My grandfather said something about his parants buying a hoover back in the 1930s. he has said they paid $15 for it.brand new. Could it possibly have been a factory rebuilt model? I do believe hoovers totally new even budget models were more than that.

To my knowledge (and this is after viewing hundreds of Hoover ads over the years), Hoover never advertised one of their 1930 models for under $49. They were among the first companies, however, to offer monthly payment plans, with a small down payment.