Hoover Shampoo Polisher scrubbers

[columbus]

This is probably my most favourite machines. Small, the curves placing you in the 60's where rock n roll was king, the cars following the striking larges tails and what was there that was not good about the 60's. even the bad times were good. HHAHAHAHA

The bottle green Shampoo Polisher 5464 belonged to my grandmother who passed 2 years ago. We were best friends, fought like cat and dog, but could not live a moment without the others whit and laughter. I was the only grandchild, and it was gran who purchased me my very first toy vacuum at the age of 2 in the late 70's.

Gran never used the 5464, and equipped with all the original brushes, buckets in which you place the carpet shampoo bristles, polishing/scrubbing brushes, and felt pads as well as sheep wool muffs for buffing table tops. The owners manual too is intact. I should take a few photos of it and place it on another occasion.

This little machine is very, extremely dear to me as is grans Columbus Floor polisher/Vacuum cleaner, and Vorwerk VK 116/et-4 I sent to Gareth as I have a limited space living out my hobby and interest,

In a later thread I shall post the VK116/et-4 mighty maid in post office red and Columbus as discussed above.

For now, these Hoovers are as the junior very nostalgic to me.

Many Thanks
Adrian

 

[whirlpolf]

I love that Grandmother memory thing ;-)

hi Adrian,

It's fun to see that quite well half of the appliance stories are always related to some grandmother or similarily related dear ancestors. Childhood things coming along the way.
Just lovely.

Good for all our machines, they will have a decent and caring home in the future.
But good also for the companies: They all have a lesson to learn to make the units as good again as "grandmom loved them" (so reliability, sturdiness, handsome outer appearance and ease of handling ARE a point to consider, all against the current trends of fastest selling, quickest obsoleteness, cheapest production towards most "I couldn't care lessest" trashability.)

Your Hoover scrubbers/shampooers:
I loved them too, we had no. 4 and 5 in your first pic here in Germany, too.
Especially the tank type model (bottle green) was one of the best sellers as it could clean carpets.
Back then I always wanted to have one like this, but in the course of all the years I have come to finding the more modern looking follow-up models more attractive (they are no. 1 and 2 in the second picture).
There is a cherry red / charcoal version of it, which is my favorite now.

Congratulations to those machines and thanks for sharing your personal memories.
J.

 

[columbus]

Accesories

 

[gottahaveahoove]

Beautiful machine

all of them, actually. Great memories, too.
Enjoy!
John.

 

[columbus]

Thanks

thank you John-

By looking at your profile photo, well what can I say. you can have any vacuum cleaner you can think of as long as it is a Hoover.

I am still new to vacuumland and thought and was told that collecting vacuum cleaners were a sub conscious od deviar, well I quess then it goes for collecting stamps and postcards and whatever brings you to that safe inner circle.

Off the point, I love the machines on your profile, hence here in south-Africa we did not have all those models like for example the convertible, convertible commercials. The 652's were evident and from there the Ranger, U4016, U4028 etc. We did have the concept one range. extended from the dial-a-matic range which at the moment is non existant here. I was given a dial-a-matic in 1989, and was very odd for me at the time as well. In those days Internet was not heard off.

I bought a Hoover Concept one in green in December 2014, from a wwoman in Cape Town 1600 kilometres from me in Johannesburg and Gareth kindly went to collect it from her, as I transferred the money into his bank account. as she wanted the cash and I can understand that a woman of her age does not know the ropes of money transfers wiring etc. He collected it on my behalf and I was told that he has replaced the bearings on the motor and cosmetically streamlined it.

although the woman claimed that she had it serviced there apparently were some ods and ends Gareth felt he had to sort out.

As soon as I receive it I shall post a tread on it as when I receive the Power Drive, I sent in for refurbishing. I had never owned one, thus did not want to open and not knowing the things to watch out for. this when all are back at home, I will post on concept 1 in green, blue(power drive)and the more basic model in brown/tan.

You have an interesting collection, Striking -and boy oh boy they are standing the NAME HOOVER in pride. Looking at all the models on the pic, it is not just a collection, but a passion, a fine art.


Do you have any info on the COncept one?

Many Thanks
Adrian