Greetings All from a First Time Poster

[jukeman70]

Hi Jeff!! Thanks for the welcome. That's a great looking 300 you've got there!! It seems rather hard to find all original examples of these old machines. I've been out running around all day and I did run across a nice original 33 in that funky lavender color. I cleaned it up, it looked like it had been in someone's basement for many decades. Fixed the cord, lubricated a few things, put a new bag on it and she's good to go!!

I haven't bought that 300 yet... still a little skeptical about replacing the cord but I think it should be straightforward enough.

Thanks, take care!!
Brian

 

[super-sweeper]

Vacosaurus,

 I think you have that backwards! 

 


Older homes were smaller, and thus needed less cord length to clean them.it's then newer houses you want to watch out for, they got big! 

 

[vacosaurus]

Super Sweeper

A lot of the older homes from the 1910's 20's 30's and some into the 40's had onle one electrical outlet per room with a octopus of cords plugged into them like Ralpies (Christmas story). On a hoover convertable your only talking 2 or 3 wraps extra on the handle I found sometimes a little extra cord gets the job done without plugging in twice. Regards Bill,

 

[marks_here]

Yes my grans house upstairs had only 1 outlet in the hall...that was it. Like you said there were extension cords draped from the ceiling dual light to side tables & downstairs if you had to be carefull what you had running or there went the fuse. Oh what fun memories!

 

[super-sweeper]

Oh ok, THOSE kind of old homes! My house was built in 1960, there's sufficient outlets for all your HOOVERING needs! 

 

[gottahaveahoove]

My home is 140 years old

There WERE about 1 OR 2 outlets in each room. The entire lace has been rewired, naturally. GFCs are in all of the right places, and each room hase sufficient outlets now. Only 1 room still only has 2. The place is very 'Hermann Munster', but fun.

 

[super-sweeper]

John, would you mind me asking what room has the 2 outlets left, and if you used correct plugs for the vintage? this stuff is right up my alley! 

 

[hygiene903]

Brian,

Go ahead and grab that 300 if it's in decent shape other than the cord and if the price is right. Replacing a cord is usually a walk in the park compared to some other repairs. If the base finish is dull Mother's Mag and some elbow grease will shine it up for you. Main things you want to check are if the brushroll turns freely, if the fan turns freely, if it runs, and how well it runs. Everything else is pretty much cosmetic. Good luck,
Jeff

 

[super-sweeper]

yeah, especially compared to a Triple-Armature-Bypass-Ectomy! 

 

[gottahaveahoove]

There is one bedroom upstairs, referred to as the

"Mercy Hospital room'. It measures 12'by 12' (feet) It, like all other bedrooms, had gas lights in the walls. THere are only 2 outlets in there. I wish there were more. They are on inside walls. They have been replaced with new, grounded ourtlets. still, I wish there were more outlets. Tthe gas has all been disconnected. But, the gas pipes are still under the floor joists. When I installed parquet floors in there, I had to install underlayment. I kept banging into the pipes . Good thing the gas is gone. When "Bob" rewired the other rooms, we found and removed nipples in the walls where the wall lights once lit the way.

 

[hismastersvoice]

If my house had gas pipes for lighting, I would have them checked and put back into use, I love gas lighting. Unfortunately it was a thing of the past by 1941 when my house was built. Most rooms have either 1 or 2 outlets depending on the size.

 

[super-sweeper]

Thanks! 

 

[jukeman70]

Ahh yes, the "good 'ol days"...

The good 'ol days of two outlets in a room (each having two or three cube taps with cords radiating out in all directions), ground prong adapters and gas lighting. How did our Grandparents ever manage to keep from blowing themselves up...

 

[forrest]

Welcome Aboard !

These guys are awesome;glad I found this group ! I'm a newbie,too . They've got me hooked on the oldies now ! Lol !