Thread Number: 28208
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Hoover Shampoo Polisher scrubbers |
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Post# 315342   2/12/2015 at 12:15 (3,331 days old) by columbus (South-Africa)   |   | |
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This is probably my most favourite machines. Small, the curves placing you in the 60's where rock n roll was king, the cars following the striking larges tails and what was there that was not good about the 60's. even the bad times were good. HHAHAHAHA
The bottle green Shampoo Polisher 5464 belonged to my grandmother who passed 2 years ago. We were best friends, fought like cat and dog, but could not live a moment without the others whit and laughter. I was the only grandchild, and it was gran who purchased me my very first toy vacuum at the age of 2 in the late 70's. Gran never used the 5464, and equipped with all the original brushes, buckets in which you place the carpet shampoo bristles, polishing/scrubbing brushes, and felt pads as well as sheep wool muffs for buffing table tops. The owners manual too is intact. I should take a few photos of it and place it on another occasion. This little machine is very, extremely dear to me as is grans Columbus Floor polisher/Vacuum cleaner, and Vorwerk VK 116/et-4 I sent to Gareth as I have a limited space living out my hobby and interest, In a later thread I shall post the VK116/et-4 mighty maid in post office red and Columbus as discussed above. For now, these Hoovers are as the junior very nostalgic to me. Many Thanks Adrian |
Post# 315496 , Reply# 2   2/14/2015 at 06:02 (3,330 days old) by columbus (South-Africa)   |   | |
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Post# 315516 , Reply# 3   2/14/2015 at 10:40 (3,329 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 315520 , Reply# 4   2/14/2015 at 12:17 (3,329 days old) by columbus (South-Africa)   |   | |
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thank you John-
By looking at your profile photo, well what can I say. you can have any vacuum cleaner you can think of as long as it is a Hoover. I am still new to vacuumland and thought and was told that collecting vacuum cleaners were a sub conscious od deviar, well I quess then it goes for collecting stamps and postcards and whatever brings you to that safe inner circle. Off the point, I love the machines on your profile, hence here in south-Africa we did not have all those models like for example the convertible, convertible commercials. The 652's were evident and from there the Ranger, U4016, U4028 etc. We did have the concept one range. extended from the dial-a-matic range which at the moment is non existant here. I was given a dial-a-matic in 1989, and was very odd for me at the time as well. In those days Internet was not heard off. I bought a Hoover Concept one in green in December 2014, from a wwoman in Cape Town 1600 kilometres from me in Johannesburg and Gareth kindly went to collect it from her, as I transferred the money into his bank account. as she wanted the cash and I can understand that a woman of her age does not know the ropes of money transfers wiring etc. He collected it on my behalf and I was told that he has replaced the bearings on the motor and cosmetically streamlined it. although the woman claimed that she had it serviced there apparently were some ods and ends Gareth felt he had to sort out. As soon as I receive it I shall post a tread on it as when I receive the Power Drive, I sent in for refurbishing. I had never owned one, thus did not want to open and not knowing the things to watch out for. this when all are back at home, I will post on concept 1 in green, blue(power drive)and the more basic model in brown/tan. You have an interesting collection, Striking -and boy oh boy they are standing the NAME HOOVER in pride. Looking at all the models on the pic, it is not just a collection, but a passion, a fine art. Do you have any info on the COncept one? Many Thanks Adrian |