Bendix Washing machine
I am wondering if anyone has any idea of what model this machine I will describe is.
My grandfather opened, I am told, the first launderette in Britain. He got the idea after visiting America and, of course it was fitted with Bendix machines. These had to be bolted down to the floor, they had a screw in door fastening. The control was on the top at the back and was slightly conical and thumb operated. There was a little flap on the top of the machine by which means you added the soap when the red indicator light came on.
We eventually had one of the old machines when he had one of the shops refitted and it was an excellent machine, though it used to scare the dog who would hide under the table as it gradually worked loose on the floor bolts. I have had a look on the internet but so far have had no luck in spotting this exact model. I was 9 years old when we moved from the house where the machine was fitted and we left it there, and I am now 67.
Thanks for any ideas
Steve
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