Newbie here. Well, I just bought one of these from that selfsame auction site!
It's a rather sweet, very light little machine. Apparently, they were designed for ladies to use, hence why they were given the cutesy name - it was post-war and men were in short supply, so the ladies were having to take on traditionally male tasks.
I think my model is rather earlier than yours Paul, the motor is different and the wiring is not so neat. It does not have the thermal cut out on (apparently later models did) and mine does not have those reddish spots on its dome (air vents I guess).
Out of interest can you make out what the decal on the front says? I get "Made in England by" but after that is it A.M.I.? And what's the smaller type under that...? Mine has been painted green at some point, so that's going to be removed.
Unfortunately, despite a good clean, rewiring, regreasing the bearings and checking the brushes, there is still something wrong with the motor - it runs (blimey) but after a few moments it starts to smoke and slows down, and it sparks like a demon. I think I'll end up putting a modern motor in there. And the blades aren't original either.
I am rather taken with it though, and I plan on getting it running well.
