Thread Number: 3537
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Post# 39716   5/8/2008 at 14:28 (5,803 days old) by vintagehoover ()   |   | |
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A BIG clue...no mistaking that switch! |
Post# 39719 , Reply# 1   5/8/2008 at 15:14 (5,803 days old) by arh1953 ( River Park, in Port St. Lucie, Florida)   |   | |
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Post# 39720 , Reply# 2   5/8/2008 at 15:18 (5,803 days old) by vintagehoover ()   |   | |
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;) |
Post# 39721 , Reply# 3   5/8/2008 at 15:31 (5,803 days old) by arh1953 ( River Park, in Port St. Lucie, Florida)   |   | |
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Post# 39723 , Reply# 4   5/8/2008 at 16:14 (5,803 days old) by z30soulbrother (West Midlands, UK)   |   | |
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didnt someone ages back say they were trying to identify a vac from childhood with a red ball switch? si |
Post# 39724 , Reply# 5   5/8/2008 at 16:15 (5,803 days old) by vintagehoover ()   |   | |
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Enough teasing! I can now reveal...newly-obtained property of The Vintage Hoover Emporium...Britain's only example (I would imagine) of the Hoover Lark Model 14! |
Post# 39725 , Reply# 6   5/8/2008 at 16:20 (5,803 days old) by vintagehoover ()   |   | |
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Smooth in function...a lightweight solution to your heavy cleaning duties... |
Post# 39726 , Reply# 7   5/8/2008 at 16:23 (5,803 days old) by vintagehoover ()   |   | |
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makes its English cousin look downright frumpy by comparison! |
Post# 39727 , Reply# 8   5/8/2008 at 16:24 (5,803 days old) by vintagehoover ()   |   | |
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Post# 39728 , Reply# 9   5/8/2008 at 16:25 (5,803 days old) by vintagehoover ()   |   | |
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You may notice for the first time something's not quite right... |
Post# 39729 , Reply# 10   5/8/2008 at 16:26 (5,803 days old) by vintagehoover ()   |   | |
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Post# 39730 , Reply# 11   5/8/2008 at 16:27 (5,803 days old) by vintagehoover ()   |   | |
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Red ball is still in place...although the upper plate is a little warped, as I hear is common :( |
Post# 39731 , Reply# 12   5/8/2008 at 16:28 (5,803 days old) by vintagehoover ()   |   | |
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Is the problem a little more evident here? |
Post# 39733 , Reply# 14   5/8/2008 at 16:32 (5,803 days old) by arh1953 ( River Park, in Port St. Lucie, Florida)   |   | |
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Post# 39736 , Reply# 17   5/8/2008 at 16:38 (5,803 days old) by arh1953 ( River Park, in Port St. Lucie, Florida)   |   | |
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Post# 39739 , Reply# 18   5/8/2008 at 16:44 (5,803 days old) by vintagehoover ()   |   | |
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From the chassis to the plug! |
Post# 39853 , Reply# 21   5/9/2008 at 17:11 (5,802 days old) by hoover1060 ()   |   | |
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Congrats on being the only fellow in the UK to own one of those! |
Post# 39868 , Reply# 22   5/9/2008 at 19:33 (5,802 days old) by z30soulbrother (West Midlands, UK)   |   | |
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i take it the front cover snaps off like the early junior and the converter snaps on after the belt is manually lifted off? and it would take a hooverflex double stretch hose in blue? maybe its the same converter as used for junior? si |
Post# 39908 , Reply# 25   5/10/2008 at 07:48 (5,801 days old) by z30soulbrother (West Midlands, UK)   |   | |
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hi matt remind me , could anyone place this at the time you were asking? si |
Post# 39909 , Reply# 26   5/10/2008 at 08:50 (5,801 days old) by 74simon ()   |   | |
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Real shame about the handle bail, but you've still got the best example of a 14 in the UK! Look forward to seeing this baby in action! Si |
Post# 39912 , Reply# 27   5/10/2008 at 09:56 (5,801 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.)   |   | |
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Post# 39981 , Reply# 30   5/10/2008 at 19:40 (5,801 days old) by vintagehoover ()   |   | |
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As it happens, the brush strips aren't too bad, but it's nice to know I have the option of replacing the Agitator if needed. I have a spare 612 Agitator upstairs. |
Post# 39987 , Reply# 31   5/10/2008 at 21:11 (5,801 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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Being made from a shaped flat piece of steel, easy rebending it back into alignment,Jack. I'd take the bail handle off entirely, clamp the top 'U', arms up, in the jaws of a padded bench vise (so the edge paint won't be marred) and grasping both arms at the same time torque ease them back into alignment. I think I also see an unwanted bend at the bottom of one of the arms - flatten it in the same padded vice jaws. I use the bench vises at work to straighten such things with applied force, use long steel poles as bending levers and it's a great way to separate rusted jammed wands, when holding between your knees or standing on it just isn't forceful enough. If you don't have a bench mounted vise...well, find someone who does. Or go to a garage or large shop tool vendor (Home Depot?) with the bail and a rolled towel and swiftly 'borrow' the heavy duty display vise on site...explain that you are testing the vise. :-) Dave |
Post# 39990 , Reply# 32   5/10/2008 at 21:40 (5,801 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 40002 , Reply# 33   5/11/2008 at 00:54 (5,801 days old) by mattl ()   |   | |
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z30soulbrother, yes with a little digging it was identified. I guess there are still a few around, perhaps someday I'll stumble across one. Here is the link to my thread.... CLICK HERE TO GO TO mattl's LINK |
Post# 40011 , Reply# 34   5/11/2008 at 10:40 (5,800 days old) by z30soulbrother (West Midlands, UK)   |   | |
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cheers matt well done. those memories are special and seem even more fun now we are older looking at them as collectable machines, but at the time were general household appliances si |
Post# 40012 , Reply# 35   5/11/2008 at 11:49 (5,800 days old) by myhooverco ()   |   | |
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This is my model 14...built in October 1956. I have a new set of tools for this one too. --Tom |
Post# 40013 , Reply# 36   5/11/2008 at 11:50 (5,800 days old) by myhooverco ()   |   | |
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Here is the cover plate removed... |
Post# 40014 , Reply# 37   5/11/2008 at 11:51 (5,800 days old) by myhooverco ()   |   | |
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Here is the converter...unique to the Lark uprights. All that you have to do is unhook the belt then place this item over the belt pulley and twist. Very simple... |
Post# 40015 , Reply# 38   5/11/2008 at 11:52 (5,800 days old) by myhooverco ()   |   | |
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The converter installed... |
Post# 40016 , Reply# 39   5/11/2008 at 11:52 (5,800 days old) by myhooverco ()   |   | |
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Converter installed...head on angle... |
Post# 40017 , Reply# 40   5/11/2008 at 11:53 (5,800 days old) by myhooverco ()   |   | |
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Hose installed... |
Post# 41062 , Reply# 43   5/21/2008 at 01:39 (5,790 days old) by portable (Corvallis, OR)   |   | |
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Jack - I rented a house years ago. I had known the former (deceased) lady of the house. In the front closet was her pristine Model 14 with the tool set that Tom shows above. But, my roommate and I hated it because the darn bag was so hard to change. I remember that the local vac repair store was able to get me a Hoover switch plate cover in white, which I painted to the correct color. Apparently, they warped so frequently that Hoover made replacements available to buy. Nice looking machine, though. But not too well engineered. |
Post# 41102 , Reply# 45   5/21/2008 at 16:13 (5,790 days old) by z30soulbrother (West Midlands, UK)   |   | |
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i love this!!! si |