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I used to get a few of them.. in the shop for repair when I still had a business fixing vacuums. It was mainly the grey and yellow DC04s at the time..and to some degree the later DC07 models. The clutches do indeed make a terrible ratcheting sound when they go wrong..but I would first check...

I feel for you Brandon! However, strangely enough I have an imported Hoover Model 105 Special with a black Genuine Hoover Special bag. It's certainly special to me! Stephen

Let's see now.. From left to right: U5132, U5096 X 2, U5132, U5094, U5120, U5080, U5078 & soft bag U4362. Am I right? There is however one missing, which is the C1314 Commercial? Fabulous line-up BTW! Stephen

That's a relief Jack! though, as you say, you're perfectly entitled to cut them up as you see fit! As I write, there is a vintage Hoover Model 725, which looks destined for the scrap man in 2 hours time.. Stephen...

Trust you! to think of a clever idea like this Jack, then carry it through to execution in a beautiful and professional way...but I cannot bear the thought of you cutting into your Vintage Hoovers! There has been as lot of talk on here just recently about machines being destroyed in one way...

I also used to have a repair shop.. so it no longer surprises me that ordinary persons expect machinery to just carry on working indefinately with little attention; that they do not seem to know which end of the screwdriver is the handle and hate the sight of dirt and the thought of handling...

Wonderful pictures Jack! I guess that you will have to do the usual and create some artificial dirt in your ultra-clean home to test the pick up? Will the machine be carefully cleaned and placed back in its box once a video has been made and stashed away to become an antique of the future? ..or...

Oh and BTW Brad.. Excuse me for being cheeky..but what is it doing in your bathroom?..and don't tell me it's just a good background for shooting it! Stephen

Nice machine Brad! Hope you enjoy it. Personally, the only Constellations I have are an 822 non-floater and an 822 floater..oh and a rather rough 862! Apparently, late versions of the 822 also floated, though I've never seen one of those. Our range of Constellations over the years was not as...

Thanks Mike! Yes, it is a nice example as far as 417s go; they seem to be harder to find in good original nick than the popular '50s upright models. It does seem odd about that clip being on the underside of the bent end, if you know what I mean! They must have made two variations of bent ends...

Al, thanks for the picture! That's the one I was thinking of..and yes, it does seem odd about the clips being on the back. My metal floor tool does have a swivel joint and hardly seems worn. I remember selling one of those blue and white 427s in the shop a number of years ago. I also once had...

I used to get a few.. 610s, 612s etc in for repair. They were straightforward enough to work on, though I never really took to them, partly because a few of the examples I came across had already been hammered and suffered from the worn out inner chassis syndrone. In particular, the black inner...

Blue attachments? Yes David, I've had blue 417 attachments in the past; I may still have some in storage..though I've yet to aquire a blue 417 variant. However, there's a picture somewhere in the archives showing me with one of these machines. I also have one more 417 machine; actually, it's a...

Here's another.. showing the attachments on the machine..

oh I forgot!! to include the pictures!

well, since you asked.. John & MT, here are the attachments. As I said, the hose is not original, though it is a genuine Hoover replacement and has the correct 417 machine end. It's not that far out, since it's the common white double-stretch variety that was common back to the 1960s. The tools...

Rick.B & Rick.A Glad you both like the machine; it's a 225-250 volt model, according to the nameplate, so can be used straight onto our U.K supplies..oh and it does run well too! Stephen

and now.. for a closer view of that name-plate..

underbelly It's tickle tum tums time!

front end.. for sucking, of course!