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Thread Number: 28200
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Unused Connie |
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Post# 315271 2/12/2015 at 00:12 (3,360 days old) by Michaelwalter  (christchurch, new zealand) |
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Look what arrived today all the way from England, an never used Connie.
The serial number is 086771102172, Box is very tatty but all complete and not a single scratch or dent from her long journey to NZ Cheers. Mike
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| Post# 315282 , Reply# 1 2/12/2015 at 03:54 (3,360 days old) by SeamusUK (Dover Kent UK) | ||
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Nice... Hi Mike Was that on Ebay? that slipped under the radar over here if it was. It dates to November 1977... Seamus | ||
| Post# 315287 , Reply# 2 2/12/2015 at 04:41 (3,360 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
It dates to November 1977...  | ||
| Post# 315288 , Reply# 3 2/12/2015 at 04:51 (3,360 days old) by SeamusUK (Dover Kent UK) | ||
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Date Hey Chris 0867(Model)7(1977)11(November).... Unless i'm very wrong lol.. Seamus | ||
| Post# 315289 , Reply# 4 2/12/2015 at 04:58 (3,360 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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Post# 315394 , Reply# 6 2/12/2015 at 23:33 (3,359 days old) by michaelwalter (christchurch, new zealand) |
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You're right Hoovermatic it was! the guy was selling about 15 of them. He emailed me and said theres quite a few 427's being listed soon so keep yr eyes peeled if yr interested. anyway received connie and was delighted. I've always had earlier model connies to this one which seemed more robust in construction. This later model purrs and is smooth running but is notably louder than earlier models (well at least here anyway).
The hose and cord appear shorter than earlier models. In the latter stages of production, were hoover trying to cut costs to compete? can anyone shed light on that one? Mike | ||
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Post# 315398 , Reply# 7 2/13/2015 at 00:18 (3,359 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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In a word.......................... | ||
| Post# 315423 , Reply# 8 2/13/2015 at 07:52 (3,359 days old) by Hoovermatic (UK) | ||
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Mike, Does it have the Sponge filter fitted to the exhaust outlet? I've got an 867A with this fitted and it does make a difference to the sound. | ||
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Post# 315462 , Reply# 9 2/13/2015 at 13:49 (3,358 days old) by Michaelwalter (christchurch, new zealand) |
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Post# 315477 , Reply# 11 2/13/2015 at 18:50 (3,358 days old) by Michaelwalter (christchurch, new zealand) |
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Many thanks vintage repairer, that explains when you look through the exhaust port you can see what looks like a plastic motor cover, something I have never seen before. The instructions also make note of triple filtered air. So it's safe to say it does have an exhaust filter.
I am stoked to have one in new condition. We have 4 golden retrievers and deep green carpet so I was keen to see how a 600 watt motor and the flip over floor tool performed and I have to say for picking up dog hair it did a very respectful job, which proves you don't need a 2400 watt machine. | ||
| Post# 315497 , Reply# 12 2/14/2015 at 06:16 (3,358 days old) by garlee (england) | ||
I too noticed alot of connies for sale on Ebay the other week from the same seller.I was tempted to try to get one myself but decided against it to concentrate on my Hoover Junior collection instead
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| Post# 315498 , Reply# 13 2/14/2015 at 06:38 (3,358 days old) by kirbymodel2c (Nottingham, England) | ||
Very nice:o) | ||
| Post# 315502 , Reply# 14 2/14/2015 at 07:15 (3,358 days old) by garlee (england) | ||
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James they have multipled since i took the photo in 2012!!!! Added 3 Hoover Junior 119s (one with the red letters on the fan cover) and another hop green Hoover Junior with a metal hood as the one in the photo has the plastic hood .My latest aquisition is a Hoover Junior 1224 as i already had the blue dusting toolset for one so couldnt leave that one out ! Needs quite a bit of work on this one as must have been stored in a damp place and the damage that this can do to these vintage machines
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