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Thread Number: 16009
Hoover Dustette |
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| Post# 170745 2/24/2012 at 10:46 (4,777 days old) by juniorsenior () | ||
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A friend of mine recently bought a Hoover Dustette and wants to find out its age, does anyone have the production numbers that tally with the years? Thanks Mark | ||
| Post# 170899 , Reply# 2 2/25/2012 at 11:28 (4,776 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield. East Midlands) | ||
Mark | ||
| Post# 170903 , Reply# 3 2/25/2012 at 12:41 (4,776 days old) by juniorsenior () | ||
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I wont be seeing it until during the week but i will be sure to get the serial number and the colour. | ||
| Post# 171100 , Reply# 4 2/27/2012 at 11:43 (4,774 days old) by juniorsenior () | ||
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Here is a couple of pictures of said Dustette. 
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| Post# 171101 , Reply# 5 2/27/2012 at 11:45 (4,774 days old) by juniorsenior () | ||
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A d serial number. 
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| Post# 171102 , Reply# 6 2/27/2012 at 11:47 (4,774 days old) by juniorsenior () | ||
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And box 
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| Post# 171107 , Reply# 7 2/27/2012 at 12:12 (4,774 days old) by twocvbloke () | ||
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I've got a bag somewhere that would probably fit that (not sure though cos I don't know those vacs at all), in dusty blue, cos someone forgot to empty it before chucking it into a box of spares I got last year... :P | ||
| Post# 171109 , Reply# 8 2/27/2012 at 12:16 (4,774 days old) by juniorsenior () | ||
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My pal hadnt even tried this out till he brought into my work today and it was filthy and the bad was full of dust, He has left it with me for a few days and i,ll clean it up a bit for him. | ||
| Post# 171246 , Reply# 9 2/28/2012 at 12:53 (4,773 days old) by juniorsenior () | ||
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Any ideas on the age? | ||
| Post# 171250 , Reply# 10 2/28/2012 at 13:53 (4,773 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield. East Midlands) | ||
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Dating | ||
| Post# 171253 , Reply# 11 2/28/2012 at 14:04 (4,773 days old) by juniorsenior () | ||
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Ok thanks Vacbear. | ||
| Post# 171301 , Reply# 13 2/28/2012 at 18:17 (4,772 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield. East Midlands) | ||
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Similar Vintage?
Well Benny, not quite - I was 54 at the start of this month (and I dont know how THAT happened so quickly) although sometimes I feel a LOT older.
Some quick checking reveals that the Dustette was first introduced in 1930 with rocker switch and polished alloy nozzle, the later version being similar to the one shown above. It was introduced at the same time as the Minor 200, which was essentially a straight suction cleaner derived from the "Coffee Can" uprights. It appears both these cleaners were concieved as supplements to the uprights for, although the tool suction was quite good for an upright, the method of connection was cumbersome requiring the cleaner to be turned over, belt removed and hose connector attached before being turned right way up again. The Minor was not popular and produced for a very short time in the US. The early UK models appear to have been made in Hamilton, Ontario with a revised version being one of the first cleaners to come out of Perivale. Back to the Dustette. Although by no means cheap by the standards of the day (almost £5) it was a much more convenient alternative to the "coffee cans" and more practical than the tools supplied from model 160 onwards and not much more expensive than the tools supplied with the "Ensemble" version. I think this remained one of its main selling points right through its very long production life as a supplement to to uprights. There must have been something of a market for these as there were several different makes, notabaly the very similar Vactric hand cleaner (although the Vactric offered a choice of tools which the dustette did not until the mid 1950s) and others I have seen over the years such as a Universal model and Dudley (Co-op). Indeed pre war Vactric top models (which were either imported from Apex or built under lisence) did not have tools at all but offered the hand cleaner as a supplement. Now the question I have always wondered was - would they have been sold as a "stand alone" cleaner. I have more or less come to the conclusion that the answer to this is yes. At about 2/3 to 1/2 the price of the cheapest cylinders (and a long way behind uprights) for people who could not afford any more it offered a much better alternative than a dust pan and brush, and there were certainly enough different models about (and sold - even the very earliest dustettes crop up quite often on ebay) to indicate that there was a market beyond a supplement to an upright. To answer your other question the 262 was introduced in 1939 as a cheaper and lighter version of the 160. The initial production run was quite short running only into early 1940 when production was stopped for WW2. Production started again in 1945 (shortly before the end of WW2) and carried on, alongside the 160 until 1950 when both models were replaced by the 612. Of course the pre-war 375 and dustette also resumed production around the same time as well. Al | ||
| Post# 171324 , Reply# 15 2/29/2012 at 00:55 (4,772 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield. East Midlands) | ||
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Prices
A long time since I have been referred to as a young man, so thanks for that.
I did a quick check after posting above and from "On Judging a Hoover" from 1936 a set of tools for model 825/425 show the price of a tool set was £3/3/- (3 guineas) which price remained for the tools for 160 although they were completely different. The cost of a Dustette was £4/19/6. At that time the 370 cost £10/15/- with 370 tools at £2/2/6. Production of the 370 began in early 1935 and ended at the end of 1936 although there may have been some carry over into 1937 - the 375 began production in December 1936. It is likely that the 262 was at least 10 years newer, and probably newer than that given how much of post WW2 production went for export and would have been percieved as a supurior to the 370 anyway so i dont doubt she would have been delighted with such a bargain. Al | ||
| Post# 171362 , Reply# 16 2/29/2012 at 13:04 (4,772 days old) by juniorsenior () | ||
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I was looking at this Dustette and am beginning to think this has been painted at some point. | ||
| Post# 171363 , Reply# 17 2/29/2012 at 13:09 (4,772 days old) by juniorsenior () | ||
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Old and new together. 
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| Post# 171366 , Reply# 18 2/29/2012 at 13:44 (4,772 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield. East Midlands) | ||
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Painted? | ||
| Post# 172012 , Reply# 21 3/5/2012 at 13:20 (4,767 days old) by juniorsenior () | ||
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So can anyone date this from the box photo? | ||
| Post# 282669 , Reply# 24 6/1/2014 at 17:11 (3,948 days old) by SteveL () | ||
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Excellent, thank you for that I'll try it and let you know if that works OK. can'rt wait to get it going, the stairs are filthy :-) | ||
| Post# 282677 , Reply# 25 6/1/2014 at 18:29 (3,948 days old) by SteveL () | ||
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Unfortunately that didn't work, popped the fuse, so maybe I got it wrong or the explaination wasn't clear, or maybe there is a fault with the motor. | ||
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