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Thread Number: 3358
A great gift from a great friend! |
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| Post# 37715 , Reply# 2 4/12/2008 at 17:24 (5,856 days old) by vintagehoover () | ||
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Set up for use: ... 
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| Post# 37716 , Reply# 3 4/12/2008 at 17:25 (5,856 days old) by vintagehoover () | ||
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With the Dustette: ... 
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| Post# 37717 , Reply# 4 4/12/2008 at 17:27 (5,856 days old) by vintagehoover () | ||
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The rating plate: Not a scratch on it! This Constellation has been well-used, but well-cared for. The serial number - 79801 - looks quite low. Can anyone date it from that?? :) 
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| Post# 37718 , Reply# 5 4/12/2008 at 17:28 (5,856 days old) by riccarlover () | ||
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beautiful!!! | ||
Post# 37719 , Reply# 6 4/12/2008 at 17:34 (5,856 days old) by arh1953  ( River Park, in Port St. Lucie, Florida) |
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| Post# 37721 , Reply# 7 4/12/2008 at 17:56 (5,856 days old) by myhooverco () | ||
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Jack... Congrats on the beautiful 822A. I really love the color on that machine. Is that the original plug and cord too? If so you have quite a find there and a truly generous friend. Happy Hoovering with your HOVER vacuum! --Tom | ||
| Post# 37722 , Reply# 8 4/12/2008 at 17:58 (5,856 days old) by vintagehoover () | ||
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Hi Alan - No, the hose isn't too bad. It's a later Hoover hose. The original should be blue, like the one pictured with the Dustette. Both the end-pieces of the hose are original, though. To get a proper hose would be icing on the cake! | ||
| Post# 37723 , Reply# 9 4/12/2008 at 18:04 (5,856 days old) by vintagehoover () | ||
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Hi there, Tom - The cord is original, the plug would have been the Hoover 2-pin type originally, like you have on your 652 and 1334. You do see those plugs on eBay sometimes...I'll be looking out for one!! | ||
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Post# 37725 , Reply# 10 4/12/2008 at 18:10 (5,856 days old) by arh1953 ( River Park, in Port St. Lucie, Florida) |
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| Post# 37726 , Reply# 11 4/12/2008 at 18:23 (5,856 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
Absolutely stunning, Jack!
You have discovered the pitfalls of the swiveltop arm. :-) Now, I'm curious about that colour combination with the flared floater rim. My non-floater 82 in that tri-tone blue scheme has the 'donut' rim, as do the floater swivelarm models 85 and Canadian 841E in my Constellation lineup. Could it be the flared rim was introduced in Great Britian before North America? Or was the swivel arm in production longer in Europe? In any event, I think the tricolour blue is the best looking of the swivelarm Connies. Dave | ||
| Post# 37740 , Reply# 14 4/12/2008 at 22:51 (5,856 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH) | ||
Beautiful Connie, Jack!
And so nice of your friend to give it to you! They are quite similar to our model 82, and the rug nozzle is almost identical, except on the US version the Hoover logo is red. I have an 82 that my maternal Grandfather bought for my Grandmother in 1955 for their last anniversary before he passed away. It's complete and in excellent condition for it's age, the only down side being that the tool caddy is kind of rough, and the hose (original) is permanently stretched. And like yours, it runs like new, and is soooo quiet!! Gotta love the Connies!! Jeff | ||
| Post# 37748 , Reply# 15 4/13/2008 at 00:49 (5,855 days old) by camelotshadow (Valley Village) | ||
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cool color Nice! it looks new didn't know they were 50's had a mustard one in college one of Moms extras figured it to be 70's but aLAS that was many moons ago & I vaguely remember it but it was a hoover space ship mpdel LOL | ||
| Post# 37800 , Reply# 18 4/13/2008 at 18:06 (5,855 days old) by vintagehoover () | ||
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| Post# 37809 , Reply# 19 4/14/2008 at 12:25 (5,854 days old) by hoover1060 () | ||
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Jack... I think I may be able to help you some with that original hose thing you are seeking..... Shoot me an email... | ||
| Post# 37817 , Reply# 21 4/14/2008 at 16:03 (5,854 days old) by vintagehoover () | ||
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And patent for the Constellation itself - again, by Dreyfuss: 
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