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I think this thread needs to be closed/locked as it is never going to get back onto the original topic.   

With every factory that closes, I am thinking more and more along the lines that Hoover needn't even exist anymore.  What used to be a market-leading brand is now no better than a cheap store brand vacuum cleaner for goodness sake.

Were those Singer vacuums ever popular, I wonder?  There don't seem to be too many around these days, but that is never a true representation of their popularity 60+ years ago, of course.

<span style="font-family: times new roman,times;">What a beautiful Hoover!  Here in the UK we had them but under the name "Convertible" and they are quite rare.  </span>   <span style="font-family: times new roman,times;">I will definitely have to find one someday! </span>

<span style="font-family: times new roman,times;">I never trust any battery powered vacuums, or anything for that matter.  In situations where mains power was not available however this may be of use - but £400?  Hmm, a bit too pricey for me, even if it is a Numatic.</span>   <span...

<span style="font-family: times new roman,times;">I am very glad to hear that a big and respected brand like Miele is launching a low-wattage vacuum.  Hopefully other manufacturers will follow and people will realise that you don't need in excess of 1000W to clean efficiently.</span>   <span...

<span style="font-family: times new roman,times;">John, I am in complete agreement.  Hear hear.</span>

<span style="font-family: times new roman,times;">If they won't clean with soapy water then I would replace them.  If you want them purely for collectable purposes then you could try a small dose of bleach in warm water, but I wouldn't suggest using them after that as the filtering ability may...

"And which one is that jmurray01?" <span style="font-family: times new roman,times;">Which fence or which side thereof?  </span>   <span style="font-family: times new roman,times;">On both accounts, the fence whereby you are either tolerant or not, and the Daily Mail and its readers are...

I think it is safe to say which side of the fence the Daily Mail and their readers are on!!

I personally would buy it for that, but I'd wait and see what the more experienced members say.

Well that's something you don't see everyday!

How much is the seller asking for?  If it is low enough I'd just buy it and worry about the possible problems later.

I have never seen that model before with the HOOVER lettering on the hood!  Please post plenty pictures of the restoration process if you can as I for one would love to see them.

Panic over!  I finally found the missing nut and have assembled the 119 and rewired the plug (plus fitted a 3 amp fuse to replace the 13 amp in there - big surprise) so tomorrow morning I'll test it out for the first time.   The dilemma I have at the moment is when I come to re-paint it...

Now here is where I would normally post a picture of it all back together and ready to test out, but only I can't.   Why?  Because when I went to put the handles on I discovered that the nut for the upper handle has gone missing.    I had it last night with all the other bits and pieces...

I suppose it could have been worse - at least none of it disintegrated!

The seal again...

As is common with these old models the rubber seal on the fan housing partially fell off when I took the fan out so I expect some whistling when in use, but at some point I'll buy some sealant and do a proper job.

Fortunately the brush strips are in very good condition and don't need replacing.