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    Apex SpeedVac Canister Vacuum Cleaner; When was it manufactured?

    Thanks, though when I got it I didn't get anything else that was really for it - just the vacuum and the bag which doesn't have holes in it. I wonder what the MSRP was?
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    Apex SpeedVac Canister Vacuum Cleaner; When was it manufactured?

    I bought this one a few weeks ago and am looking for information about it. I did post this in the 1950s/60s/70s section, though it may predate that by a few years - I'm not yet sure. Note - On the last photo which is of the dome (I'm not sure what else to call it - the metal part that goes on...
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    Member Intro and Hoover Model 62 Questions (When was it made?)

    I taped the bellows more and now no dust that I can detect blows out of it. I found dust was also blowing from the crevice between the metal on the bellows assembly and the base of the vacuum, so I made a gasket from gauze and medical tape. A previous owner had that same idea; there was already...
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    Member Intro and Hoover Model 62 Questions (When was it made?)

    I worked on the vacuum again today. (I have the bellows covered with duct tape at the moment.) I noticed the vacuum was leaking dirt a bit, apparently duct tape didn't hold the hole on the handisac bag shut so I put some clear tape on it. (small hole about the size of a pencil's diameter.) I...
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    Member Intro and Hoover Model 62 Questions (When was it made?)

    I'm also wondering what replacement parts I can use for it.
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    Member Intro and Hoover Model 62 Questions (When was it made?)

    Hi. I'm a new member at the forum here, this is my first post. In early May 2015 I found a Hoover Model 62 at a rummage sale; It worked and I paid a dollar or two for it. It did need a few things: Bellows/Blower Hose, Lightbulb and (maybe) Bag. Just today, 25/June/2015, I visited a vacuum...
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