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My snazzy Hoover Junior! |
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Post# 101578   6/22/2010 at 22:12 (5,028 days old) by hoovercelebrity (Germany)   |   | |
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My prediction was correct! Underneath that original layer of grime lives a beauty! Here's the before shot once more... |
Post# 101580 , Reply# 2   6/22/2010 at 22:17 (5,028 days old) by hoovercelebrity (Germany)   |   | |
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It's just such a super cute machine! |
Post# 101582 , Reply# 3   6/22/2010 at 22:17 (5,028 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas)   |   | |
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Post# 101583 , Reply# 4   6/22/2010 at 22:18 (5,028 days old) by hoovercelebrity (Germany)   |   | |
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Full-length! |
Post# 101584 , Reply# 5   6/22/2010 at 22:18 (5,028 days old) by portable (Corvallis, OR)   |   | |
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Post# 101585 , Reply# 6   6/22/2010 at 22:19 (5,028 days old) by hoovercelebrity (Germany)   |   | |
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Every one of these I've seen, that label is either totally missing, halfway gone, or at least starting to peel away... |
Post# 101586 , Reply# 7   6/22/2010 at 22:20 (5,028 days old) by hoovercelebrity (Germany)   |   | |
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This one was no exception... |
Post# 101587 , Reply# 8   6/22/2010 at 22:20 (5,028 days old) by hoovercelebrity (Germany)   |   | |
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Fabulous, isn't it? |
Post# 101589 , Reply# 9   6/22/2010 at 22:22 (5,028 days old) by hoovercelebrity (Germany)   |   | |
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One super-satisfied Junior-user! |
Post# 101591 , Reply# 10   6/22/2010 at 22:25 (5,028 days old) by hoovercelebrity (Germany)   |   | |
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One more, for good measure... It just sparkles! |
Post# 101592 , Reply# 11   6/22/2010 at 22:27 (5,028 days old) by hoovercelebrity (Germany)   |   | |
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We found it in a house across the street from Mary Tyler Moore's house!! ((Well, the house used in exterior shots for the MTM show)) |
Post# 101593 , Reply# 12   6/22/2010 at 22:29 (5,028 days old) by portable (Corvallis, OR)   |   | |
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Post# 101594 , Reply# 13   6/22/2010 at 22:36 (5,028 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 101616 , Reply# 15   6/23/2010 at 06:53 (5,027 days old) by crevicetool (GA )   |   | |
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Great job Fred......it looks brand new! Rick |
Post# 101629 , Reply# 17   6/23/2010 at 07:56 (5,027 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London)   |   | |
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Like everyone else I think this has come up great. I guess its just the tools for it now? Like Clark I think the 1348 is a very attractive colour combination, although I would not have noticed the bumper if I am to be honest. Its one thing I find odd that the mainstream UK models were (as Clark says) a bit dowdy as models like the 1348 and some of the exclusives had very attractive colour combinations. Maybe they thought we had had enough with two (quite similar) green versions of the 1334 (or was it three? I have the notion that the 1334E was a little different from the Smoke Pine/Swedish Green 1334). Simon used to have a couple of lovely 1346 exclusives White/Green (a bit darker that the 1348 but not bottle green) and the beautiful "Challenge" in two tone lilac. The only mainstream green 1346 I recall was the seldom seen (and short lived) White/Jade Green version. The did that colour scheme in the Connie too, Gary (Electron 1100 from AutomaticWasher) has a beautiful example of one of these. Al |
Post# 101665 , Reply# 23   6/23/2010 at 12:40 (5,027 days old) by hoovercelebrity (Germany)   |   | |
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Same spec sheet, backside. |
Post# 101669 , Reply# 26   6/23/2010 at 12:46 (5,027 days old) by hoovercelebrity (Germany)   |   | |
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Here's the other model we had.. which Rick mentioned in his post above. I think I've also seen this model with a plain brown bag, perhaps it was a replacement bag? I absolutely love the plaid bag! |
Post# 101673 , Reply# 28   6/23/2010 at 12:49 (5,027 days old) by hoovercelebrity (Germany)   |   | |
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Here's the group shot from a later brochure -- 1979 -- when the Concept I came out (those are on a different page). |
Post# 101675 , Reply# 30   6/23/2010 at 13:03 (5,027 days old) by hoovercelebrity (Germany)   |   | |
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Here's a picture that Kevin, one of the washer boys took... and put together of me with my vacuums, when we had the big wash-in back in May. It gives you an idea of the upright room, which is still sort-of in progress. |
Post# 101678 , Reply# 31   6/23/2010 at 13:26 (5,027 days old) by dial-a-nap (Omaha - the home of the TV Dinner)   |   | |
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Post# 101686 , Reply# 33   6/23/2010 at 13:52 (5,027 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London)   |   | |
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Fred, It looks like a Junior hose, but for the earlier version, by the time of the 1348 it was a plastic connector. The earlier version used a slightly different convertor so the metal version may not fit the later. If you check out the spec sheet, you will see the convertor which you hold up to the front of the cleaner (having removed the plate of course) and twist it counter clockwise to lift the belt and lock the convertor in. The hose then goes straight in. The earlier convertor had a little handle on the locking ring and I seem to think (may be wrong) that it turned clockwise. The suction is at least as good as the convertable, and probably a bit better, as the hose goes right up to and cobers the fan chamber. Seamus is right though, yours has the later height adjustment control, as seen in your 1977 group shot, as compared to the spec sheet. This basic design continued for amost 25 years from the 1334, through to the U1012 which was discontinued as a Hoover mainstrean model in 1977, although it lived on for another 5 or 6 years as a catalogue exclusive and even had a hardbag incarnation - Rob or Paul posted a picture of this recently. This picture was taken in 2007, the top cleaner is a catalogue 1346 (not new style height control) which is the green combo I referred to earlier, along with the first 1346 and the rare 1016. From the U1012 (which looks like the 1981 version but with a yellow bag rather than the golfing trousers version you had) Juniors in the UK had a top fill bag |
Post# 101688 , Reply# 34   6/23/2010 at 13:53 (5,027 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London)   |   | |
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Post# 101690 , Reply# 35   6/23/2010 at 13:58 (5,027 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London)   |   | |
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Post# 101695 , Reply# 36   6/23/2010 at 14:53 (5,027 days old) by myvacsrock (USA)   |   | |
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Verrry nice..!! Fred, what do you use on the bumpers to make them look so nice? I find just soaking mine in warm water with some sort of detergent does next to nothing at all. Thanks! |
Post# 101699 , Reply# 37   6/23/2010 at 15:11 (5,027 days old) by constellation86 (Roy, UT)   |   | |
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Nice job on the junior. It looks great. Where did you get the awesome neon Hoover sign? I love it! Nicholas |
Post# 101701 , Reply# 39   6/23/2010 at 15:25 (5,027 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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Fred Its actually noticeably better than a rear conversion Senior/Convertible despite the far lower wattage. The reason being the converter is pretty much airtight against the fan when fitted (In the same way as on a 115/Lark etc) S |
Post# 101705 , Reply# 40   6/23/2010 at 15:50 (5,027 days old) by swingette ()   |   | |
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To me, that looks like a replacement for the old 28/61 style machines. Or maybe model 64. |
Post# 101767 , Reply# 41   6/23/2010 at 22:42 (5,027 days old) by kirbyclassiciii (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 101779 , Reply# 43   6/24/2010 at 03:05 (5,026 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH)   |   | |
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Post# 101827 , Reply# 44   6/24/2010 at 17:10 (5,026 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London)   |   | |
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That hardly do I mention the White/Jade Green Junior being quite rare than one pops up on ebay, although with a starting price of £25.00 is is not cheap for a cleaner getting on for 40 years old ..... Al CLICK HERE TO GO TO vacbear58's LINK on eBay |
Post# 101837 , Reply# 45   6/24/2010 at 22:37 (5,026 days old) by hoovercelebrity (Germany)   |   | |
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That white/jade Junior is super cute! |
Post# 101871 , Reply# 46   6/25/2010 at 14:03 (5,025 days old) by vac-o-matic (Saint Louis, Mo.)   |   | |
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was the junior always manufactured in England? I know they sold well over the water, but curious as to why Ohio didn't assemble them as opposed to being shipped over here. Anybody know or have a guess? |
Post# 101894 , Reply# 48   6/26/2010 at 01:58 (5,025 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London)   |   | |
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I have been told that they were all built in the UK, although Jack has confirmed they were all designed in NC. In believe that the US had the 115 some months before we had the 119 here, but then, given the need for exports at that time, that is hardly surprising. And I think you are spot on with the production aspects. Indeed I have often suspected that was why we had the 612 from 1950 till 1955 when the US 62 was on sale from about 1950(?) that the old moulds and tooling were shipped here from the USA - but that is just my idea Al |
Post# 101990 , Reply# 50   6/27/2010 at 17:32 (5,023 days old) by kirbyclassiciii (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 103334 , Reply# 52   7/14/2010 at 15:54 (5,006 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.)   |   | |
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Great find there Fred, and a lovely shade of green, quite different from the colour range here!! heres a line up of Hoover Junior UK models that we put together at Al`s home in London, to celebrate 100yrs of Hoover, following us all meeting in North Canton for the official 100th birthday...wow two yrs ago...(Al ..am sorting the photos as we speak to show them!!!) Theres only one change in the line up!!! and we do know how that got there!!! dont we Jack..Lol |
Post# 103336 , Reply# 53   7/14/2010 at 15:56 (5,006 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.)   |   | |
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Post# 103338 , Reply# 54   7/14/2010 at 15:59 (5,006 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.)   |   | |
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Post# 103339 , Reply# 55   7/14/2010 at 16:01 (5,006 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.)   |   | |
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Post# 103340 , Reply# 56   7/14/2010 at 16:06 (5,006 days old) by arh1953 ( River Park, in Port St. Lucie, Florida)   |   | |
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