New baby in our house !

The little Hoover Baby Model C and the Hoover Baby Model 103 I believe share some or all of the components and the brush roll used in the Hoover Model 102. I have the Baby Model 103 and it seems to run well. I have to trade out the brush roll and belt cover with the Model 102 which I did know were not included with the Baby Model 103. I was going to bid on the Model C that you bought and had asked the to include a picture of the bottom on it which they did. I did not bid on it because I would still have missing parts if I used them from the Model C.
While I say my Baby 103 runs will by no means does it run as well as my Model 102 or 105. I included pictures of the fan for the Baby C and Baby 103 so you can that they are much smaller than the fan for the Model 102. I did clean the commutator as the vacuum had been over oiled. The C and 103 are not powerful but my 103 seems to do a good job of vacuuming. They do seem to sound a bit like an eggbeater. Pictured next to the Baby 103 motor is a 541 motor with the newer fan design.
Good luck with your Baby Model C that I believe turned 100 years old a year or so ago.

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Post# 400708 11/12/2018 at 11:19 (1,981 days old) by DaveVac (Westlake, Ohio)
Checkrate/Likes A Hoover baby that is.....Hoover Baby Model C. I collect mostly pre - 1940 vacuums made in or near Cleveland, Ohio. This one was manufactured in New Berlin, Ohio and has the last patent date in 1917. I won it on eBay and it did not have a cord..I wired it after cleaning it and it does run but sounds a little ill. Not much suction. For all you repair guys out there...I'm sure rebuilding the motor is pretty much out of the question, right ? dave Photos... < > Photo 1 of 2 View Full Size

Post# 400709 , Reply# 1 11/12/2018 at 12:28 (1,981 days old) by Collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk)
Checkrate/Likes Did you oil the motor? If I remember correctly they used bushings instead of bearings which had to be oiled.

Post# 400710 , Reply# 2 11/12/2018 at 12:40 (1,981 days old) by DaveVac (Westlake, Ohio)
Checkrate/Likes *Oil* I only put 8 drops of oil in the top of the motor where it indicates to add 3-4 drops with every use. I put in 4 one day and 4 the next day. I would imagine it has not been oiled in years or even decades. I only ran it for 10-15 seconds and shut it off.

Post# 400749 , Reply# 3 11/12/2018 at 21:32 (1,981 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA)
Checkrate/Likes Depending on how long it hasn't been oiled (let's be honest, it's probably been over 50 years), the bearings may be entirely dry. And depending on the design of the bearing and the oiling structure (which I'm not familiar with), the oil may you put in may not go to the shaft. Rebuilding a motor is not really a big deal unless it needs to be rewound, even then it's not out of the question. It would only be difficult/impossible if the bearing surfaces of the armature shaft were damaged. If I were you, I'd take apart the motor and examine it. The armature shaft surfaces that ride the bearings may still be dry and need direct application of oil.

Post# 400948 , Reply# 4 11/16/2018 at 08:15 (1,977 days old) by HankSilv (Brooklyn)
Checkrate/Likes Congratulations on your new one! But it rather looks very old and dusty. I also think that your main assignment is to examine the motor. By the way, I also use eBay auctions to buy some stuff for home and assignment.essayshark.com/... source to deal with college homework

Post# 401088 , Reply# 5 11/18/2018 at 14:18 (1,975 days old) by Phaeton (Los Angeles )
Checkrate/Likes The little Hoover Baby Model C and the Hoover Baby Model 103 I believe share some or all of the components and the brush roll used in the Hoover Model 102. I have the Baby Model 103 and it seems to run well. I have to trade out the brush roll and belt cover with the Model 102 which I did know were not included with the Baby Model 103. I was going to bid on the Model C that you bought and had asked the to include a picture of the bottom on it which they did. I did not bid on it because I would still have missing parts if I used them from the Model C. While I say my Baby 103 runs will by no means does it run as well as my Model 102 or 105. I included pictures of the fan for the Baby C and Baby 103 so you can that they are much smaller than the fan for the Model 102. I did clean the commutator as the vacuum had been over oiled. The C and 103 are not powerful but my 103 seems to do a good job of vacuuming. They do seem to sound a bit like an eggbeater. Pictured next to the Baby 103 motor is a 541 motor with the newer fan design. Good luck with your Baby Model C that I believe turned 100 years old a year or so ago. Photos... < > Photo 1 of 4 View Full Size