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