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Thread Number: 28679
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
First post: my vacuum story/looking to buy first vintage Hoover |
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| Post# 319948 , Reply# 1 4/1/2015 at 14:06 (3,306 days old) by vacuumlover (UK) | ||
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Welcome At the end of the day its all what you want into your collection. Go for what you most desire lol. | ||
Post# 319949 , Reply# 2 4/1/2015 at 14:10 (3,306 days old) by gottahaveahoove  (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Welcome Matt!!!!!!!!! | ||
| Post# 319951 , Reply# 3 4/1/2015 at 14:31 (3,306 days old) by Hooverboy81 (Myrtle Place) | ||
Welcome! | ||
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Post# 319954 , Reply# 4 4/1/2015 at 14:43 (3,306 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Some people would kill you | ||
| Post# 319956 , Reply# 5 4/1/2015 at 15:00 (3,306 days old) by Hooverboy81 (Myrtle Place) | ||
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John | ||
| Post# 319957 , Reply# 6 4/1/2015 at 15:08 (3,306 days old) by Hooverboy81 (Myrtle Place) | ||
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Matt | ||
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Post# 319968 , Reply# 7 4/1/2015 at 16:03 (3,306 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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My favorite | ||
| Post# 319982 , Reply# 8 4/1/2015 at 17:31 (3,306 days old) by boxer_rules (Switzerland) | ||
Welcome Matt
Hi Matt
Nice to read about your story and it's funny, I was fascinated of vacs the same way as you were in your childhood. As a young boy (3-4 years old) my mum teached me the rules of courtesy and of greeting people etc. after saying hello to people my next question was "do you own a vac? what kind of, is it an upright or a sled (we use this word for this type here), what color is it, does it make loud noises" hahaha.. People were very surprized and amused about my unusual curiosity. Visiting relatives and friends, I also checked their closets and their vacs hahaha.. Since I'm born in the early 70ties, the machines were from the 60ties and 70ties and therefore I'm very pleased when I discover a vacuum from those days today. My mums first vacuum was a Tornado(Vorwerk)upright (Tornado was the swiss brand of Vorwerk, some guys here have this vacuum in their collection, I saw it on photos and I'm very glad about that, it's quite difficult to find this vacuum in our time). Our relatives and friends owned Electrolux Z100, Volta U200, Hoover Junior 1354A (my favorit vintage cleaner), AEG Vampirette, Vorwerk Cobold, Hugin 907, Miele S220, Hitachi CV160, Nilfisk GS80 etc... there is a nice swiss webpage/online vacuum museum with many of those machines. It's called hangar.ch have a look! | ||
| Post# 319984 , Reply# 9 4/1/2015 at 17:40 (3,306 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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Post# 319986 , Reply# 10 4/1/2015 at 17:50 (3,306 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Well, | ||
| Post# 319987 , Reply# 11 4/1/2015 at 17:51 (3,306 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 319988 , Reply# 12 4/1/2015 at 17:52 (3,306 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
Welcome Matt! Love the Hoover Tempo too - a great, lightweight carpet cleaner for under $130. Gave mine to my mom for her cleaning lady to use. With a little bi-annual maintenance, it still runs like a charm!
It's amazing how many of us guys were "fascinated" by vacuums at around the same age: 4 or 5 years old! :-) | ||
| Post# 319991 , Reply# 13 4/1/2015 at 18:15 (3,306 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 320169 , Reply# 15 4/2/2015 at 20:42 (3,305 days old) by Hooverboy81 (Myrtle Place) | ||
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1060 | ||
| Post# 320195 , Reply# 17 4/3/2015 at 04:12 (3,305 days old) by Hooverboy81 (Myrtle Place) | ||
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| Post# 320203 , Reply# 18 4/3/2015 at 06:47 (3,305 days old) by Dandagreer (Nashville, TN) | ||
Young age
I've always loved vacuum cleaners of all types, but was always partial to a Kirby. When I was 4 yrs old, my Grandma got a new Eureka F&G upright for Christmas. There's a pic (Polaroid no less) of me hugging the box. I was so excited! I always was curious about other people's vacuums when we'd visit other people when I was a kid. Everyone in the family knew of my love; they still talk about it even now :)
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| Post# 320332 , Reply# 19 4/4/2015 at 01:03 (3,304 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH) | ||
Welcome Matt!
And congrats on picking up your first vintage Hoover! But be careful--once you start collecting, vacs have been known to multiply like rabbits! I had accumulated about 7 or 9 when I first started collecting, and now I have 124! Most are vintage in a variety of makes and models of uprights, tanks, and canisters.
I can relate to what you said about your wife's opinion about your collection. My wife tolerates my collection as long as they're not all over the living room and dining room. And she actually made a connection when she realized that my Hoover 28 was just like her Grandma's that she used to ride on when she was little. She also attended the 2008 convention with me and won a Hoover Steam Vac in a drawing. My interest in vacuums started when I was a kid, and as early as 4 I knew what makes of vacuums family members and friend's parents had, and where they kept them. Jeff | ||
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