Well, for starters check by www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-... where it outlines the older U1012 - a few posts are you will remember also talk about the U1104. U1012 and U1104 are very similar in the sense that they have top fill dust channels. 

Also I think this history timeline is accurate but I may be wrong: 1982/3 to 1987 U1104 standard and U1108 Dirtsearcher was exclusive sales only. The Black Junior at Currys was similar to the Hoover Turbopower Junior at that time with outer bag being identical, model U1220.

Two other colours were also sold, a green model U1036 and red model U1036. The green one was launched April 21st 1981 BEFORE the standard line was launched. Im not at all sure but the black one may have been launched in 1985 or 1986.

I thought you wanted to know about the Black one? You're being difficult now..

Always use Google, Jamie if you can't find the past threads on here.. Are you referring to the LILAC Hoover Junior 1346? See it on this thread www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-...

That one was a catalogue exclusive. Im not sure if I ever saw a LILAC U1104 though. 

Best bet is to wait until you get it and take some snaps

Sorry I misread - I thought you said black. In any event, as Turbo500 says, its a blue one - I wish you got your colour right the first time regardless of my mistake. The blue one as far as I know was also launched before the standard series, part of the red, green and blue - how very British!

Also there's a UK listing for Hoover Junior U1104 tools, the U1902 tool kit with one missing brush.

All of the U1104s from shops had a perimeter edge brushing sticker. removable and peelable on the bit below the main front cover. Some also had side stickers to emphasize the edge brushing. Eventually with use the one on the front bumper wore down if it wasn't removed.

If anyone else is interested there's also a listing on EBAY UK for a Black Hoover Sprite. See listing below.

Hi AL

No offence taken - but I'm pretty sure that body is that of a Sprite -the Turbo Junior had a far more angled, sloping and shorter front hood and besides, 4 proper wheels on the TPJ as opposed to the only 2 on the back of the Sprite. I can recall Hoover doing the "Junior" badging on the end of line Sprite models (as you know they were originally only for the workers.) and appeared in catalogues.

Im pretty sure that's another grey/black Junior U1104 though its a good link you've supplied there! I recall seeing one that was maybe a German market only Hoover Junior with an actual black hood and grey patterned bag.

For many years I was a fan of many of the old Juniors including the U1104. I also had a beige U1100 Turbopower Junior with the brown bag and was very disappointed with it as I felt the plastic wasn't as good as the Junior U1104 and I didn't like its pick up action either. I was offered the pastel blue Sprite years ago for free or a Junior Deluxe/Compact for £20 extra and chose the Compact - far easier to push for starters and didn't feel as plasticky even though both clearly were plastic.

As you correctly say Benny, the TPJ eventually became the Junior model - I had two of them (blue model and then a burgundy one) and both were short lived, being used in a cold, damp house. It was the handles on them that used to snap off in cold temperatures and the main spine also started to cause problems.

Still it was nice of Hoover at the time to offer it to their employees.