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Thread Number: 7999
Is this a Hoover Or an Electrolux? PCBH Fun |
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| Post# 88953 1/15/2010 at 12:05 (5,208 days old) by turbomaster1984 (Ripley, Derbyshire) | ||
I was not aware that Australia had Electrolux cleaners although I could be wrong but this looks to me like one. Or is it a Hoover? Perhaps the 427 with a different handle or the Electrolux 302? Seems to have a Hooveresque floor tool and a harsher motor noise to be Lux. This is from the 1984/1985 period of PCBH. The cleaner is 5.55 into the chunk featuring the wonderful Joyce Barry soon to be Pringle. CLICK HERE TO GO TO turbomaster1984's LINK | ||
| Post# 88954 , Reply# 1 1/15/2010 at 12:22 (5,208 days old) by turbomaster1984 (Ripley, Derbyshire) | ||
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| Post# 88957 , Reply# 2 1/15/2010 at 12:35 (5,208 days old) by joe22 () | ||
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hoover | ||
| Post# 88962 , Reply# 3 1/15/2010 at 14:06 (5,208 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
Hoover 419
Rob It looks like a Hoover 419 to me, without any handle at all! For our US members the handle to this cleaner was something along the lines of shape of the Portapower handle. The nozzle is not correct for a 419, its the style that first appeared with the TOL Freedom, later applid to more basic models and a wide variety of pattern spares. It looks too long to be a 427, but the real clue is the flex grommet which takes the flex out horizontally - parallel to the top of the machine. On a related topic did you see the recent "celebration" of Are You Being Served. They showed a christmas edition with Mr Mash using an early Freedom up by the lift doors. You can see him using the switch down by the wheel, which indicates its age - I have not seen this variety of Freedom (they are quite rare anyway) in all the years I have been collecting Al | ||
| Post# 88964 , Reply# 4 1/15/2010 at 14:29 (5,208 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK) | ||
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Id agree.... Hey Al/Rob Id say a 419 with a missing handle - it looks like a Hooverflex hose???? Al- yup I saw AYBS - I think if a Freedom like that came up on Ebay it would create quite a bit of interest lol.... Seamus | ||
| Post# 88975 , Reply# 5 1/15/2010 at 17:37 (5,207 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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419
Seamus I would agree about the Hooverflex hose and actually, it sounds like a 419 as well. As for the Freedom - I would say BIG BUCKS. I wonder why they are so rare, because they certainly seemed popular at the time although I suppose the TOL models were up against the Lux 330/345 which seemed to be EVERYWHERE, esp the 345 For US/Canadian members this is what we are going on about - NOT the cleaner in the video clip. 
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| Post# 88976 , Reply# 6 1/15/2010 at 17:41 (5,207 days old) by turbomaster1984 (Ripley, Derbyshire) | ||
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Fab cheers guys. I couldnt quite figure it out with not being so up on whats what from that 60s period. The thing about PCBH is there was never any really up to date models shown. Considering it ran 1979 - 1986 there was never a vac in it less than 10 years old. Vacs seen so far have been Hoover 612 Hoover Junior in pink Hoover Junior with the light yellowy brown front cover This Hoover seen above and some kind of Shop Vac Meg Morris was using to clean her living room carpet with no floor tool on. Must have taken her ages LOL. Certainly low budget in the prop department LOLOLOL | ||
| Post# 88977 , Reply# 7 1/15/2010 at 17:42 (5,207 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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The complete lineup | ||
| Post# 88978 , Reply# 8 1/15/2010 at 17:46 (5,207 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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AYBS | ||
| Post# 89010 , Reply# 10 1/16/2010 at 03:26 (5,207 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Grandmother's Lux | ||
| Post# 89011 , Reply# 11 1/16/2010 at 03:31 (5,207 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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419 Switch | ||
| Post# 89012 , Reply# 12 1/16/2010 at 03:33 (5,207 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Unfortunatly you cannot see the flex | ||
Post# 89014 , Reply# 13 1/16/2010 at 06:01 (5,207 days old) by chestermikeuk  (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.) |
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Aus
Rob, as Nick confirmed Australia did have the similar models of Lux that we had, my aunts emigrated late sixties and went from a Lux65 here to the same model there, she now has (still using) a Z91 (orange) & Z94 (blue), they also had the Jumbomatics I think?? Yes the vac in the vid looked like a Z94 on quick first glance but yes as Al & Seamus confirmed looks like the Hoover 419 with the missing handle!!! Does anyone have a purple freedom?? I know Rob has the green model, and I have a red model on its way...very underrated vac I thought and simple inside courtesy of the "Secret Life of the Vac". Thats one thing that Hoover where grand at was the use of the Industrial Colour Pallette..never Afraid of Colour - Thats Hoover!!! | ||
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Post# 89054 , Reply# 14 1/16/2010 at 18:22 (5,206 days old) by aussie-plugs (Melbourne, Australia) |
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Nana's Electrolux Hi Alistair, You're on the money. My grandmothers was the Z15/Z25. Your posting explains the colouring (and the grain) perfectly, and I recognise the faceted hose ring and rear cover. Cheers, Nick | ||
| Post# 89056 , Reply# 15 1/16/2010 at 18:40 (5,206 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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My pleasure | ||
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