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Post# 293339   8/13/2014 at 16:03 (3,515 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        

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Just wanted to share this blog post with everyone, it's a great article...

www.productstat.com/engineering/h...

More information on that site will be coming tomorrow.


Post# 293342 , Reply# 1   8/13/2014 at 16:13 (3,515 days old) by kirbyloverdan (Egg Harbor Twp . NJ aka HOOVERLOVERDAN ❤️)        
Very Kool

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Robert thanks for this great article this is appreciated .

Dan


Post# 293343 , Reply# 2   8/13/2014 at 16:25 (3,515 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)        

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Nice! Great read

Post# 293352 , Reply# 3   8/13/2014 at 17:19 (3,515 days old) by stricklybojack (Southern California)        
Exhaust muffler

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Can some one clue me in on this. Were they ever shipped with one, and if so, for how long?



This post was last edited 08/13/2014 at 19:24
Post# 293366 , Reply# 4   8/13/2014 at 19:15 (3,514 days old) by HooverCelebrity (Germany)        

The "exhaust muffler" was very short-lived. All it was, was a piece of foam glued into the full tube. Some early 65 full tubes you can see the glue residue. I don't recall offhand why it was discontinued. Perhaps John Long or someone could ask Tom Anderson for a definitive answer.

Post# 293368 , Reply# 5   8/13/2014 at 19:28 (3,514 days old) by pr-21 (Middletown, OH)        
Thank You Guys.....

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This was very interesting to read. I bought my mom a brand new hoover model 70 in the late 60's and that part was not on it, so it was sometime before the model 70. Back then a model 70 was the top of the line and cost $69.00 or so.



Sincerely

Bud Mattingly
PR-21


Post# 293377 , Reply# 6   8/13/2014 at 20:17 (3,514 days old) by kenkart ()        
Oh to be able!!

To go to a store and BUY one NEW!!! Im not an upright person, but nothing screams 50s like the first Convertible!!!!

Post# 293378 , Reply# 7   8/13/2014 at 20:25 (3,514 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)        
That muffler was on models up to

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and including 67 They blocked, broke apart, were costly, and messy. It was a cost reduction and an improvement to discontinue it.

Post# 293386 , Reply# 8   8/13/2014 at 20:47 (3,514 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas)        

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Thanks for sharing that! I too had never heard of the exhaust muffler. I also did not know that Hoover included a blower attachment. Was a regular part of their attachment set?

Post# 293400 , Reply# 9   8/13/2014 at 21:51 (3,514 days old) by kirbyduh (Kentucky )        
Wow

I just love reading vintage articles like this. Learned a lot from the article - I had no idea about the blower attachment or exhaust muffler.

Post# 293407 , Reply# 10   8/13/2014 at 22:21 (3,514 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)        
yes, the blower

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attachment with the early Convertibles. The attachment set, as you see, had a SEPARATE converter. Cost reduction, again, made that become a one-piece unit. I have pics of EARLY Convertible "prototypes" as well as early attachments. You'd die if you saw how different they were from the ones that came into being. I'll try to find them.

Post# 293411 , Reply# 11   8/13/2014 at 22:32 (3,514 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)        

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Use the Dirt-Finder, John! Those pictures must be found! Find them our I WILL find them for you! tongue-out


Post# 293429 , Reply# 12   8/13/2014 at 23:01 (3,514 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)        
ooooohhhhhhhhhhh,

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You're so "forceful". ololololo I KNOW I posted them once upon returning from N Canton. I was privy to/lucky to get lots of wonderful pics!

Post# 293458 , Reply# 13   8/13/2014 at 23:24 (3,514 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)        

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Then please post them again! Please? laughing


Post# 294185 , Reply# 14   8/17/2014 at 21:44 (3,510 days old) by constellation86 (Roy, UT)        

Here's the link to the pictures of the prototypes.

CLICK HERE TO GO TO constellation86's LINK


Post# 294201 , Reply# 15   8/18/2014 at 00:29 (3,510 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)        
Nicholas

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Thanks for finding that post. I tried , but couldn't get it.It was AMAZING seeing all of that stuff, packed far away. Hope it helped.
John


Post# 313237 , Reply# 16   1/24/2015 at 16:09 (3,351 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)        

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Just catching up on some vaclanding and I can't see the link, has it expired ?

Post# 313244 , Reply# 17   1/24/2015 at 17:16 (3,350 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles)        

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This link takes me to a blank page. Has the article been deleted?


Post# 313269 , Reply# 18   1/24/2015 at 20:04 (3,350 days old) by sanc (USA)        

Please see this post on the automatic washer site.  I was trying to catch up on some of the posts after Christmas and discovered it was no longer available.  I enjoyed the posts I got to read and appreciate all the effort.

 

Scott



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