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Thread Number: 10678
UK Halloween Meet - The Cleaners |
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| Post# 115385 11/21/2010 at 17:11 (4,903 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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| Post# 115386 , Reply# 1 11/21/2010 at 17:17 (4,903 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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I was aiming for some cleaners that are not seen so often | ||
| Post# 115388 , Reply# 2 11/21/2010 at 17:34 (4,903 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Stairway of Juniors | ||
| Post# 115390 , Reply# 3 11/21/2010 at 17:36 (4,903 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Lower view | ||
| Post# 115391 , Reply# 4 11/21/2010 at 17:40 (4,903 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Upper view | ||
| Post# 115393 , Reply# 5 11/21/2010 at 17:46 (4,903 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Old Guard Juniors | ||
| Post# 115395 , Reply# 6 11/21/2010 at 17:50 (4,903 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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In action | ||
| Post# 115396 , Reply# 7 11/21/2010 at 17:53 (4,903 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Other side | ||
| Post# 115397 , Reply# 8 11/21/2010 at 17:57 (4,903 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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A gaggle of Goblins | ||
| Post# 115398 , Reply# 9 11/21/2010 at 18:00 (4,903 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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555 From the 1970s | ||
| Post# 115399 , Reply# 10 11/21/2010 at 18:02 (4,903 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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It has a "combination" nozzle | ||
| Post# 115400 , Reply# 11 11/21/2010 at 18:03 (4,903 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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But is is a very small nozzle | ||
| Post# 115401 , Reply# 12 11/21/2010 at 18:07 (4,903 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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This is a lter version of this cleaner
As it has cable clips around the handle. These were "badged" by our electricity boards for years, but they seem rare. My thanks to Gary (Electron1100 over on AW.org) for this one. The Cable really is shot, but want to keep it as its original. It would have been competition for the Lux 65/80 & Hoover Harlequin 419/429
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| Post# 115403 , Reply# 13 11/21/2010 at 18:09 (4,903 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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It may be badged as a Singer | ||
| Post# 115404 , Reply# 14 11/21/2010 at 18:12 (4,903 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Its very much a budget model | ||
| Post# 115405 , Reply# 15 11/21/2010 at 18:13 (4,903 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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No swivel on the nozzle either | ||
| Post# 115406 , Reply# 16 11/21/2010 at 18:16 (4,903 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Narrow hose & tubes | ||
| Post# 115407 , Reply# 17 11/21/2010 at 18:18 (4,903 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Goblin TOL | ||
| Post# 115408 , Reply# 18 11/21/2010 at 18:19 (4,903 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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All plastic body | ||
| Post# 115409 , Reply# 19 11/21/2010 at 18:21 (4,903 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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I dont know | ||
| Post# 115410 , Reply# 20 11/21/2010 at 18:22 (4,903 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Rear cover in place | ||
| Post# 115412 , Reply# 21 11/21/2010 at 18:23 (4,903 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Suction control | ||
| Post# 115414 , Reply# 22 11/21/2010 at 18:25 (4,903 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Top view | ||
| Post# 115417 , Reply# 23 11/21/2010 at 18:27 (4,903 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Late 1970s picture | ||
| Post# 115418 , Reply# 24 11/21/2010 at 18:28 (4,903 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Speaking of Housemaids | ||
| Post# 115419 , Reply# 25 11/21/2010 at 18:29 (4,903 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Side view | ||
| Post# 115421 , Reply# 26 11/21/2010 at 18:31 (4,903 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Brushroll | ||
| Post# 115423 , Reply# 27 11/21/2010 at 18:33 (4,903 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Hood | ||
| Post# 115424 , Reply# 28 11/21/2010 at 18:34 (4,903 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Shows the dirt | ||
| Post# 115425 , Reply# 29 11/21/2010 at 18:35 (4,903 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Thats all for tonight folks | ||
| Post# 115466 , Reply# 30 11/21/2010 at 21:01 (4,903 days old) by Collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
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| Post# 115468 , Reply# 31 11/21/2010 at 21:03 (4,903 days old) by Collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
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| Post# 115475 , Reply# 32 11/21/2010 at 21:33 (4,903 days old) by luxg () | ||
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Al, what a fantastic collection you have there. How long have you been collecting? Thanks so much for taking the time to share them with us. Terry | ||
| Post# 115476 , Reply# 33 11/21/2010 at 21:34 (4,903 days old) by petek (Ontario) | ||
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Nice and vast collection there Al. Keep it up and you'll need to be building towers of power like Dave with those chrome racks. | ||
| Post# 115516 , Reply# 34 11/22/2010 at 04:55 (4,902 days old) by kirbymodel2c (Nottingham, England) | ||
Hi Alistair.... | ||
| Post# 115531 , Reply# 35 11/22/2010 at 11:33 (4,902 days old) by joe22 () | ||
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WOW i do love the styling of the vintage UK vacs. awesome collection | ||
| Post# 115561 , Reply# 36 11/22/2010 at 17:15 (4,902 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Thanks for the kind words guys
They are much appreciated.
Terry, that is just a part of the collection - I did not even have any of my Seniors (your convertibles) out, and there was hardly an Electrolux to be seen. I have been "officially" collecting for about 9 years although the first in my collection (and incidentally one of the rarest - an Electrolux 116) was bought in 1993. Next up was the 119, rescued by a friend around 1998 or so. Most of my cleaners have come from ebay although some have also come from fellow collectors. I dare not attend "car boot sales" for I fear the house would be FULL of all sorts - its bad enough with the cleaners, mixers and a few other small appliances. Pete, well I am not quite at the point of my namesake on your side of the pond, but it feels like it is not far off! When I get everything back in place I may share a photo. James, the Housemaid was something of a bargain, I actually got two for £2.00 (say $3.00), and two brochures thrown in. As I said on my trident thread, sometimes ebay does work out. I passed the other one on several years ago I am afraid. Al | ||
| Post# 115565 , Reply# 37 11/22/2010 at 17:25 (4,902 days old) by petek (Ontario) | ||
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Tfal actifry Al.. did I see a pic of a Tfal Actifry in your kitchen... what do you think of it... the gadgeteer in me would love one,, not the price though. | ||
| Post# 115606 , Reply# 38 11/23/2010 at 03:22 (4,902 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Hand on heart
Pete, I hardly ever use it. My sister has one which she uses a lot but as I am generally cooking just for me, it is not so good at small quantities. It will cook french fries in about a teaspoonfull of oil, but they are more like oven chips than "proper" fries. It is brilliant for sausages though. I bought mine on sale at a good reduction but I would really recommend anyone to wait until they find one at goodwill for $10 unless they have a large family or like a lot of french fries (and you can start with potatoes for these) and have to watch their fat intake.
Al | ||
| Post# 115648 , Reply# 39 11/23/2010 at 14:54 (4,901 days old) by hooverbaby (Dalton in Furness, UK) | ||
Nice Vac Trick!! or should that be Vactric?
Al, I especially like your yellow Vactric Junior Upright. Whilst not quite on a par with machines such as the Hoover Junior 370 I don't think I've seen one quite so splendid before, though I do have a similar one somewhere with a maroon bag.
Presumably, the red machine next to it is the relatively rare Morphy Richards upright, which was recently revamped? Stephen | ||
| Post# 115764 , Reply# 40 11/24/2010 at 16:50 (4,900 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Vac-trickery | ||
| Post# 115765 , Reply# 41 11/24/2010 at 16:51 (4,900 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Close of the bag graphic | ||
| Post# 115766 , Reply# 42 11/24/2010 at 16:53 (4,900 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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The business end | ||
| Post# 115767 , Reply# 43 11/24/2010 at 16:56 (4,900 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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And round the back | ||
| Post# 115770 , Reply# 44 11/24/2010 at 16:58 (4,900 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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It does owe something of its design | ||
| Post# 115771 , Reply# 45 11/24/2010 at 16:59 (4,900 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Switch | ||
| Post# 115772 , Reply# 46 11/24/2010 at 17:02 (4,900 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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In action | ||
| Post# 115773 , Reply# 47 11/24/2010 at 17:04 (4,900 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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And from the side | ||
| Post# 115774 , Reply# 48 11/24/2010 at 17:07 (4,900 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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No edge cleaning here | ||
| Post# 115775 , Reply# 49 11/24/2010 at 17:09 (4,900 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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And the brush roll | ||
| Post# 115776 , Reply# 50 11/24/2010 at 17:13 (4,900 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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I have only seen one other
of these in real life - Mike has one as well. But this was the first time one has been seen in action - and I am delighted that it does actually work. The cleaner was produced from 1936 until 1958 apparently largely unaltered. There are more pictures and information on Paul Linell's excellent site (see link) - his is in better condition too.
That's all for tonight folks Al CLICK HERE TO GO TO Vacbear58's LINK | ||
| Post# 115797 , Reply# 51 11/24/2010 at 22:18 (4,900 days old) by vintagecanister () | ||
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What is the machine on the first picture posted, top shelf, all the way to the right? It looks quite interesting. Any close-up's for us guys across the pond? 
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| Post# 115810 , Reply# 52 11/25/2010 at 00:44 (4,900 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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That would be the Electrolux 160 | ||
| Post# 115852 , Reply# 53 11/25/2010 at 16:36 (4,899 days old) by hooverbaby (Dalton in Furness, UK) | ||
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Thanks for the extra pictures of the Vactric Al! | ||
| Post# 115854 , Reply# 54 11/25/2010 at 17:11 (4,899 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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National Utilities
Now that is interesting Stephen, I had known that Vactric 202/404 cylinder cleaners were badged under the National Utilities brand (and others), indeed I have one and they pop up with surprising regularity on ebay, but I have never seen an NU upright. This one is the only one I have seen on ebay in nine years.
And of course there is the successor model, which appears to owe something to the Hoover 638 that has not been seen either. Al | ||
| Post# 115990 , Reply# 55 11/26/2010 at 22:10 (4,898 days old) by kirby16 () | ||
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Theres something wrong with your photos; they wont show up.:-\ | ||
| Post# 115991 , Reply# 56 11/26/2010 at 22:12 (4,898 days old) by kirby16 () | ||
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Sack that, never mind. Now they do. :(: | ||
| Post# 116052 , Reply# 57 11/27/2010 at 12:16 (4,897 days old) by hooverbaby (Dalton in Furness, UK) | ||
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I also have.. | ||
Post# 116152 , Reply# 58 11/28/2010 at 07:21 (4,896 days old) by chestermikeuk  (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.) |
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Link
Heres the link to the vac pic thread posted in the off-topic forum!!!
CLICK HERE TO GO TO chestermikeuk's LINK 
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Post# 116153 , Reply# 59 11/28/2010 at 07:24 (4,896 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.) |
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From Alistairs Meet... | ||
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Post# 116154 , Reply# 60 11/28/2010 at 07:25 (4,896 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.) |
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From The | ||
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Post# 116155 , Reply# 61 11/28/2010 at 07:29 (4,896 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.) |
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Hoover 417 | ||
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Post# 116156 , Reply# 62 11/28/2010 at 07:31 (4,896 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.) |
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Hoover Minors..... | ||
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Post# 116157 , Reply# 63 11/28/2010 at 07:32 (4,896 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.) |
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Hoover Minors | ||
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Post# 116158 , Reply# 64 11/28/2010 at 07:37 (4,896 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.) |
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The Gang... | ||
| Post# 116162 , Reply# 65 11/28/2010 at 08:11 (4,896 days old) by hooverbaby (Dalton in Furness, UK) | ||
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Wow!
Thanks Mike for sending those pictures with me in! I've not seen them before but did check out the ones in the off-topic section last week; it looks as though you all had a great time, even though I wasn't there;)As for the marquee, that was a great idea; you just never know what the weather will do and it makes Al's place look like a stately home lol.
The Junior line ups look great and help and show some of the many variations over the years. I like the one showing the line up of 'coffee can' Hoovers, some of which I brought down 2 years ago. I'm hoping to get a new camera for Christmas; the mode switch has failed on my old one and I can't seem to get a replacement. Perhaps I'll get organised in the spring and I can post a few line ups of my own stuff. Hope to catch up with you all later! Stephen | ||
| Post# 236699 , Reply# 66 6/16/2013 at 02:21 (3,966 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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| Post# 236712 , Reply# 67 6/16/2013 at 10:07 (3,965 days old) by hoover119dude (england) | ||
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| Post# 236713 , Reply# 68 6/16/2013 at 10:18 (3,965 days old) by hoover119dude (england) | ||
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| Post# 236719 , Reply# 69 6/16/2013 at 12:18 (3,965 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
It isn't bad to run them in upright, | ||
| Post# 236727 , Reply# 72 6/16/2013 at 13:17 (3,965 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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Post# 236737 , Reply# 73 6/16/2013 at 14:01 (3,965 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Great Display!! | ||
| Post# 236741 , Reply# 74 6/16/2013 at 14:27 (3,965 days old) by garlee (england) | ||
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| Post# 236752 , Reply# 75 6/16/2013 at 16:16 (3,965 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Old pictures
Thanks for all the nice comments on this old thread :)
Gary, is yours the one in this colour scheme or do you have the other version which has a body in similar colour to a Hoover Junior 119 and the burgundy bag? John, I promise the idea was not stolen from you. It first happened in the first meeting I had in 2007 where there were quite a few Juniors and it was somewhere to put them all, sadly my house is nearly not so large as yours. After that it became a bit of a tradition to have the "stairway of Juniors" although I eventually ran out of stairs - and I don't even have examples of the all! Now, regarding the comment about using the cleaners with the handles lowered. With all Hoover "bag in the back" cleaners prior to those with disposable bag (which continues the air path beyond the rear of the cleaner) when the handle is in the upright position the bag is held, with some tension, at a sharp right angle to the back of the machine - not only does this restrict the airflow it also puts pressure on this area of the bag and I don't doubt that this is another reason (along with the bag not being emptied every time it is used and the dust rotting the bag) why there are so few original bags around. If you look at every instruction book prior to the 638 you will see that the handle is always lowered when the attachments are in use. Now, I will admit this may not be quite as strong a consideration when using the Junior where the bag is not held under the same tension it seems to me that the same policy is practised, where the handle is lowered when attachments are in use, as shown below. Al 
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| Post# 236791 , Reply# 76 6/17/2013 at 03:28 (3,965 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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| Post# 236794 , Reply# 77 6/17/2013 at 05:08 (3,965 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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6525E
Joe
The effect on the 6525 would be much less pronounced for it has, as noted above, the bellows assembly which carries the airflow up into the bag. That said, it would be still worth doing for the air, instead of having a 90 degree turn if the handle was upright, would have an easier path (probably less than 45 degrees) if the handle was lowered. And, lets face it, good and all as it is as a carpet cleaner, it needs all the help it can get when tools are attached. Al | ||
| Post# 236797 , Reply# 78 6/17/2013 at 05:50 (3,964 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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| Post# 236802 , Reply# 79 6/17/2013 at 08:46 (3,964 days old) by garlee (england) | ||
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Vacbear58 i have the Junior 119 with the brown bag as have managed to get an original bag for this model off Ebay but at a price ! The Hoover juniors that i have in my collection are a 1958 1334 with the metal fan cover as opposed to the plastic one,2 1334A's in the grey and off white colour scheme ,a 1334A in the jonquil and hop green colour scheme ,2 1334E's one with the original bag ,a U1104 and a U1036 .Have been trying to put a pic of them all on here but have been unable to as the camera original digital pic has too many pixels on it as the message comes up when i try to send . hopefully someone will tell me how to send it
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Post# 236811 , Reply# 80 6/17/2013 at 10:23 (3,964 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Al!
I think your staircase of Juniors is beautiful. I simply line the stairs here for mini meets for the same reason. There's a much smaller staircase in the back of the house. There are 10 HOOVER 'Convertibles", your "Seniors' there at all times . This big old house has 11 rooms. There are vacuums EVERYWHERE at any given time.But, when I host a mini/mega meet, I bring out fun machines to see, use. I try to bring out models they others haven't seen at my house before. There's one in the formal dining room all the time. My aunt once asked me ,"Are you going to keep that thing out during dinner"? I replied, "Yes, it makes a nice accent piece in any home, don't you think?" That was the end of THAT discussion. It's nice to see those "Happy Birthday, HOOVER" T-shirts over there on you 2 guys, too. THAT was great fun in Ohio. It was GREAT that ye were able to make it over here.
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| Post# 236827 , Reply# 81 6/17/2013 at 13:28 (3,964 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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On dyson DC25's the suction is still going through the cleaner head when the cleaner is upright, it is only when the wand is pulled out does the suction divert. ま | ||
| Post# 236833 , Reply# 82 6/17/2013 at 14:12 (3,964 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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Post# 236862 , Reply# 83 6/17/2013 at 14:58 (3,964 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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which one is George? | ||
| Post# 236866 , Reply# 84 6/17/2013 at 15:01 (3,964 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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Post# 236868 , Reply# 85 6/17/2013 at 15:02 (3,964 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Ah. ok, | ||
| Post# 242441 , Reply# 86 7/27/2013 at 16:20 (3,924 days old) by hoover119dude (england) | ||
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| Post# 242475 , Reply# 87 7/27/2013 at 19:57 (3,924 days old) by NYCWriter (New York City) | ||
WHY ... | ||
| Post# 242573 , Reply# 88 7/28/2013 at 09:07 (3,923 days old) by hoover119dude (england) | ||
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hi NYCWriter,
i sometimes wonder that myself. Hoover and Electrolux seemed to have different styles in the different countries. the hoover junior range never took off in the states but did here. but as americans like things big and large maybe the houses were deemed too big there to warrant a small cleaner. i lived in florida for 22 years and the houses are much bigger there than they are here. that could be one reason. | ||
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