Clothes Airer

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Anonymous

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• May 30, 2005

• #1

Hi

I am keen to buy a Victorian clothes airer to hang above our Aga.

I just wondered if anyone could point me in the right direction. Have searched high and low on the internet but cannot find anyone specialising in antique airers. All I can find is hideous repros.

If you can help I would be most grateful

thanks
Chris

 

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Anonymous

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• May 30, 2005

• #2

Can't help, I'm afraid, but would urge you to continue to search: we had one over our Aga years ago, and it dried washloads of clothes faster than the machine could turn them out. Definitely the very best system known to man.

 

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Anonymous

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• May 30, 2005

• #3

Hi Chris

This one is pretty good:



http://www.castinstyle.co.uk/search.php?xSearch=clothes+airer

 

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Anonymous

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• May 30, 2005

• #4

how about this

chris



http://www.sheilamaid.com

 

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Anonymous

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• May 30, 2005

• #5

John Lewis sell the classic wooden and cast iron clothes airer that hangs from the ceiling by a pulley, if that's the one you were thinking of.

 

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Anonymous

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• May 30, 2005

• #6

John Lewis sell the classic wooden and cast iron clothes airer that hangs from the ceiling by a pulley, if that's the one you were thinking of.

 

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Anonymous

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• Jun 3, 2005

• #7

Hello

You still see the cast iron parts and the pulleys at car bott sales here in Devon. I bought 2 for 50p last week!

If not eBay has loads or original ones.

Tony

 

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Anonymous

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• Jun 4, 2005

• #8

Once you've got the metal bits and the pulleys, you will have to obtain the wooden rails. Don't skimp on these - they should have rounded profiles so that the washing can be slid on and off easily, and they should be as substantial as possible. It is surprising how heavy a wet double-sheet can be, and thin rails will sag and bow under the strain.

 

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Anonymous

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• Apr 1, 2006

• #9

Hi,

Just noticed your request for a Victorian Clothes Airer. We have one, not the type you hoist to the ceiling, but with slats that pull out and slip horizontally into a holder so it looks like a parasol. Please email gordon.pettitt@ntlworld.com if you're interested, I'll send a photo!

Regards, Gordon