Hoover's Post-Connie Canister Timeline

Hi,

Does anyone here know anything about how Hoover's line of canisters has changed since they introduced the original Constellation back in 1952?

The original Connie - here - was superseded by the Celebrity line around November 1972 (Hoover Ltd. of Great Britain continued selling the Connie for the European market well into the mid 1970s, just after they'd introduce their Freedom line that was to supersede it). These were the first Hoovers (along with the European-market Freedom series) to sport motorized floor nozzles (on the top-line models).

Like the Connie line before them, the Celebs were identifiable by their dome-shaped bodies and, on the entry-level units, the distinct "air ride" feature.

Hoover also brought out the portable Swingette Model 409 two years before the Celebrity line debuted. The Swingette evolved into the Portapower S1015 in November 1974, with an all-new color scheme of mainly Oyster White to accommodate the new name. A version of the Portapower (model S1029) with wheels and onboard tool storage appeared around 1980. A QS (quiet series) version was sold starting in 1978. Around 1983, the S1015 (original) and S1029 (wheeled) Portapowers had all new model #s: S1075 and S1077 respectively. The motor design was similar to the Dial-A-Matic uprights.

Janitorial versions of the Portapower series appeared around 1983, and there were, once again, two different models for this market: the C2093 (red body) for the office, and the S7065 (orange body; was red at first) for general janitorial above-the-floor cleaning.

Prior to the Swingette, Hoover had two lines of portable canisters: the Suitcase Portable introduced in 1962 (wheels were available on the Deluxe and Super versions, both introduced for 1969) and the Slimline which they'd come out with in 1964. Both of these model series were finally dropped by 1980.

Hoover then introduced the Spirit and Dimension line of canisters in 1982. The boxy design of this new series of vacs was influenced by their European-market Freedom line. In the European market, the Dimension was called the Sensotronic and the Spirit as the Compact Canister.

For 1989, Hoover replaced the consumer-market Portapower line with the Sprint/Tempo line of portables. All of them had wheels. The most expensive of this then-new line was the Tempo 450, which featured the Powermatic motorized floor nozzle. Hoover continued to market the '70s Portapower for sale in the janitorial trade until the early 1990s.

The Spirit line was to superseded by the Futura line, which Hoover had come out with around 1990.

If anyone has any thoughts about this timeline (preferably to add to it), do not hesitate to reply to this thread.

Thank you,

Ben Edge (KirbyClassicIII)


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Post# 63919 3/25/2009 at 21:22 (5,503 days old) by kirbyclassiciii (Milwaukie, Oregon)
Checkrate/Likes Hi, Does anyone here know anything about how Hoover's line of canisters has changed since they introduced the original Constellation back in 1952? The original Connie - here - was superseded by the Celebrity line around November 1972 (Hoover Ltd. of Great Britain continued selling the Connie for the European market well into the mid 1970s, just after they'd introduce their Freedom line that was to supersede it). These were the first Hoovers (along with the European-market Freedom series) to sport motorized floor nozzles (on the top-line models). Like the Connie line before them, the Celebs were identifiable by their dome-shaped bodies and, on the entry-level units, the distinct "air ride" feature. Hoover also brought out the portable Swingette Model 409 two years before the Celebrity line debuted. The Swingette evolved into the Portapower S1015 in November 1974, with an all-new color scheme of mainly Oyster White to accommodate the new name. A version of the Portapower (model S1029) with wheels and onboard tool storage appeared around 1980. A QS (quiet series) version was sold starting in 1978. Around 1983, the S1015 (original) and S1029 (wheeled) Portapowers had all new model #s: S1075 and S1077 respectively. The motor design was similar to the Dial-A-Matic uprights. Janitorial versions of the Portapower series appeared around 1983, and there were, once again, two different models for this market: the C2093 (red body) for the office, and the S7065 (orange body; was red at first) for general janitorial above-the-floor cleaning. Prior to the Swingette, Hoover had two lines of portable canisters: the Suitcase Portable introduced in 1962 (wheels were available on the Deluxe and Super versions, both introduced for 1969) and the Slimline which they'd come out with in 1964. Both of these model series were finally dropped by 1980. Hoover then introduced the Spirit and Dimension line of canisters in 1982. The boxy design of this new series of vacs was influenced by their European-market Freedom line. In the European market, the Dimension was called the Sensotronic and the Spirit as the Compact Canister. For 1989, Hoover replaced the consumer-market Portapower line with the Sprint/Tempo line of portables. All of them had wheels. The most expensive of this then-new line was the Tempo 450, which featured the Powermatic motorized floor nozzle. Hoover continued to market the '70s Portapower for sale in the janitorial trade until the early 1990s. The Spirit line was to superseded by the Futura line, which Hoover had come out with around 1990. If anyone has any thoughts about this timeline (preferably to add to it), do not hesitate to reply to this thread. Thank you, Ben Edge (KirbyClassicIII)

Post# 63920 , Reply# 1 3/25/2009 at 21:35 (5,503 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)
Checkrate/Likes *The Futura Line......* It amazed me that Hoover kept the Futura canister design for so long (almost 15 years). As a matter of fact, even the last Hoover-made Windtunnel canister was a Futura. The only Hoover-made innovation to follow the Futura was the new version of the Constellation. Every other contemporary Hoover canister after the Futura was contracted out to some other company (horrors!). The present bagless Hoover canister is actually made by LG of Korea, and the Hoover Duros canister is actually made by Sanyo of Japan (now owned by Panasonic). Even the new bagged Hoover canister is a Dirt Devil made in Germany, if I am not mistaken. How the mighty have fallen.......along with Eureka too.

Post# 63924 , Reply# 2 3/25/2009 at 22:01 (5,503 days old) by petek (Ontario)
Checkrate/Likes Panasonic bought Sanyo.. news to me, not doubting you,, just news to me LOL

Post# 63926 , Reply# 3 3/25/2009 at 22:12 (5,503 days old) by kirbyclassiciii (Milwaukie, Oregon)
Checkrate/Likes *Correction about Portapower* I need to correct myself about the Portapower line: Hoover continues to sell this model (the body still dates from 1970) for the janitorial trade to this day, and it even has a new catalog # of CH30000 (was C2094). Only thing now is that the body is, as Mick Jagger would sing, painted black.

Post# 63945 , Reply# 4 3/26/2009 at 07:04 (5,503 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)
Checkrate/Likes *Pete....* Yes, it's true. Monster Panasonic ate up its smaller step brother last year as Sanyo struggled in the economic downturn. It's been quite a few years since we last saw a Sanyo TV or audio system on the store shelves in Canada. It's very ironic, as Sanyo was founded by the brother-in-law of the guy who founded Matsushita / National / Panasonic. The Sanyo company started off by simply making those dynamo generators for bicycle lights (the dynamo rotates as it presses on your bicycle wheel and the motion generates energy for the head-light). My father actually directed all advertising for Sanyo in Canada from the early 1970's until his retirement in 1990 (Remember "Sanyo Makes Life's Good Things Better"?). Panasonic's buyout of Sanyo last year was a real blow to the Japanese economy as it shrinks in reaction to the economic downturn. Lots of Japanese and overseas jobs will be cut to eliminate duplication. Apparently, the only division Panasonic will keep is Sanyo's lucrative battery and rechargeable battery division. Betcha lots of sake was downed at Sanyo last year in Osaka.