Cardboard Attachment Carriers

[eurekaprince]

I have an unusual question - maybe one of the "residents" of Vacuumland could answer this for me:

Before the 1970's, vac-makers often gave you a cardboard holder for all the attachments. We got one with our beautiful turquoise Eureka 260 upright. My question - did the carrier come assembled for the customer, or did you have to put it together yourself at home? Some of them look really complicated, kind of like "vacuum origami"!!!!!!

 

[jfalberti]

With Kirby ...

The attachment carrier/case was preassembled. Don't know about others.

Joe

 

[1066hoovers]

UK Hoover carriers

Always came in the cleaning tool box carrying the tools eg 160,262,612,638,652 models all had prebuilt cleaning tool cardboard carriers

 

[vacbear58]

Not quite Jonathan

The 160 came with a tool carrier as illustrated below. You cannot see it in the picture but the hose is colour co-ordinated with the bag of the cleaner

Al

 

[vacbear58]

And from the instruction book

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[collector2]

Most of the tool kits were pre assembled but I have come across a couple that the owner had to put together (Eg GE upright - the box the parts came in was perforated in the pattern of the kit and, with a bit of work, could be cut apart and assembled into a tool kit)

Doug

 

[eurekaprince]

Thanks Doug!

Just curious - off topic completely - have you guys experienced a very warm winter out there on the Prairies like we have in Southern Ontario? It was 18 degrees here yesterday - no snow on the ground!

 

[1066hoovers]

160 carrier

Yes the 160 tool carrier is great. Good colour co-ordination. The carrier and hose came in a box which is also colour co-ordinated - I have one like yours with box and carrier and hose. The 262 tools also had a carrier very similar which strangely seems to be just as rare if not more so than the 160.

 

[vacbear58]

Pre and Post War

I only just noticed that the picture from the instructions and the tool carrier for my own 160 are quite different. The instructions are definatly post war and I presume my cleaner is pre war as it has the two speed switch, there is no reference to the two speed switch in the instructions I have. Sadly I dont have the box for the 160, I was pleased enough to have the tools and still two speed, most were retro converted to single speed

 

[vintagehoover]

Al - what's the serial number of your 160? That's the easiest way to tell if it's pre- or post-war. Post-war serial numbers begin in January, 1945 @ A70,000.

I've looked through your 160 manual, which you scanned for me, and you're absolutely right: no reference to the switch at all! How bizzare! Obviously, the 2-speed switch wasn't a new feature, since had been included on Hoover's Standard and Commercial uprights since 1932's Model 750.

Here's your manual:

 

[vintagehoover]

And here's mine - which is slightly different to yours. Mine had more pages, more pictures, and includes an introduction by Mr. Colston, and a page at the back advertising the Dustette.

On the comparable page to the one I posted above, it has an extra paragraph:

 

[vintagehoover]

Tool caddies...

 

[vintagehoover]

Correction:

*post war serial nos. begin in Jan 46, not 45!

 

[aeoliandave]

Pete found me this Eureka Ham cardboard tool carrier. Looks a lost cause beyond redemption...

 

[aeoliandave]

I've repaired corrugated cardboard before to I un-origami-ed it to see what's what and what's left to work with.

 

[aeoliandave]

dusted off, wiped with a damp cloth, all folds, de-lamination's, dents, gouges, rips and tears repaired. It was also ironed & steamed flat again and weighted flat overnight under a metal screen plate. Loose flaps & tabs were strengthened, and the torn side wing was joined back together, with Elmers SOBO flexible clear glue.

 

[aeoliandave]

Not quite as good as new but gooder than it was.

 

[aeoliandave]

I've done the same with the Lewyt 40 carton that was split asunder.

 

[aeoliandave]

Some might have thrown the hatbox away, too.