Thread Number: 27224
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
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Post# 305085 , Reply# 1   11/6/2014 at 19:58 (3,430 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)   |   | |
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Post# 305087 , Reply# 2   11/6/2014 at 20:04 (3,430 days old) by Marks_here (_._)   |   | |
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Post# 305089 , Reply# 3   11/6/2014 at 20:13 (3,430 days old) by NYCWriter (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 305105 , Reply# 4   11/6/2014 at 23:55 (3,430 days old) by vintagevaclover (Athens, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 305115 , Reply# 5   11/7/2014 at 02:54 (3,430 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.)   |   | |
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Post# 305127 , Reply# 6   11/7/2014 at 05:19 (3,429 days old) by edgar (Belgium)   |   | |
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Post# 305194 , Reply# 8   11/7/2014 at 10:52 (3,429 days old) by luxy1205 (Wilmington, IL)   |   | |
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Post# 305236 , Reply# 9   11/7/2014 at 14:40 (3,429 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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The first was the 65... 2 colors. The gold one was a promo... salesmen would 'win them". It was gold in celebration os HOOVER'S 50 b day. Then, the 66. featured in MANY, MANY ads... it's companion was The Constellation. "floats on air". Then, the 67, 68. They were the last of the handle "matching the cleaner. They were also the only ones to have that little decorative metal strip around the hood.The bag said HOOVER down the side, or course. We would soon see the 1960s... Neptune green Concertible, model 69.the first w/white handle, and "Convertible" printed on the lens.
You have a great machine, with a genuine HOOVER replacement bag. |
Post# 305288 , Reply# 11   11/7/2014 at 22:12 (3,429 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 305289 , Reply# 12   11/7/2014 at 22:17 (3,429 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 305401 , Reply# 18   11/8/2014 at 21:17 (3,428 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH)   |   | |
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Welcome to Vacuumland and congrats on your 66 Convertible and 300! Sounds like your 66 is all original. The 300 was the last model with the round motor hood--called "Coffee cans" by collectors. And you're right, it was the economy model from 1935-1938, selling next to the top of the line 825 and midrange 475 in 1935 & 36, and the TOL 150 and midrange 25 in 1937 & 38. And yes, they were as well built as the higher end models of the day. I love the "coffee can" Hoovers and have about 10 of them myself, including the 300, 475, and 825. Here's a pic of my 300. All original except the bag, and I was told that base/nozzle was painted green (although it looks brown in this pic.) was for sale through Spiegel's. And when you flip it over you can tell by looking at the bottom that it was factory paint.
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Post# 305456 , Reply# 20   11/9/2014 at 11:44 (3,427 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)   |   | |
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Post# 305518 , Reply# 22   11/9/2014 at 20:41 (3,427 days old) by Marks_here (_._)   |   | |
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Post# 305550 , Reply# 23   11/9/2014 at 23:49 (3,427 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)   |   | |
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Post# 305632 , Reply# 24   11/10/2014 at 14:01 (3,426 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 305697 , Reply# 25   11/10/2014 at 21:28 (3,426 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)   |   | |
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Post# 305705 , Reply# 26   11/10/2014 at 21:47 (3,426 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH)   |   | |
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Go ahead and grab that 300 if it's in decent shape other than the cord and if the price is right. Replacing a cord is usually a walk in the park compared to some other repairs. If the base finish is dull Mother's Mag and some elbow grease will shine it up for you. Main things you want to check are if the brushroll turns freely, if the fan turns freely, if it runs, and how well it runs. Everything else is pretty much cosmetic. Good luck,
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Post# 305715 , Reply# 27   11/10/2014 at 22:05 (3,426 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)   |   | |
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Post# 305945 , Reply# 28   11/12/2014 at 13:59 (3,424 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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"Mercy Hospital room'. It measures 12'by 12' (feet) It, like all other bedrooms, had gas lights in the walls. THere are only 2 outlets in there. I wish there were more. They are on inside walls. They have been replaced with new, grounded ourtlets. still, I wish there were more outlets. Tthe gas has all been disconnected. But, the gas pipes are still under the floor joists. When I installed parquet floors in there, I had to install underlayment. I kept banging into the pipes . Good thing the gas is gone. When "Bob" rewired the other rooms, we found and removed nipples in the walls where the wall lights once lit the way.
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Post# 305954 , Reply# 29   11/12/2014 at 15:32 (3,424 days old) by HisMastersVoice (Ferndale, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 306084 , Reply# 30   11/13/2014 at 17:25 (3,423 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)   |   | |
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Post# 306198 , Reply# 31   11/14/2014 at 21:26 (3,422 days old) by jukeman70 (Springdale AR)   |   | |
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The good 'ol days of two outlets in a room (each having two or three cube taps with cords radiating out in all directions), ground prong adapters and gas lighting. How did our Grandparents ever manage to keep from blowing themselves up... |
Post# 306326 , Reply# 32   11/16/2014 at 09:37 (3,420 days old) by Forrest (Alexandria,In cornfields)   |   | |
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