Thread Number: 36456
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Hoover Guardian U4125 |
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Post# 390654   4/18/2018 at 10:45 (2,193 days old) by Dana67 (Yakima)   |   | |
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Hello everyone I'm new here, my name is Dana. I just aquired a Hoover Guardian U4125. It's in rough shape headlight is taped on,etc. I haven't even wiped it off yet. I'm going to post a photo of it as is. Would love any information you may have . Thanks
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Post# 390656 , Reply# 1   4/18/2018 at 10:57 (2,193 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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Post# 390658 , Reply# 2   4/18/2018 at 11:47 (2,193 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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That is the Hoover Guardsman.... a commercial vacuum cleaner. It is an earlier model, noticeable by the indented badge (logo_ on the metal base. It also had a cloth shakeout bag, easily adapted into a paper throwaway bag. (Type A). It is a real workhorse. You could also use Convertible cleaning tools (front conversion). The light lens can be fixed. Sometime, in early production of that style, the lens would shrink.
Congrats on a great find. Get it serviced, give it a spa treatment, and it could last for years and years. John. |
Post# 390723 , Reply# 3   4/19/2018 at 12:41 (2,192 days old) by Dana67 (Yakima)   |   | |
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Thank you so much John. I started to clean it up last night and its not nearly as bad as i thought. I will post some more photos this afternoon. Im actually hoping to sell it . I pick up these older hoovers when i come across them because i love the look. I think theyre really fun to clean up. Here is a link to a hoover convertable i did last summer. Im bad about remembering to take before pictures. But it was pretty bad. Found it next to a trash can.
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Post# 390738 , Reply# 4   4/19/2018 at 18:31 (2,192 days old) by Dana67 (Yakima)   |   | |
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And she shall be named
ZENYATTA (after my favorite race horse of all time) |
Post# 390748 , Reply# 5   4/19/2018 at 22:13 (2,192 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA)   |   | |
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Post# 390755 , Reply# 7   4/20/2018 at 00:27 (2,191 days old) by Dana67 (Yakima)   |   | |
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MadMan: Thank you for the warm welcome. Yes Zenyatta was disgusting! But she's much better now.
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Post# 390758 , Reply# 8   4/20/2018 at 02:06 (2,191 days old) by Dana67 (Yakima)   |   | |
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Jae,
So kind of you to provide all that info. So, she's 39 years old. These machines were definitely well made. Now that I have spent the better part of the day cleaning her, she doesn't look a day over 25. Do you have any suggestions on how to get the yellow off the headlight lens without removing the black lettering? And, I'm having a hard time getting the lens to stay in. It seems a little too small for the opening. |
Post# 390829 , Reply# 10   4/21/2018 at 08:41 (2,190 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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