Yup, it was an Empress, the smaller version was the Countess.
The black spot inside the tub on the right was where the water circulated so when you wanted to pump it out you just shoved a hose in there and pumped it into the snk, brilliant.
The chrome slider on the front left was to disengage the agitator drive and the one on the right was to operate the pump.
We used to take the gearboxes out of them to refurbish, wait for it, the rack and pinion drive system.
I think I need a lie down now.