Celebratory Celebrity Find!

[hoovercelebrity]

Where did you get that neon Hoover sign?

I worked at one of the Hoover factory stores for about 5 years while I was in college.  When Hoover was sold to TTI, and TTI closed all of the stores, my former manager saved the sign for me.  It hung in the window for years and years, and it was always one of my most favorite things in the store. 


 


Here's a shot of the store after we had decorated it for Christmas one year, that's the sign hanging in the window.

 

[portable]

<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: medium;">Great find, Fred. If Hoover "comes back" someday, I hope they REALLY work on producing good canisters again. There's a real need for them. I hope they make them quieter this time around. I had a Spirit that was ear-splitting-loud. - J</span>

 

[alexhoovers94]

Wow

Fred, that came up really nice, good to see you saved it from a grubby home.
did you clean this outside or in the garage? Since it came from such a mucky house?

 

[kirby505]

All i can is WOW!!! Great find and your restoration skills AMAZING!!! Wish you the best in finding more Hoovers!!!  Have a great night!


David Kahn


kirby505

 

[kirbyvertibles]

Wow great find! No wonder mine doesn't come on. No light bulb installed, boy i'm glad I read this

 

[cam2s]

Wow!

You don't see those electronic quadraflex powerheads every day! Congrats on an amazing find and an amazing restoration!

 

[kenmore81]

Awsome Fred!...a friend of my dad has one n he wont part with it ive offered him $400.00 n still he said no and he won it in a drawing at the local hardware store Xmas 1983 I think he said...he said I can have whe he dies..hes 86 lol . But his looks likes yours first did.

 

[jfalberti]

That's an awesome machine Fred

Congratulations.  I'm glad to see you rescued it.

 

[durango159]

WOW!!

When I saw its condition in the car, I was worried. You did a FANTASTIC Restore on that. It looks terrific!! Your entire collection looks terrific.

Congratulations on the terrific find! Enjoy, I hope your parts come through ok.

I think Mielesalesman will definitely take care of you. I got a gorgeous Hoover Celebrity Elite IV power head from him. It's perfect!! Eventually I'll get my Hoover Celebrity Elite IV suction unit from another collector whos working on it, and they will be a great team!

 

[gmerkt]

Notice the lint in the PC board components in one of the pics. I've seen burned up boards due to lint build-up, so it's important for people to clean that out from time to time.

A couple of years ago, I was able to get the light green tool caddy from Hesco, then last year I tried to get blue and they were all gone. You might contact them to see if they have one in any color (which could then be painted).

 

[fooseofhoove]

Fred, I just love the way that you clean and restore those vacuums of yours. I am always amazed at how you take neglected and dirty stuff and make it look like brand new again! Simply fantastic!

 

[paul]

<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;">Excellent restoration job, Fred!  </span>


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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;">Have you thought about asking the seller about the machine's attachments?  If nothing else s/he could contact you if they were found (presuming that they are in an inconspicuous spot in her/his house).  Might save you some searching time and prevent the attachments from unnecessarily being discarded.  </span>