dare i say it Titanic
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I can't imagine a ship at that time would settle for anything less than a Hoover. They were the best, and most advanced machines at the time. Brush rolls were still under their arms, and accessibility was vast. They were the largest vacuum company in the world at the time.
This is an interesting question. 100 years later, its about time someone researched that.
This is an interesting question. 100 years later, its about time someone researched that.
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Gosh! In 1912, if Hoovers were used aboard The Titanic, they might have been the model "0?"
Brandon might have the answer.
Brandon might have the answer.
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The only date reference I can find is of the model 183 Hoverette from 1912.
The machines would have likely been from this list. Possibly the model 2, from 1911.
The machines would have likely been from this list. Possibly the model 2, from 1911.
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Brandon- Where did you get the cut sheet on the early Hoovers? Very neat! Would you consider posting that literature in the "Library" section of this website...it is invaluable information to anyone interested in vintage Hoover machines, especially those before 1920. I know quite a bit about the Titanic and her sister the Olympic, and have most of the technical journals covering them at the time of their building, but I have never seen a reference to any sort of vacuum cleaning system or machines used on board to clean the carpets, and she had acres of the stuff aboard...interesting to speculate if The Hoover was there!
Brandon- Where did you get the cut sheet on the early Hoovers? Very neat! Would you consider posting that literature in the "Library" section of this website...it is invaluable information to anyone interested in vintage Hoover machines, especially those before 1920. I know quite a bit about the Titanic and her sister the Olympic, and have most of the technical journals covering them at the time of their building, but I have never seen a reference to any sort of vacuum cleaning system or machines used on board to clean the carpets, and she had acres of the stuff aboard...interesting to speculate if The Hoover was there!
Amazing!!
But, sad to think that they'd be lying on the bottom of the cold, dark ocean.What might be left of them.
But, sad to think that they'd be lying on the bottom of the cold, dark ocean.What might be left of them.
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Fred in Minneapolis posted these in 2008 for the hoover 100th.
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Hi, Interesting thought what vacuum cleaner they might of had on board the Titanic.
I'm not convinced the Titanic had Hoover vacuum cleaners on it as I believe Hoover did not come over to the UK till 1919. But I'm sure someone in the UK who knows more about Hoover than I do can confirm that.
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Hi, Interesting thought what vacuum cleaner they might of had on board the Titanic.
I'm not convinced the Titanic had Hoover vacuum cleaners on it as I believe Hoover did not come over to the UK till 1919. But I'm sure someone in the UK who knows more about Hoover than I do can confirm that.
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James you're right! WOW! I completely forgot about that! The possibility could still be there, perhaps.
Maybe Goblin?
Maybe Goblin?
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Suppose no one knows.....we should get down there and get them before someone else does
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Finally, something I ACTUALLY know...
The short answer is no. Until the mid to late 20's ocean liners did not carry their own vacuum cleaners. Between sailings out of their home ports cleaning crews would be sent onboard to, among other things, vacuum rugs and upholstery. Most of the vacuums used were large tank-type. I think there was a thread about very early vacuums and someone in England had an American built tank-type from around 1910ish??? That is the kind of thing that were used. It was much later that vacuums became cheep enough for the shipping lines to buy them in bulk and add vacuuming to the list of chores that the maids and stewards had to do between sailings.
I read this info in a book called The Only Way To Cross by Bill Miller.
Justin
The short answer is no. Until the mid to late 20's ocean liners did not carry their own vacuum cleaners. Between sailings out of their home ports cleaning crews would be sent onboard to, among other things, vacuum rugs and upholstery. Most of the vacuums used were large tank-type. I think there was a thread about very early vacuums and someone in England had an American built tank-type from around 1910ish??? That is the kind of thing that were used. It was much later that vacuums became cheep enough for the shipping lines to buy them in bulk and add vacuuming to the list of chores that the maids and stewards had to do between sailings.
I read this info in a book called The Only Way To Cross by Bill Miller.
Justin
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Justin:
No WONDER everyone wanted to sail on the Titanic - she was probably the only ship afloat at that time with clean carpets!
I'm sure they swept while at sea, either with brooms or carpet sweepers, but I still cannot imagine how yucky carpets would have gotten in a week.
No WONDER everyone wanted to sail on the Titanic - she was probably the only ship afloat at that time with clean carpets!
I'm sure they swept while at sea, either with brooms or carpet sweepers, but I still cannot imagine how yucky carpets would have gotten in a week.
She....
wouldn't have had electric vacuum cleaners. Since there was at least one crewman for every passenger (i.e., steward and/or stewardess per cabin), they would clean a cabin's carpet by hand with a whisk and long-handled dustpans. Same with any lounge areas that had carpets. Large, luxurious throw rugs were more common than anything else. Cabins in first & second class were made to look like small, warm country estate rooms.
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wouldn't have had electric vacuum cleaners. Since there was at least one crewman for every passenger (i.e., steward and/or stewardess per cabin), they would clean a cabin's carpet by hand with a whisk and long-handled dustpans. Same with any lounge areas that had carpets. Large, luxurious throw rugs were more common than anything else. Cabins in first & second class were made to look like small, warm country estate rooms.
Kevin
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1958's A Night to Remember is on Turner Classics right now.
My favorite of all the Titanic films because it features stories from all four classes - First, Second, Third (Steerage) and Crew.
This must be a cleaned up print because the image is spectacular.
There was really no need for Cameron to re-make it, imho...
Dave
My favorite of all the Titanic films because it features stories from all four classes - First, Second, Third (Steerage) and Crew.
This must be a cleaned up print because the image is spectacular.
There was really no need for Cameron to re-make it, imho...
Dave
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Dave:
The Cameron film does offer one thing that "A Night to Remember" doesn't, and it's there in generous measure, thanks to CGI special effects that didn't exist in 1958.
Cameron made the RMS Titanic LIVE again. We not only see her interiors quite accurately depicted, we see her sail. We see passengers strolling her decks, we see her bow cutting the water, we see other craft being buffeted by her wake. We get views that help us grasp her size, her speed, her incredible grace once she's out past Queenstown (now Cobh) and fully under way.
I have issues with Cameron's film, don't get me wrong. But at least you come away from it with a very fair sense of what the ship was like during those five brief days of her service life.
The Cameron film does offer one thing that "A Night to Remember" doesn't, and it's there in generous measure, thanks to CGI special effects that didn't exist in 1958.
Cameron made the RMS Titanic LIVE again. We not only see her interiors quite accurately depicted, we see her sail. We see passengers strolling her decks, we see her bow cutting the water, we see other craft being buffeted by her wake. We get views that help us grasp her size, her speed, her incredible grace once she's out past Queenstown (now Cobh) and fully under way.
I have issues with Cameron's film, don't get me wrong. But at least you come away from it with a very fair sense of what the ship was like during those five brief days of her service life.
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Cameron's film is the closest anyone can ever get to actually being there...I was blown away by it.
Cameron's film is the closest anyone can ever get to actually being there...I was blown away by it.
aeoliandave
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Wellllllll, if you happen to be driving through Branson, Missouri or Pigeon Forge, Tennessee - yes, there are two of them, duplicate half-ships - you can pretend.
http://www.titanicattraction.com/
http://www.titanicattraction.com/
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For Me....
....Cameron's big achievement with "Titanic" was to make audiences understand what the ship represented in its time. The Edwardians prided themselves on their mastery of the physical universe; the RMS Titanic was a technological wonder for 1912. It had ship-to-shore radio communications, water distilling equipment, on-demand electric heat in staterooms, electric lighting in all classes, telephones for crew communication and - rather ironically - ice-making equipment. These were amenities many hotels on land still lacked. It was unthinkable that the newest, largest and greatest moving object ever built should be lost to a glancing blow from an iceberg.
It would have been bad enough had RMS Titanic been in service for a time, but she was fewer than five days into her service history. Old Rose in "Titanic" sums it up: "I can still smell the fresh paint. The china had never been used. The sheets had never been slept in."
After seeing Cameron's movie, you grieve for the people who died, of course. But you also grieve for the beautiful, graceful and elegant creation that was the RMS Titanic.
....Cameron's big achievement with "Titanic" was to make audiences understand what the ship represented in its time. The Edwardians prided themselves on their mastery of the physical universe; the RMS Titanic was a technological wonder for 1912. It had ship-to-shore radio communications, water distilling equipment, on-demand electric heat in staterooms, electric lighting in all classes, telephones for crew communication and - rather ironically - ice-making equipment. These were amenities many hotels on land still lacked. It was unthinkable that the newest, largest and greatest moving object ever built should be lost to a glancing blow from an iceberg.
It would have been bad enough had RMS Titanic been in service for a time, but she was fewer than five days into her service history. Old Rose in "Titanic" sums it up: "I can still smell the fresh paint. The china had never been used. The sheets had never been slept in."
After seeing Cameron's movie, you grieve for the people who died, of course. But you also grieve for the beautiful, graceful and elegant creation that was the RMS Titanic.
