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A very special friend sent a very special cleaner! |
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Post# 189846   7/13/2012 at 23:04 (4,276 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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I came home today to find ...are you ready? It is a "prized" HOOVER 65 GOLD , 50th anniversary Upright! A MUST have. As you know, (or, maybe not), these weren't 'sold'. They were prizes, gifts, etc for sales. It is considered rare. It came from my very close friend in North Canton, Mr. Tom Anderson. He told me to "look for something in the mail". Well,the water bill came, as well as the light bill.Then, 2 boxes!! I got an email from Dennis, as well. Not sure of the link. No pictures, yet. But, you KNOW how much I'll appreciate this. As great as it is, I appreciate the friendship so much more. Does this now make 401? 402? 403? Heck, who can count anymore?! I'll share this with ye very soon. Aren't I an awful tease?
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Post# 189870 , Reply# 1   7/14/2012 at 07:24 (4,275 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)   |   | |
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Post# 189872 , Reply# 2   7/14/2012 at 07:43 (4,275 days old) by KC_Kirby (Kansas City, MO)   |   | |
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Congrats John, I can just imagine how you must feel, to receive such a rare and sought after vacuuum. Can't wait to see pics! Chad |
Post# 189875 , Reply# 3   7/14/2012 at 08:52 (4,275 days old) by singingrainbow (Texas)   |   | |
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I seem to remeber talking with you about what vacs you do not have at the convention, and this was one of them. I am very glad you have one now! Now I want to see pictures! Scott |
Post# 189885 , Reply# 4   7/14/2012 at 12:21 (4,275 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)   |   | |
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Post# 189896 , Reply# 5   7/14/2012 at 16:38 (4,275 days old) by Brandon_W_T ()   |   | |
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Oh they must have misprinted my address. Ill send you a PM with it and you can ship it back to me.... Hehe.... Anywho... congrats on an amazing gift! The Golden early birds sure are unique! |
Post# 190038 , Reply# 7   7/15/2012 at 15:42 (4,274 days old) by papasvacs (Lauderdale Lakes, FL)   |   | |
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Post# 190041 , Reply# 8   7/15/2012 at 15:47 (4,274 days old) by vacfan6384 (Larksville,PA)   |   | |
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Post# 190106 , Reply# 9   7/15/2012 at 22:28 (4,274 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH)   |   | |
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Post# 190113 , Reply# 10   7/15/2012 at 23:24 (4,274 days old) by vac-o-matic (Saint Louis, Mo.)   |   | |
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Pics??? Congrats by the way! |
Post# 190122 , Reply# 11   7/16/2012 at 01:17 (4,274 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 190124 , Reply# 12   7/16/2012 at 01:20 (4,274 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 190126 , Reply# 13   7/16/2012 at 01:23 (4,274 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 190142 , Reply# 14   7/16/2012 at 05:17 (4,273 days old) by kenmore81 (Warwick, RI)   |   | |
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Post# 190145 , Reply# 15   7/16/2012 at 07:18 (4,273 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)   |   | |
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Post# 190159 , Reply# 16   7/16/2012 at 09:11 (4,273 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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John that's great,
Now what is interesting is I have a gold and black hoover 652 ( same shape) that I got from a friend who bought a appliance store that had been around since the 40's. He found it upstairs minus its bag and I have kept it tucked away in a box, I wonder if it is not something done along the same line. These machines were manufactured in SA for SA so it is possible. |
Post# 190165 , Reply# 17   7/16/2012 at 10:12 (4,273 days old) by kloveland (Tulsa)   |   | |
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Post# 190169 , Reply# 18   7/16/2012 at 11:22 (4,273 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Jamie: Yes, the gold light is much dimmer. They make 2 different wattages for those bayonet bulbs. Sometimes, people put in a bulb that was too hot. It added to the warping, along with the motor heat. You'd notice, if you took off the hoods, that, the light apparatus is not simply screwed on, as well as the bearing cap having 4 screws. That all modified with time.These cleaners are as strong as when they were new. I ran the gold one through the library (den) here and it really performed! Naturally, they would.I'm learning that I have, and, will post, a lot of the anniversary vacuums. I have the 100th year, the 50, the 25, the 40, the 75, and, possibly, a few more. Who knew? So, loook for the "AnniversaryWalk". I REALLY MUST photograph all of this stuff in nice, creative ways.
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Post# 190316 , Reply# 19   7/17/2012 at 11:24 (4,272 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 190324 , Reply# 20   7/17/2012 at 12:45 (4,272 days old) by andy-lux ()   |   | |
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wow such a rare breed of senior. congrats |
Post# 190339 , Reply# 21   7/17/2012 at 13:30 (4,272 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London)   |   | |
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Post# 190340 , Reply# 22   7/17/2012 at 13:35 (4,272 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London)   |   | |
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Post# 190341 , Reply# 23   7/17/2012 at 13:36 (4,272 days old) by Brandon_W_T ()   |   | |
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WOWEE!!! What a fantastic picture! Is that the 638 in the background? |
Post# 190343 , Reply# 24   7/17/2012 at 13:44 (4,272 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London)   |   | |
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Post# 190362 , Reply# 25   7/17/2012 at 15:53 (4,272 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 190379 , Reply# 26   7/17/2012 at 17:48 (4,272 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London)   |   | |
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John
The pictures are from two sites, the Junior line is in Perivale and the bag plant in a newly acquired building behind the main plant. At that time Connies where manufactured a few miles away in another factory in Wembley. This in addition to the High Wycombe plant (about 20 miles away) which was given over to the steam iron (HY had been round a long time, I believe it was previously for bag manufacture)as well as the washing machine plant in Wales and the electric motor plant in Scotland. The bag plant may have been a temporary addition as the Perivale production lines would have been changed from the old style 119/1224 range to the 1334 Junior and in 1959 the "Senior" lines would be changed from model 638 to the new 652. The Wembley plant had been in use since the introduction of the Connie in 1956 - at this moment in time I do not know when Connies would have been transferred to Perivale although it may have been with the introduction if the 862 which would also have been in the planning stage at the time of this report. I will also have to check to see when the 417 cannister series (which carried on here with variations right through to the early 1980s) went to Scotland Al |