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Not great pictures to be fair but this is the current state of the patterns for my bumper strips from top: 1/700/725/750 2/all models prior to 700 3/425 4/800 5/800 with reinforcement pads 6/825 7/825 with re-inforcement pads 8/450 When I started on these I was very taken by the rivet...

Funny this should get picked up on five and a half years later as a couple of months ago I dug out the existing patterns, finished them off and added a couple more to finish off the set. If you've read the original thread, I had plans for two different styles of Hoover logo but somewhere over...

Funny this should get picked up on five and a half years later as I dug the patterns out and finished them off a couple of months ago. If you've read the original thread I had plans for two different styles of Hoover logo but somewhere over the years the smaller set of logo's have gone missing...

Thank you! Yes that was a good day. A 450, 575 and the 875 unseen since 1984 dug out of a dusty attic. They guy I got them from could not remember what was in there so each was an OMG moment. All of them cleaned up beautifully and worked perfectly(with a bit of an overhaul). I used to buy...

Wow, how odd. Strange it made it over. I hadn't noticed the handle until you mentioned it. The original on mine is the same as the 825 without the chrome. Sounds like it was likely refurbished here twice (most of my refurbs have been dated with a rubber stamp which may indicate it was done...

Nice machine Hoover 300, Nice. I thought about refinishing mine when I got it, but it really just needed a good clean. I can live with the scratches. The original crackle finish would be really hard to replicate even if I could find a crackle finish colour to match it. I wonder if those...

Model 875 history Dysonman1, As far as I know there is no corresponding US model equivalent to the 875. My understanding is it was brought in as a six month stop gap UK model in 1938 until the 262 was ready to launch. That suggests it was sold alongside the 160. Presumably this allowed...

The rarest of any coffee can?(how many are known, Less than 10?) 1938 Model 875 on eBay right now. In Chelmsford and no post. 1950's refurb by the look of it. Wrong handle grip, bag and badge but still eminently saveable. Very decent set of tools with it too. If I didn't have one already and...

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