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[mpbyrd]

Found this today on my way home from work sitting next to a recycle bin. I didn't do a single to thing to it. Brought it home plugged it in and it works great. I love the way it looks. It was clean as a pin and they still sell bags for it. Hoover type G. Anyone know about when this machine was made?

 

[gottahaveahoove]

I bought one at

Vacway (Frank Partyka and Sons) in 1976.

 

[fan-of-fans]

I have one very similar to that I found at Habitat. The only difference is mine has a blue floor nozzle. It was a little loud to my ears and I don't have any bags for it, so I haven't used it. It is a neat looking machine though, and mine, as yours also seems to be is in excellent condition.

 

[gottahaveahoove]

Mine is blue too.

I have 2,  plus 2 "long bag" models.  I also have the tools....  great for stairs,  the car, etc.

 

[human]

I got one identical to that for Christmas in 1986. Actually, my sister and I both got them that year. Mine got away from me sometime in the late '90s, I think it was when I moved in the spring of 1998. I just acquired one with a blue nozzle, but otherwise identical to the one pictured, from Ken Headrick a couple of months ago. There's one with a white nozzle sitting in the rather massive Goodwill pile in my parents' garage. I've been meaning to snag it all summer. I just haven 't had room for it in my car. It may be the one my sister had or he might have gotten one for Mom at the same time. He has always been into buying things in bulk quantities. I guess it goes back to his having been a ship's supply officer in the Navy.

 

[eurekaprince]

Interesting that the ratings plate says "Assembled in Mexico." I wonder when Hoover opened an assembly plant there. It must have been in the early 1980's as I don't think free-trade agreements were in place between Mexico and the USA before then. I know AB Electrolux opened a parts plant for Eureka vacs in Juarez around 1983, so maybe this Hoover plant opened around then too?

In any case, the Hoover typeface on the manual indicates a really late date - maybe this was the last of the old-fashioned bagged Hoover QuickBrooms before Regina closed and Hoover started using dust cups on such vacs too.

 

[eurekaprince]

Sorry - meant to say "Hoover stylized typeface on the ratings plate".....

 

[mpbyrd]

Thanks for all the info everyone!

I actually used the machine last night in my kitchen to clean some area rugs and was very surprised. It truly is a solid well made machine. So sad nothing is made this way with most vacs today. I also love the handle, it reminds me of a convertible which was one of my first childhood memories of vacuums.

 

[fan-of-fans]

I too would guess early 80s, sometime just before Hoover started coding the date into the serial number. I like the Convertible style handle also, and how they used the same type of ring connection for it as they did the floor nozzle (or other attachments if it was the type that converted to a hand vac).

Thinking back, I seem to recall my mother having one of these at some point also. I remember it was definitely blue and I don't recall it having a dust cup or not. Not many memories of it, I don't think she had it long before she gave it away. My grandma may have had it for a while after that.

 

[gottahaveahoove]

You can see that the handle (Convertible like)

tools, cord, etc still have that Hoover quality. I have several different handivacs. I like them better than the dirt cup..(Regina like). They can leak dust. These handivacs and Pixies were true quality. They even had ultraflex hoses until almost the end. That's why we're still using them.

 

[rugsucker]

Hoover bags

Michael,I have genuine E,F & G style bags in a box that I actually know the location of if you need any when you are here Sat.,Jimmy

 

[mpbyrd]

Jimmy

Sounds great I will definitely need some of the g bags for sure.