Thread Number: 41834
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
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Post# 441992   5/19/2021 at 19:02 (1,044 days old) by Jukeman71 (Arkansas )   |   | |
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Can anyone tell me what model this is? Some kind of weird slate gray color. Thanks.
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Post# 441994 , Reply# 1   5/19/2021 at 19:40 (1,044 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 441996 , Reply# 2   5/19/2021 at 20:00 (1,044 days old) by Jukeman71 (Arkansas )   |   | |
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Thank you. I thought about that, but the hood, bumper and handle grip are all exactly the same gray color. |
Post# 441997 , Reply# 3   5/19/2021 at 20:01 (1,044 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 442000 , Reply# 4   5/19/2021 at 20:58 (1,044 days old) by Jukeman71 (Arkansas )   |   | |
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Interesting that I find no information on a convertible of that color. |
Post# 442001 , Reply# 5   5/19/2021 at 21:03 (1,044 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 442034 , Reply# 6   5/20/2021 at 19:32 (1,043 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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Bag is not original to that model. The mod style yellow bag goes to the 1076.
Convertibles did come in gray but I think this predates the Convertible. It might be a Model 33 that was originally lavender and has faded to a gray color. I cannot find any gray Hoovers of this era either, not even from collectors. I do not think gray was a popular color at the time. |
Post# 442047 , Reply# 8   5/21/2021 at 08:04 (1,042 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 442089 , Reply# 11   5/22/2021 at 09:03 (1,041 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH)   |   | |
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Post# 442091 , Reply# 12   5/22/2021 at 09:08 (1,041 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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Post# 442096 , Reply# 13   5/22/2021 at 09:38 (1,041 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Will, you are absolutely correct about all of that information.
Proof is everywhere. Although many are quite knowledgeable about Hoover, The Hoover Historical Center, filled with the genuine documents, is accessible to Tom A. who provided me w/ all of this, too. His locked metal files match the center's. When I got my machine, Tom filled me in on the history of it , too. An odd, but cute addition to any Hoover collector's collection. I'm very lucky to have the entire, complete Ceylon yellow line. Thanks, Will. |
Post# 442097 , Reply# 14   5/22/2021 at 10:33 (1,041 days old) by Jukeman71 (Arkansas )   |   | |
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Thanks everyone. So, not really rare or desirable or low production then, just one of Hoover’s many oddballs. Is that right? |
Post# 442099 , Reply# 15   5/22/2021 at 10:51 (1,041 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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rare as in it's an oddball, model transitioning model. I thought it was odd,strange, when I first saw it. You see the photo of my 1076 in this post. So, naturally, when I first saw the 'odd' model, I, too, THOUGHT it was incorrect.
But, then I saw one at Tom A's, and I bought one too. Then, I realized how it came to be. A nice cleaner, but, it wouldn't be the first one I'd run in to save in a fire. |
Post# 442102 , Reply# 16   5/22/2021 at 12:04 (1,041 days old) by Jukeman71 (Arkansas )   |   | |
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So it’s not particularly desirable then, in comparison to say a 2 1076 or another convertible of the same vintage. |
Post# 442106 , Reply# 17   5/22/2021 at 15:08 (1,041 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 442108 , Reply# 18   5/22/2021 at 15:15 (1,041 days old) by Jukeman71 (Arkansas )   |   | |
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I appreciate all of your help. One last inquiry though, am I correct that this machine would be no more desirable than a 1076 or another convertible from the same time frame? Or maybe even LESS rare or desirable because of the drab gray color? |
Post# 442198 , Reply# 20   5/25/2021 at 09:33 (1,038 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 442200 , Reply# 21   5/25/2021 at 11:39 (1,038 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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I'm getting one for you at the Vacuum Cleaner Collectors Convention in September. It won't be as nice as this Museum piece, but it is a model 200. I'll have to go unlock the files and get you an owners manual (I have more than 1). I am happy to SHARE with nice people.
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Post# 442202 , Reply# 22   5/25/2021 at 12:29 (1,038 days old) by Jukeman71 (Arkansas )   |   | |
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Sounds great!! Thank you!! |
Post# 442302 , Reply# 23   5/27/2021 at 18:53 (1,036 days old) by HOOVER61 (baltimore maryland USA)   |   | |
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MY NEIGHBOR GOT THAT AT A DEPARTMENT STORE PROMOTIONI CAME UP TO PUT IT TOGETHER AND HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF IT |
Post# 442478 , Reply# 24   6/1/2021 at 20:14 (1,031 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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