Thread Number: 41415
/ Tag: Pre-1950 Vacuum Cleaners
A family mystery from 1939 - Hoover Model 60? |
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Post# 439112 , Reply# 1   2/24/2021 at 11:00 (1,127 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 439114 , Reply# 2   2/24/2021 at 11:19 (1,127 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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Post# 439118 , Reply# 3   2/24/2021 at 13:21 (1,127 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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Photos like this one are the reason I miss true black-and-white film photography. The composition and lighting make it such a nice period piece. I can definitely see design cues that stretched from that machine on into the Convertibles of the 1970s.
The choice to use the dump bag version for the photo over the 'HandiSac' setup might have been for a couple of reasons. It could have been early in the model's production run and that's what was available to send to the photo studio or it might have been that the dump bag had a more svelte appearance and thus fit the advertising narrative better. I noticed last year when I up-fitted my Sanitaire SC686 to an F&G setup that the new bag did not sit quite as flat when the machine was at rest. The slimmer look to the bag could convey an impression that the machine is fairly light weight and thus easier to use. I also notice that the cord is unfurled from its hooks on the handle, again perhaps to help emphasize the machine's slender profile. While this photo was apparently the 'keeper', it doubtless was not the only one taken in that session. With most of the cord out of frame, I wonder if the machine was plugged in and if they also shot photos with it running and the bag inflated, perhaps they also staged some 'action' shots of her pushing the vacuum. One thing I do question about the photo is why she wasn't wearing a lighter colored dress that would provide better contrast for the dark colored vacuum. A commercial photographer of that era who was worth his salt would necessarily have a good sense of how various colors would appear against one another in a black-and-white photo. |
Post# 439126 , Reply# 6   2/24/2021 at 15:37 (1,127 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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