Hoover US Full Line Catalog Late 70s

[hoovercelebrity]

Fred~

Yep, that's the one...

There's also one that's basically the same, but has the Concept Ones instead of the Dial A Matics...

Thanks for doing those scans; I know it takes a good chunk of time to do that!

~Fred

 

[tommymilan]

wowow!

Wonderful scans, I love them. I really wish tha we had the Complete Celebrity series in Italy, with power nozzles and everything..only suction cleaners, what a pity. And also, I really miss the american power nozzles. I think that in Italy who had carpets preferred to use an upright. I knew a lot of people who had a complete hoover line, like convertible+ constellation+rug shampooer!

 

[mixer-magoo]

Thanks for taking the time to scan......

As I prepare to relocate to a different state I have had to turn loose of my favorite vacs and several on that page were among the latest ones that I have sold. Two of those are pictured in this auction:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Hoover-...yZ115993QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[74simon]

Junior Hoovers

Are great, unles you need to clean up heavy-ish debris, like cat litter or small stones. These tend to rattle between the agitator and fan chamber without getting picked up.

On the other hand, the suction with tools is better than on a full sized Convertible type, as the suction is sealed.

Bit cheeky of Hoover to mention the aluminium chassis though - the body of the cleaner (from 1964 onward, ie all US market machines) is plastic, and the 'chassis' is little more than a metal plate with an indent for the fan between the suction chamber and the motor!

I've always assumed that the Junior types were more unsuccessful in the US as it was too small for most homes there, just as some models were unpopular in the UK as they were too bulky for small homes - the Portables and Celebrities spring to mind.

 

[ohio_tuec]

I absolutely love the Dial-A-Matic U5015! I always thought the Persian Gold was more of a butterscotch color. I didn't realize the Floor-A-Matic was still being produced in 1978. It's too bad the Dial-A-Matic line didn't have a longer production run in this country. I believe 1980 was around the cutoff?

 

[robgwisdala]

OMG! I have that DAM U6039-030!
1978 was the last year for the DAMs.
1978 was the first year for the Concepts.

 

[myhooverco]

Ohio Tuec...the Hoover Floor A Matic was Hoover's best kept secret for many years. The Floor Mate is what eventually replaced it. It was in production from 1966 until very recently. It went through some name and color changes but that product saw very few serious changes in the 30+ years it was sold. The last ones were called "Floor Max" and they were black and chrome. The DAM officially went out of production in 1978 to make way for the new Concept series. However it took a few years for Hoover to sell off the excess stock.

--Tom

 

[constellation86]

Thanks!

These are some of my favorite machines!
Thanks for sharing.
Does anyone have older or newer Brochures?
Maybe they could be put up on a seperate section of the web site like the owners manuals.

 

[compactelectra]

Brochures

If someone can get some brochures to me, I would be glad to add a new section.

Fred