Thread Number: 45458  /  Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Hoover model 29 - I've got one and don't know anything
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Post# 470557   4/8/2024 at 12:22 by Joebob (New jersey)        

Hi. Full disclosure I am not a vacuum collector, I have no clue about these so I'm looking for some guidance.
I'm getting ready to move and cleaning out the house. I have a Hoover model 29 I inherited from my in-laws years ago. I was getting ready to dump it, but it still works and it pains me to dump something that works. So I did a search and ended up here.

According to Google it's a model 29, and a plate on the underside confirms that, my guess is pre-1960s but I'm pretty sure it would be post WWII. It's dusty and dirty but when I plug it in it still works. The handle has some paint worn off from years of use and the cord was spliced at some point. The handle doesn't stay up on its own. It has some of the accessories in the original cardboard stand and the hose. I'm attaching some photos.

I also have a newer Hoover model U4303. This one also works, has the hose and some accessories, if I can find them. My wife and I do not agree on where this one came from, She thinks it was also from her parents, I think it was our first vacuum, which would make it 1980s.

Looking for advice, or contact, or suggestions. I need to get them out of the house in the next month or so. If I can make a little money off them that's a plus but not a requirement.

If nobody wants them they are going to the dump but I hate to dump something that was obviously built to last forever. I'm in central New Jersey. If someone wants to pay shipping I'd be happy to package it up.


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Post# 470558 , Reply# 1   4/8/2024 at 13:05 by Paul (USA)        

Thanks for visiting Vacuumland and for making your vintage vacuum cleaners available to someone else rather than tossing them. You're correct, with some cleaning and lubricating both are likely still usable and apt performers.

The Model 29 was manufactured from 1950 to 1953, and the Model U4303 was manufactured circa 1980 to 1984.

Both are mid-level cleaners. Complete sets of attachments and the users guides are appreciated especially by collectors.

Best


Post# 470560 , Reply# 2   4/8/2024 at 15:06 by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)        
Nice vacs!

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I'm in PA. Where in NJ are you?


Post# 470566 , Reply# 3   4/8/2024 at 21:29 by Joebob (New jersey)        

I'm at the Jersey shore, near Point Pleasant.

BTW I found another accessory. It's still not the full set but getting close.


Post# 470600 , Reply# 4   4/10/2024 at 10:05 by Paul2024 (New Jersey)        
Nice Find

My Mom had the model 29 when I was a kid in the 1950s. I remember the attachment box now that I see it. It has been a long time but it did bring back memories.

Post# 470602 , Reply# 5   4/10/2024 at 10:18 by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)        
1st time I saw/used a 29..

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I was 13... cleaning the convent.  They had 2 !!

 



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