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Clogged cleaners Hi Guy's, I can relate to the clogged machines, and this is an all too common thing, and why so many machines suffer a premature demise. When you have collected as I have, most of my machines coming from the local coucil tips, and car boot sales e.t.c., then you get used to...

Clogged cleaners. Hi Guy's, I can relate to the clogged machines, and this is an all too common thing, and why so many machines suffer a premature demise. When you have collected as I have, most of my machines coming from the local coucil tips, and car boot sales e.t.c., then you get used to...

U1012. Guy's, Surely the unique one of the bunch, rare though the model 14 is, is the U1012 in dark brown and coffee colours presently residing in Dover? LOL, I wish I had something as unique as this one. I do have a U1104 Turbo Junior which came from Germany. It is very simlar to the last...

Pumpkin Junior, Walter, Yes, the 1346 was produced originally with a Pumpkin belt cover. 1967 models only I think as this quickly was changed to the deep seal greige, I have an early (Feb 1968 IIRC) 1346 with the deep seal greige panel, but it retains the 1334 bag collar! I have outlined...

Convertible! Hi Tommy, Thank you for your reply. I think that any would be wonderful as an exchange, personally I don't mind, but think it fairest to look at perhaps one of the cream and brown 82-83 models. I will catch up with you soon as I am at work at the moment. I look forward to being...

SHOP James, Hi, long time no speak! :D Any more news on the shop in Nottingham yet? I must come up and visit you one of these days. It would be good to meet another collector, especially one who is so close. I also have a G4 if you are interested. Needs a little TLC but working none the less...

U7008. Tommy, I do have an older U7008, in need of a little TLC. I might be able to dig this out for you in the new year if you are interested. You may see pictures of my 912A and the U7008 you can have on my website, www.freewebs.com/bfg75 THE CLASSIC HOOVER EMPORIUM. You might be able to...

912A Hi Tommy, This is truly one beautiful lady. I have had a 912A for a good many years now, since I started collecting really, about 12 years ago. Yours looks to be an OCTOBER 1975 model. 1 month younger than I am, but it has weathered much much better than I have! :D Mine cost me £3 from...

Hoover UK model 262. Hi all, Years ago, before I started to collect seriously I had a near perfect model 262, which I now know to have been a pre WW2 model. It had the full size metal band around the motor hood, and its original bag, with no holes. I must have been around 16 or 17 at the...

Welcome Jon, Hi Jon, A belated welcome from myself. Glad to see another UK collector here in Vacuumland. It would be great if you could upload pics of your collection to share with us all. Si, The 612 and 638 are essentially the same machine. A new streamlined hood was fitted to make the...

Junior History. Howdies guys and gals. SI, The junior range retained the hood shape and the vent slots throughout the 1334 range. When the hood was changed from cast alloy to plastic, the hood vents changed from 2 sets of 3 slats, to 2 sets of 2. The full width flat front cover was...

Junior timeline. Hi Si, The first junior to use the belt lifter converter for the tool attachment was indeed the 1334 of 1958 vintage. This machine was produced in Rose and Off White. It took the H1 paper bags, and was the first junior to do so. The outer bag had the clip at the top, as per...

PIece of nozzle missing. Hi Jack, I am looking forward to having her clean the house one day soon. The piece missing from the nozzle is as shown below. It is not a large piece, but it is noticeable, fortunately, I think with some body filler, and some time and care, it can be sorted and...

Medallion, Hi Swingette, The medallion is not stuck on the machine, the sticky on its rear has worn off and that is why it is missing on a couple of the pictures, the ones with the medallion on were taken last when I realised the medallion had fallen off! LOL Some glue dots sound like a good...

And finally.................... Here is her birth certificate. Feb 1979 from what I can gather, as the commercial range only the 912A in 1969, and the colours scheme was completely different with the 1989 rane, and included the C1300 ranger of Powerplus based commercial uprights.

And another one. Here is the underside. The chassis appears to be the same as the U4002/4014 ranger series.

Running. Here she is. Running, and sounding like new. Beautiful.

Hi Vacuumland. She has arrived. My U4082, one of the rarest machines on this side of the pond nowadays I think. She aint perfect, but she runs sweet as a nut, and will some TLC and some time, she will look almost like new. Some of the deeper scratches cannot be got out, but are not bad enough...

Oooops, Sorry 'bout that double post chaps and chapesses. Silly lil old me! ;) (Slinks off to a corner to sit facing the wall for an hour!).

James. Hi mate, I didn't realise you lived so close. I knew you were around the Derby area, have done for a while, but getting married and moving from Sutton in Ashfield, to Bingham, has taken up a whole lot of my time, and my intentions to make myself known have fallen by the wayside! :D I...