As of this morning I own a VERY rare Hoover...

[seamusuk]

And unusually for me its Pre War(Just).....

Any ideas lol???

Those who know are not allowed to say

Seamus

 

[swingette]

Duster? 9** Heavy Duty style?

Good Morning (from Texas)!

 

[seamusuk]

Nope.....

Hey David..

None of those lol- to be fair its not a model you or most US guys are likely to be familar with as its a UK only model, it is an Upright tho .

And that should give a big clue to the UK guys lol!

Seamus

P.s I must Email you at some point very soon- things have been kinda hetic and ive been crap at that kinda stuff

 

[vacbear58]

My guess

I am thinking it must be a 160 - has it got origional bag?tools?
Unless there was some sort of special edition Junior 375, but they are, generally not rare - so it has to be a 160
Al

 

[seamusuk]

Good guess but not quite.....

Hey Al

Nope- although it is the same colour scheme as the 160

Seamus

 

[seamusuk]

Its one of these....

Model 875- only made in Perivale for 6 months in 1938 prior to the release of the 262-The last of the "Coffee Can" Hoovers.........

 

[seamusuk]

Hood detail...

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[seamusuk]

Bag Detail...

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[seamusuk]

Window blind bag retainer.....

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[seamusuk]

Handle grip.....

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[seamusuk]

Base....

Pretty decent brush strips

 

[seamusuk]

Motor details......

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[seamusuk]

Finally......

Connected using its original 2 pin Hoover plug in conjunction with a lamp adaptor...

 

[vacbear58]

Excellent

Seamus,
it looks in suburb condition for 71 yrs old, and particularly good that it has an origional bag too. Was it a trade in? Do you know anything of its history? It does not look like it has been used much - especially as it still has the canvas bag retainer. Congratulations
Al

 

[vacbear58]

By the way ...

Seamus will know this already, but this is the style of bag used on the 160 as well. I wonder did this have the later type of tools (as used on the 160 & 262) or the earlier style. The hose on the 160 was co-ordinated with the bag, again I wonder if this was teh case with this machine
Al

 

[seamusuk]

Hey Al

I was told the history of this by the man I brought it from.

It was brought new by the uncle of the mans customer (he used to work for Hoover) from who he brought it about 25 years ago,it had been used by his uncles wife for about 6 months before being relegated to the attic as she didnt like it. When the Uncle died (after his wife) it was found when the house was cleared.

His customer then used it for a year of so before it was replaced with a modern cleaner and once again found itself stored away for a number of years.

The man I brought it from said it had probably been used a dozen times since he had owned it so im guessing its had a total of under 2 years normal use!.

Sadly the cable is cracking slightly(but still ok for occasional careful use- also the furniture guard has seen better days but is in 1 piece .

Seamus

P.S there was also the complete boxed tool kit with it - until it was stolen when it was in storage briefly

 

[chestermikeuk]

Oh Vey

Hi Seamus, what a very nice find, looks in great condition, the blue detailing does set it off!!

How do it run?? smoothly!!

 

[seamusuk]

My new Desktop pic

And taken in widescreen so it fits properly!

 

[seamusuk]

Mike...

The Guy did service it before he sold it to me- it runs like new

 

[joe22]

AWESOME HOOVER !!!

 

[gottahaveahoove]

it is

"fab"

 

[74simon]

Well found!

Great to see it, that bag looks in great condition, and hey, it is the most modern of the coffee can machines!

I can only hope that we're that well preserved when we hit 70/1!

 

[akabent]

Fascinating!

I've never seen a 'Coffee Can' with a bakelite top. Clearly near the end of that era. How very cool, what a great find and what great condition, too! Congrats!
Rick

 

[samotronic]

Odd Question

but from the US so bare with me. Did British electricity change from the 30s to now. I noticed the photo where you mentioned the two pin plug which looks like our plugs, particularly ones from that era. And the switch is on the handle as opposed to a foot switch which I thought I read was a requirement on later British vacuums due to the current. just curious. Chris

 

[seamusuk]

UK Wiring.....

Hey Chris

Until the early 60s the UK voltage could vary between 100-250V depending on where you were in the country. When ordering an electrical appliance you had to specify the voltage it was to run on. Same with the plug- the current 13A plug and socket were introduced in the late 40s but didnt become "standard" until some 20 years later. Hoover fitted their cleaners with a 2 round pin/prong plug until about 1962- this was designed to fit most 5/15A round pin sockets.If you needed to use the Hoover from a light fitting(quite common until the 70s!!)you asked for a bayonet adaptor. If you had 13A 3 pin sockets you removed the 2 pin plug and fitted the appropiate plug to fit your sockets.

For this reason its not unusual to find cleaners(especially pre war models) that have had their motors replaced/rewound for a different voltage to that for which they were initially supplied- this is indicated by the rating plate being filed/restamped with the new voltage details.

Seamus

 

[vintagehoover]

...and if you go even further back, Hoover made cleaners with motors suited for currents as low as 32v!

 

[seamusuk]

Jack

I totally forgot about the 32V thing over here- I know it was availiable in the US though, am I imagining things or was it known as "farm current" ??

 

[vintagehoover]

Yep - rural areas not yet connected to the national grid sometimes had generators to provide their electricity, with outputs as low as 32v.

Here's a fascinating short film called 'Singing Wires', about a farm finally being hooked up to the grid. And yes, there is a Hoover (with the lettering on the bag concealed!) featured in it! It shows really well how much easier life could be with 'the magic of electricity'!

When you get to the clip of the Hoover, notice she starts off faking it, pushing back and forth it with the cleaner switched off, then turns it on! Bizarre!