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Thread Number: 14688
OMG... it does exist! Awesome find!!! |
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| Post# 155598 , Reply# 1 10/15/2011 at 22:34 (4,568 days old) by HooverCelebrity (Germany) | ||
Original Shipping Label...
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| Post# 155599 , Reply# 2 10/15/2011 at 22:35 (4,568 days old) by HooverCelebrity (Germany) | ||
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Mmmmmmm virgin. 
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| Post# 155600 , Reply# 3 10/15/2011 at 22:36 (4,568 days old) by HooverCelebrity (Germany) | ||
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Ta-daaaa! 
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| Post# 155601 , Reply# 4 10/15/2011 at 22:36 (4,568 days old) by HooverCelebrity (Germany) | ||
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So much more transportable! 
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| Post# 155602 , Reply# 5 10/15/2011 at 22:37 (4,568 days old) by HooverCelebrity (Germany) | ||
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Now I can go about doing my dusting without having to worry about scratching the floor! ((And I can subsequently sleep at night)) 
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| Post# 155605 , Reply# 6 10/15/2011 at 22:50 (4,568 days old) by HooverCelebrity (Germany) | ||
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And..... 1005 W Franklin Ave does still exist! I think it's the second or third door from the left. Fabulous building. 
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| Post# 155608 , Reply# 7 10/15/2011 at 22:55 (4,568 days old) by classicfan1 (Ohio, USA) | ||
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Neat! A nice piece of history! | ||
| Post# 155609 , Reply# 8 10/15/2011 at 22:57 (4,568 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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| Post# 155610 , Reply# 9 10/15/2011 at 23:02 (4,568 days old) by eluxomarty (Palm Springs) | ||
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Cool find!! Fred, I knew these existed. I was once trying to bid on one on ebay and of course I was outbid. Sometime later I learned that fellow California collector Kyle M. has one in the box. Although he wasn't the one who outbid me, LOL! | ||
| Post# 155611 , Reply# 10 10/15/2011 at 23:03 (4,568 days old) by kc_kirby (Kansas City, MO) | ||
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I used to have a Constellation 82 with the dolly like the one Fred just got. I didn't know it was so rare. I found it at an estate sale in Wichita, Kansas. I also saw one when I went to the convention in Ohio. I guess I should have kept it. Chad | ||
| Post# 155613 , Reply# 11 10/15/2011 at 23:27 (4,568 days old) by midcenturymike () | ||
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Congrats Fred, What a fabulous find! Do you have any idea of how many of these carts were produced? | ||
| Post# 155614 , Reply# 12 10/16/2011 at 00:03 (4,568 days old) by goadie12 () | ||
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Wow what an interesting piece I am surprised that they weren't more popular back in the day thanks. Zach | ||
| Post# 155617 , Reply# 13 10/16/2011 at 00:47 (4,568 days old) by RainbowD4C (Saint Joseph, Michigan ) | ||
"Now I can go about doing my dusting without having to worry about scratching the floor! ((And I can subsequently sleep at night))"
I don't think that in the history of the Constaliation that there has ever been a problem with the floor and furniture being scratched up. It is a cool find. Congratulations!!!! | ||
| Post# 155628 , Reply# 14 10/16/2011 at 07:39 (4,567 days old) by luxg () | ||
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Congratulations Fred, what a fantastic find!!!
Terry | ||
| Post# 155640 , Reply# 15 10/16/2011 at 09:02 (4,567 days old) by indyhoover () | ||
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They really do exist! I have one with my Model 82 as well....and I know what you mean about not scratching the floors :-) | ||
| Post# 155643 , Reply# 16 10/16/2011 at 09:34 (4,567 days old) by kenmore81 (Warwick, RI) | ||
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| Post# 155644 , Reply# 17 10/16/2011 at 09:49 (4,567 days old) by Brandon_W_T () | ||
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That is one wounderful find! Congratulations! Would love to find one myself! But I need the 82 first! LOL | ||
| Post# 155646 , Reply# 18 10/16/2011 at 10:04 (4,567 days old) by markus79 (Finland) | ||
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hoover wheels We used to have this kind of wheels in later constellations in the 70īs. Our constellations doesnīt float at all. Markus 
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| Post# 155669 , Reply# 19 10/16/2011 at 13:27 (4,567 days old) by vac_whisperer () | ||
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That is pretty cool, Fred. Its probably pretty rare..? | ||
| Post# 155698 , Reply# 20 10/16/2011 at 17:34 (4,567 days old) by portable (Corvallis, OR) | ||
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Post# 155714 , Reply# 21 10/16/2011 at 19:42 (4,567 days old) by compactelectra  (Palm Springs) |
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Fabulous Find Fred | ||
| Post# 155715 , Reply# 22 10/16/2011 at 19:51 (4,567 days old) by tommymilan (milano) | ||
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| Post# 155716 , Reply# 23 10/16/2011 at 20:19 (4,567 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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In a similar vein...
I hardly ever play on eBay anymore unless it is something so desirable and reasonable I can't resist. This manual for the Mulberry Model 84 was just sitting unmolested on eBay with no bidders, so I did and won it tonight for $10. The seller Peter wrote me, after I explained I'd been looking for one for ages: "Hi Dave, I'm happy that the brochure has found a home and that I didn't throw it away. I used my constellation for about 20 years as a shop vac and got a new shop vac probably about 10 years ago. I was cleaning out my desk and ran across the brochure. It is in good shape, I hope that you like it! Thank you and take care, Peter" This will complete my Canadian NIB Model 841 (even tho is is undoubtedly a USA manual) that was made in Burlington and sold through EATONS in Winnipeg. Big Fred! Brilliant idea that never occurred to me. Now if I could just find an unmolested Model 82 Manual, the round one... I have a second Canadian 82 in primo condition with the original blue hose & tools that is not in the picture, but again, no manual. :-( Dave 
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| Post# 155722 , Reply# 24 10/16/2011 at 20:47 (4,567 days old) by petek (Ontario) | ||
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Interesting the difference and why between the Finnish dolly and the others | ||
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Post# 155920 , Reply# 25 10/18/2011 at 17:54 (4,565 days old) by airwaylady (Milwaukee, WI) |
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"Hello Dolly" Hey Fred! Such a wonderful rare find! Congratulations! Always great to find the missing links, you're on a "ROLL" now......ENJOY!! HAPPY VACUUMING! Tania | ||
| Post# 155921 , Reply# 26 10/18/2011 at 18:05 (4,565 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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FRED! You ARE just too LUCKY!!! You deserve it!! | ||
| Post# 155926 , Reply# 27 10/18/2011 at 18:42 (4,565 days old) by massagemiracle () | ||
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A friend of mine I visited yesterday has one of these dollies no box. It was in a box of items purchased at an auction and until you posted this he had no idea what it was! He was going to throw it away! | ||
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Post# 155957 , Reply# 28 10/18/2011 at 22:03 (4,565 days old) by dial-a-nap (Omaha - the home of the TV Dinner) |
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| Post# 156014 , Reply# 29 10/19/2011 at 09:50 (4,564 days old) by hamiltonbeachbo (Milwaukee ) | ||
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Great find Fred, And yes, Gary is amazing with his ability to spot stuff at a rummage. I like the way the dolly creates a finishing touch. The only way they (Hoover) could have improved it would have been to wrap the outer ring with a rubber bumper of some sort .... whatever. Enjoy!! psf | ||
| Post# 156017 , Reply# 30 10/19/2011 at 10:32 (4,564 days old) by HooverCelebrity (Germany) | ||
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Rubber..? Hey Pat- the outer ring is wrapped in a vinyl bumper. :-) Thanks everyone for your comments! -Fred | ||
| Post# 156078 , Reply# 31 10/19/2011 at 21:52 (4,564 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere) | ||
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Wheeled dolly I didn't know they were available for Constellations! Nice find. | ||
| Post# 156109 , Reply# 32 10/20/2011 at 03:36 (4,564 days old) by uprightman () | ||
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Well, Hello Dolly! Who would have known? Never quite dug dragging a Hoover Constellation around on the floor, BUT, then again, not big into Hoover's. The BEST part was seeing how happy Fred is with his! Now, Hoover-man or NOT - that was a Day-Maker! | ||
| Post# 156187 , Reply# 33 10/20/2011 at 21:30 (4,563 days old) by jetaction (Minneapolis, Minnesota) | ||
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I love these kind of finds Very cool accessory Fred, Congrats! | ||
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