Date Range for Hoover 305

[meba2233]

Hello Everyone. I recently picked up this Hoover 305. Can anyone give me a manufacturing date range.

Thanks in advance.

Mark

 

[meba2233]

Replacement Bag?

A replacement bag I assume???

 

[meba2233]

Base

Here is the base. A bit scuffed and a broken lens.

 

[meba2233]

Bottom

Fairly clean.

Thanks again.

Mark

 

[truckerx]

305 date range

Hi - I'd ball-park it around 1939 give or take a year

 

[portable]

Yep, that sounds about right.

This was a "landmark" model. Designed by Henry Drefuss, it was one of the last Hoover old-style tool conversions to hit the market. Already, Dreyfuss had re-designed Hoover's first-line cleaners to have side slide-in tool conversion (1936). Because this model 305 was the budget model, Hoover was able to offer it for $49.50 "and your trade-in". After the war, this model would be re-designed (with side tool conversion) into the Model 27, then, very quickly, into the famous Model 28. But, this was the first model that looked like this. Hoover's second-line company NORCO, offered a very similar machine to this 305.

 

[marukap]

From my late 1950's Hoover Service Manual

Chart of models, years and serial numbers

 

[meba2233]

Thanks...

Thanks everyone...

Mark

 

[hoover300]

What in the world is a Hoover 930..?

 

[centralsweeper63]

I can't find anything on the 930 either!

 

[cheesewonton]

Hoover model numbers are all over the place. There were a whole bunch of models with three digit model numbers that came before Model 1.

 

[centralsweeper63]

Hoover just put a number on and s my it off really.

 

[hygiene903]

If I remember right, the 900, 925, and 930 were Hoover's first commercial or heavy-duty models. Going by the years of production, I think the 900 and 925 would have a similar appearance to the models 750, 800, and 825, and the 930 would have looked similar to the 150. Hopefully one of our Hoover experts will post here with further information.
Jeff

 

[centralsweeper63]

I figured that too.

 

[huskyvacs]

Hoover model numbers are all over the place. There were a whole bunch of models with three digit model numbers that came before Model 1.

I think Hoover delegated model numbers to particular product ranges, so each grouping of models had their own range, similar to how commercial trucks are given model numbers.

 

[huskyvacs]

Was this the Hoover Model 930?