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Thread Number: 43113
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
My Latest Find: A Hoover PortaPower!! |
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| Post# 450945 3/21/2022 at 15:59 (765 days old) by thatwasherguy (Kentucky ) | ||
Hi everyone! This was just given to me by my neighbor! The pictures you see are of the machine as found, I haven’t touched it yet. She said it belonged to her mother-in-law, and then she used it in her office for several years up until about 11 years ago. It still runs like the day it came off the line, with no bearing noise to speak of. Does anyone know the era that this thing was made (I’m guessing late 60’s), or how much it would have cost when new? I don’t usually post every time I find a vacuum, but I figured that this one was cool enough to warrant it. Thanks,
Thatwasherguy. | ||
Post# 450946 , Reply# 1 3/21/2022 at 16:08 (765 days old) by gottahaveahoove  (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Nice | ||
| Post# 450947 , Reply# 2 3/21/2022 at 16:51 (765 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH) | ||
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| Post# 450952 , Reply# 3 3/21/2022 at 21:02 (765 days old) by thatwasherguy (Kentucky ) | ||
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A few more pictures...
I just spent about an hour cleaning it up. It seems like a fun little machine to use. It reminds me a lot of the little handheld Oreck that my grandma has. This seems a bit more powerful though.
Gottahaveahoove... It certainly has! From what I was told, it was regularly used up until about 11 years ago. Still runs like new. (Wouldn’t expect any less from a vintage Hoover). bsnd60m9200... Cool, thanks for the info! Were these around before the portapower name, and if so, when did they come out, and what were they called? Thanks, Thatwasherguy. | ||
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Post# 450965 , Reply# 5 3/22/2022 at 14:01 (764 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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It started out as | ||
| Post# 450969 , Reply# 6 3/22/2022 at 14:41 (764 days old) by Blackheart (North Dakota) | ||
Little trick
In reading some of the old threads you can stick a portapower to a wall. It was used as a sales tactic. Is it useful? no. Is it interesting? Kind of.
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Post# 450972 , Reply# 7 3/22/2022 at 15:58 (764 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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That's demonstrated at THe Hoover Historical Society | ||
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