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  1. anthony

    Constellation 862. Help needed

    yes i did the exact same thing with mine it worked well .I also run some bath sealant around the joint [underneath where the base fits onto the main body you would be suprised how much air escapes here ] it makes the cleaner float better
  2. anthony

    UK Hoover Senior 652C?

    the Senior has probably been repaired at some point in its life and maybe had a new switch fitted with the diffrent model number on it I have done it myself on many ocassions my own Senior has bits on it from at least 6 different machines .As for the bag spray soak the zip in WD40 and work it...
  3. anthony

    Magnavox Concert Grand score!

    its gorgeous over here they were called radiograms and were very popular up till the early 70s .I still have this HMV model in my lounge.Under the left hand lid there is space for a tape recorder or casette deck i have a CD player in there
  4. anthony

    Five Reasons why Kirbys are guy vacuums

    you tell my mum her kirby is a mans vac and she would wrap it round your head and say now tell me again what is it ? My grandma cleaned a local cinema with a hoover comercial[one butch looking vacuum] and thought nothing of running up stairs carrying the thing of course both these women are...
  5. anthony

    What was you parents first vacuum!????

    as a little boy back in the early 60s i remember my aunty having a Goblin upright vacuum cleaner it was called The Goblin Wizzard Delux cream handle and blue bag the main body was blue with a cream hinged flap where the tools fitted with a red goblin on the bag it looked a little like a...
  6. anthony

    Color Hoover Junior 1354

    sorry vintagerepair i knew it was one of the two i just remember seeing a couple of them in that colour on a pile of trade ins at the COOP back in the mid 70s
  7. anthony

    Hoover Junior

    if Hoover started making these vacuums again i have a feeling they would fly off the shelves .i have lost count of the number of people who say to me on a daily basis oh if only i could get a new Hoover junior i am so sick of having to lug this big heavy thing around with all of its tools and...
  8. anthony

    Color Hoover Junior 1354

    yes they did exist if i remember rightly they were sold only by the COOP and were called the chalenge later the colour changed to purple and the word challenge in gold letters would be next to the Hoover rouldel
  9. anthony

    What was you parents first vacuum!????

    nazard the hoover 612 has been completely refurbished i even made the bag myself
  10. anthony

    Family Vacs - which ones do you have?

    all of these belonged to various family members even the Hoover commercial machine on the end was given to my gran when she worked in the local ODEON and the toy hoover and washer were my sisters. theirs also a few electrolux and goblin cylinder machines in the boxes they all ended up here when...
  11. anthony

    What was you parents first vacuum!????

    my parents got this as awedding present back in 1954 so it was already 3 years old when i came along as a child i was terrified of it but i grew to love it .Mum and Dad are long gone but the Hoover is still here with me
  12. anthony

    help!!!!!! hoover senior deluxe 652

    3 fabs intact
  13. anthony

    help!!!!!! hoover senior deluxe 652

    2 wants a good clean but its ok
  14. anthony

    help!!!!!! hoover senior deluxe 652

    guess what i found been lurking in the shed for years .its yours if you pay the postage
  15. anthony

    Rebristling brush rollers

    i have also done it it works well .i always put a blob od araldite on each tuft before pushing it into the hole .i have a good stash of brush strips for Hoover machines so i just pull them out with a pair of pliers the wire is already twisted around the bristles so its just a matter of pushing...
  16. anthony

    My New Vacuum Cleaner Studio

    hi vacbear all of my Electrolux machines are of the older type usually discarded by family members [there are a few Goblins in there ] i do tend to have a soft spot for them .but i can see what you mean that hook is perfect
  17. anthony

    wheelie bin find

    shake and vac should be called shake and yuk its not just what it does to a vacuum cleaner its also that unmistakable pong it leaves behind [the smell of a dirty carpet with perfume mixed in ].you can walk into a house for the first time but you know immediately that the owner has been using...
  18. anthony

    My New Vacuum Cleaner Studio

    great colection some very nice machines there and what a great idea to hang the Electrolux machines up been wondering how to display mine now i know regards Anthony
  19. anthony

    What is your favorite Vintage Hoover?

    my ranger lives on the landing and is my upstairs machine .Take its fancy clothes off and its just a 652 underneath but i love it
  20. anthony

    Hoover Turbopower U2332

    i have seen some atrocious plug arrangements over the years indeed my own parents would regularly poke the bare ends of cables into sockets and secure them with a couple of match sticks and my dad would constantly be taking a plug off one thing to put on another and yet sometimes i wonder have...
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