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I know that vacuum cleaners were not all that common before the 1920's, but have always been surprised by how few of them seem to be around. This was even true some 40 years ago. Could this be because of the metal scrap drives during World War II? What do you guys think?

Beautiful Canadian-built Model 800 Hoover on ebay, with original dust bag and rubber hand-grip both in nice condition. Not cheap but not in the stratosphere, either.

Is there a way to clean the satin aluminum finished castings on vintage Hoovers (the pre-1926 models)without polishing them? That is to say to restore their look to the "clean and "white" finish they had when they left the factory?

There's a vintage Hoover 103 on ebay...looks to have a Robbins & Myers brass-era motor but it has a replacement closed top "Hoover Special" bag with scissor-style bag hanger and a 541/early 543 style handle, which I do not think is correct for this model. It seems kind of pricey, at $224.95, but...

Has anyone had experience either repairing or recreating a vintage Hoover sateen bag? I just bought a vintage Hoover 541 on e-bay for $50 (yes, it cost more to ship it than it did to buy it, but it has arrived in good condition thanks to UPS Pack and Ship). It has the original bag, marked 3-24...

I acquired a most unusual and what I believe to be an all-original model 105 about 12 years ago on ebay. This is an early machine (serial #615270 on the original factory installed name-plate which bears a final patent date on it of April 6, 1920). It differs from any other 105 I've seen in that...