On 19/11/2017 21:16, Brian Reay wrote:
We had an Ariston Washing Machine which lasted about 17 years and our first Microwave (a Tricity) lasted a similar time- in fact it was still working when we disposed of it, it was just 'tatty'. Sadly, none of the replacements have given comparable service.

A few years ago there was an exhibition in the London Science Museum of the evolution of domestic appliances over the decades. One exhibit was what they said was the first microwave oven to go on sale in the UK. We had one just like it still in use; made me feel a bit like a museum exhibit myself.

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Clive Page