Hi all,
Thought Id post pics of my 822s since I have both types to show the differences.
First 4 pics are of the 822 Early. This is the only non floating Constellation and dates from early 1957.
The second 4 pics are of the 822 late. The first floater - dates from mid 1957.
(Production ended at...
Yes it is that one!
and I found it in the back of an electrical shop in Whitton, Twickenham. the owner said that his dad, who used to run the shop, said that it was 'a very old cleaner'. Looks like it is from your picture! Thanks a lot.
Thanks guys.
Anyone in the UK got one or seen one before?
Wikipedia says that the Electric Suction Sweeper Company was what Hoover was called in the UK before they became Hoover. Not sure whether that sounds right to me.
Was it this machine...
I have this picture of a demonstration from the 1933 fair at Chicago. Could the machine you used at the hardware store be the same one as at the Chicago fair? Maybe the guy salvaged it after it finished??