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Thread Number: 45791
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
Holiday Inn Hoover Convertible? |
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| Post# 473185 9/12/2024 at 20:49 (252 days old) by AmtrakSebo1997 (Vacmasterthegreats basement) | ||
I've always taken a liking to commercial vacuums, and more specifically, those used in the hospitality business. Well, upon browsing the site, I came across a thread talking about old Hoover Private Labels, and the first post on it showed an image of what was described to be a "Holiday Inn Hoover Convertible". Does anybody have any information on it, and its rarity? I doubt I'll be able to get my hands on one anytime soon, but I'd love to!
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Post# 473186 , Reply# 1 9/12/2024 at 21:05 (252 days old) by Centralvacs1928  (Chicagoland) |
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Very cool! imagine finding one of these NIB, on a shelf in a storeroom of an old Holiday Inn. Stranger things have happened... | ||
| Post# 473188 , Reply# 2 9/12/2024 at 23:58 (252 days old) by AmtrakSebo1997 (Vacmasterthegreats basement) | ||
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Woah..... | ||
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Post# 476545 , Reply# 3 4/15/2025 at 23:14 by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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These special Hoover Convertibles likely replaced the old Kirby Classic IIIs they used to have back in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
The Kirbys may have been well-built, but the people at Holiday Inn did not like having to shake the bag out after every single (yes, single) use of the machine. Add to that having to disconnect the belt from the motor in order to clean the brush roll and fan case was also tedious for them. ~Ben | ||
| Post# 476561 , Reply# 4 4/16/2025 at 17:11 by AmtrakSebo1997 (Vacmasterthegreats basement) | ||
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KirbyClassiciii | ||
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Post# 476564 , Reply# 5 4/16/2025 at 18:26 by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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AmtrakSebo1997 | ||
| Post# 476565 , Reply# 6 4/16/2025 at 18:33 by AmtrakSebo1997 (Vacmasterthegreats basement) | ||
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KirbyClassiciii | ||
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Post# 476566 , Reply# 7 4/16/2025 at 18:57 by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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AmtrakSebo1997 | ||
| Post# 476568 , Reply# 8 4/16/2025 at 19:06 by AmtrakSebo1997 (Vacmasterthegreats basement) | ||
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KirbyClassiciii
Okay, that took a bit to get to that conclusion, but at least we got there.
It honestly kind of surprises me that Kirbys would be used in a hotel, especially an economy one like Holiday Inn. Usually, management there goes for the cheapest machines available, and unless they somehow got their Kirbys used, they would've been quite expensive. Despite them being high-end for the time, they wouldn't be my go-to for hotel use. That also makes me wonder if the housekeeping staff used any of the optional accessories. | ||
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Post# 476569 , Reply# 9 4/16/2025 at 19:30 by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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AmtrakSebo1997 | ||
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Post# 476582 , Reply# 10 4/17/2025 at 14:14 by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Can you imagine what happened | ||
| Post# 476651 , Reply# 11 4/21/2025 at 15:23 by AmtrakSebo1997 (Vacmasterthegreats basement) | ||
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KirbyClassiciii | ||
| Post# 476652 , Reply# 12 4/21/2025 at 15:25 by AmtrakSebo1997 (Vacmasterthegreats basement) | ||
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gottahaveahoover | ||
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