Thread Number: 32645
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Constellations |
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Post# 357812 , Reply# 1   8/17/2016 at 00:36 (2,806 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles)   |   | |
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~ I've always liked the Constellations for their dramatic, atomic-age styling, along with a lot of personal nostalgia. I remember going to a department store in Virginia in the early 1960s when I was a little boy, where right next to the escalator was the vacuum cleaner department. However, you could see it all over the store: A beach ball was affixed to the ceiling by a length of fishing line, suspended over a hose connected to the blower of a Constellation. The exhaust caused the beach ball to bob and jiggle up and down -- an ingenious attention getter! My mom would leave me in the vacuum cleaner department while she shopped, knowing I wouldn't stray from Sweeper Land!
The two I like best are the 454 for its turquoise color and the 843 for its tilted design that really made it look like it was about to rocket off into space! |
Post# 357825 , Reply# 5   8/17/2016 at 02:13 (2,806 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH)   |   | |
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Kevin, have 5 connies myself (two penncrest) and enjoy them. easy for quick pick ups and great on bare floors. works well on deeper pile carpet with my hoover shake rake attachment. as far as spare parts for ANY vintage hoover, you wont find any new. reason why? one word TTI. when they bought the logo rights , within months ALL parts for old machines were discontinued including the rubber seal you mention inside the wands. best bet for parts is old vacuums shops that hoard parts or estate sales. those are really the only two reliable places to get parts for machines that are approaching 50-60 years old.
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Post# 357845 , Reply# 10   8/17/2016 at 10:39 (2,806 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 357849 , Reply# 11   8/17/2016 at 11:22 (2,806 days old) by vacerator (Macomb Michigan)   |   | |
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printing. Machining and molding. |