Thread Number: 3962
What in the Name of Henry Dreyfuss Have We Here? |
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Post# 45308 , Reply# 1   6/30/2008 at 23:05 (5,750 days old) by marukap (Saint Louis, MO)   |   | |
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Post# 45309 , Reply# 2   6/30/2008 at 23:05 (5,750 days old) by marukap (Saint Louis, MO)   |   | |
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Post# 45310 , Reply# 3   6/30/2008 at 23:06 (5,750 days old) by marukap (Saint Louis, MO)   |   | |
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Post# 45311 , Reply# 4   6/30/2008 at 23:07 (5,750 days old) by marukap (Saint Louis, MO)   |   | |
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Post# 45312 , Reply# 5   6/30/2008 at 23:07 (5,750 days old) by marukap (Saint Louis, MO)   |   | |
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Post# 45313 , Reply# 6   6/30/2008 at 23:09 (5,750 days old) by marukap (Saint Louis, MO)   |   | |
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Post# 45314 , Reply# 7   6/30/2008 at 23:10 (5,750 days old) by marukap (Saint Louis, MO)   |   | |
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Post# 45315 , Reply# 8   6/30/2008 at 23:12 (5,750 days old) by marukap (Saint Louis, MO)   |   | |
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9 of 9 I hope you've found all of this interesting or at least amusing. Yours, Marty Kaplan |
Post# 45317 , Reply# 9   6/30/2008 at 23:43 (5,750 days old) by z30soulbrother (West Midlands, UK)   |   | |
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is it the same converter as 612 or slightly different? si |
Post# 45325 , Reply# 11   12/31/2069 at 18:00 (19,811 days old) by akabent (LEFT Coast)   |   | |
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Marty, what an incredible job you have done!! I am throughly impressed. Who knew? They are fabulous!! Hope to see you in North Canton! Rick |
Post# 45327 , Reply# 12   7/1/2008 at 06:45 (5,749 days old) by mihi ()   |   | |
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These are fantastic machines! It's obvious you've done an excellent job of restoring them. Congratulations, you've inspired me to get to work on one of mine that needs it. |
Post# 45330 , Reply# 13   7/1/2008 at 07:02 (5,749 days old) by vinvac (Dubuque IA)   |   | |
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Post# 45334 , Reply# 14   7/1/2008 at 08:07 (5,749 days old) by arh1953 ( River Park, in Port St. Lucie, Florida)   |   | |
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Post# 45336 , Reply# 15   7/1/2008 at 08:13 (5,749 days old) by vac-o-matic (Saint Louis, Mo.)   |   | |
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You are the bomb! They look wonderful and I'm sure clean beautifully. Look forward to trying them all! Rick |
Post# 45355 , Reply# 18   7/1/2008 at 10:54 (5,749 days old) by clarkecombi ()   |   | |
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could u post a pic of this full bag indicator..id like to see it..Nice machines.Henry Dreyfuss would be Proud to see his design look so good |
Post# 45366 , Reply# 20   7/1/2008 at 15:16 (5,749 days old) by marukap (Saint Louis, MO)   |   | |
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Thanks, Tom. I'm driving to Ohio with John Pease and we're both debating about how much room we'll have to bring machines. It would be fun to bring something! We'll see. |
Post# 45367 , Reply# 21   7/1/2008 at 15:19 (5,749 days old) by rolls_rapide (-)   |   | |
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I see that the cleaner on the extreme left has a different agitator. It has curved brush strips, whereas the others appear to be straight brushes with double beater bars. |
Post# 45377 , Reply# 22   7/1/2008 at 17:48 (5,749 days old) by marukap (Saint Louis, MO)   |   | |
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Yes, the two agitators with straight brushes and double v-shaped beaters are original Hoover 150 equipment. The curved brush agitators are genuine Hoover replacements. |
Post# 45380 , Reply# 23   7/1/2008 at 18:48 (5,749 days old) by marukap (Saint Louis, MO)   |   | |
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Here the motor is running and the empty bag is unobstructed. |
Post# 45381 , Reply# 24   7/1/2008 at 18:50 (5,749 days old) by marukap (Saint Louis, MO)   |   | |
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Here, the motor is running and I am pinching off the bag near the base, forcing air into the bellows of the indicator thereby causing it to move the red dot into view. |
Post# 45382 , Reply# 25   7/1/2008 at 18:52 (5,749 days old) by marukap (Saint Louis, MO)   |   | |
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Now we remove the hood to show the bag-full indicator mechanism. |
Post# 45383 , Reply# 26   7/1/2008 at 18:53 (5,749 days old) by marukap (Saint Louis, MO)   |   | |
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Another view - |
Post# 45384 , Reply# 27   7/1/2008 at 18:53 (5,749 days old) by marukap (Saint Louis, MO)   |   | |
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Showing that red dot! |
Post# 45385 , Reply# 28   7/1/2008 at 18:55 (5,749 days old) by marukap (Saint Louis, MO)   |   | |
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Detail of the air tube from the bag to the indicator - |
Post# 45386 , Reply# 29   7/1/2008 at 18:56 (5,749 days old) by marukap (Saint Louis, MO)   |   | |
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You can see a "rib" of the bellows inside the indicator in this shot. |
Post# 45387 , Reply# 30   7/1/2008 at 18:56 (5,749 days old) by marukap (Saint Louis, MO)   |   | |
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Here's the motor! |
Post# 45388 , Reply# 31   7/1/2008 at 18:57 (5,749 days old) by marukap (Saint Louis, MO)   |   | |
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Another view |
Post# 45389 , Reply# 32   7/1/2008 at 18:59 (5,749 days old) by marukap (Saint Louis, MO)   |   | |
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The 150 converter - side 1 |
Post# 45390 , Reply# 33   7/1/2008 at 19:00 (5,749 days old) by marukap (Saint Louis, MO)   |   | |
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The other side . . . |
Post# 45391 , Reply# 34   7/1/2008 at 19:02 (5,749 days old) by marukap (Saint Louis, MO)   |   | |
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The converter port. . . |
Post# 45392 , Reply# 35   7/1/2008 at 19:04 (5,749 days old) by marukap (Saint Louis, MO)   |   | |
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Fully inserted, viewed from above. . . |
Post# 45393 , Reply# 36   7/1/2008 at 19:05 (5,749 days old) by marukap (Saint Louis, MO)   |   | |
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Fully inserted, viewed from underneath . . . |
Post# 45394 , Reply# 37   7/1/2008 at 19:06 (5,749 days old) by marukap (Saint Louis, MO)   |   | |
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Partially inserted with cover plate removed . . . |
Post# 45395 , Reply# 38   7/1/2008 at 19:07 (5,749 days old) by marukap (Saint Louis, MO)   |   | |
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Fully inserted with cover plate removed . . . |
Post# 45396 , Reply# 39   7/1/2008 at 19:11 (5,749 days old) by marukap (Saint Louis, MO)   |   | |
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Detail of converter "feeler" roller that is attached to the automatic nozzle lifter actuator and the bail spring . . . |
Post# 45398 , Reply# 41   7/1/2008 at 19:18 (5,749 days old) by marukap (Saint Louis, MO)   |   | |
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The flip-side |
Post# 45399 , Reply# 42   7/1/2008 at 19:22 (5,749 days old) by marukap (Saint Louis, MO)   |   | |
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For Model 115, the little brown apartment sized or junior cleaner. The shorter converter accepts only the bayonet type hose-end. The longer one can accept either the bayonet, umbrella latch or button-on-hose type hose-end! |
Post# 45400 , Reply# 43   7/1/2008 at 19:27 (5,749 days old) by marukap (Saint Louis, MO)   |   | |
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From left to right: 425, the only flat-belt Hoover until the Dail-a-Matic 305 25, 26 and 930. This is the only Bakelite converter that I'm aware of. Conversion of the 425 and 305 require removal of the bottom plate. |
Post# 45401 , Reply# 44   7/1/2008 at 19:28 (5,749 days old) by marukap (Saint Louis, MO)   |   | |
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The flip-side . . . |
Post# 45403 , Reply# 46   7/1/2008 at 19:34 (5,749 days old) by marukap (Saint Louis, MO)   |   | |
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Flip-side . . . |
Post# 45411 , Reply# 47   7/1/2008 at 21:09 (5,749 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 45439 , Reply# 48   7/2/2008 at 00:08 (5,749 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS)   |   | |
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Post# 45445 , Reply# 49   7/2/2008 at 00:50 (5,749 days old) by swingette ()   |   | |
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Cool motor shots. Surprising how much its like a 20s Hoover under the skin. |
Post# 45474 , Reply# 50   7/2/2008 at 10:00 (5,748 days old) by z30soulbrother (West Midlands, UK)   |   | |
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was there any particular reason for the L- shaped side entry converter? |
Post# 45477 , Reply# 51   7/2/2008 at 10:30 (5,748 days old) by marukap (Saint Louis, MO)   |   | |
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This bend made it much easier to pull the cleaner along by the hose rather than dragging it perpendicularly to the direction of the wheels, or around in a circle. |
Post# 45484 , Reply# 52   7/2/2008 at 12:57 (5,748 days old) by z30soulbrother (West Midlands, UK)   |   | |
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of course ! never thought of that cheers si |
Post# 45490 , Reply# 55   7/2/2008 at 14:13 (5,748 days old) by watsonw (Newport, Shropshire, UK)   |   | |
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Congratulations, superb job Marty, people who don't have our passion just dont know what there missing !! Those USA 150's were so luxurious compared to our equivalent Perivale 160's. Why were some American hoovers not fitted with rubber handle grips ? Regards, Walter, UK. |
Post# 403244 , Reply# 60   12/28/2018 at 20:22 (1,917 days old) by 2011hoover700 (owosso michigan)   |   | |
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Post# 403304 , Reply# 61   12/30/2018 at 00:54 (1,915 days old) by Ultralux88 (Denver, Colorado)   |   | |
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My real interest in vacuums begins with this era, right as they started to be more streamlined and stylish, they look like they’re flying through the air as you push it across the rug! Then we started getting all these fun colors soon after! I love the older machines too, but visually this nd the Lux 30 start the best looking era of machine in my eyes.
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