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Hello, all! I put my very first post on the board, several days ago, asking for some advice about buying a vintage Hoover convertible. I'm happy to report that I'm a proud owner of a Hoover 1030! Check out my photos. What a great buy it turned out to be! I was able to remove most of the scuff...

Jon, that is a really nice machine. Based on my childhood memories, that looks very similar to my mom's old Hoover. I'm proud to say that I've purchased my first vintage Hoover, the 1030! Lime green hood and bag. Bought on eBay and it's expected to arrive within the next week. It looks to be...

Thank you all for your advice, and for sharing your vacuum stories. This seems like a great, fun forum with some great people. I agree, it is funny that many of us were "hooked in" to vacuums at such a young age, probably because we were so impressionable back then, LOL... I am a bit surprised...

I'll apologize now for the double post--I originally posted this in the "Super Market" forum but looking back I feel it's more appropriate to post in the "Vintage" forum. Must be the nerves....it's my first post. My sincerest apologies and it won't happen again! Hi all, I'm new here, and this...

Hi all, I'm new here, and this is my first post to the forum. I'll start with my vacuum story before I seek some advice. My first vacuum memory goes back to my childhood in the early 1980's. My mom used a vintage Hoover Convertible, Judging by some pictures I've seen online (and from my memory)...