Thread Number: 37941
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Hoover Convertible Special Model 31 Barn Find |
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Post# 404476 , Reply# 2   1/23/2019 at 16:34 (1,917 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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I love my model 31 and my model 65. The first Convertibles. The model 65, in my opinion, is worth 10 times more than the model 31.
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Post# 404501 , Reply# 3   1/24/2019 at 07:22 (1,917 days old) by vacuumlad1650 (Wauponsee, IL)   |   | |
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They are not the most common Convertible cleaners, but there are other models harder to find, and many easier.
Worth 10 times as much? As we like to say on this website, "An item is only worth as much as any damn fool will pay for it." I've owned 4 or 5 of these cleaners, I have two of them right now. One is the early style, one later. Both of these have turned up within the last year or so. You cant use Ebay to judge prices these day...some of those sellers are smoking something pretty strong, and cant seem to figure out why their items sit on there so long. Really, you are better off fixing it up and using it. Will outsweep any machine made today. If you (or your local shop) wont do it, send me a message and I would be happy to walk you through it, or do it myself. I have rebuilt thousands of cleaners. |
Post# 404595 , Reply# 5   1/25/2019 at 16:06 (1,915 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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Wow! The mice sure had a field day with that vacuum! Sorry to say that that vacuum would only be valuable in good condition. As it is now, it would take a lot of determination (and JB-weld) to even get that vacuum within yards of being back on its feet again. Giving the bag a soak in fabric softener and then patching it up from the inside with some carefully cut to size swimming pool patches might fix the holes. If you can find the specific color matched parts that would be a lot easier.
It is in a beautiful color I cannot deny that, and I'm no stranger to derelict vacuums. I'd love to give it a home if you or your parents are unable to keep it around. I'm afraid I couldn't pay anything but the shipping cost though as I'm not that rich. I'm like that crying Indian from those 1980's commercials on littering when I see a vacuum in the trash bin. |