Hoover Model 875 on eBay UK

[scoover]

The rarest of any coffee can?(how many are known, Less than 10?) 1938 Model 875 on eBay right now. In Chelmsford and no post.

1950's refurb by the look of it. Wrong handle grip, bag and badge but still eminently saveable. Very decent set of tools with it too.

If I didn't have one already and was a bit closer than 400 miles away I'd think about it.





https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/40451032...=2047675&ssuid=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

 

[dysonman1]

Scoover

Would you be kind enough to post a picture of your 875? I've not seen this British machine before. I wonder if it corresponds to a U.S. model?

 

[scoover]

Model 875 history

Dysonman1,

As far as I know there is no corresponding US model equivalent to the 875.

My understanding is it was brought in as a six month stop gap UK model in 1938 until the 262 was ready to launch. That suggests it was sold alongside the 160. Presumably this allowed Perivale to stop producing the 475 and use up remaining stocks of 825 castings.

The original bag (which mine lacks) is a 160 bag. The badge is also in 160 colours though reminiscent of the style fitted to 825/475. The motor and lamp cover is black Bakelite lined in blue. These caps were originally fitted to late model 475s The 875 motor metal ware and handle bale are greyish black painted and the body has a textured pale grey finish similar to the 160 & 262.

The pictures of mine show it as found and then after a clean up and overhaul. My particular example came to me from a friend who owned a retro & collectibles shop in the early 80s. This was part of his stock and was dry stored by him from 1984 until I bought it in 2018.

Typing in model 875 to the search engine will get all the available info, however as there only seems to be about 6 known survivors it's thin on the ground.

The link discusses various aspects of the 875.

Hope that's of interest.



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[hoover300]

Mine, the bag handle fork and badge are replaced. It has had a new paint job and looked like it had been repainted before.

 

[scoover]

Nice machine

Hoover 300,

Nice. I thought about refinishing mine when I got it, but it really just needed a good clean. I can live with the scratches.

The original crackle finish would be really hard to replicate even if I could find a crackle finish colour to match it.

I wonder if those black Aluminium badges are a sign of a factory refit or one of the independents. I know the factory fitted big badges indicating the machine had been overhauled in the 1940s but at what point did that stop? The independents were still refurbing 1920's/30's machines into the 1960s.

I take it you imported yours from the UK?

 

[hoover300]

Thanks.

Mine was more of a smooth grey. It has refurb dates in the late 40s and late 50s, I believe 47 and 58. Someone had also repainted the motor, bakelite cap and ratings tag as well(scraped said paint off both) so its been cosmetically messed with before. The handle fork is cast, like on an 800, so I put a coat of black on so it wouldn't stick out so badly. The badge, that eBay one is the second one I have seen with a badge like this. I am very curious myself. The motor was originally 110v but the tag was restamped 240v and re rated 8 to 9.

I didn't. I bought this for $15 in a lot of 10 mostly beat up coffee cans off Marketplace about 2 hrs away. I have no idea how it got here lol

 

[scoover]

Wow, how odd. Strange it made it over.

I hadn't noticed the handle until you mentioned it. The original on mine is the same as the 825 without the chrome.

Sounds like it was likely refurbished here twice (most of my refurbs have been dated with a rubber stamp which may indicate it was done here). Its probable that by the late 50's the firms who rebuilt these would be cannibalizing scrappers without much regard as to model purity. Several of my older cans have had voltage and motor rating changes and I've scrapped a couple which were bodged together bitzers.

I suppose there is a slim chance that yours was exported in the 70's & 80's antique shipping boom to the US. I can't imagine that a 40 or 50 year old distinctly used Hoover would have fitted the fine antiques and collectibles label but I have spoken to people who were involved in the trade back in the day who have said that almost anything old got shipped and was saleable.

I think with the four from the UK that have definitely been photographed on this site (including mine), the one currently on eBay and your one that is 7 survivors!

There surely can't be anymore in the US.

 

[hoover300]

It likely was. The plug on it appears to have been from the 70s. The paint was worn smoothly away from quite a bit of the top of the nozzle, and the bumper is soft, but worn out and hanging by a literal thread on one corner. The handle grip is also worn, but still very soft. The bag strap is completely gone as was the bracket(replaced that). I wonder if this was an old lady's daily driver for life.

As for the rebuild, I didn't see any rubber stamped dates. Both of mine are etched into the metal underneath.

It could be the only one here, there are always reclusive collectors you never hear about. Time will tell. Yours is absolutely gorgeous!!

 

[scoover]

Thank you!

Yes that was a good day. A 450, 575 and the 875 unseen since 1984 dug out of a dusty attic. They guy I got them from could not remember what was in there so each was an OMG moment.

All of them cleaned up beautifully and worked perfectly(with a bit of an overhaul).

I used to buy Coffee cans regularly from a local house clearance place in the late 1980's and early 90's.They were mostly 700's, 725s and 750's all straight from regular use and with lovely patina. Particularly my first and favourite 700, a very early Bakelite handle model which had clearly been used with loving care for 60 years by one careful lady owner.

Cheers