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A long-lived Hoover 725 My grandparents had a Hoover model 725 from the time it was new (1929 or 1930) until 1973. Then my mom took it over until she moved to a house with shag carpeting in 1979 (it didn't do well with shag). Then I got it and it was in regular use until about 2000. I took it...

Thanks for all the suggestions. Nothing helped much, unfortunately. At this point, I’m thinking I may just accept that Brines Rental is part of the machine’s history, and that’s not all bad. I never intended for it to be a showpiece, but it’s seen such comparatively light use that I may change...

Thanks! I appreciate the suggestions. Rubbing alcohol and hand sanitizer have done nothing. Nor has automotive brake fluid, which I’ve used on the car, but mainly with parking lot type scrapes. I’ll give Goo Gone a shot, as well as lighter fluid, although I may sub charcoal lighter fluid...

Bought this gem of a Hoover 28 on FB Marketplace for $20. Runs smoothly and is very quiet. I’ve done nothing to it, not even a wipe down, except a “new” brushroll from the helpful Myvacsrock, and a replacement bag from a not running model 26 I scored from an estate sale. And my question: how...

The lot sold for $39.