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Thread Number: 17884
Found a vintage Hoover Junior 118 |
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| Post# 194507 , Reply# 1 8/12/2012 at 22:46 (4,267 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
 That is an odd looking duck, Pete. Cover plate hardly seems up to Hoover standards...must be the bol model that was not intended to accept the hose fitting. I have two but they have a decorative curved clip-in plate for hose & belt access.
Your phone message said you found a Lark upright...I was so hoping it would be the Blue one with red trims. This pic is Kenny Loveland's burgundy Lark.
Dave 
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| Post# 194508 , Reply# 2 8/12/2012 at 22:48 (4,267 days old) by petek (Ontario) | ||
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It'll look even better over at your place LOL | ||
| Post# 194531 , Reply# 3 8/13/2012 at 04:29 (4,267 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
Hoover 118
Pete
very interesting to see this model, especially if it was made (or perhaps just assembled) in Canada. The 119 was launched in the UK in 1950 but I believe the similar 115 (US) was on sale from about 1948 - definatly before us - so it could be from around there until the Lark 12 on which it was based was launched. Of course the bag is not original (has it a paper bag? Or shakeout?) - I suspect this machine may have been made over by a vvac shop during its life and they have bodged a front cover for it, if the original was missing - it would have been metal so, if available, it would have been easy enough to re-spray if it looked tatty. Al | ||
| Post# 194546 , Reply# 4 8/13/2012 at 07:27 (4,267 days old) by funvacfan (Canada) | ||
Hey Pete... | ||
| Post# 194561 , Reply# 5 8/13/2012 at 08:34 (4,267 days old) by petek (Ontario) | ||
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Al.. as it is now it has a bottom fill paper bag. It does say "Made In Canada" however back then that could have meant the same thing as todays "Assembled in Canada" since all those labelling rules/regs have changed over the years and continue to change. | ||
| Post# 194627 , Reply# 6 8/13/2012 at 13:33 (4,267 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Correction to my earlier post
When I said the 115/119 was based on the Lark 12, it should, of course, be the other way round. I only say assembled as I doubt it would be worth having the various metal and bakelite mouldings made for two countries given the much smaller sales volumes in US and Canada, not to mention the cable hooks being not being on the "normal" side of the handle. Dont forget too there is a model 376 - a Canadian version of the 375 which was, as far as I know, never sold in the US.
But whatever! It is still a great find and definatly a keeper - now what we need is for someone to post an ad for the cleaner so we can see what the bag etc. was like. It should be possible to get you brushroll strips as well, they are probably pretty rare in Canada Al | ||
| Post# 194658 , Reply# 7 8/13/2012 at 16:11 (4,267 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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