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Hoover Keymatic A3008 (1976)

The Sounds of Washday!!
As many new machines now operate with electronic controls that are super silent, I often miss the clicks and whirs of previous washing machines. One of the most memorable is the Hoover Keymatic - it used a card reader to select and read the wash programme chosen, and as the cams link up with the slots on the keyplate it makes a ticking and clicking noise that many of us will remember  on washday??


Tell us your most memorable washday sounds??

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  1. Unknown8 August 2012 at 17:47

    Kewl! Thats what I remember! What a nice machine for washday! I wanna see Rosalie's in there!!!

    Thanks Mike.

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