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Before I put the back cover on, I took some HEPA bag material and cut out a new filter for behind the motor.
Hoover Holi-daze!
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Back end of the machine; sorry for the crappy picture. Looked better on the screen of my phone.
I was really able to get the bare floor tool shined up nicely. I gave it a good scrub with some Brasso, then polished it up with Armor-All.
I was really able to get the bare floor tool shined up nicely. I gave it a good scrub with some Brasso, then polished it up with Armor-All.
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I'm so giddy about the original cord.. It's nice and pliable -- I used a bunch of Armor-All on this as well.
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The original hose is shot. It's really pretty, so that saddens me... I may try giving it a scrub with some upholstery shampoo to get some of the dirt off. If I find a nice replacement hose in shades of red and white, I may consider cutting it up and transferring the ends to a different hose. But for now I'll use one of the brown vinyl Veriflex hoses from one of my other Hoover tank cleaners and keep it for show.
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This end had tape around it, presumably to keep the handle from swiveling. It left a bunch of tape guck that may need some elbow grease to get off.
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It came with two identical dusting brushes, which I find odd... the rubber is still pretty pliable on both, but one was in considerably better shape than the other. So it has had a few treatments of Armor-All and is looking much better. I still need to take soap and water to it, but I am hopeful.
I think the Crevice tool is what was used most.. it's obviously the most tattered...
I think the Crevice tool is what was used most.. it's obviously the most tattered...
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Here's the brush insert. I'm hoping that a modern replacement from a fit-all brush will work. This original horsehair one sheds bristles as soon as you touch it.
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Better picture of the dusting brushes. Again, it's odd that there are two and that they are identical. That's just going to be one of those questions that won't ever get answered.
There was not upholstery tool with it, and am pretty sure that it came with a real plain red no-frills upholstery tool.
There was not upholstery tool with it, and am pretty sure that it came with a real plain red no-frills upholstery tool.
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Aaaand of course, I forgot to take a picture of the Holiday motor next to a Constellation motor. Oh well.
The motors in all of the tank cleaners are measured in watts. I did a comparison of motor wattage among all 7 models of Hoover tank cleaners.. I then converted the watts to amps for a bit more relevancy. It's interesting. Certainly very powerful by today's standards!
Model 50: 415 Watts = 3.5 amps
Model 41: 445 Watts = 3.7 amps
Model 51: 445 Watts = 3.7 amps
Model 42: 620 Watts = 5.166 amps
Model 53: 620 Watts = 5.166 amps
Model 55: 620 Watts = 5.166 amps
Model 415: 500 Watts = 4.16 amps
Also for comparison - all Constellations were 750 Watts which is equal to 6.25 amps
The motors in all of the tank cleaners are measured in watts. I did a comparison of motor wattage among all 7 models of Hoover tank cleaners.. I then converted the watts to amps for a bit more relevancy. It's interesting. Certainly very powerful by today's standards!
Model 50: 415 Watts = 3.5 amps
Model 41: 445 Watts = 3.7 amps
Model 51: 445 Watts = 3.7 amps
Model 42: 620 Watts = 5.166 amps
Model 53: 620 Watts = 5.166 amps
Model 55: 620 Watts = 5.166 amps
Model 415: 500 Watts = 4.16 amps
Also for comparison - all Constellations were 750 Watts which is equal to 6.25 amps
Robert, it would be too bad if you had to cut the ends off that hose to make a good one. You should at least try the liquid latex treatment and see if that works. Check the archives here for the details. The sticky goop on the end may come off with Goo-Gone.
http://googone.com/About-GooGone
http://googone.com/About-GooGone
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<span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">As usual, you did a beautiful clean-up job. I just noticed that the bare floor brush looks very much like the early ones on Eurekas. </span>
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<span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">I did one search for the Electrical Merchandising story about the marketing company that handled the Holiday roll-out. No luck, so now I have to dig into "The Place From Hell", a large, mixed-up mess of documents that I have yet to sort out. I will get to that over next weekend.</span>
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<span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">I did one search for the Electrical Merchandising story about the marketing company that handled the Holiday roll-out. No luck, so now I have to dig into "The Place From Hell", a large, mixed-up mess of documents that I have yet to sort out. I will get to that over next weekend.</span>
The question is: WHY did HOOVER do that? They had a HUGE m
They flopped with the marketing of the return of Constellation as well.
I was told they were going to 'color them', etc.... but, I KNEW they wouldn't. They SHOULD have!. That Holiday was also the only time they 'distorted' the logo, too, I believe.
They flopped with the marketing of the return of Constellation as well.
I was told they were going to 'color them', etc.... but, I KNEW they wouldn't. They SHOULD have!. That Holiday was also the only time they 'distorted' the logo, too, I believe.
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What a beautiful machine, with a familiar motor
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Regarding the attachments -- I have a feeling that the dusting brush and floor tools are original based on the color.. there were also no signs of any other vacuum at the estate sale house -- only a Lux 30 missing all of its tools. There was a Holiday on eBay in September of 2011, I grabbed some of the pictures from the listing, and one of those pictures was of the owner's manual. The drawing of the floor tool in the manual looks to be the same or a similar shape as what I have with this cleaner.
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Here's the rest of the machine from that auction... of course the bare floor tool is missing, and I can't really see the dusting brush up close. You can see what the upholstery tool looks like -- very plain Jane..
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One more... What's also odd about the one from this auction is the rug nozzle has the Hoover emblem on it, mine does not.
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Lastly -- this is another collector's machine; he brought it to the 2008 Convention in North Canton. **drool**
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Completely new in the box</span>. I could have died. His does not have the Hoover emblem on the rug nozzle, and his bare floor tool is completely different... definitely Hoover made as it matches the other tank cleaner bare floor tools of this era.
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Completely new in the box</span>. I could have died. His does not have the Hoover emblem on the rug nozzle, and his bare floor tool is completely different... definitely Hoover made as it matches the other tank cleaner bare floor tools of this era.
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John (portable) ~ thanks for looking for that Electrical Merchandising article; I appreciate you taking the time to do so. I am very interested in learning more about this odd little cleaner. I completely understand the "place from hell" thing -- I have many boxes and Rubbermaid bins full of stuff that I haven't seen in years... but I know it's there, somewhere! 
Hopefully you'll be able to put your hands on it one of these days.
John (gottahaveahoover) ~ I think the only other time(s) they did something funny with the Hoover medallion was on the model 53 and 42 tanks, the round medallion is brown on the 51 and blue on the 42. That would have just been about the time they were introducing that logo -- early 50s. I imagine they were still playing with it and hadn't made the decision to keep it "Hoover red" at that point.
Hopefully you'll be able to put your hands on it one of these days. John (gottahaveahoover) ~ I think the only other time(s) they did something funny with the Hoover medallion was on the model 53 and 42 tanks, the round medallion is brown on the 51 and blue on the 42. That would have just been about the time they were introducing that logo -- early 50s. I imagine they were still playing with it and hadn't made the decision to keep it "Hoover red" at that point.
