How much do you think a Hoover 3236 washer cost in 70’s?

[andy_art_trigg]

Watching a 1970s documentary I saw a shot of a window display with a Hoover washing machine for sale. It was a Hoover A3236. It’s very sad to concede how much pleasure I received pausing the video and gazing fondly at it. A simple washing machine, white rocker switch and orange and grey control knob with a top spin of probably 700RPM.

These washing machines were already well established when I started in the trade in 1976.

Anyway I have the exact price. The year must have been around 1970-73 (ish)

No prize, but much kudos to the closest guess.

[don]

Re: How much do you think a Hoover 3236 washer cost in 70’s?

I`m gonna guess at

£279 ❓

Don

[Martin]

Re: How much do you think a Hoover 3236 washer cost in 70’s?

Don’s way out 😉

My guess = £99

[Goatboy]

Wasn’t this when the average wage was £10 a week?

£50, my guess.

[iadom]

Re: How much do you think a Hoover 3236 washer cost in 70’s?

Around £150.00

[Dave_Conway]

Re: How much do you think a Hoover 3236 washer cost in 70’s?

This is quite interesting:

http://www.thecatalogshop.co.uk/catalog … s-1970.php

🙂

[Kenny]

Re: How much do you think a Hoover 3236 washer cost in 70’s?

I recon £70

[johnmac11]

Re: How much do you think a Hoover 3236 washer cost in 70’s?

I think Don might be the closest here, IIRC I remember selling Hoover T5004 twin tubs then for about £200 so I would say the 3236 must have been £250>

John

[Alex]

Re: How much do you think a Hoover 3236 washer cost in 70’s?

I would suspect somewhere around the £265 area. My wages in 1972 when these came out was around £24 per week, gross.

The 3314L was about £210 I recall, and there was more moving components in a twin tub.

Probably a mile out.

Alex

[Phidom]

Re: How much do you think a Hoover 3236 washer cost in 70’s?

Homespares still list carbon brushes for that model, Part No. 4181. 😯

[robbra]

Re: How much do you think a Hoover 3236 washer cost in 70’s?

£85 and not a penny more

[wilf]

Re: How much do you think a Hoover 3236 washer cost in 70’s?

ah!….. the gtr and mth timer dropper resistors and endless calls to no spin to reset switch to B my guess..about 150 quid

wilf

[leavemetogetonwithit]

Re: How much do you think a Hoover 3236 washer cost in 70’s?

£109 19s. 11d (14/2/71).
Mike.

[EFS]

Re: How much do you think a Hoover 3236 washer cost in 70’s?

125 guineas at harrods

Steve

[wilf]

Re: How much do you think a Hoover 3236 washer cost in 70’s?

just out of interest we have a newspaper add from 1965 framed in the shop, english electric three ring bog standard cooker model 2037 45 pound 3 shilling next page add for electricans wanted 40 hour week 16 pounds 10shilling or…. almost three weeks wages for a very basic cooker!

wilf 🙄

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