Talk:Biography/sdmc John Bloom

I came on to this site to obtain a copy of John Bloom's book "My Life" by John Bloom. The only reference here is to another book he apparently wrote called "Its no sin to make a profit". I had two copies of his "My Life" which I've lent out (20 years ago) and not got back. Has anyone got a copy of his "My Life" book which gives a fabulous insight in to Lord Colston and his factory in Newton Aycliffe, later to be Colston, then Ariston, and now part of Hotpoint@s group. I started repairs to Rolls and other machines in 1961 and and am retiring next year. It would be nice to relive my youth and be able to tell my grandchildren just how much John Bloom did for the economy of this country and show them how many people were given the enormous benefit of owning an efficient,cheap,(69 guineas I think), reliable time and labour saving machine such as the Rolls. To get my facts right I need a copy of his (text) book to illustrate how (in my opinion) Bloom transformed a washing machine from an unattainable luxury for the masses into an absolute necessity, and consequently gave me my career as a washing machine engineer and subsequently a module manufacturer for the rest of my working life. I still live just 200 yards from the old Rolls factory in Cricklewood and am grateful for what Bloom did for the entire domestic appliance industry, and so it hurts when people rely on old barely remembered hazy recollections from the press and remember him as a crook. That is not my recollection and for his services to poor consumers who could only dream of owning a washing machine, and to the home laundry industry as a whole, I think he should have been given a knighthood. (Is it too late?) If anyone has a copy pleae call me; I'm Tony King on 0208 450 8890. Thanks !

217.38.64.46 23:59, 8 May 2007 (UTC)tony king