vacuumboy95
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We all know it 2007 but did you know that Hoover turned 100?pretty neat I think.
Hoover turned 100!
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Technically, the Hoover Electric Suction Sweeper Company began on August 8, 1908. However the patent was taken out by Mr. Spangler in 1907. Hoover used the 1907 start date to celebrate their "25th" Silver Anniversary in 1932. However, all subsequent anniversaries have been from the 1908 start date.
So we can say with all historical correctness that the patent is 100 years old this year, but the company will be 99 years old this August.
--Tom
So we can say with all historical correctness that the patent is 100 years old this year, but the company will be 99 years old this August.
--Tom
Hopefully Hoover can survive!Maybe their new owners may reintroduce more Hoover models we really liked!
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What would some other folks out there in Vacuumland like to see produced from the Hoover company? What would be your Hoover "wish" machines? Mine would have to be the Convertible series done in die cast aluminum again. I know that this is a huge wish. I still think it is one of the "greats" out there. I would like to know what Hoover products other people might like to see return. Just a thought.
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I'm looking forward to actually being there and celebrating the 100th anniversary of Hoover in 2008, still a long way off though!
I too would like to see the 2-speed Convertibles with the metal base make a return again, not just a Hoover equivalent of the Eureka Retrovac or "Guardsman with flair." However, I was completely surprised when the Constellation made its comeback last year, especially when I saw that it didn't change much from the original design save for a few positive improvements. What a fun machine.
I too would like to see the 2-speed Convertibles with the metal base make a return again, not just a Hoover equivalent of the Eureka Retrovac or "Guardsman with flair." However, I was completely surprised when the Constellation made its comeback last year, especially when I saw that it didn't change much from the original design save for a few positive improvements. What a fun machine.
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I would like to see the convertibles be brong back to life.
Hoover Convertible/DAM/Concept uprights.
Hoover Celebrity/Spirit/Dimension canisters.
Hoover Celebrity/Spirit/Dimension canisters.
Bring back the Convertible-metal body.No plastic!-and the metal roller brush with the polished STEEL-not plastic beater bars.
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on the Convertible. Of all the Hoovers to bring back, that would HAVE TO be the one.
Jeff
on the Convertible. Of all the Hoovers to bring back, that would HAVE TO be the one.
Jeff
its easiest to imagine the classic Guardsman return to production. this, of course, being a Convertible. i see the 6 amp motor with a polished aluminum casting. i also see an updated agitator. perhaps a CWP style? or a moulded black double-brush style? as much as i love the classic agitator, its at its best at lower speeds, and i suspect its costs a bit to produce. unfortunately, i dont see a machine such as this being produced in the US. any updated Convertible must also include a squeegee/brush strip on the bottom-plate to allow sweeping on bare floors.
haveing noticed the Eureka *Retrovac* as soon as it was introduced a few years back, im surprised the machine was not promoted more. most people i talk to fondly remember the older uprights. and all the cleaning/carpet experts KNOW how well the classic traditional design does on carpets. i gave a coworker a 5.5 amp classic Eureka with VG II and he LOVES it.
haveing noticed the Eureka *Retrovac* as soon as it was introduced a few years back, im surprised the machine was not promoted more. most people i talk to fondly remember the older uprights. and all the cleaning/carpet experts KNOW how well the classic traditional design does on carpets. i gave a coworker a 5.5 amp classic Eureka with VG II and he LOVES it.
and about Dial a Matic...
its too bad the design was sold and abandoned. would be hard to reintroduce since others have already improved it greatly. in my fantasies, i see the DAMs aluminum nozzle redesigned with an all-new precision casting. i can see the original nozzle looseing a couple pounds. the motor is also too heavy! the bag and secondary filter would be "tweaked". the cleaner would grow real, useable REAR WHEELS!. unless the nozzle is feather-light, an articulate height adjuster is mandatory. and, of course, the cleaner would have an active wand, a la Quick Draw. one thing to keep, the DAMs lovely design.
its too bad the design was sold and abandoned. would be hard to reintroduce since others have already improved it greatly. in my fantasies, i see the DAMs aluminum nozzle redesigned with an all-new precision casting. i can see the original nozzle looseing a couple pounds. the motor is also too heavy! the bag and secondary filter would be "tweaked". the cleaner would grow real, useable REAR WHEELS!. unless the nozzle is feather-light, an articulate height adjuster is mandatory. and, of course, the cleaner would have an active wand, a la Quick Draw. one thing to keep, the DAMs lovely design.
One wish down, one to go!
Since Hoover brought back the Constellation, for me, that wish has already been granted.
I totally agree about the Convertible on the wish list. Rex, you hit it squarely...no plastic - ever! How about brushed stainless or even chrome as a finish? The pearl white on the new Connie would also look fab on a re-issued Convertible!
Since Hoover brought back the Constellation, for me, that wish has already been granted.
I totally agree about the Convertible on the wish list. Rex, you hit it squarely...no plastic - ever! How about brushed stainless or even chrome as a finish? The pearl white on the new Connie would also look fab on a re-issued Convertible!
Time was when the Hoover was the best and the most expensive vacuum you could buy. My all-time favorite is the 150. In 1936 it sold for $89.50 (almost $1,300.00 in today's dollars, according to a Federal Reserve Bank website on which you can calculate inflation) Tied for second place at $84.50 were the well-established Air-Way, and a couple of upstarts, the Kirby (in its second year of production) and the Rexair (Rainbow) (in its first year of production). You don't think of the Hoover as being in the same price range as those brands today.
What about a Constellation or Celebrity made entirely of lucite? Now I've never been there, but I've "heard tell" of such a prototype in the Hoover vaults at the factory. I've seen a couple Mieles like that in the windows of vac shops.
Maybe a revamped 825..........use the coffee can motor design. Put it on a brushed aluminium base to keep the weight down. Nice wheels, bumper and reasonable length cord. Some kind of deluxe plastic handle, again weight, with a "side loader" attachment set up used on the convertibles.
Keep the retro dirt finder headlight and the wonderful illuminated in red, "Hoover", above the headlight. Have a couple of matching brushed aluminum rings around the motor for art deco effect and a brushed aluminum "V" design on the top of the motor cover, starting slimmer at the back and widening to wrap over the headlight such as is on the model 450.
Up the amps of the motor and put on a really good filtrete type bag and your good to go. Now that would be pretty and fun to use.
Keep the retro dirt finder headlight and the wonderful illuminated in red, "Hoover", above the headlight. Have a couple of matching brushed aluminum rings around the motor for art deco effect and a brushed aluminum "V" design on the top of the motor cover, starting slimmer at the back and widening to wrap over the headlight such as is on the model 450.
Up the amps of the motor and put on a really good filtrete type bag and your good to go. Now that would be pretty and fun to use.
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Charlie...good choice on the 825...I always liked the lighted Hoover on the top.
--Tom
--Tom
marukap
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A Wish for PARTS
My fantasy is to pick up a 60, 70 or 80 year-old Hoover parts manual, make up a wish-list of brush strips, original bags and power cords, send it to North Canton and have it be completely filled!
Marty
My fantasy is to pick up a 60, 70 or 80 year-old Hoover parts manual, make up a wish-list of brush strips, original bags and power cords, send it to North Canton and have it be completely filled!
Marty
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