Heres the Penney's Hierarchy 1969-1971
This machine was the lower end of three Hoover built upright models that Penney's offered in 1969-70. I'm looking in my Spring and summer 1969 Penney's catalog and it's illustrated next to the TOL machine and a Penncrest Dial-A-Matic.
Catalog # R 869-0091
Upright Cleaner with out headlight and cord reel.
Ship wt. 20 lbs.
$ 49.87
color blue and white (no denotation of what hue of blue it is)
This hood design of course was wholly concurrent with the Hoover 1060. Which of course is believed to be, and I do too; the pinnacle of the Hoover Convertibles development.
The upper end machine of course was the Penncrest Cord Reel Convertible. This model had the full headlight lens, and small sticker medallion on the lower right hand corner of the base. I'm not sure if it was actually the medallion by then, or the sticker that came later in it's place. From the illustration it looks sticker to me.
The Pencrest Deluxe Cleaner with Cord reel and Headlight:
Catalog # R 869-0331
Shipping Wt. 23 lbs.
Reatil $ 65.87
Both had the two speed motor, two position height adjuster and full width bumper, unlike some lower end Hoover's like it, which wrapped only halfway back on the base.
These models continued into 1970, the only running change was that the cord reel housing went from round to square like Eurekas later Cordaway housing boxes. in 1971, the Cord Reel version was dropped , which left the machines diffrerences in the addition of a headlight, and a full width bumper, the half width one now used on the lower end model exclusively.
Yours is probably a 1970 model looking at things. BUt I could be incorrect as well...
Chad
p.s. Tom Anderson does have the TOL sister to your upright at his home in N. Canton. You will be able to see it for yourself if you are going to be at the convention two weeks from now.
