Congratulations, Casey - they're really great little cleaners. It does look strange seeing it without a handgrip, though!
It's a shame they never really took off in the US - I guess you guys had a greater selection of 'Convertible' machines at different price-levels, whereas we just had the option of one Junior model, and one Senior model. And of course, the Convertible was better suited to larger American homes.
Do you have the tools to go with it? Even at half the power of the Convertible/Senior, you'll find tool suction is at least twice as powerful!
The Hoover Junior 1346A was my first ever cleaner - and I still have it today! My grandma bought it to replace her aged Hoover 825, then gave it to my parents when they got married. As you can see, at 16 months old, I'd pretty much adopted it as my favourite toy! We had the full set of tools for it, too, and it was always a fun ritual to attach the hose for cleaning the sofa and the stairs. The converter incorporates an automatic belt-lifter, which disengages the belt from the pulley as you rotate it to lock it in place.
The 1346A's up in the attic right now - I'm torn between restoring it, and preserving history by keeping it in its care-worn state!
