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Hoover Vault in North Canton |
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Post# 11150   3/19/2007 at 23:18 (6,245 days old) by portable (Corvallis, OR)   |   | |
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Tom A. - This question is for you. John Lucia here. When Roger and Scott and Michael and Terry and I gathered over the holidays last year, we wondered what would happen with the special vault at Hoover in No. Canton now that the company is undergoing changes. I notice you've been cleaning up some of the machines from the vault. Do you think Hoover will keep the vault and contents? Several years ago, Bob Kautzman (former club member) offered to photograph and catalog the contents, but we were politely turned down. Any news you can relay? Forgive me if others have asked you this already. Hi, by the way!
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Post# 11182 , Reply# 3   3/20/2007 at 18:56 (6,245 days old) by compactelectra (Palm Springs)   |   | |
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Post# 11188 , Reply# 4   3/21/2007 at 00:15 (6,244 days old) by portable (Corvallis, OR)   |   | |
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Thanks for the warm "welcome". Now that I have a better connection to the internet, I will be able to join the discussion now and then. Tom, I've seen the inside of the vault twice. What a thrill. There are some ANCIENT things in there, including some early Bissell, Western Electric and other early electrics. There are also several "NIB"s too, including some Canadian machines. I also met Skip Marquardt (sp?) years ago. At that time, he was the Supervisor who oversaw, among other things, the vault and contents. A different person was responsible for it the last time I saw it (early '90s Charles? - I remember you were along on that trip. If Alex Taber is reading this, he probably remembers too). If I ever get back to Oregon to pick up the rest of my things I can retrieve the early newsletters and pictures. Anyway, it was the equivalent of walking into Tut's tomb in the 20s. We were all quite bowled over. I hope you get to see it one day, ya'll!
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Post# 11210 , Reply# 6   3/21/2007 at 14:06 (6,244 days old) by alex (PENSACOLA)   |   | |
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Hi John, great to hear from you. Drop me an email when you can. With love, Bob/Alex Taber CLICK HERE TO GO TO alex's LINK |
Post# 11254 , Reply# 9   3/22/2007 at 09:13 (6,243 days old) by portable (Corvallis, OR)   |   | |
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Fred - I remember the Models and Samples area too. When Bob (Alex) and I went to Hoover on the same trip that we saw the Vault, they showed us a few "crumbs", mostly washing machines they were working on. I think they said they were from South Africa. The cycles were operated by a credit-card-like card that fit in the side of the machines. I also remember, like you, that we were not allowed to see the prototypes in the Vault. Wouldn't THAT be a treat? I too remember Jackie - she was a nice woman who treated our large group in the early 90s with great respect and made sure we had fun. I hope she found a great job after that. |
Post# 11255 , Reply# 10   3/22/2007 at 09:14 (6,243 days old) by portable (Corvallis, OR)   |   | |
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Fred - I remember the Models and Samples area too. When Bob (Alex) and I went to Hoover on the same trip that we saw the Vault, they showed us a few "crumbs", mostly washing machines they were working on. I think they said they were from South Africa. The cycles were operated by a credit-card-like card that fit in the side of the machines. I also remember, like you, that we were not allowed to see the prototypes in the Vault. Wouldn't THAT be a treat? I too remember Jackie - she was a nice woman who treated our large group in the early 90s with great respect and made sure we had fun. I hope she found a great job after that. |
Post# 11325 , Reply# 15   3/24/2007 at 09:22 (6,241 days old) by portable (Corvallis, OR)   |   | |
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Post# 11385 , Reply# 16   3/25/2007 at 17:11 (6,240 days old) by hoovcand ()   |   | |
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im looking forward to see the pics as for the videos hows about makeing dvds or put footage on youtubey al uk |