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Thread Number: 43239
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Hoover Model 29 |
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| Post# 451926 4/23/2022 at 14:11 (732 days old) by Will (Colorado Springs) | ||
Hi all!
I’m a new member though I’ve been lurking for a while because I’ve been fascinated with the Electrolux Model LX. I always geek out on cool vintage things. Today, however, I found a Hoover Model 29 at our local ReStore. All in its original box looking like it has never been unpacked. The dust bag is still in the paper wrapper which is the only thing I took a picture of. The tools are still in the cardboard caddy. The upright handle is in a separate long box. This long box looks worse for wear but the handle looks untouched. I didn’t buy it but am wondering if I should have. Any thoughts?
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Post# 451928 , Reply# 1 4/23/2022 at 14:25 (732 days old) by gottahaveahoove  (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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| Post# 451930 , Reply# 2 4/23/2022 at 14:35 (732 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky) | ||
WTFFFFF | ||
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Post# 451931 , Reply# 3 4/23/2022 at 14:38 (732 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Don't you all wonder | ||
| Post# 451935 , Reply# 4 4/23/2022 at 15:59 (732 days old) by Will (Colorado Springs) | ||
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Got it | ||
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Post# 451936 , Reply# 5 4/23/2022 at 16:25 (732 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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excellent! | ||
| Post# 451938 , Reply# 6 4/23/2022 at 16:33 (732 days old) by airwayqueen (Santa Monica California) | ||
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Hi, I'm glad you got it. I was shouting at you through the computer "Are you crazy???!" | ||
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Post# 451939 , Reply# 7 4/23/2022 at 16:40 (732 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Bradley!
Was that you I heard all the way here in PA?
Normally,(define normal) we (well most) don't abuse other members. BUT, we're glad, now, that you've 'seen the light'. That's a rare find. I'm obsessed with the history of these things....... where it came from... why it sat dormant... what has brought it to Restore. Again, a great save/find. Enjoy! | ||
| Post# 451942 , Reply# 8 4/23/2022 at 17:21 (732 days old) by Will (Colorado Springs) | ||
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Glorious pictures!
Thank you. I heard the shouts from all over! Glad I got it though I may want to part with it. I’m gonna give it a chance to convince me it should stay for awhile.
My generous side says to leave something unique that I don’t need so that someone else can have the joy of discovery and finding a real gem. My realistic side knows that if the right person doesn’t come into this store to see it while it is available, it may end up in the dumpster. That would be a crime. I’ll gladly be it’s caretaker for a while! It is definitely unused! Glory be!! The filter bag is still in its paper shipping bag which is still sealed. I’ll leave it that way even though I would love to read the instruction manual which is also in there. If I do part with it, I want the new owner to have the thrill of breaking that seal. Here are some pics: | ||
| Post# 451943 , Reply# 9 4/23/2022 at 17:56 (731 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
Buy buy buy!!!! If my Restore sold stuff like that I'd break the walls apart! Fantastic find!
These were not cheap back then, whoever bought it must have been very wealthy or something terrible happened. And yes my Restore has a big problem with putting more stuff in the dumpster than in the store. Then what does make it out has ridiculous prices and nobody buys it anyway. | ||
| Post# 451953 , Reply# 10 4/23/2022 at 20:56 (731 days old) by fooseofhoove (Minnesota) | ||
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| Post# 451954 , Reply# 11 4/23/2022 at 20:59 (731 days old) by fooseofhoove (Minnesota) | ||
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| Post# 451975 , Reply# 14 4/24/2022 at 11:16 (731 days old) by Will (Colorado Springs) | ||
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Owen,
The black on the handle appears to be black paper. I first thought it was a rubberized material. Here are some close up pics. It’s strange that the cord brackets are mounted on top of the paper. And the plug has a slot for fastening to the cord. I read somewhere in the last 24 hours that this was sold with brown tools at first because a previous model had brown accessories. Makes sense to me to clear out old stock. If true that would indicate it is an early version. And that it survived untouched all these years! That’s finally why I went back to buy it. I didn’t want someone who didn’t care to haphazardly start taking apart the packaging to see what all was in the box. Was it a gift that never got used! Did the recipient die unexpectedly then have it languish in a closet for 70 years? Or was it old stock that was forgotten in a retail storeroom somewhere? Restore was too busy when I was there so I didn’t want to be a pest by asking if anyone knew the story behind the vacuum. | ||
| Post# 451981 , Reply# 15 4/24/2022 at 13:18 (731 days old) by portable (Corvallis, OR) | ||
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Post# 451990 , Reply# 16 4/24/2022 at 17:27 (730 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Beautiful | ||
| Post# 451991 , Reply# 17 4/24/2022 at 18:00 (730 days old) by DesiredName (Utah) | ||
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| Post# 452176 , Reply# 19 4/29/2022 at 16:24 (726 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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| Post# 452180 , Reply# 20 4/29/2022 at 18:22 (725 days old) by royalsuper (france ) | ||
looks like an unopened christmas present !this machine is so beautiful with its display for accessories ! its place would be in a museum but not for use . Congrats on your amazing find.
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| Post# 452653 , Reply# 21 5/15/2022 at 23:27 (709 days old) by hoover28 (Oneida N.Y.) | ||
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wow that's a cool once and a lifetime find. Chris | ||
| Post# 452859 , Reply# 23 5/21/2022 at 13:22 (704 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
AMAZING find!
Depending on the price, I think I would have had to break my present moratorium on additional vacuum purchases for that one. As to why it went unopened and unused for some 70 years, my money is on it having been pushed back into the dim recesses of an old line appliance or vacuum store and forgotten, only to be found after the store closed up and the space was cleaned out for a new occupant...or demolition.
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