]

[QUOTE 4194549, member: 9609"]are they in Metric ?
I have some "Britool" stuff that I believe are from the 50s, AF and BA, the stuff seems indestructible, the AF stuff often gets hammered on to rounded metric stuff, It amazes me the quality of the stuff. there is a alot of cheap modern tools that are just junk, bloody dangerous if they breaks under load.[/QUOTE]

A mix of metric and af, my 1/4 drive ratchet refuses to wear out.

 

[Drago]

I've only recently retired my Psion organiser after over a quarter a century of service.

 

[User33236]

There was a story in the news in the past week or so about a woman who lives life like she is in the 1930's!

http://metro.co.uk/2016/03/02/woman...nd-doesnt-mind-using-the-outdoor-loo-5728970/

Oldest thing I have at home is an old slide projector which I have no idea of it's age.

 

[raleighnut]

Our Hitachi fridge/freezer is over 35yrs old, still works fine (and it is a frost-free freezer with a 3star and a bigger star rating) but my 2 QUAD 303 poweramps are 1967 models one of which was built in 1970 the other in 72.

 

[MontyVeda]

My Meile vacuum must be 20 years old... and it sucks far better than my old Dyson.

My old gas cooker has just died on me though... or partially died. It needs a new thermocouple but can't find anyone to fit it for less than the cost of a new cooker. Can't find a new one with a decent eye level grill and don't see the point of thigh level grills... so ideally, i want my old cooker to work again. On the upside, not having a working oven has forced me to start cooking soups and stews and chilli again.

 

[User33236]

Our Hitachi fridge/freezer is over 35yrs old, still works fine (and it is a frost-free freezer with a 3star and a bigger star rating) but my 2 QUAD 303 poweramps are 1967 models one of which was built in 1970 the other in 72.

Recently had to repair a Quad 33 preamp and tuner for a member of staff where I work. He highly rates the stuff.

I think, from memory, his kit was from around 1972 from component date codes.

 

[vernon]

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Here's my vintage calculator.