My Newest Addition

[hoover300]

The Hoover 375. Won this on eBay.uk about 2 weeks ago for around $100 USD shipped. It came quite early by about a week, and boy am I glad it did! The bearings, though a little dry, had no play at all. The bag has no holes, and quite an odd system in place to keep the edges from tearing on the clip(two little round posts on the edges). The original cord needed replacing, thankfully I had a black English cord on hand from my Z25 conversion. The belts I take it are hard to get, but I was able to shave down a stretched out handheld flat belt to fit the groove quite well. New carbons are definitely on the list, but these work. Might repaint the handle pole as well, it is missing some paint especially by the bag clip. Going by the large mound of dirt in it, the clog in the intake, and the fact that it had the original 2 wire cord(England converted to 3 wire in 1962) I will bet this was not emptied since the 50s!

 

[convertible18]

really nice,

I love that. Beautiful machine

 

[kwalsh97214]

Congratulations!

Very nice vacuum -- now in the hands of a deserving caretaker.

Is this vacuum circa 1930, 1935, or ?

Thanks for posting.

 

[hoover300]

Thanks!

This model is a late prewar, 1935 and 6 model years had the black stripe down the middle, and postwar ones had a longer serial with a prefix along with (usually) no height adjuster. I'd peg this around 1938.

 

[luxz80]

Hi hoover 300.

Glad to see a great cleaner doing the pond hop. Your estimation on year sounds about right. Belts for this are now almost impossible to find outside eBay. Kirkcem was a engineer for years and he sells parts for this model. I have bought belts and carbon brushes from him. I recently got a reconditioned brush roll for mine. My example is a post war that was reconditioned sometime early 60s. I have just resprayed it and looks great. I was tempted to strip back to original aluminium but it has always been like this since I had it.

 

[luxz80]

I call him Melvin.

I am guessing he was reconditioned sometime in the early 60s. The tool set I got unused but the hose was stiff so replaced it with an early 60s hoover hose. Looks great funny enough. Looks like it was made for him. A few pics before respray

 

[hoover300]

He is adorable! Looks quite good with a white paint job.

 

[luxz80]

Hello Hoover300.

He is more of a light cream colour. The old paint was just too worn. I would have kept him the way he was but spent too many years in Nan's attic. She got him at a local auction house in the late 60s. Kirkcem is the seller. He has parts for your 375 that come on his page. Also check out hoover vintage UK on FB as there are tips and ideas should a belt not surface. If very desperate I can possibly send you a belt. There is a tool set on eBay UK now. Looks in great shape.

 

[hoover300]

Thanks for the suggestion. It appears Kirkcem has listed and sold some 375 belts a few times in March, maybe one will come up again. The tool set is quite nice but no shipping to the US.