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Thread Number: 22922
My New Cream and Brown Henry |
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| Post# 256402 11/16/2013 at 02:00 (3,806 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
 Hi all,
Here's my latest find, purchased from ebay for £32. Not bad if you ask me! Everything is original on it, it even has it's original brown plug. Overall it's in good shape, the hose has seen better days though.
Now, I've been wondering, how long did Numatic make the cream and brown Henry for? I thought it was 1985 until 1990, but the serial code on this says it's from 1991.
Thanks
~ Joe 
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| Post# 256404 , Reply# 1 11/16/2013 at 02:57 (3,806 days old) by beko1987 (Stokenchurch, United Kingdom) | ||
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Brilliant! If you put the hose in the washing machine with some old towels it cleans it up a treat (coolish wash though, don't spin it too much). Flush the hose through first so you don't block the machine though | ||
| Post# 256417 , Reply# 3 11/16/2013 at 08:22 (3,806 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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| Post# 256422 , Reply# 4 11/16/2013 at 09:19 (3,806 days old) by parwaz786 ( ) | ||
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Awesome Joe! Do you know a DC07 motor with a spindle will stiff fit the DC08? :) | ||
| Post# 256497 , Reply# 5 11/16/2013 at 18:11 (3,805 days old) by DaveTranter (Central England, U.K.) | ||
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New Henry Congratulations, Joe.... You said you wanted one... Are you planning on fitting the optional horns???? ;-) Mine is asleep in his box in the loft..... All best Dave T | ||
| Post# 256498 , Reply# 6 11/16/2013 at 18:15 (3,805 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 256543 , Reply# 7 11/17/2013 at 04:03 (3,805 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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| Post# 256544 , Reply# 8 11/17/2013 at 04:06 (3,805 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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| Post# 256545 , Reply# 9 11/17/2013 at 04:10 (3,805 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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| Post# 256551 , Reply# 10 11/17/2013 at 05:24 (3,805 days old) by parwaz786 ( ) | ||
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Yep Joe :) Hopefully it will work :D | ||
| Post# 256758 , Reply# 12 11/18/2013 at 02:16 (3,804 days old) by spiraclean (UK) | ||
Beige/brown was definitely not a limited edition, just another colour choice at the time (much like the later blue, yellow and green options). How easy the alternative colours were to get hold of depended on the dealer, though. Some would offer the full range, others saw no point and would just keep the default red/black model in stock, maybe special ordering a particular colour for those who specifically requested such.
Used to see the beige/brown models everywhere back in the day, so they were by no means rare at the time. Not quite as popular as red/black of course, but still fairly common. | ||
| Post# 256763 , Reply# 13 11/18/2013 at 04:42 (3,804 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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| Post# 256886 , Reply# 14 11/19/2013 at 04:01 (3,803 days old) by spiraclean (UK) | ||
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The reason they're rare now is because they were only made for a few years, and that was some 20 odd years ago. Red, on the other hand, has always been the default Henry colour. It was available from day one of production, through to present times, so it stands to reason there will be more around of varying ages.
Back in the day though, they really weren't too unusual. For example, at the time my local garden centre had an entire fleet of beige/brown Henrys, and each time I visited they would be dotted around all over the place. Red was still most common, but seeing a beige one would have been about as unusual as seeing a blue, yellow or green one today... not something that would particularly take one by surprise and cause you to take a second look. | ||
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