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Thread Number: 34196
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
It was a HOOVER sort of Cleaning Day! |
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Post# 370573 4/12/2017 at 16:31 (2,570 days old) by vacuumlad1650  (Wauponsee, IL) |
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Today I thought I would use some machines that have sat Idle for some time now. The DAM pictures below *is* a frequently used machine, but it's too good not to use!
First I vacuumed all the bedroom carpets with my HOOVER 1110 Dial-A-Matic. I rebuilt This one's motor recently so I have been on a "kick" of using it. A
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Post# 370574 , Reply# 1 4/12/2017 at 16:32 (2,570 days old) by vacuumlad1650 (Wauponsee, IL) |
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I then followed up on the Bare floors with this lovely HOOVER Portable. Very quiet, though somewhat lacking in power. I would have LOVED to use a floating Connie for this.
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Post# 370575 , Reply# 2 4/12/2017 at 16:35 (2,570 days old) by vacuumlad1650 (Wauponsee, IL) |
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Finally I dusted, swept the Stairs, and vacuumed all the upholstered furniture with my HOOVER Porta-Power Office Cleaner. This is the ONLY vintage vacuum I ever got NIB, it was left behind by some former remnants in a property my Father manages. The motor and bag chamber are Spotless, it's only ever had Genuine Green HOOVER paper bags run in it.
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Post# 370576 , Reply# 3 4/12/2017 at 16:38 (2,570 days old) by vacuumlad1650 (Wauponsee, IL) |
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| Post# 370615 , Reply# 4 4/13/2017 at 02:17 (2,569 days old) by compactc9guy (Bathurst NB) | ||
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Post# 370621 , Reply# 5 4/13/2017 at 06:49 (2,569 days old) by vacuumlad1650 (Wauponsee, IL) |
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Thank you! The motor on that one was a total nightmare...the carbon brushes were shot, and the armature had rusted into the ball bearing. I had a new HOOVER decal made to run up and down the front, but I have yet to put it on.
The Celebrity is one of Hoover's finest canisters, along with the Constellation and the Dimension 1000. A | ||
| Post# 370635 , Reply# 6 4/13/2017 at 11:48 (2,569 days old) by mchmike (West palm beach fl) | ||
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Post# 370639 , Reply# 7 4/13/2017 at 12:49 (2,569 days old) by vacuumlad1650 (Wauponsee, IL) |
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| Post# 370647 , Reply# 8 4/13/2017 at 16:54 (2,569 days old) by vacerator (Macomb Michigan) | ||
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That's Grizelda from Desperate Living, yes? | ||
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Post# 370652 , Reply# 9 4/13/2017 at 19:08 (2,568 days old) by Air-WayCharlie (USA) |
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vacerator..... | ||
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Post# 370654 , Reply# 10 4/13/2017 at 20:43 (2,568 days old) by vacuumlad1650 (Wauponsee, IL) |
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