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The rarest of any coffee can?(how many are known, Less than 10?) 1938 Model 875 on eBay right now. In Chelmsford and no post. 1950's refurb by the look of it. Wrong handle grip, bag and badge but still eminently saveable. Very decent set of tools with it too. If I didn't have one already and...

Finally got one. Very busy at work so all my projects on the back burner but thought I would share this. Needs resto(eventually)but came with complete tool set and a near mint screwdriver.

I bought a Hoover 800 today, the 1934 version. When I got it home the plastic carrier bag holding the tools also contained this 80's or 90's(?) vacuum bag. The cloth bit is oatmeal coloured and the plastic bits are brown. Its got a disposable paper bag inside it but apart from the word lui on...

Bought another 575 this week. Mainly to save it from becoming landfill, it's very rough. I already have one 575 part restored and a spare body. It was my intention to use the spare body as a replacement for the new one as the spare has good plating on all fittings. At least that was my idea...

Same price as its model number! It looks a lot better than mine did but I liked the price of my one better. The Duster seems to be the only Hoover where there is no distinction between US and Canadian body serial numbers: This is model 200 1156896, mine (Marked as an empire product for made in...

Very rough Duster from ebay UK. Well used, in damp storage for 60 years apparently and with a (rotten) home made bag. Interesting in that it is a Canadian for UK market Duster. I always thought these were all badged Minor; in fact there is an old VL thread that shows pictures of a Canadian...

Wondering if anyone on the forum has ever tried making their own bumpers? Most of my pre-war 'cans need bumpers. I reckon it could be done fairly simply with a wooden pattern, a silicon mould and Devcon Flexane as the bumper material. I have already made an accurate wooden pattern for the...

Nice huh?

My 875 came with a tall handle, like the 750 or 800, the second style of hoover rubber grip(Hoover embossed on either side, in the older script), fitted with the Hoover spring roller bag holder and pointy cable hooks. It was rebuilt at least once, date stamped 1951. I have seen the suggestion...

Hi, I have 3 of these brown Hoover plugs which would have been factory fitted to the 262, the 612 and the 119. They are all in very good condition, complete with screws and not cracked, perished, hardened or worn. I am looking for straight swops for the black version in the same condition...

I have had this in a tin along with all the black and brown ones for 25 years. Just worked out what it is for by looking through old threads on here....[this post was last edited: 8/24/2018-14:25]

Hi, Just joined Vacuumland. I am UK based. I had a large collection of cleaners back in the early '90s. I reduced this to a small number of my favourite pre-war Hoovers (2 x 700's, a 725, 3 x 750's and a couple of 800's), all of which I recently got out of storage, rekindling my interest. I...