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Post# 183318 5/30/2012 at 21:57 (4,346 days old) by bagintheback  (Flagstaff, Arizona) |
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Because of my young age, I have only been able to see, and remember, vacuum line ups from the past decade. I think the earliest display I can remember would be around 2004 at Sears. It is nice to remember seeing the models new, but I don't really covet 2004 Hoovers like I do from the 70s and 80s. So what I'm wondering is do any of you have pictures of vacuums displays over 10 years old? Even the 90s would be nice to see.
Now I have been able to scavenge some photographs from the internet of past vacuum displays. In the photo on the top left, you can see both Hoover and Eureka boxes plus the models lined up. Below that is the Eureka display. I would love to see department store displays, but vacuum stores themselves would be nice as well. 
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Post# 183319 , Reply# 1 5/30/2012 at 22:01 (4,346 days old) by bagintheback (Flagstaff, Arizona) |
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| Post# 183448 , Reply# 3 5/31/2012 at 18:48 (4,345 days old) by JIMBECKWITH () | ||
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Department Store Vac Displays I remember the beachball thing being done for years in the Vacuum Cleaner and Sewing Machine Department at Montgomery Ward in the Evergreen Plaza near Chicago... | ||
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Post# 183454 , Reply# 4 5/31/2012 at 20:35 (4,345 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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| Post# 183455 , Reply# 5 5/31/2012 at 20:42 (4,345 days old) by henry200 (Saint Paul MN) | ||
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I remember the beach ball thing at Montgomery Ward's too. And right across the aisle was the dishwasher with the see-thru sides so you could watch the spray action. It was better than an amusement park. If I ever wandered off during a shopping trip my folks always knew where they could find me! | ||
| Post# 184326 , Reply# 6 6/5/2012 at 02:19 (4,341 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
Here are some vintage British displays | ||
| Post# 184327 , Reply# 7 6/5/2012 at 02:23 (4,341 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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The winner | ||
| Post# 184328 , Reply# 8 6/5/2012 at 02:32 (4,341 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Housewife's Choice
Was a popular radio record request show of the time - just a Hoover is "The Housewife's Choice"
There is a curious point about the Juniors though, picking up my earlier point, I understood that the black strip along the front opening was a styling feature it keep it in line with the 450/475/825/875 series was dropped after WW2 with only the cover itself being in black, but ALL the Juniors in all the pictures have the full black stripe 
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| Post# 184329 , Reply# 9 6/5/2012 at 02:36 (4,341 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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One last from 1948 | ||
| Post# 184330 , Reply# 10 6/5/2012 at 02:40 (4,341 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Moving forward to 1949 | ||
| Post# 184331 , Reply# 11 6/5/2012 at 02:46 (4,341 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Introducing | ||
| Post# 184332 , Reply# 12 6/5/2012 at 02:47 (4,341 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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The 612 | ||
| Post# 184333 , Reply# 13 6/5/2012 at 02:50 (4,341 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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More models this time | ||
| Post# 184335 , Reply# 14 6/5/2012 at 02:57 (4,341 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Forward to 1951 | ||
| Post# 184336 , Reply# 15 6/5/2012 at 02:59 (4,341 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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And now the displays | ||
| Post# 184337 , Reply# 16 6/5/2012 at 03:01 (4,341 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Not so many pictures this time | ||
| Post# 184338 , Reply# 17 6/5/2012 at 03:08 (4,341 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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And finally 1953 | ||
| Post# 184339 , Reply# 18 6/5/2012 at 03:13 (4,341 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Its all in the name | ||
| Post# 184340 , Reply# 19 6/5/2012 at 03:16 (4,341 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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And a nod to the coronation | ||
| Post# 184341 , Reply# 20 6/5/2012 at 03:19 (4,341 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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And another marketing angle | ||
| Post# 184342 , Reply# 21 6/5/2012 at 03:20 (4,341 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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And finally | ||
| Post# 184343 , Reply# 22 6/5/2012 at 03:31 (4,341 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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| Post# 184361 , Reply# 23 6/5/2012 at 09:04 (4,341 days old) by portable (Corvallis, OR) | ||
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| Post# 184371 , Reply# 25 6/5/2012 at 10:35 (4,341 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Wedding presents
Jimmy
I know exactly the picture you refer to but unfortunatly it is buried on my hard drive somewhere. It was actually for the wedding of Princess Elizabeth in 1947. The cleaners were a 160 (or possibly a 960 - commercial version) which is rather like a cross of the 150 and the 25 - it looks like a 150 but with a single pivot rather than fork handle and much simpler suspension. The other was possibly the first sign of the not quite launched model 402 - and you are quite right it had chromed ends, the only sign I have ever seen of such a version Al | ||
| Post# 184379 , Reply# 26 6/5/2012 at 12:06 (4,341 days old) by ozhoover (London UK (but born and raised in Melbourne, Australia )) | ||
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Great history Hey Al, Thanks for posting a great bit of Hoover history in the UK some really great shots. Mark | ||
| Post# 184433 , Reply# 27 6/5/2012 at 17:24 (4,340 days old) by anthony (leeds uk) | ||
royal Hoovers  | ||
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Post# 187028 , Reply# 28 6/24/2012 at 20:08 (4,321 days old) by bagintheback (Flagstaff, Arizona) |
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Found Some More
These pictures were tucked away in the Ristenbatt website. The pictures look like they were taken in the very early 2000s or late 90s. It looks like even then they had some pretty old models still displayed. Makes you wonder what they have now.
To view the next picture you have to edit the address. Edit the number right before .mv. For example, change www.ristenbatt.com/gal_5.mv... to www.ristenbatt.com/gal_6.mv... CLICK HERE TO GO TO bagintheback's LINK | ||
| Post# 187050 , Reply# 30 6/25/2012 at 03:00 (4,321 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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| Post# 187108 , Reply# 31 6/25/2012 at 12:57 (4,321 days old) by pinkge (Indianapolis,Indiana) | ||
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Alistair... Your Hoover display ad's are the Bomb.Wonderful Michael | ||
| Post# 187109 , Reply# 32 6/25/2012 at 13:11 (4,321 days old) by kirbee () | ||
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royal displays I have some of the Royal metal upright display cubes, whirlpool hex shaped, eureka two style cresents, Hoover cubes, and riccar cubes. I also have alot of the old posters. I need to get them framed and hung. | ||
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Post# 190120 , Reply# 33 7/16/2012 at 01:12 (4,300 days old) by Durango159 (State College, PA) |
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I love this blog, I would love to see advertisements.
This thread is awesome!!! I would love to see if anyone has any catalog pictures from Montgomery Wards, Best, Service Merchandise, Sears, etc.
I'm a power nozzle phanatic. So the canister power teams excite me the most!! In the first picture- I love the Hoover Dimension 1000 and what looks like a Hoover Spirit in the right corner The 3rd picture I can see on the far left, cutting off the page my green Eureka caniste. I would love to have the Eureka Express and vintage Panasonic Jet Flo in that. For TJhooverman. I don't have any Spectrums but I do have 2 PowerMax's and a Windtunnel. I'll post. This is a Hoover PowerMax Supreme S3530. This was actually more similar to a Futura but it has a "gas pump" style handle. The Futura style power head on this is a little bulkier than the traditional PowerMax head but agitator, base and wheel design are exactly the same between the two. 
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Post# 190121 , Reply# 34 7/16/2012 at 01:15 (4,300 days old) by Durango159 (State College, PA) |
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PowerMax Supreme S3530 with generic replacement agitator. Agitator works good but a little shorter in length compared to original Hoover, it took quite a while to be properly seated. I hope it holds up, I really like this vacuum and will be mad if an agitator ruins it. Hoover has shifted away from building their own agitators and is using these generic ones now too.
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Post# 190123 , Reply# 35 7/16/2012 at 01:18 (4,300 days old) by Durango159 (State College, PA) |
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Post# 190125 , Reply# 36 7/16/2012 at 01:22 (4,300 days old) by Durango159 (State College, PA) |
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Hoover PowerMax Deluxe S3601 with Hoover genuine agitator. Agitator has been washed again and motor bearings regreased since this photo was taken. This machine is for sale in Pennsylvania, not as good a condition compared to other Hoover PowerMax canisters I have access to. Got this at a yard sale, previous owners mistreated it. It does run well though but headlight has been disconnected, need to retest the power nozzle. Vac shop I took it to, thinks it was left to sit for quite a while and running it again will smooth out powerhead motor, repair wise its in great shape.
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Post# 190127 , Reply# 37 7/16/2012 at 01:24 (4,300 days old) by Durango159 (State College, PA) |
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Post# 190128 , Reply# 38 7/16/2012 at 01:26 (4,300 days old) by Durango159 (State College, PA) |
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Post# 190129 , Reply# 39 7/16/2012 at 01:33 (4,300 days old) by Durango159 (State College, PA) |
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Hoover Windtunnel Plus S3639 canister. Very impressed with this vacuum. Quiet operation, same attachments Hoover was known for with the rubber fingers on upholstery nozzle, on/off switch for agitator.
My parents bought a brand new Kenmore Progressive red 25513- I'll show pictures of that next. We didn't like the Progressive- crevice tool- too narrow, had to go over areas several times for pick up, upholstery nozzle very small and no bristles or litter pickers., yes there was a powermate junior on this machine but you can't use those on every upholstered surface. No suction duct extension for other side of brush around the belt. Lots of dirt getting swept up with nowhere to go on that side. Overall unimpressive machine, it had good suction, was quiet and canister was very maneuverable cleaning attachments made this machine extremely inefficient. So I sold the Kenmore and got the Hoover Windtunnel. Quite pleased, Dramatic improvement. 
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Post# 190130 , Reply# 40 7/16/2012 at 01:36 (4,300 days old) by Durango159 (State College, PA) |
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This is the Kenmore we replaced. Kenmore Progressive 25513, nice color, quiet, good suction, agitator seemed powerful but poor overall cleaning performance, on pet hair and overall deep cleaning. Inefficient tools, they need to rethink this one. Bare floor tool is awful. There are no side support brushes, so when pushed forward, it leans forward and plastic scratches floors, brushes are very short. A shame.
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Post# 190131 , Reply# 41 7/16/2012 at 01:38 (4,300 days old) by Durango159 (State College, PA) |
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| Post# 190157 , Reply# 42 7/16/2012 at 08:44 (4,300 days old) by HooverCelebrity (Germany) | ||
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Hi Rob, Thanks for your participation in this thread -- but please keep in mind that this is the vingate forum, anything newer than 1980 shouldn't be posted in this forum or within any threads in this forum. Fred | ||
| Post# 190233 , Reply# 43 7/16/2012 at 19:39 (4,299 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere) | ||
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@Durango159 You've got a very nice collection of Hoover canisters. btw, I'd like to have the Futura or PowerMAX. | ||
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Post# 190314 , Reply# 44 7/17/2012 at 11:16 (4,299 days old) by Durango159 (State College, PA) |
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Hi Fred | ||
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