Thread Number: 29430
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Ward's Handivac find. |
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Post# 328594   7/4/2015 at 14:50 (3,189 days old) by thevacuumman (Borger, TX)   |   | |
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I picked this up from the Goodwill in Amarillo for a sweet $10. I've always loved these things.
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Post# 328602 , Reply# 1   7/4/2015 at 17:06 (3,189 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 328606 , Reply# 2   7/4/2015 at 19:29 (3,189 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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Looks like a re-badged Hoover Quik Broom. I had the Hoover version for several years. Got it for Christmas in 1986 and got rid of it in 1998. Looked just like yours except where yours is orange, mine was blue and there was a Hoover logo on the nozzle. It did great on hard floors and was lousy on carpets. I gave it to Goodwill because where I lived at the time was almost entirely carpeted.
I found myself wanting one again after i bought my house last year and most of the floors are hardwood or vinyl. I picked up a 1994 vintage Quik Broom Supreme a little over a week ago. I'm not totally happy with it. I wish it were more like yours. the nozzle tends to clog very easily, compared with the more open design of yours. I also dislike the dirt cup on mine. I wish it were bagged. |
Post# 328615 , Reply# 3   7/4/2015 at 23:05 (3,189 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 328669 , Reply# 4   7/6/2015 at 13:12 (3,187 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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