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My parents bought one of these (well actually the later 15690 with hot fill `E' button) to replace a Parnall Spinwasher. It was an enormous disappointment regardinging hot water wastage in particular, not having a sealed inner drum. Not only did the Parnall have a sealed inner drum which in itself saved an enormous amount of water (the outer tub didn't need to fill to fill the inner drum) but the hot sudsy water could be saved after being spun off for the next load of washing. N.B. The first GE top loading Automatic also had a sealed inner drum & suds saving feature, launched in 1947 !

Finally a washing machine that washes and rinses with lots of water❤. Where can I by one of these?

Great video .. thanks 😊 😊

Hi Alistair, do you know why Hotpoint changed from a 4 pole to a 2 pole motor to drive the later models.? Ibelieve both motors gave the same result except the tw0 pole motor gave more noise and vibration. My mother bought a 1509-05 in 1977 add ran it for over 20 years with the odd repair by me. By the way i hear a slight bearing whine on your machine. Have they ever been replaced? Great post. Clive in Sheffield.

Hi Alistair, the 7 different currents were only there before laundry was added. That stopped most of them as the contents were just then tangled up as most Hoovermatic users will remember. Kind regards, Clive from Sheffield

Absolutely brilliant, loved these real wonderful ladies. ❤

health and safety would have a field day if they where being used today leaving the door open😅 can you answer me a question why have hoover stopped making the pulseator as that was a front load and had one i a hoover machine front load but why did they stop making them

Gosh Mrs Merton and one lady sounded just like Ena Sharples. I know about the Documentary Now spoof but this would be fabulous as a sitcom set in this era. Fabulous upload!

That brought back very happy memories of my days as an apprentice in the 1960’s.. and i worked at Lewis’s department store in the late 60’s early 70’s…

Lovely machine, didn't know high-RPM spins were already a thing by the late 70s. Most machines here couldn't do above 500RPM.

Love this ❤

Well, as others have already said in the comments, Vanity Box is very much still there as it ever was - closed, but there. Having taken a mini-break "up north" to Morecambe, I decided today to swing by Blackpool on the way home, just for the fun of it and because I could. My first port of call was Vanity Box, and the outside looks every bit as spotlessly clean & tidy as it ever was both in the film and on Google maps. The shiny green composite door that now hangs on the side of the shop where the industrial-looking pull down shutters once were, gives rise to the impression it may lead to a front parlour, however, even with the dense net curtain that hangs in the window it was possible just from standing on the edge of the curb to make out the silhouette of a row of hood dryers in the front bay, and a shining reflection of the same from the mirrors on the opposite wall. As if, perhaps, the shop may be closed physically for now, but remains every bit as ready for business, should it be needed. I imagine Vanity Box may have all but closed due to the number of years Hilary spent running it and for few other reasons, certainly in the city I live in it's a very, very rare occurrence for a women's salon to close down for anything other than retirement - most seem to be taken over by new owners at the very least, and seeing two or more busy salons in the same row of shops is nothing unusual here. In a world of chain-stores and franchised brands, it's so easy to forget that a good deal of services can only ever be provided successfully on the most local of levels.

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This is such a bittersweet video. The passage of time and fashions have made beauty shops like this so rare nowadays. The idea of the “funeral bag” that different ladies would borrow for funerals and it would be stocked with a bit of money and a mint was so considerate. Loved this documentary!

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Fantastic - I was born and grew up in Bispham/Blackpool. The clients remind me so much of my mum and her twin sister (who was a client of the vanity box !). Good people - kind and funny - the very best combination.

Don’t know if anyone has watch bbc Scarborough but most of the salon scenes in that has been copied from this real life documentary and they even use the same names and have the plot that the woman dies in the toilet in Geraldine’s salon and it looks to be styled on this salon on here with the lady saying her client died on the toilet and in the drama Scarborough she says the same as on here at least her hair was done i never let anyone leave without having their hair done

Super cool! I've always wanted one of these Box shaped Twin tub washers. The only issue is that I've never seen any here in the States... (I am only 25), but did we in the USA get any or was they strictly the UK, & EU? How could i even get one here.

Vanity Box is in St Leonard's Road Blackpool and the Chinese takeaway Hilda had spare ribs in syrup, beef and bamboo and chicken with cashew had "Eggy" fried rice and chips is just across the road over the junction, The Great Wall! World and all within was definitely better back then!

that one salon owner MUST have been the inspiration for mrs merton 😁 crikey. oh but the lady with the luscious long silver hair! wow. so nice to see older ladies with longer hair. really beautiful. i think the production is definitely of it's time. the slightly annoying tinkly piano music, and the repeat vignette of the girl skating. somewhat contrived. and i won't be convinced that they aren't playing up to the camera - just a little bit. entertaining, none the less.

The postman looks like Micky from League of Gentlemen

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I enjoyed watching this!

Amazing, it was wonderful watching this. If life was only as good now. Real community and real people.

Wonderful footage

I so miss real people ,down to earth humble and salt of the earth.whatever happened ? I would much rather mix with these lot rather than than the botoxed vacuous type in a posh wine bar ! ❤

Can anyone recommend any similar documentaries? I know this is a one off but I love stuff like this. Looking at normal life and conversation of time gone by is fascinating. Used to go to the hairdressers with my Nan in the mid 90s in Yorkshire. Exact same set up. Lovely.

And I thought nothing could be slower and more lazy spinning than a brand new 2024-built WhirlPoop american trash-loader! 😂

What a peculiar, entertaining, GEM! 🤗

My mum had one of these in the 70s. As a kid it shocked me loads of times by sitting quietly for a long time as it heated the water and then suddenly burst into life again for the final wash and made everyone jump...

This was a great watch,reminded me of my years in Hairdressing started as a Saturday girl in 1975,then onto Apprenticeship from 1976,it was a meeting place aswell for the older people ,things have changed a lot in Salons now which is a shame .

Great stuff! A lost world. No mobiles, not even for emergencies. And hair set so tough that even the worst Irish Sea gale wouldn't trouble it.

Fantastic film They mentioned the lady being found dead. It’s called Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency, known as Beauty Parlour Stroke

I thought it would of inspired the wonderful Caroline 😇❤

Thought it was going to take flight 🛫

Like a small time-capsule. The chocolate ad looked like a 'Roxy Music' video. Wonder if it was the same director.

Our mum began training at a salon in a newly built multi-storey block & parade of shops upon the clifftop at Barton On Sea at the now eastern tip of Bournemouth in 1950 & the premises only ceased use as a hairstylist in the late 00s.

классная машинка, взял бы такую, и металла много, и надёжнее, у меня индезит w101 но я бы эту по старее взял ))

If i wasnt on a water meyer i would have one of these qgain in instant. Probably had over a dozen machine's in my life but none have come close to this

Amazing, it will probably last the rest of your life, unlike the crap they build these days..

Delightful & rather moving.

I know a guy this still got one of these although it’s slightly newer but has those mad cards 💳 I was amazed by it in 2023 although it’s a bit rusty he’s and old guy and said when moved to town someone give him it in the 80s and all he’s had to get is a new door seal and brushes a couple of times. It’s sounds so loud and not smooth lol but it does the job as he says 👍🏻🤣 I remember the hoovers looking like this when I was kid but they had a knob lol (i loved the machines and everyone knew it) still love seeing old electronics especially washing machines and stereos makes me feel happy and I am 40

These were so good my landlord when I was 17 in a bedsit in 2001 there was a black and white 96 range I am sure at bright green writing on it was hotpoint about 6 buttons panel looked a lot like my dads old hotpoint front loader but a top loader! Was so good the performance on whites was sparkling on a 60 wash fast colours I and used to use 40 non fast colours they were the only 2 I would bar quick but would have to re spin as they were far to wet. Would happily pay for one of those now but can’t find any in south wales🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Only the ones without agitators I want one of them old ones lol Would take that over my lg even though I love it any day I didn’t I always said to people it was better than a front loader we all loved in and that building 60c wash done in a hour and spotless and no stupid “balancing system” My lg will not get whites white in under and hour , more like 3 hours… #memories :)

So annoying music.

A wonderful piece of television. If you go on Google Maps you can see Hilary standing in the front garden in front of Vanity Box. Search Vanity Box Blackpool. She must now be nearly 80. Think of the conversations she's had. I hope no one else died on her toilet.

This show inspired Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash is there early days! I can see why lol! Xxxxx ♥️

Magnificent!

Stupenda, robusta ed efficiente, altro che bilanciamento del carico, altro che la plastica elettronica odierna dalla durata programmata!

This was EXACTLY the same way in the States. Anyone old enough to remember the 1980's will definitley remember this scenario and how virtually all their daughters broke the cycle by never going as women became more empowered to do their own hair with the Advent of the hand held blow dryer.