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.
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 […]
Back in 1986, the German magazine Geo Special dedicated a full issue to Ireland. Here are four photos taken in Dublin city centre. Unable to establish name of Photographers
My Kind of Town Short promo video for the My Kind of Town exhibition My Kind of Town is my new exhibition that celebrates life in an industrial border town […]
Ten dog photos, all taken on one day in Ireland in 1988. Always ‘Paws’ Before Crossing10.30am: College Green, Dublin On May 7, 1988, thousands of people took photographs of moments […]
When Stocktons Wing released New Clare Revival in 1986 its solid groove caught my attention, and its a track I still like to play. I’ve mixed it up here with […]
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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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