LOVING CONNIE

[StellationGuy]

HI Everyone...

Just a hello to introduce myself and say I am thrilled to be here. I never knew house cleaning could be so much FUN! I am focused on Hoover Constellations... They look like friendly little UFO's... I have 4, and hope to yet buy a LIME green one and an AVOCADO one; if you know of any out there, please let me know.

I am definitely a newbie here. One thing I am trying to figure out is who designed these, and when did they switch from the horizontal wall guard belt to the one that is slyly tilted like planet SATURN? Does anyone know?

Here's to cleaning house!
~Christopher

 

[aeoliandave]

You will enjoy reading this current thread in Off topic that will answer many Connie questions.

Enjoy and prosper, Christopher ...

Dave

http://www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?19455_12

 

[Lexalux]

It looks like the vacuum they would have used on the Jetsons...pretty cool!

 

[squarehandle]

Post some pictures

Show off your Connies, man!

 

[intv1980]

Check out Hoover's wiki page. There's a great article about the constellation on there.

 

[hooverboy81]

Wiki page

Yeah, it has finally been updated with some factual information! It's about time! That page was AWFUL before!

 

[gottahaveahoove]

Welcome Christopher!!

Thanks for filling out your profile.  You'll love it here.  Here are SOME of my Connies.  Enjoy!

 

[gottahaveahoove]

The tilted one

is one of my favorites.

 

[kirbyultimateg]

Aren't those Hoover Constellation's fantastic?

 

[hotpoint95622]

hotpoint 95622

Welcome to the connie club.

 

[jfalberti]

I would love

to find a yellow and white one to match my Convertible. I can dream ...

 

[beko1987]

I am now very jealous! Thanks for that

All I have Connie wise is a battered one that I put a 1000w motor in. Must dig that out*








* 87% sure I didn't chuck it, and did do the conversion...

 

[aeoliandave]

I only have a few but they are all stellar examples I hunted down.


Top picture - the all white with Canton Red trims is a Canadian made exclusive, USA didn't get it.


Bottom picture is the three first edition swivel-tops (blue is non-floater) from 1954 through 1957.

 

[guardsman69]

just got one from another club member ....the best part of all....john long does not have it.......that even makes it more fun when he comes to visit.....he will be DROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLING...HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.......IT WOULD FILL SUCH A VOID IN THAT GROUP PHOTO......

 

[aeoliandave]

From the man who has everything Hoover, Tom Anderson, this is a small section of his Constellation shelves.


 


Perhaps John Long has a few, too. LOL


Oh, and Fred Masterweb has a couple of 'em, too.


 


Dave

 

[gottahaveahoove]

Many a fun time was had in Tom's HOOVER Gallery. I feel

I go there.


  John Gregory.... do you feel better having said that?  Did that bring you joy?  I hope it did. We all have our favorite machines.


 


 I didn't get into Constellations until about 20 years ago.  But, you all know what happens:  1 becomes 2,3,4.........

 

[mieles7]

I've got a green model, which I use relatively often. They're fun vacuums to use.

 

[guardsman69]

boy somone is chrochity this evening

did it make me feel good to say that HELL YEAH ......DID IT BRING ME JOY BEING ABLE TO SAY IT .....YES...YES...YES...DROOOOOOLLLLL JOHNNY BOY DROOOOLLLL WHEN YOU SEE IT ......I KNOW WHERE ONE OF YOUR OTHER CONNIES IS HIDING......LIGHTEN UP JOHN lifes to short it was intended to make you laugh

 

[guardsman69]

toms collection is priceless and everchanging

what a gift that tom anderson shares his collection and his machines with all of us ....thanks for dave to post those great photos he takes when he visits tom....what an awesome guy indeed