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Thread Number: 19776
one of those great old Hoovers that never die......=) |
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| Post# 220754 , Reply# 1 2/25/2013 at 13:29 (4,076 days old) by 1926700 () | ||
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the bag....... original, has been on this machine since birth... 
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| Post# 220755 , Reply# 2 2/25/2013 at 13:31 (4,076 days old) by 1926700 () | ||
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and.... one cool fun shot for the heck of it...=). this is one striking machine. 
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| Post# 220760 , Reply# 3 2/25/2013 at 13:53 (4,076 days old) by s31463221 (Frenchburg, KY) | ||
Hoover Model 26
That is a VERY nice looking machine! I didn't realize they were that rare/scarce, but come to think of it, I don't see many on eBay or any of the sales websites. I have a Model 26 myself, but it's original bag disappeared LONG before I got it, along with it's original handle, and it's in sad shape. It's really nice to see one in good condition! Congratulations on your find!
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| Post# 220771 , Reply# 4 2/25/2013 at 15:21 (4,076 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS) | ||
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| Post# 220777 , Reply# 5 2/25/2013 at 16:06 (4,076 days old) by 1926700 () | ||
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yeah Phill..... what happens to it??? i heard another one of us came to you and pulled it right out from under you??? refresh my memory...=) | ||
Post# 220785 , Reply# 6 2/25/2013 at 16:53 (4,076 days old) by Gottahaveahoove  (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Great cleaner! | ||
| Post# 220794 , Reply# 7 2/25/2013 at 17:35 (4,076 days old) by squarehandle () | ||
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Nice Hoover! Nice vintage find! | ||
| Post# 220837 , Reply# 8 2/25/2013 at 23:20 (4,075 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH) | ||
Nice Find Jason!
Looks like it's in good condition and the original bag is frosting on the cake! I have one too, all original except for the bag. It was a gift from fellow collector and good friend Norm Brown when he was downsizing his collection. Thanks again, Norm! Here's a pic of mine. I've switched bags since this pic was taken, to one that looks more like the original.
Jeff 
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| Post# 220848 , Reply# 9 2/26/2013 at 02:41 (4,075 days old) by hooverboy81 (Myrtle Place) | ||
WOW! | ||
| Post# 220893 , Reply# 10 2/26/2013 at 13:54 (4,075 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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RE that never die! Yes, they never die and will clean rings around any new upright made!!! | ||
| Post# 220935 , Reply# 11 2/26/2013 at 21:24 (4,075 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere) | ||
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Nice vac | ||
| Post# 220943 , Reply# 12 2/26/2013 at 22:55 (4,074 days old) by portable (Corvallis, OR) | ||
 Cool 26, Miss Jae.
They were real workhorses. The second in the lineup behind the Great and Powerful Model 150. IIRC, they were made of magnesium, as was the 150. The one thing that always irritated the crap out of me was that rubber-like strip along the top, which was almost guaranteed to get sheared off by running it under furnitre and low-lying objects. I rarely have seen a 26 without a good chunk of that top strip missing. Not a good idea by Hoover.
But the machine is a glorious piece of Machine Age history. All hail to the ensemble in brown, as the ads said. | ||
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