My last two Hoover 63s ready for good homes

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I've F I N A L L Y finished restoring the last two of what started out as five Hoover 63s. They've both been completely cleaned, rebuilt and refinished. All wearable parts have been replaced.

The machine on the left has an original bag that has been cleaned, carefully mended and given fresh graphics. The machine on the right has a completely new bag made with a combination of two different light weight denim fabrics. These provided the closest match to the original satin finished cotton. Graphics were made with iron-on transfer medium except for the circle logo on the original bag, which is hand embroidered.

Both have vintage replacement cords in very good to excellent condition.

A hose converter comes with each machine.

If anybody is interested in adopting one of these babies, please email me directly.

Best,

Marty Kaplan

 

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More 63 Pics

Motors running

 

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Rear view

 

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Details

Embroidered circle logo

 

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Denim Bag

Iron-on circle logo

 

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Original Bag Front

 

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Denim bag front

 

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Underside

Machine with original bag

 

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Underside

Machine with denim bag . . . They're both quite identical.

That's all for now. Thanks,

Marty

 

[electroluxxxx]

WOW!!!!
Marty those have to be the most beautiful restored machines I have ever seen. and the Denim bag... Now that is classy, Looks so original even with the iron on letters and logo. I would buy one in less than a second if I had the money to afford it.
Great Job!!!!!!
Mike

 

[gottahaveahoove]

I am beyond

impressed! Nice job.

 

[kirbyotronic]

Marty,

The 63's look great.

Now that Lark in the background is pretty radical. You gotta give is the story on that one, it looks cool.

Alex

 

[luxg]

Wow Marty!

What a fantastic job!!! They look showroom new! Looking forward to seeing you at the convention.

Terry

 

[a007kirbyman]

Marty & the Hoovers...

Hello Marty. I have to say, I am impressed with the restorations; especially as I am a collector of the 'other' brands. Nice job, well done!

Cheers & hagn all.

Bill

 

[marukap]

That Lark

Fellow collector and dear friend, John Pease gave me a model 12 Lark several months ago. It was in need of some serious TLC.

The cord was brown AACK!, the bag was in a bad way, the little ball for the switch was missing. The entire rear cover plate for the switch was missing too, but we had found a replacement but were holding off installing it until we found a ball that would fit.

I finally pulled together all the parts I needed but none of them were the right color for the deep red and gray model 12. I had a perfect, light blue NOS bag for a 14, a white vinyl cord support and the rear cover plate was white as well.

The entire machine needed to be repainted so, on a whim, I decided to try my hand at a fun and wacky pattern that pulled all those colors together.

It's my new favorite toy! Now I'm on the hunt for the tool converter and the little plastic handle grip piece that attaches to the cross section of the handle bail.

 

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Wacky Lark 2

 

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Wacky Lark 3

 

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Wacky Lark 4

 

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Wacky Lark Running

 

[fairfax88]

How about BEAUTIFUL Kirby!

sitting behind the Hoover 115,what model is it and is it for sale?

 

[aussie-plugs]

What can one say ...

absolutely beautiful work ... both the 63's and the Lark!

 

[vinvac]

Marty!

WOW! You need to hang a shingle and open up for business!

To have your talent!

Hope to see you at the convention

Morgan

 

[scvacuumguy]

Beyond impressed on all three vacuum cleaners. Marty, I assume you hand stitched the new bag and did the embroidery yourself- kudos to your wonderful talent! If only more people could look at that bag and be completely impressed.

Also love the wacky Lark pattern- another severe dose of creativity!

CKN

 

[marukap]

That's a Kirby 515, one of my favorites. I'll show you more pics as soon as I have it reassembled. I took a notion to dismantle it late yesterday to give the motor the full "treatment."

 

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Thank you for all of your kind words. What a nice group of people we have here!

Morgan - the embroidered logo is hand stitched. In fact, I used the machine to sew up the denim bag...not necessarily easier than hand sewing, but definitely faster.

 

[xraytech]

Great work Marty. If I could I would love to own one of your restored masterpieces.

Just wondering, would you be willing to make and sell me a bag for my 63?

Sam

 

[ohio_tuec]

As the proud owner of one of Mr. Kaplan's restored model 63's, I can tell you firsthand it really is like getting a factory fresh Hoover! Never before have I seen such a thorough restoration. The hours he spends lovingly restoring these cleaners really shows through in his work. I'm especially impressed with the denim bag that he fabricated from scratch. I hope these two find good homes with club members.

- Karl

 

[hooverbaby]

I also have one of his restorations!

A restored Hoover model 575.

 

[crevicetool]

Marty.....To partially steal John's words......

I'm impressed. Not beyond impressed - I've seen your work before. Wonderful job on the Hoovers. They look as if they are being taken out of the box for the first time and being demonstrated for prospective buyers!

Great job!
Rick

ps. The wacky machine is way cool!