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@ vintagerepairer Benny They key is actually to use the things as they were intended to be used as many people did not read the instructions (never mind some tenants who take little care over the facilities provided) and, and this is a much more recent development, good insulation in the...

Wash houses Anthony is correct in that for many industrial areas there were public wash houses available to do the laundry, attached to swimming baths or public bath houses where again there would have been copious supplies of hot water. These would have been a boon top many housewives living...

Two meters & Ecomony 7 I must say I have never heard of two meters being used to provide light on one and power on the other, it was always my belief that the use of light sockets was due to the lack of wall sockets rather than anything else, and I endorse the comments made by others that they...

Dudley hand vac I will have a look for you Ian, but wont be able to get back to you before Monday. Do you actually have one of these cleaners? or just the picture Al

Dudley hand vac You are half correct on both fronts, the Dustette was a hand cleaner manufactured by Hoover Limited, it looks nothing like this cleaner. On the other hand you are correct that it was manufactured for sale by the CWS, and sold under the "Dudley" brand. There is a bit of a...

@sensotronic Thank you so much for that link, I have been waiting 16 years to see that film. It is from 1958, and it is interesting to see how things move on - no longer a male expert, its now the women with the knowledge, although of course hubby was still required to go along to make the...

More on Hoover films I am glad you enjoyed the films, they are a great part of appliance history as well as being, to an extent, something of a social documentary although they were never intended for that purpose. Her comment "maybe they will give us something against the old one" made me...

Hoover hose? James I am afraid the hose is just a generic replacement to which a Hoover cuff has been added, looks like one off a 638 Senior or an 822 Connie, both of which had the blue stretch hose. As a I sure you are aware the plastic on these tends to discolour, just as it tends to do on...

And not just cleaners I hope a little subject drift will be permitted Here is another "short", this time about the Hoover 307 washing machine.

Hoover cleaner Look away now to avoid a "spoiler" The ironic thing about this film is that, in fact, there is very little new in the fundamental operation of the cleaner. About the only real advantage is that the tools would have been very much lighter than in the old cleaner. The suction...

I came across this film today, from 1950. This would have been a cinema "short" and was just one of the many ways that Hoover promoted their products. Whilst there is no doubt that Hoover produced good cleaners the real secret of their success was that they promoted them extensively - utilising...

I hope someone can give me an answer to this very frustrating problem. I have a number of Electrolux Automatic (as supplied with 310, 330, 345 & 710 cleaners) carpet/floor nozzles stuck fast on wands and for the life of me I cannot get them off. And I am here to tell you that that plastic is...

427 Jane No idea where you are but you could try Hillvacs on Merton Road SW18 (it's either Wimbledon or Wandsworth - Wimbledon I think) which is in SW London - this is an "old fashioned" vacuum shop. Al

Bag I was delighted to come across one of these 825 bags a couple of months back, even if it was attached to a 750 - I think it was a re-con. machine, probably from the early 1950s. Both have been re-homed with another collector who will appreciate them more, the bag with his 825 and his 750...

Apex Peter Like others have mentioned, can you kindly post some pictures please. Can you also see if there is a voltage noted on the ratings plate please for, as far as I am aware, Apex machines were not sold here in the UK Many thanks Al

Welcome Michael, its great that you have "found" us at last. I know from the Hooverland days that you have many more interesting cleaners and I am sure many here will be interested to see them. Al

Vampyr Ivan There is a good picture of the Vampyr on the link Al http://www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?22629_3

MR Benny The only MR upright that I know of is from the 1950s, but the bag is on the side. They had versions of the GE Swivel top from at least 1959 (maybe earlier) into around 1963 or so as well as a more conventional canister, possibly made by Goblin. Al

Cleaner My vote would be for a straight suction Eureka, by the shape of the top of the bag. It was certainly not a Hoover as the bag was across the front of the handle, and indeed looking at a 1928 article the Eureka is the only model with the bag in that position. It could not have been a...

Earth Gareth Its interesting to see that this one is earthed (grounded) as the ones we had here were double insulated and required no ground. Indeed even up to the end of the pink 1334 and 652 models ours were being sold with a moulded on two pin plug Al