Christmas in July

[shag]

I got a package in the mail today, all the way from Vancouver.

 

[shag]

What to my wondering eyes should appear?

 

[shag]

But a Hoover, the same colour as Santa's reindeer.

 

[shag]

A big 'Thank You' to John Peirson, on AW.ORG.
The Hoover went from Hamilton, to Vancouver and back again, two hours from conception.

 

[shag]

Lurch, my live in butler loves the new/old Hoover. It is much easier to get around.
Oh, he has the drink tray, and by judging by the slant, he has been into the gin.

 

[arh1953]

It looks delightful, and I love the maple leaf, we don't do anything that classy down here. Happy Hoovering for years to come!

 

[shag]

Just wondering how old this vacuum is? On the bottom it reads, Hoover Cleaner, 118, patented in Canada.
November 11- 1941
September 7 1943
RD. 1948.

In a blue stamp it reads, The Hoover Co, June 10-1969
48660
model 118

 

[vintageroyal611]

1948-1952

 

[joe22]

i LOVE the maple leaf on the bag

 

[kirbyclassiciii]

This cleaner refurbished in 1969 obviously.

 

[aeoliandave]

That's really a prize, Brian. The original Maple Leaf bag is probably the rarest piece on it; they just don't survive the decades of use...unlike lurching live in butlers...

Dave