Thread Number: 41926
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Happy Birthday to the Hoover |
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Post# 442586   6/4/2021 at 13:57 (1,055 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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Convertible. It was on June 4, 1957 that the Hoover Convertible design was patented by Henry Dreyfuss. My Hoover guru, John Gregory, mentioned that it was patented on his birthday. How fun. And now we know. Should we bake the Hoover a birthday cake and let it eat it all alone?
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Post# 442591 , Reply# 1   6/4/2021 at 15:02 (1,055 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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Post# 442596 , Reply# 3   6/4/2021 at 16:40 (1,055 days old) by Kirbyg6 (York)   |   | |
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Post# 442608 , Reply# 4   6/4/2021 at 21:06 (1,054 days old) by Brando_husky (Las Vegas Nevada)   |   | |
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Love my convertibles I've had through the years. So many have come and go and they all are great. My 66 is an absolute unit and is pretty much unused and I intend to keep it looking this good.
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Post# 442635 , Reply# 5   6/5/2021 at 09:00 (1,054 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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Post# 442643 , Reply# 6   6/5/2021 at 12:09 (1,054 days old) by luxlife (Under a Pecan Tree)   |   | |
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Those first Convertibles had such finished and refined look about them that seemed to fade in the 1970s model lineup. I love the minute details like the headlight trim. |
Post# 442651 , Reply# 7   6/5/2021 at 18:47 (1,053 days old) by Brando_husky (Las Vegas Nevada)   |   | |
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I feel bad I don't have any recent pictures of it after I cleaned it up. The cord is now white again and no marks on hood or base like the picture shows |
Post# 442728 , Reply# 8   6/8/2021 at 09:25 (1,051 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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Post# 442734 , Reply# 9   6/8/2021 at 12:04 (1,051 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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Had a model 68 that she just purchased in June, 1962 when she moved into her new home to vacuum her polar white plush carpet....it was on the police evidence list of the contents of her home in the Fox Nation documentary about her life and death. What a classy and stylish lady. She just picked bad boyfriends.
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Post# 442744 , Reply# 11   6/8/2021 at 15:16 (1,051 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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Post# 442773 , Reply# 12   6/9/2021 at 15:16 (1,050 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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for the Convertible. Had to unlock files to get this one. Thanks John G.
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Post# 442776 , Reply# 13   6/9/2021 at 15:58 (1,050 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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But thank you John G. for all the helpful information. You are really "The" Hoover guru. We should all make an annual pilgrimage to your amazing vacuum store - the land of Hoover.
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Post# 442804 , Reply# 14   6/10/2021 at 09:07 (1,049 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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Two of my favorite Convertibles.
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Post# 442814 , Reply# 15   6/10/2021 at 16:24 (1,049 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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Just bend it over and shove it in for 50% more suction.
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Post# 442816 , Reply# 16   6/10/2021 at 17:18 (1,049 days old) by Maytagman1982 (Savannah)   |   | |
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The Convertible deserves a good celebration |
Post# 443021 , Reply# 17   6/16/2021 at 15:57 (1,043 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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Thanks again to my best friend, Hans Craig for these Hoover demonstration tools. On the left is the demonstration tool for the constellation. On the right is the demonstration tool for the convertible. So lucky to have such good friends.
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Post# 443426 , Reply# 18   6/28/2021 at 11:40 (1,031 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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Who knew that Hoover used over 50 plastic parts on the convertible? Definitely trying to cheapen it for retail sales. I guess you could say that was the beginning of the end.
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Post# 443428 , Reply# 19   6/28/2021 at 13:21 (1,031 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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The Hoovrah also blows. And it blows hard. I guess you could call it a “blow hard “.
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