My mother had one of the single-tub upright ones, with the mangle/wringer on top, because it didn’t have a spin cycle like modern ones. It didn’t have a lever like the one in the picture, it was electrically powered. Real bitch if you caught your fingers in it! You had to have a tub below, to catch the water coming off stuff going through the wringer. It lasted up to the 80s. She had a “Flatley” drier to dry stuff in, real handy in winter. That lasted even longer than the washing machine, up to the 90s.
Earlier this year, I posted 10 ‘then and now’ photos from Temple Bar, Dublin. I used photographs from 1985. These were featured in the Irish Architectural Archive’s Temple Bar 15 […]
Joe Walsh, a Co Down native, founded Joe Walsh Tours (JWT) in 1961 in a tiny Nassau Street office in Dublin. JWT started with religious pilgrimages to the likes of […]
The metal shell of the Gasometer on South Lotts Rd, Ringsend, Dublin 4. Photo taken in 1988 by Maureen Devitt RIP. The Gasometer dates back to 1885. Now known as […]
In October 2006, the Temple Bar Cultural Trust and the Irish Architectural Archive produced an exhibiton and catalogue called Temple Bar 15 to celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of the architectural […]
From 30 years ago, here are 3 ads for 2 different alcopop brands sold in Ireland. These ads appeared in Irish style magazine d Side in 1996 and were digitised […]
Christmas in Ireland was published in 1985 by World Book Encyclopedia Inc. from Chicago, USA. We’ve digitised a selection of photos by Bob Willoughby, Fionnbar Callanan, Mary Rowley and a […]
The Brand New Retro book is 10 years old this week — which means it’s officially vintage too. 😎 brandnewretro.ie10m The Brand New Retro book turns 10 this week! Back […]
Brand New Retro 
Do you have any ESB adverts I wonder.
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It’s better to have old and recent adverts online.
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Every old advert should be online.
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My mother had one of the single-tub upright ones, with the mangle/wringer on top, because it didn’t have a spin cycle like modern ones. It didn’t have a lever like the one in the picture, it was electrically powered. Real bitch if you caught your fingers in it! You had to have a tub below, to catch the water coming off stuff going through the wringer. It lasted up to the 80s. She had a “Flatley” drier to dry stuff in, real handy in winter. That lasted even longer than the washing machine, up to the 90s.
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