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vintagehoover
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Greasing the bearings?
Didn't we learn last time?! Might be better to leave it alone
Didn't we learn last time?! Might be better to leave it alone
I like that, the colour combo is eye catching too.
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'growling like chewbacca'
Is that going to be our phrase du jour?
If that cleaner is anything like the Hooverette inside, it'll be a pain to reassemble. If anyone has a copy of the exploded parts diagram for that model, it might help.
Is that going to be our phrase du jour?
If that cleaner is anything like the Hooverette inside, it'll be a pain to reassemble. If anyone has a copy of the exploded parts diagram for that model, it might help.
Here's My Christmas Present To Ian
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, here's a fascinating little video from the early '60s. It's not a stick vacuum, but it is a Hoover.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, here's a fascinating little video from the early '60s. It's not a stick vacuum, but it is a Hoover.
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In modern terms...
...£18 in old money works out at about £260 today.
...£18 in old money works out at about £260 today.
electroluxxxx
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not in america that is like 300 maybe more
In todays money that 18 pounds would be $503 USD however back in 1964 that vacuum would more than likely have only cost half that amount in the US and Canada at that time. Appliances were phenommenally more expensive in the UK than N.America
I wonder if it's a commercial model? The orange and black suggests that to me.
They're very odd, I don't think I've ever seen one of these listed in a UK brochure, but some seem to have made it over! Hoover UK seemed hell bent on flogging the Hooverette, even though no-one wanted 'em!
Si
They're very odd, I don't think I've ever seen one of these listed in a UK brochure, but some seem to have made it over! Hoover UK seemed hell bent on flogging the Hooverette, even though no-one wanted 'em!
Si
Says Made in France on the (badly) faded Ratings Label (you know how the 1970s/1980s ones are, white on black)
Would be interesting if it is a commercial model, it appears to be the top of the line model with Electronic power control.
I've two theories.
A.) It naturally sounds throaty, and that smell is merely dust burning off (!) lol.
B.) The Bearings are shot to hell.
As you can imagine i'm hoping it's A.)
Would be interesting if it is a commercial model, it appears to be the top of the line model with Electronic power control.
I've two theories.
A.) It naturally sounds throaty, and that smell is merely dust burning off (!) lol.
B.) The Bearings are shot to hell.
As you can imagine i'm hoping it's A.)
seamusuk
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According to the retail price index
Thats £276 odd in todays ££s
I believe there were approx $3 US to the £ in the 60s so it wasnt that much more expensive than the US model?
Seamus
http://www.measuringworth.com/ukcompare/
Thats £276 odd in todays ££s
I believe there were approx $3 US to the £ in the 60s so it wasnt that much more expensive than the US model?
Seamus
http://www.measuringworth.com/ukcompare/
Of course, imo an old Hoover pays for itself many times over and over ;]
Ya know, at least I can feasably fix this stick vac (it turns on fine, works..just sounds a bit throaty)
Nowerdays it's chop and change, use for a year and chuck it, it's sad in a weird sort of way...as my dad said about this Morphy Richards upright (ya know the nasty plastic cyclonic crap) "The only way yer could get to the motor is by breaking the casing open." which, as you can imagine...isn't the way
Ian
Ya know, at least I can feasably fix this stick vac (it turns on fine, works..just sounds a bit throaty)
Nowerdays it's chop and change, use for a year and chuck it, it's sad in a weird sort of way...as my dad said about this Morphy Richards upright (ya know the nasty plastic cyclonic crap) "The only way yer could get to the motor is by breaking the casing open." which, as you can imagine...isn't the way
Ian
Difficult to say. I have a 1973 Cdn catalog with the Connie priced at $39.90 Cdn. Our dollar was close on par with the US at that time but things were generally a few dollars cheaper on the US side so I would guess it probably sold for about $35 USD in 1973 so would stand to reason that it was even a little less than that in 1964-65 which would make it close to half the UK price.
I have this recollection back to 1972 when I stayed with my great aunt in Manchester. I was with my cousin whose mom worked at a Littlewoods and we went down to the store and she bought an electric iron which I thought was super expensive compared to what it would have cost here at the time also that it didn't even come with the plug on the end of the cord which seemed strange to me.
I have this recollection back to 1972 when I stayed with my great aunt in Manchester. I was with my cousin whose mom worked at a Littlewoods and we went down to the store and she bought an electric iron which I thought was super expensive compared to what it would have cost here at the time also that it didn't even come with the plug on the end of the cord which seemed strange to me.
