HOOVER 160 model ( UK ) instructions booklet and service manual : anyone can help ?

[guido]

Hallo everyone ! You know I go crazy for the english HOOVER 160 model and already have 2 nice models ....but I got this on Ebay.co.uk last week and would like to have some more material about this wonderful machine in oder to start a serious revamp and renovation on my maschines.
I was hoping some kind collector from UK or worldwide ( South Africa also had the same model ) could scan some Hoover 160 material - possibly from original instructions booklet or/and repair-service manual for this machine, publishing it on this forum and help me with my restoration project...
I will be happy to share my renovation-progress on Vacuumland !
Thanks in advance for all the help you can give me ! Cheers from Italy, GUIDO

 

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P.S. Please don't laugh ! I know this maschine is in very poor condition but trust me : with my many Hoover spares and lots of time and patience, it will be my " PROJECT OF THE YEAR", eheheh !

 

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[guido]

THANK YOU so much !

VACBEAR !!! Thankyou so much for your help, once again you have been very kind to me : i only had one scan from this beautiful booklet - which i had never seen entirely - and now I can have it complete ! Thanks really ! Now I only hope to have a copy from the service manual, which for sure I will need for the internal repair.
P.s. seing the image of the HOOVER builing in PERIVALE on the booklet, I take also the occasion to post some good images I took in my recent january-trip to LONDON. I had forgotten to post them here and I think someone could be pleased to have a look ! It was a great motion for me to finally visit the place where my favourite HOOVERS were buil in the 30's and 50's

 

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HOOVER - Perivale plant

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HOOVER 262 - my latest find in LONDON

HOOVER 262 - my latest find in LONDON !

I must be honest : I was never fascinated by the model 262 which I always found poor in look and design, if compared to its glorious "brother" model 160 or following 612 model. But I bought this anyway on EBAY while I was in LONDON in January, taking advantage of the fact that I could have collected it in person. I paid 10 pounds for this dusty machine, which looked so sad in the only image available on the auction, and only because my collection was missing that model.
Well, when I met with the nice seller outside London and i saw the cleaner ....
I really was amazed : what seemed to be scratches and other damages were only dust ! The cleaner was so well kept ! The bag - which i thought was a replacement - was only in the wrong side but was beautiful and all original !
There were no attachments but the cable is original, rubber bumpers are ok and the motor hood is really like new ! Only some scratches on the handle...but really a beautiful machine, different from what I had seen on internet images and forums !
It was already 6 pm when I went back to city centre but I wanted to buy food to bring home so...I brought the cleaner with me ...I had no choice !
We 2 ( the 262 and me ! ) had a beautiful London trip, crossing PICCADILLY CIRCUS, TRAFALGAR, LEICESTER SQUARE and many other landmarks and - of couse - the LONDON tube !
You have no idea how funny it was for me - pity I had no camera with me : people looking, smiling, mothers explaining to children about vacuums ...curious people asking me about the year of production, old people recalling " I remember those "...
Back to the hotel,a maid looked at me with some suspect in her eyes, eheheh but... I ABSOLUTELY HAD TO TEST IT !!!!! And sure I did. A litte bit of dust arised in the room and the old thing "roared" again, with working light and all !!! And I was so happy !
So...this is how me and the HOOVER 262 finally became friends and now - back in italy - it is now one of my very very favourite machines !