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Thread Number: 8083
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Post# 89954 , Reply# 1 1/24/2010 at 21:23 (5,199 days old) by gottahaveahoove  (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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WELL DONE | ||
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Post# 89961 , Reply# 6 1/24/2010 at 21:44 (5,199 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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You know it was a blessing! | ||
| Post# 89972 , Reply# 7 1/25/2010 at 07:14 (5,198 days old) by hooverbaby (Dalton in Furness, UK) | ||
That's another nice example of a Hoover 800 Jack, the badge looks almost like new. The instructions and attachments box also look to be in great condition. It's interesting how some of these badges, like yours, were brass and others were aluminium. Perhaps Hoover just used what they had available at the time? Stephen C | ||
| Post# 89973 , Reply# 8 1/25/2010 at 08:12 (5,198 days old) by luxg () | ||
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Loved the video Jack!! I bet you will be happy to have your treasures all back home safe and sound!! | ||
| Post# 89977 , Reply# 10 1/25/2010 at 08:45 (5,198 days old) by kenmore81 (Warwick, RI) | ||
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Post# 89984 , Reply# 11 1/25/2010 at 10:21 (5,198 days old) by a007kirbyman (--->> Originally My Mom <<--- (now Wisconsin)) |
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Jack & Hoover 800... | ||
| Post# 89990 , Reply# 12 1/25/2010 at 11:58 (5,198 days old) by joe22 () | ||
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bravo jack | ||
| Post# 89992 , Reply# 13 1/25/2010 at 13:06 (5,198 days old) by turbomaster1984 (Ripley, Derbyshire) | ||
WOW!!!! Jack how lucky! Well I must confess and admit something, Paul and myself have recently found a few pre war vacs and the problem is they all need some kind of polishing up. Have got a tube of autosol but is this the ideal thing to get that deep shine? Im wary of using anything that may scratch although I am tempted top use some Astonish SS cookware cleaner to remove the grime first then the autosol. A couple of them have the original bags in mint condition so I would like the cleaners to look their best too. Cant think what to do to get them back Cheers if you can help. Would be tempted to list model numbers but il leave that for a grand unveiling next week! | ||
| Post# 90003 , Reply# 14 1/25/2010 at 15:38 (5,198 days old) by vintagehoover () | ||
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Post# 90004 , Reply# 15 1/25/2010 at 15:44 (5,198 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.) |
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Hoover Mania..!!!
Hey Jack, well done on such a great exhibition, as you said a lot of hard work, BUT I`m sure it will pay off, you are certainly living the dream, keep going!!!at this rate you`ll be on "Collector Extrordinaire" any day now!! Now thats just a great story about the Hoover 800, the bag looks stunning, and even better that the old dear had the tools and all the literature from the same sale!!!, makes it all worthwhile!!! Cheers, Mike | ||
| Post# 90039 , Reply# 17 1/25/2010 at 21:26 (5,198 days old) by portable (Corvallis, OR) | ||
Just beautiful, Jack
That 800 is stunning, and knowing the owner and the history makes it all the better. Congratulations on the Exhibit. I can understand your concern about having the vacuums out in public and away from safe storage. Back home they go. I'm sure the fools that posted those comments about the article are highly intelligent....and OH so clever! (sigh) J.L. | ||
| Post# 90041 , Reply# 18 1/25/2010 at 21:40 (5,198 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
Jack, it is amazing a generous what you have done putting together that exhibit installation. And now the after benefits kick in...now we both have +90 year old Ladies who have found us and bequeathed their cherished vacuums and stories into our care. You'll recall last year when I was emailed and then telephoned by the dear 91 yo Lady down in St Thomas gifting me here perfectly intact Hoover 281 with the Canadian Maple leaf bag. But before we could meet she passed away in her chair and it was the notepad jottings she left that caused her daughter to call me up to come get it and the Floor Polisher. I'm so glad you two got to meet and chat in person. Dave 
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| Post# 90068 , Reply# 22 1/26/2010 at 10:49 (5,197 days old) by andy (Boston, MA) | ||
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Way to go Jack! I'm so happy for you and that 800 is gorgeous! | ||
| Post# 90081 , Reply# 24 1/26/2010 at 15:13 (5,197 days old) by turbomaster1984 (Ripley, Derbyshire) | ||
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Ok
In a position to reveal one..... Autosol, Jif and a brillo pad later the worst looking one actually looks like it may turn out as the best looking one. Have not yet dared plug it in although it has been sympathetically rewired and has a new belt and brushroll fitted. Maybe see about that tomorrow evening. Bag requires a bit more laundering to get those stains out. Something a machine wash (30degrees Silk Wash, 1000rpm spin)with Ecover liquid didnt achieve. Half the furniture guard has snapped off although we also scooped a second 700 with it all intact and in good enough condition to transfer it on. The other 700 is not halfway as pretty as this and will become a spares machine. Also Paul will touch up the rusty bag grip. 
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| Post# 90082 , Reply# 25 1/26/2010 at 15:14 (5,197 days old) by turbomaster1984 (Ripley, Derbyshire) | ||
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| Post# 90083 , Reply# 26 1/26/2010 at 15:15 (5,197 days old) by turbomaster1984 (Ripley, Derbyshire) | ||
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| Post# 90114 , Reply# 27 1/26/2010 at 18:50 (5,197 days old) by vintagehoover () | ||
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Hi Rob and Paul - congrats, the 700 is a lovely machine, and of course, the first to introduce the patented Hoover Agitator! When you get round to firing it up, I'll put money on it running flawlessly - they always do! Here's mine, post-restoration... 
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| Post# 90115 , Reply# 28 1/26/2010 at 18:53 (5,197 days old) by vintagehoover () | ||
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...but this was what it looked like when I first got it home! 
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| Post# 90116 , Reply# 29 1/26/2010 at 18:53 (5,197 days old) by vintagehoover () | ||
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And here's the complete 'ensemble'... 
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| Post# 90813 , Reply# 33 2/6/2010 at 07:45 (5,186 days old) by sireluxomatic () | ||
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Congratulations, Jack, on a fine exhibition, and on all the exposure; you deserve it. Quite a bit of good fortune getting the 800, too. Bob | ||
| Post# 90852 , Reply# 34 2/6/2010 at 12:47 (5,186 days old) by kenmore81 (Warwick, RI) | ||
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| Post# 90865 , Reply# 36 2/6/2010 at 19:18 (5,186 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
Jack....I had no idea you had a fear of vacuums as a toddler
So did I! I used to run screaming into my bedroom whenever Mom took out our turquoise Eureka upright circa 1963 (Model 250 I think). This vac has a motor-head that looks like a face! The chrome headlight frame looks like it has an eyebrow, and the port to insert the attachment hose looks like a nose..... Anyhow, Mom also tried to rid me of my fears: One day she positioned the vac in the hall outside my bedroom door, left it upright and opened the door to show me that it would not hurt me. Well, little did she know that even the Eureka advertisements at the time touted the fact that the vac "walks by itself"! So she turned it on, and it began moving towards me! All by itself! That was it for me....never trusted Mom ever again! Not quite sure how the turnaround from "evil monster enemy" to beloved play toy happened, but withing a few years I was in love with the attachments and pretending I was cleaning with them with joy... Any others have memories of being frightened at first by what became their "object of affection"? | ||
| Post# 90879 , Reply# 38 2/7/2010 at 06:42 (5,185 days old) by vintagehoover () | ||
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Lol, apologies - that last post should have been addressed to Brian! The story is the important bit - it's one I've been explaining a lot over the last three months! | ||
| Post# 90880 , Reply# 39 2/7/2010 at 07:22 (5,185 days old) by sireluxomatic () | ||
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Even though the post was addressed to the wrong person, its still a good story. :) The only difference with me is that nobody bothered to explain or support my fascination with vacuums; they probably just tolerated it. | ||
| Post# 90942 , Reply# 40 2/7/2010 at 13:20 (5,185 days old) by kenmore81 (Warwick, RI) | ||
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Jack,I knew you had a fear of vacuums as a toddler
I had read that some time ago, Brian &Jack.I too had the same fear,I think it was more the noise or that the (in my case) little elephant with the long nose was going to eat me.We had canisters,the GE swivel tops at grams and aunts. When we (mom/dad/me)moved into our house, Dad took me to the store,right to the vacuums and made me feel the suction to show I wouldn't get "sucked up". Then he sat me on it and rolled it around then turned it on, when I wasn't scared of it anymore I to wanted to know how it worked. So at the age of 5 I took my aunts Hoover Convertible(Senior) apart. She was out of town but my cousin was there and she panicked thinking it would never work.I put it bac together but I just couldnt stretch the belt back on. Her husband did it and she made him plug it in to see if it worked. I was always taking something apart lol. As soon as I could get hold of a screw driver that was it for anything, toys appliances,phones etc... My moms side of the family is/was machinicly incline and tought me alot. My aunt was an electrician whom I would call if I needed wiring assistance. Anyway its funny to think that one of our fears became a passion. ~K | ||
| Post# 90960 , Reply# 41 2/7/2010 at 15:43 (5,185 days old) by hooverbaby (Dalton in Furness, UK) | ||
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I'm still scared... | ||
| Post# 90970 , Reply# 42 2/7/2010 at 18:32 (5,185 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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Hey no problem Jack....lovely story.....
and such a cute photo of you as a young vac-fan..... When I finally converted my fear into fascination, I remember that all I wanted was one those toy Suzy Home-maker vacuums as a birthday gift - but I was terrified to ask for one. My father had already shamed me about this severely at a very young age when he found me pretending I was cleaning with the attachments of our old brown GE Airflo.....I used to have to hide my collection of vacuum cleaner advertisements that I was collecting in secret...so sad. :( Eurekaprince Brian | ||
| Post# 90989 , Reply# 43 2/7/2010 at 23:36 (5,185 days old) by richardc1983 (Leeds, UK) | ||
I remember as a very young child at nursery being petrified of a Nilco 575 cleaner. The staff would start cleaning up and chase me round with it going "hoover, hoover" I would run off crying into the toilets. It was very noisy and scared me! Then at about 6 yrs old I was found in my bedroom taking my mums relatively new Electrolux apart... this was the one with the buckle clip that held the bag lig on. I had it in pieces all over the floor and there was grease all over the carpet. I couldnt get it back together my dad had to do it. This fascination moved onto other electrical appliances with moving parts, such as VCR's washing machines. I would often sabotage them or block them up just to see my dad take it apart and repair it so I could "investigate" the innards! | ||
| Post# 90990 , Reply# 44 2/7/2010 at 23:36 (5,185 days old) by richardc1983 (Leeds, UK) | ||
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| Post# 91326 , Reply# 45 2/11/2010 at 09:38 (5,181 days old) by hooverbaby (Dalton in Furness, UK) | ||
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I had one like that! | ||
| Post# 91780 , Reply# 47 2/15/2010 at 16:29 (5,177 days old) by vintagehoover () | ||
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Move along now, folks. Show's over. Nothing to see here. ... 
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| Post# 91781 , Reply# 48 2/15/2010 at 16:30 (5,177 days old) by vintagehoover () | ||
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| Post# 91784 , Reply# 49 2/15/2010 at 17:52 (5,177 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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Did you vacuum out the car first? | ||
| Post# 91853 , Reply# 50 2/16/2010 at 21:45 (5,176 days old) by petek (Ontario) | ||
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Good show btw do you find it hard driving that car with the steering wheel on the wrong side? | ||
| Post# 91855 , Reply# 51 2/16/2010 at 21:55 (5,176 days old) by luxg () | ||
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Jack I am so glad that your treasures are going to be back home safe and sound. You have to be very proud of how well the show went! Terry | ||
| Post# 91901 , Reply# 52 2/17/2010 at 16:53 (5,175 days old) by hooverbaby (Dalton in Furness, UK) | ||
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A lesson in order and neatness!
I have to admire the way that you carefully lay out those Hoovers Jack! As for the back of my own car, oh dear.. When I went to Graeme's in Newcastle at the end of 2008 I managed to get 23 vacuums in the back of my Cavalier! ..but I do have to be careful not to scratch the badges or cause any other damage when I attempt to pile in so much.. Stephen | ||
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Post# 92108 , Reply# 54 2/23/2010 at 06:33 (5,169 days old) by arh1953 ( River Park, in Port St. Lucie, Florida) |
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Chelsea Lately
There's a show on E! Entertainment that comedienne Chelsea Handler hosts, out of Los Angeles. One of her male guests toward the end this morning mentioned the Vacuum Cleaner Museum in England, "It sucks"! was his hysterically funny (not) take on it. The reason I bring this up is simply because they mentioned the museum. Maybe somebody could help dig up a clip. The show is mostly quite funny, except when they rip on Susan Boyle.
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