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Beautiful Hoover portable Find!!!!
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Post# 344628   2/19/2016 at 13:55 (2,982 days old) by electroluxxxx (……)        

yesterday afternoon I had lunch with a friend before having to go DJ an event which started at 7, after lunch I figured " eh I have some time to kill and figured I would check out the rescue mission thrifty shopper and Sally Ann, once in a while I will find something good but something green caught my eye in the electronics section away from all of the plasti vacs it was a Hoover portable. looking at the price I was debating but for the steal of 8.99 I said to myself " eh why not" so up to the counter and in my vehicle it went. upon checking the unit out it runs EXTREMELY smooth and is almost 100% immaculate. no cracks in the hose, no tears in the cord, and complete I figured I did rather well!

Post# 344629 , Reply# 1   2/19/2016 at 14:01 (2,982 days old) by electroluxxxx (……)        



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Post# 344646 , Reply# 2   2/19/2016 at 17:23 (2,982 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)        

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Nice! You just know someone died and family came in and tossed it all! Great find

Post# 344650 , Reply# 3   2/19/2016 at 17:56 (2,982 days old) by DesiredName (Utah)        

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Very Nice! Not too often they can be found complete with all the attachments still in them!

Post# 344943 , Reply# 4   2/22/2016 at 15:47 (2,979 days old) by VintageFox (California)        
Just a little advice

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Might want to service the motor with new grease/oil. A lot of these end up dying off due to lack of/old lubrication.

My Portable almost bit the dust when I heard the motor slow down and screech and shut it off immediately after that. Thankfully I shut it down quickly and with some new lubricants I managed to save the original motor. Still runs great to this day!



Post# 344969 , Reply# 5   2/22/2016 at 18:37 (2,979 days old) by electroluxxxx (……)        

sadly i gave it to a friend, I have too many machines as it is and being in a small 2 bedroom apartment with a room full of cleaners and sound equipment it is rather hard to make room, if I held onto it I would have completely gone through it. although it was a nice machine I got to use it for a few minutes and was pretty impressed with it, too bad they didn't add a power nozzle to it.

Post# 344987 , Reply# 6   2/22/2016 at 19:31 (2,979 days old) by delaneymeegan (Mary Richards lived here)        

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Nice find.   It was in great shape.  I like that Hoover color combo of slate/mint green.

 

Too bad you had to let it go so soon.  Sounds like you need a bigger place.


Post# 344991 , Reply# 7   2/22/2016 at 20:51 (2,978 days old) by electroluxxxx (……)        

I totally do need a bigger place between vacuums and dj/ live sound equipment I hardly have room in the storage room to fit anymore! I forgot to mention that it is also my office for the business that I run. I think my next step is to buy a house, I am sick of renting lol, the hoover on the other hand went to another collector who has a vac shop, thankfully it will get the attention that it needs.

Post# 344992 , Reply# 8   2/22/2016 at 21:08 (2,978 days old) by delaneymeegan (Mary Richards lived here)        

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It's good to know it went to a good home.

I hope you find a place that fits your expanding needs.  I'm in the same boat.


Post# 344994 , Reply# 9   2/22/2016 at 21:15 (2,978 days old) by electroluxxxx (……)        

me too!

Post# 345049 , Reply# 10   2/23/2016 at 02:33 (2,978 days old) by citroenbx (england)        

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nice find

Post# 345108 , Reply# 11   2/23/2016 at 11:23 (2,978 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)        
Nice, indeed!

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I have several models, and, accidentally own 2 of the green ones, maybe 3.
Did you know that the "Portable" vacuum cleaner was in The Louvre Museum? "function meets art'..... having a 'usable' appliance that looks like a suitcase.


Post# 345110 , Reply# 12   2/23/2016 at 11:33 (2,978 days old) by jfalberti (Visalia, CA)        
I'd love to find a Portable

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But it would have to be yellow, to match my Convertible, Constellation, and DAM.  Just have to keep my eyes open. :-)


Post# 345117 , Reply# 13   2/23/2016 at 13:17 (2,978 days old) by delaneymeegan (Mary Richards lived here)        

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"....accidentally own 2 of the green ones, maybe 3..."

 

With 400+, I can see where this would happen.   I only have about 35, and am unsure on a how many Eurekas I have at the moment.

 

I had a portable way back in about 1980.  I picked it up on the curb (when I was 12) and it worked fine.  The only thing broke was the neck of the floor tool.  It was a brownish color and did not have the retractable cord, not as nice to look at as this slate version.

 


Post# 345221 , Reply# 14   2/24/2016 at 10:55 (2,977 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)        
I have numerous "multiples"

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of various vacs. Some were intentional, some....oops! I must go through some of them and thin them out.
Of course, the only thing better than a Convertible is.... 2 convertibles. For instance, I have 5 69s..... 'cause you never know............................ I can SEE eyes rolling right now.



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