the sereal number of a hoover was simply to tell how many or what number yours was during prodcution.......

and the model 61 and 62 had what was called Handi-sacks.....they were large type C looking bags with both ends open and were made to be reusable....and as of now are  NLA, and around that time was the low end model 29 that had a shake out bag ....than the new 63 which came out 1953 then had the new revolutionary type c bag.....and then there was the low end to the 63 which was the 634 that had a shake out bag...that was the last upright to have a shake out bag until the 334 commercial convertible was produced (Hoover experts please correct me on that model number if needed....thankx)

hope this helps

jason

You can still find them??!!  You must have some really interesting old hardware stores in NC!  

I don't know any stores around here that have old stock like that.   It's mind boggling, like a time warp.   Maybe I should jot down a wish list and think about a trip to NC.

The model 634 did not have a dump-out bag; it also took a type C bag.  But it did not have a zipper; it looks like a dump out bag -- you have to slide the top off and drop the bag down in order to change the type C bag. 

Neil-- you should take Hans up on his offer.  Super nice guy, and he'll feed you like a king!  :-)

Here's my 634:

Yep, the 60 has the trigger release in the handle.  It was the first model to get its production stopped before WWII... because it was the most expensive cleaner they were making at the time -- when Hoover had to shut down for wartime production.. After the war, it came back as the model 61 -- without the trigger handle release in the handle, and the pedal that we know and love today.  :-)

Fred

for that correction!...and what a simply divine 634 i might add....ill post pics later today of my 29 and 63....to complete some of the set...