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Thread Number: 17473
Differences in Hoover convertibles |
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Post# 188287 , Reply# 1 7/4/2012 at 15:17 (4,307 days old) by gottahaveahoove  (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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As far as HOOVERS go,
That is exactly what they did.They would change the color of the bag, hood, bumper, handle grip. The motors were the same. The "specials" would have a shorter cord, snap bag, no light, no grip, and sold at a considerable savings. Later, retailers, for example, K Mart, would have cleaners made for them. You'll notice horizontal stripes on the bag, or, Penneys would have one big stripe. The end of Convertible saw "Runabout, by HOOVER on them, etc. The attachmenbts were the ssame, too, EXCEPT: the "deluxe" set had a dusting brush, telescoping wand, a different upholstery brush, and, a neat little bag to house these tools. Hope this helps.
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| Post# 188292 , Reply# 2 7/4/2012 at 15:31 (4,307 days old) by motojoejo (MO) | ||
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That sure does answer a lot! Thank you! I guess the next question is how did the Hoover Convertible motor evolve over its run from the 50's to the 80's? | ||
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Post# 188302 , Reply# 3 7/4/2012 at 16:13 (4,307 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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WEll,
the motor in the 'first', model 65 was the same as the 1076, etc.
The plastic base saw the new "high performance" motors. You'll notice the sound changed bigtime.That HOOVER "hum" was forever changed. Some had only a 1-speed motor, the cheaper ones. The rear conversion cleaners had a 'tab' in the track which would get pressed when the attachment converter would go in. Front conversion saw a little tab by the handle bail, When the handle went ito the upright position, it would press the tab, Although, some peole would switch the wires, making the vacuum run on "high speed" all the time. Some would even insert, say, a piece of wood into the track to keep the tab down. tsk, tsk. Jope THIS helped, too. Your 'quiz' will be next week. | ||
| Post# 191427 , Reply# 4 7/25/2012 at 19:59 (4,285 days old) by alexb1186 (Ferguson/St. Louis, MO) | ||
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| Post# 191602 , Reply# 5 7/26/2012 at 20:14 (4,284 days old) by kirbfan94 () | ||
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The 6.5 decades sound the best imo, with a cwp brushroll though | ||
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