My Salvation Army Find

[papasvacs]

<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">Went into the local Salvation Army thrift store today.</span>


 


<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">Look what I found!  A beautiful Hoover 69 Convertible!  It cost a whopping $4.89...</span>


 


<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">What you see is what I got.  Needed a little cleaning up is all and a nut and bolt on the outer bag.  I few rough spots on the bag cover but it's nearly perfect.</span>


 


<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">Loving it.  There's nothing like the soothing sound of a Hoover!</span>

 

[papasvacs]

More pictures.....

Love it!

 

[papasvacs]

Another

<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">Picture...........</span>

 

[papasvacs]

Last,

<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">but not least.</span>


 


<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">Isn't she a beauty?</span>

 

[kirbylux77]

What a great find, Greg! Gee, I wish I could find Hoover Convertible's period, let alone a gem like this for $5 dollars. Enjoy cleaning house with it.

Rob

 

[suckolux]

Nice, love the color

 

[DesertTortoise]

Five bucks and look how clean it is! Well bought.

 

[desiredname]

Amazing find! One of the best convertibles!

 

[electrolux137]

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WOW! What a beauty! I love the colors. And you're right, nothing else sounds like a Convertible as it "beats as it sweeps as it cleans."

 

[kloveland]

Great find, Greg! The base looks flawless. It looks like it has been well taken care of.

 

[gottahaveahoove]

EXCELLENT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Amazing condition. 'Neptune green'. And, you never know when you can use a good 69

 

[super-sweeper]

John, no Convertibles in the bedroom!!!!!!

 

[sonnyndad]

I got a Convertible model 70 at a thrift store a few years ago for around ten dollars. I have a video of it on my Youtube channel-TheUniversalDave1. It's pretty scratched up. I plan to eventually repaint it and polish the hood.

 

[vac-o-matic]

You were in the right place at the right time, so it was meant to be! The 69 was the first vacuum that started me collecting. I had just moved to St. Louis, and found it along with a model 14 Lark in a resale shop. It was love at first sight! It's probably my favorite out of 40+ convertibles. If I'm not mistaking, I think that's the model that sat in Aunt Bea's kitchen by the back door on Andy Griffith. Enjoy!

 

[gottahaveahoove]

It was the first Convertible

to have a white handle as opposed to the handle matching the bag, hood, bumper. My aunt had one. I KNEW I Had to get one. Well, I have 6.

Convertibles... in the bedroom, livingroom, ... around the house, around the world!

 

[papasvacs]

Can you tell me......

<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">When the 69 was made?</span>


 


<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">Have been looking on line and can't really find anything.</span>


<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">Maybe I'm looking in "all the wrong places."  

</span>

 

[sonnyndad]

I'd like to know when my model 70 was made too, please.

 

[hoovercelebrity]

All ya gotta do is search! 

I searched for "convertible list" and this thread came up within the first 5 results, with production dates for most Convertibles up through about 1978. 


 


Model 69:  produced November 1961-December 1964


 


That's a lovely find!  Congratulations!  The model 69 is a favorite among many collectors... really, the early 60s was the Convertible's finest hour.



http://www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?11425

 

[papasvacs]

Thanks,

<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">Fred.</span>


<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">Printed the link and now I will know for future finds!</span>

 

[gottahaveahoove]

and be ready

Because you're gonna be quizzed on it later. I need to talk to you about "October"

 

[super-sweeper]

Okay, even I have Hoovers in the bedroom! Let me put it this way, John, DON'T let me catch you using that Convertible in ways not defined in the User Manual! 

 

[tazcatsdad]

Nice find, Greg!

<span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva;">Did you get that here in Buffalo, or down in Fla?</span>


 


<span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva;">Bill W.</span>

 

[papasvacs]

Bill......

<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">Got it here in Cheektowaga at the City Mission Thrift store in the plaza at George Urban and Dick.</span>


 


<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">One of my favorite haunts for vacs.  Have gotten a couple there.</span>


<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">When I need parts I usually go to Queen City on Union Road.  Mike is very good about knowledge of the older vacs.</span>

 

[tazcatsdad]

Interesting!

<span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva;">I've found a machine or two there as well, actually.  Most of my thrift store finds, however, either come from Amvets or Salvation Army.  Once in a while, I'll find some good ones at A+ over on Abbott Rd in South Buffalo or Habitat for Humanity's ReStore on Amherst St, and sometimes I can find some at Goodwill.  Lately I've even seen some nice ones at this new place called Savers - there's one by the McKinley Mall, and a new one just opened up near where I live over on Sheridan Dr and Eggert Rd.</span>


 


<span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva;">As for parts and repairs, my friend Tom Rosiek and his staff over at Rosiek's Vacuums on Sheridan Dr have been keeping my vintage machines in tip-top shape.</span>


 


<span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva;">On an entirely unrelated subject ... will you and Kevin be able to attend John's October get-together?  I'm planning on being there, and I hope I'll get the chance to meet you both!</span>


 


<span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva;">Bill W.</span>

 

[polkanut69]

That's as good of a deal as what I got on my Model 68 a few years back.  Found mine on the 2nd day of an estate sale for $5 w/ a huge lot of bags to go with it.  No tools though.  But, I was gifted the converter, hose, and crevice tool by Fred Stachnik and Robert Seger earlier this year.  I have added the  generic all-purpose upholstery, dusting, and bare floor brushes  to make the ensemble a bit more complete.