Guess what i got!!

[myvacsrock]

Guess before looking please!

 

[myvacsrock]

please one more guess!!

 

[myvacsrock]

ok here it is!!


Beware!

 

[myvacsrock]

A HOOVER "O"

A guy gave it to me for $1.00
and a free hoover duster!!

 

[myvacsrock]

here is the duster!

 

[vacuumkid3]

Awesome!

Hi Kyle,

That is awesome! I emailed you, because I am your age, and my name is Kyle. That sure is a cool Hoover with the Duster! Good luck!

~~Kyle~~

 

[compactc9]

Well I can't think of a more deserving person.

I also can't believe you actually got one! This is even better than the Riccar (as much as I love Riccars) that you got. I have to say, you are one very lucky person!

 

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Kyle

Well like Reggie said You are very deserving of it but man the Hoover collectors will be in Awe several of them I'm sure have tried like hell to get one

Skip...

 

[convertible68]

OH....MY.....GOD!!!!!!! *Faint*

I can't believe my eyes, a MODEL O IS FINALLY IN THE CLUB!!!!! To say that this is a fantastic, once-in-a-lifetime score is an understatement, and those Dusters aren't exactly easy to find either! I agree with Reggie that you couldn't be more deserving of them either.

Biggest congratulations to you for finding and getting such a unique, historically important machine! It looks like it's in just awesome shape for being close to 100 years old as well!

 

[charles~richard]

WOW Kyle!!!

What GREAT finds!!!!!!!

I'm 1000% jealous of course!

 

[henrydreyfuss]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!....!

Congratulations! What a find! I mean...WHAT A FIND! Holy smokes!

 

[compactc9]

So, Mr Henry,

When will you be making to trip to visit it and its VERY proud new owner?

 

[henrydreyfuss]

Very soon hopefully *packs camera*

 

[myvacsrock]

I LOVE IT!!

THANKS GUYS!! TOM ANDERSONA ND I WILL TOTALLY RESTORE IT AND GET IT TO RUN!
(it already does though!)

Kyle Krichbaum

 

[swingette]

i am tickled, for many reasons...

 

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Kyle

You are one lucky guy that Tom is going to restore it for You as his work id awsome.

Skip...

 

[frkirby511]

Good for you, Kyle!!!!!!!!!!

I put my congratulations in with everyone else, Kyle! God Bless you! You got the prize of a lifetime for a vacuum collector. And yes, you certainly do deserve it. Also great that you and Tom will restore it.

[Fr.]Bruce; Memphis.

 

[myhooverco]

WOW!!!

Your find is very awesome and it is a once in a lifetime find. The machine was lucky to find you for its new owner. You truly understand the significance of it. As an avid Hoover collector, I am in awe of it. I have to admit that I did not believe you at first but now seeing is believing. It gives me hope that there are others out there yet to be found. I hope to see it in person some day soon. CONGRATULATONS Kyle!!!! Thank you so much for posting pictures of it.

The Model 200 Duster is nothing to sneeze at either! That was Hoovers first canister and it was not very successful. It is amazing that you found one with the original bag. Take good care of those two old gals. They have a lot of life in them yet!

--Tom

 

[converto-skip]

As the saying goes

well as the saying goes Kyle was in the right place at the right time. Tom I'm sure there has to be more out there somewhere and I do know it is a truly rare rare find. We had a rainbow dealer in the club a couple of years ago and He was telling me there is a guy in I think okla that has one and that he was suppose to get it but I don't think He ever did

Skip...

 

[hygiene903]

Congratulations, Kyle!!! Not one, but two very rare Hoovers--WAY TO GO!!! And with Tom to help you restore it, you will have an EXCELLENT machine when he's finished with it!! He does first class work on everything he works on, and my Hoover 28 is proof of that.
Jeff

 

[tolivac]

Great pair of Hoover machines-Are these the "Holy Grail of vacuums"?_You found BOTH!!Super neat.The only other Hoover "O" is one I saw at the Smithsonian in Wash DC.

 

[compactc9]

I know there is one other collector with one, and there is the one at the Hoover Histirical center, and now Kyle's here. There must be more out there.

 

[converto-skip]

Reggie Your right

Vachunter has one in his collection

Skip...

 

[dysonman]

Hoover model 0

There were almost (but not quite) three thousand Hoover model 0's made. Certainly they are very rare, but cannot all be gone.

Congrats to Kyle on the show as well as being gifted with two very nice machines. The duster is an example of Hoover's first attempt to copy another vacuum (the Electrolux, which was taking many Hoover sales at the time).

Wonder if Kyle will grow out of his fascination with sweepers or if he'll join our "family" of collectors when he gets older?

 

[superj]

How does it work as far as picking stuff up?

 

[brandon_w_t]

Matthew,

The Hoover model O operates just the same as any later hoover fan first type machine. Its an emerson fan turned on its side and the blades are pitched more to create suction, and a belt drives the brush roll. The machine, since using an electric fan, operates almost inaudibly. They weren't very powerful, but left the design for almost every vacuum made afterwards.

 

[vac_whisperer]

This is a great thread, I'm happy to see it revived.

 

[kenkart]

Its great to see!

Someone who is so young take an interest in very vintage machines!

 

[myvacsrock]

Woooah

This is old guys. I got this when i was 12, and i'm almost 19..amazing how time flies.