Thread Number: 30097
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
vac score!!!! I found a great find on ebay |
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Post# 334436   9/22/2015 at 10:44 (3,110 days old) by vacfan6384 (Larksville,PA)   |   | |
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Just got this all original Hoover model 29 with original bag for $40 that included the shipping WOW!
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Post# 334439 , Reply# 1   9/22/2015 at 11:07 (3,110 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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EXCFELLENT find there!! I have 3 of them. None has the original bag. Someday....
Are you 'completing the 50s set"? I got your messages. Things have been crazy lately. In addition to these horendous headaches.....just kill me now. I want to talk to you soon. I hope you'll be in my area again some time soon. Again, gr4eat work securing that Hoover 29. John |
Post# 334443 , Reply# 2   9/22/2015 at 11:28 (3,110 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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Post# 334447 , Reply# 3   9/22/2015 at 13:05 (3,110 days old) by Hooverboy81 (Myrtle Place)   |   | |
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Post# 334451 , Reply# 4   9/22/2015 at 14:08 (3,110 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 334455 , Reply# 5   9/22/2015 at 14:37 (3,110 days old) by Hooverboy81 (Myrtle Place)   |   | |
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I've been here, there, and everywhere! Sorry I've been out of the loop! As you know the 29 is one of my favorite models in the "sixty series" lineup. Let's catch up soon!
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Post# 334485 , Reply# 7   9/23/2015 at 00:35 (3,109 days old) by Hooverboy81 (Myrtle Place)   |   | |
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Hi vac-o-matic! The handle length shortened when Henry Dreyfuss revamped the sixty series with the model 63. He used his models, "Joe and Josephine", to get an average height of women (the people who all domestic appliances were marketed to) to make it more comfortable for them to use. As men, the pre 63 machines are most likely easier for us to use, but most likely not for many women. Attached is a link with further info on "Joe and Josephine", and photos from my copy of his 1955 book "Designing for People". He worked with Hoover from 1934 until roughly 1957 (his last major design being the 1957 model 65 Convertible). Enjoy! :) industrialdesignhistory.com/node/...
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Post# 334497 , Reply# 8   9/23/2015 at 09:06 (3,109 days old) by vac-o-matic (Saint Louis, Mo.)   |   | |
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Thanks for that link...very cool! |
Post# 334879 , Reply# 9   9/30/2015 at 10:32 (3,102 days old) by davygravy ()   |   | |
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Beautiful. My find is not as old, but it has been my favorite Hoover for many years.
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Post# 335019 , Reply# 10   10/1/2015 at 16:00 (3,101 days old) by stricklybojack (Southern California)   |   | |
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Post# 335042 , Reply# 11   10/2/2015 at 00:47 (3,100 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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