Happy 100th birthday, HOOVER!

[kirbyultimateg]

I am talking about The Former Home Of Hoover Appliances picture CharlesRichard

 

[vintagehoover]

Hi Jeff,

Thanks for posting that picture! I'd suggest that it may be a Model 195, simply because the bag on the Model 2 attaches to the outlet differently. However, in your photo, the switch is on the left of the machine (for the user), whereas the one in Fred's diagram has its switch on the right <br
I'm sure there were details changed and alterations made to the machines throughout the small production runs, since they were hand-made. The staff must have found little ways of making improvements as they went along! <br
It's interesting how some of them seem to have been made in a small initial batch, then followed with a larger batch. I guess Hoover were 'testing the waters' to see what demand there was for each model before commiting to a large production run. It's easy to forget that they were not just selling a product, but creating market demand for a product which hadn't existed before <br
I've seen another picture of 2 early cleaners taken by a visitor to the Historical Center - a 1912 Hooverette Model 183, and a 1915 Baby Model 185. I've also read that there is a Model 3 on display - if anyone has a photo of that, I'd love to see it, since unless it also went by a different name/number, I'm not sure if it's included in Fred's scans.

 

[vintagehoover]

KirbyUltimateG

Everyone's aired their views on that issue, and moved on. If you want to discuss it further, perhaps you could do so privately with those concerned. <br
Could I politely request that you let this thread continue in the spirit in which it was originally intended <br
Many thanks <br
Jack

 

[camelotshadow]

For the Love of Vacs

One thing we all have in commo
is the luv of vac
So for Vacs sak
let's try to be happy suckers.. <br
LO <br
GREAT PIC <br

 

[seamusuk]

Queen Mary Hoover

Hey Guy <br
Id say thats a UK model 912 for 3 reasons <br
1. The handle Gri
2. The bag desig
3. The guard over the headlight <br
As Jack said the twin cord hooks/extra long cord are a bit of a mystery- guess they could have been an extra cost option at the time? <br
Seamus

 

[charles~richard]

Hoover Historical Miscellany




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[seamusuk]

Whats the betting..

That the Model 700? outlived its owner lol <br
Still she probably got a nice new Convertible anyhows <br
Seamus

 

[arh1953]

Ok, enough already!

Come on, think about all the ink and paper it'll take to print all these things out! LOL But keep them coming anyway! Thanks!

 

[chestermikeuk]

A Trap For Dirt - Make This Test!!!!

In This Envelope is a Piece of Ordinary Cheesecloth!! <br
Wow, Have we just found the answer to what was in Jacks toolbox!!!enquiring minds need to Know? <br
Any chance of seeing what the songs are as well!! <br
Cheers, Mike

 

[hoover1060]

That the Model 700? outlived its owner lol!

I remember that Ad well, it was the first Hoover Ad I ever cut from a magazine, mainly because I thought the U4109 Convertible pictured was beautiful, my favorite one from the '77 set. <br

 

[kirbyultimateg]

I am sorry

 

[rugmaster37]

Hey CR.....

Charles... <br
You wouldn't be getting those scans from the Hoover book I was talking about earlier on in the post would you??? It was printed around 1987 or so... had a whole bunch of pics of cleaners in it <br
IF you wondering what I'm babbling about...the scans that I am mentioning are the starting two pic/scans of post 42566 <br
That was another one that was damaged by fire when i was away. I almost am SURE that is the pages I remember. <br
If Im wrong please tell me... <br <br
God I hate fire.. <br <br
Chad

 

[arh1953]

The U4109 Convertible is one I'm looking for. I like that ad.

 

[charles~richard]

Hi Chad, no, the scans came from other sources - instruction booklets, some old Hoover literature I have, etc <br
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[rugmaster37]

Thanks for looking...

Charles <br
Thanks for the reply. I know i'm not crazy and had a booklet about 12 inches wide by 13 or 14 inches long, containg the entire history of Hoover up until maybe 1987. I remember that they also sent me the full line brachure at that time, as well as all the Commercial models too <br
I guess I'm having an "oldtymers" moment or something. Those scans seemed awful familiar. The other scans are beautiful <br
Chad

 

[vintagehoover]

Charles Richard,

thanks for all of these scans, they're very interesting <br
Have you noticed that on the 105(?) manual cover, the cleaner appears to be running, even though it's not plugged in?

 

[hoovercelebrity]

I think that's probally a smudge on the owners manual <br
:- <br

 

[lux1521]

Well, I'm a bit late getting here, but I needed to take some new pictures before I could jump in. Here are my 1920 Hoover cleaners <br
From left to right
Hoover Special 102 - Original Condition Except 541 Bag and newer cor
Hoover Special 102 - Very early serial number (186,566) but has many upgrades including rubber bumper (or whats left of one), new bag mount for taller bags, fan with disk, Robbins Myers rating plate removed, switch replaced, and perhaps some mods to the bottom for a detachable baseplate. The cord has also been replaced if you didn't notice. The bag is 40'sish, right
Hoover Baby 103 - Original except for cord

 

[vintagehoover]

That's no smudge!

That's the screw-in plug, I swear! You can follow the cord up past the woman's dress and over the upper cord hook <br
That cleaner is running on ectoplasm or something!

 

[vintagehoover]

(I could be wrong, of course!)

lol : <br
Charles Richard - smudge or plug?