"Happy 50th, 1076"

[gottahaveahoove]

50 years ago, today, I purchased my prized 1076. I still have the paperwork,etc. I'll post pics, later. It was a clearance at Jewelcor: $59.00...$63.00 with tax. It's been serviced by the late Gnall Jones of Wilkes-Barre, PA, and, later, in Scranton.
Still looks and runs like it did in 1975.
Built to endure...

 

[kirbylux77]

John, that's amazing you have a vacuum that you bought as a kid with newspaper route money, and it still works today 50 years later?! WOW! Well, at least with having it serviced regularly, you can say you got your money's worth out of that Hoover LOL.

What's sad about today's world is, a kid that bought a new vacuum wouldn't have his new cleaner last nearly as long. Oh well, not much we can do about it.

 

[gottahaveahoove]

Thanks. I bought it with my paper route money. Can you belive that??

 

[gottahaveahoove]

This was the 1070. The first time I saw that style hood and lens. The beaten up 1076 IS the 1st one e I saw at my aunts, I. 1973.

 

[gottahaveahoove]

More of Jamie's 1076. I requested it. When they emptied their house.

 

[gottahaveahoove]

Here's "mine". Photos take. TODAY... 50 yrs to the day of purchase.

 

[gottahaveahoove]

Attachments, from Zollingers. $9.99. Imzgine!!

 

[gottahaveahoove]

I'll post the paperwork, later. It's not where I thought it was.

 

[gottahaveahoove]

Great machine

 

[gottahaveahoove]

I meant, aunt mamie, not Jamie. I'll post the sale tag, etc, as soon as I locate it all. It was in a little wax paper bag. Great purchase. It was a daily driver for years. Here, in this 12 room house, referred to. By some, as the " palace". Silly....

 

[gottahaveahoove]

At jewlelcor, that day, the t e was the powder blue convertible, snap bag, etc. That's the one I went there to buy. But, when I saw the last. Floor model 1076, ( very old stock), the choice was clear. I did get the blue one, eventually. Pics of that, if you'd care to see it, too.

 

[paul]

Cool back story and photos of your half-century-old Hoover 1076 and its tool set! Wow!

 

[hooveru4019]

please post the pictures of the blue u4021 i still have them here on my digital camera when you brought it up for what you would call a playdate it was such an honor to have it here back in 2011 .....i wish i knew how to upload the photos from my old 2007 camera

 

[hooveru4019]

great pics john

 

[paul]

I was unaware that (presumably) the later 1076s were equipped with full hoods.

John, how about a Ceylon Yellow group photo sometime? I think there was a Constellation and a Floor-A-Matic with a headlight; and possibly a Dial-A-Matic and Quik-Broom.

 

[centralsweeper63]

A constellation came with a headlight at some point?

 

[paul]

A constellation ame with a headlight at some point?

No, just the Floor-A-Matic.

 

[centralsweeper63]

That makes more sense, thanks.

 

[paul]

That makes more sense, thanks.

You're welcome.

 

[hooveru4019]

I was unaware that (presumably) the later 1076s were equipped with full hoods.

John, how about a Ceylon Yellow group photo sometime? I think there was a Constellation and a Floor-A-Matic with a headlight; and possibly a Dial-A-Matic and Quik-Broom.

paul that was the u4007 that replaced the 1076 the u4007 had a production of 1973 to 1975 when it was replaced with the hoover high performance series u4063 also in gold tone from 1975 to 1977 but then trimmed in oyster white with the 4.7 /6.0 amp motor for more power as 1970's rugs when from shag to denser plush piles if you go to you tube you can find the u4059 sister to the u4063 in a tv ad launching the new hoover high performance line up from 1975

 

[centralsweeper63]

High performance to handle a rug thats like a jungle. I could still custom order 3.62 inch thick shag carpet.