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Automatic 1501 washing machine

Washing Machine
1960s (made)
Artist/Maker
Home Laundry Engineering Division (designed)
AEI-Hotpoint (manufactured)
Industrial Design Unit (designed)
Place of origin
Great Britain (designed)

Automatic 1501 washing machine, stove-enamelled steel cabinet with vitreous enamelled lid and aluminium console panel


Object details

Categories
Electrical Appliances
Product Design
Object type
Washing machine
TitleAutomatic 1501 washing machine
Materials and techniques
Aluminium
Enamel
Steel
Enamelling
Brief description
Hotpoint (Automatic 1501) washing machine, designed by Home Laundry Engineering Division with the Industrial Design Unit.
Physical description
Automatic 1501 washing machine, stove-enamelled steel cabinet with vitreous enamelled lid and aluminium console panel
Dimensions
  • Height: 102cm
  • Depth: 57cm
  • Width: 56cm
Credit line
Given by the Council of Industrial Design
Object history
Historical significance: Winner of the Design Centre Award in 1966.
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
CIRC.390-1967

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O368828/automatic-1501-washing-machine-washing-machine-home-laundry-engineering/
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