Enquiring Minds... Pink UK Connie

[turbomaster1984]

Just wondering what your serial numbers and dates of manufactre are for those members who own one....

TYIA

Rob and Paul

 

[portable]

Hey Rob and Paul -

According to the Hoover Company Handbook, published in about 1958, Serial Numbers ranged from 9,160,001 to 9,451,654. The date range shown is 1956 - 1957. There is also a 84-B with Serial Numbers of 9,451,655 to 9,680,984, dated 1957 - 1958. I'm not sure about the "B" model distinction.

 

[junior1975]

Rob and Paul,

The UK serial numbers and manufacturing dates will be different from the US connies. Ours was the 862, produced between 1958 and 1962 IIRC, I dont have my HOOVER parts catalogues to hand right now, but I will check as soon as I can. Then if anyone requires a machine dating, I can usually manage it within 6 months.

Happy hoovering guys.

Clark.

 

[seamusuk]

I did have 2.....

But one went to live in the famous Emporium ..

Will check the serial # when I go to mums later...

Seamus

 

[chestermikeuk]

Connies

You two are such vac teasers!!! I take it you`ve gotten a new addition then...LOl

The UK models are:
Model 822 Dark Blue & Grey = Jan 1957 - Jan 1958
Model 822a Dark Blue & Grey = Jan 1958 - December 1959
Model 862 Rose & White = jan 1960

Model 822
71,000 - Jan 1957
92,565 - July 1957
100,550 closed jan 1958

Model 822a
HC 17,180 - jan 1958
HC 36,850 - july 1958
HC 52, 440 - jan 1959
HC 78, 325 - 1959
HC 91, 585 - closed December 1959

model 862
HE41,740 - jan 1960
HE 170, 945 - july 1960
HE 270, 230 - jan 1961
HE 398, 856 - july 1961
HE 504,400 Jan 1962
HE 600 209 - July 1962
HE 680, 200 - jan 1963
HE 780, 000 - july 1963
HE 878,000 - January 1964

Certainly sold a lot of PINK...!!!
my numbers are:
822a = 74,985
862 - 46,963

 

[vintagehoover]

Bottom right - 862 and 822A!

822A a gift from Alistair / original blue hose a gift from Jeff Parker
862 a gift from Seamus

Ever get the feeling people are trying to modernise you? lol

 

[vintagehoover]

The Pink Set:

 

[vintagehoover]

I don't have the serial number of the 822A to hand, but the 862's is: 358398 - so between Jan and July '61?

 

[turbomaster1984]

Cheers guys, I did actually mean for you to all post your indibidual serial numbers etc - we have the date information.

Just wondered who had what in terms of age etc.

Mike would we ever keep something quiet????

LOL

Rob and Paul.

 

[turbomaster1984]

OMFGFGFGFGFG!

Mike, fancy there being a gap of say 117 cleaners still being alive today, and so bloody close together too.

Where did you find yours?

Ours is 74,868!!!!!!!

Ours was from Darlaston,.

God I love things like this.

R

 

[seamusuk]

862 Pink/Grey

Hey Mike

Im assuming those figures include the grey version as well- does the list indicate when the colour changed at all?.

My grey one has a pink rating plate- presumably its a pretty early example and Hoover were still using stocks of pink plates ??

Seamus

 

[chestermikeuk]

Numbers

Any pics on that vac yet lads!!!

Seamus, will check the numbers, didnt think it included grey!!! Mike