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Thread Number: 3004
Hoover Minor with optional... |
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| Post# 33214 2/25/2008 at 16:40 (5,903 days old) by vintagehoover () | ||
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...Model 800 powerhead! ;) 
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| Post# 33215 , Reply# 1 2/25/2008 at 16:50 (5,903 days old) by vacuumkid3 () | ||
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NICE! :-) I just love MonsterVacs!! :-D ~~K~~ | ||
| Post# 33221 , Reply# 2 2/25/2008 at 17:26 (5,903 days old) by hoover1060 () | ||
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now that is a powerhead with some BALLS | ||
| Post# 33222 , Reply# 3 2/25/2008 at 17:30 (5,903 days old) by charles~richard () | ||
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EXCELLENT!!! | ||
| Post# 33228 , Reply# 4 2/25/2008 at 18:49 (5,903 days old) by frkirby511 () | ||
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A classic for sure! | ||
| Post# 33258 , Reply# 6 2/26/2008 at 00:41 (5,903 days old) by swingette () | ||
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I call that "The Major and the Minor" | ||
| Post# 33296 , Reply# 7 2/26/2008 at 10:08 (5,902 days old) by 74simon () | ||
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Fantastic! We await the video ;-) | ||
| Post# 33303 , Reply# 8 2/26/2008 at 11:04 (5,902 days old) by ian88 () | ||
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I'm sure it's just an aesthetic exercise :P rather than anything of any practical use. Heck, for all I know Hoover really experimented with that lol. | ||
Post# 33309 , Reply# 9 2/26/2008 at 11:41 (5,902 days old) by arh1953  ( River Park, in Port St. Lucie, Florida) |
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| Post# 33314 , Reply# 10 2/26/2008 at 12:04 (5,902 days old) by swingette () | ||
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cool idea, alan! | ||
| Post# 33332 , Reply# 11 2/26/2008 at 14:33 (5,902 days old) by watsonw (Newport, Shropshire, UK) | ||
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Does Jack have a 'Heavy Goods Vehicle' drivers licence for for this essemble ? LOL. Jack, just how does the suction of the minor compare with that of say....the 800 ? Regards, W. | ||
| Post# 33333 , Reply# 12 2/26/2008 at 14:45 (5,902 days old) by vintagehoover () | ||
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Here's one they patented earlier! Voila! Genuine patent, filed on behalf of Howard Earl Hoover in 1919, for a powerhead for a central-vacuum system! 
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| Post# 33334 , Reply# 13 2/26/2008 at 14:46 (5,902 days old) by vintagehoover () | ||
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View 2 ... 
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| Post# 33335 , Reply# 14 2/26/2008 at 14:47 (5,902 days old) by vintagehoover () | ||
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View 3 ... 
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| Post# 33337 , Reply# 15 2/26/2008 at 14:58 (5,902 days old) by vintagehoover () | ||
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A similar design... ...filed a few days later: 
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| Post# 33338 , Reply# 16 2/26/2008 at 14:59 (5,902 days old) by vintagehoover () | ||
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Side view: ... 
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| Post# 33343 , Reply# 17 2/26/2008 at 17:02 (5,902 days old) by ian88 () | ||
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I do wonder why they didn't make it in the end. I feel the industry would still feel the (positive) repercussions even now :) | ||
| Post# 33364 , Reply# 19 2/26/2008 at 20:02 (5,902 days old) by ian88 () | ||
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Oh it's like the on board tools they tried? :) | ||
| Post# 33399 , Reply# 20 2/27/2008 at 09:36 (5,901 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
Do we know for certain that they didnt manufacture it? The Bessborough Hotel in Saskatoon Sk, is still using its oringinal 1912 central vac and every outlet has a special plug next to it (Two prong twist lock). I was told by the maintenance guy that they were for the original power heads (which, unfortunately, have long ago been disposed of) so someone must have made them at that time.
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| Post# 33427 , Reply# 22 2/27/2008 at 13:33 (5,901 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
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LOL - I find that funny considering that some of the earliest central vacs (then called stationary cleaners) were made by the British Vacuum Cleaner Co. (Goblin) with the first ones being installed in Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace according to the Goblin history brochure I have. Alot of the larger homes in England and even department stores and other large buildings (Notably the Houses of Parliament, Savoy Hotel, Empire, Leicester Square and Gaiety Theatres) had them in the earlier years. Strange that the practice seems to have died off there now.
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