Numatic Cream and brown Charles!

[vintagerepairer]

Yes, if that's the case, but the soft edges is a very new idea and so far I have only seen in on cleaners with the smaller bases. Have you seen cleaners with sof edges and a large bumper, Jamie?

 

[jmurray01]

I'm not sure I follow Benny.

 

[vintagerepairer]

The cleaners which have soft edges on the motor hood (you call it a rubber bumper) are of a very new design, and one which I have only ever seen on the cleaners which have the smaller bottom sections. My question is, have you ever seen a Numatic cleaner of any model which had the larger bottom section like that pink one in the photograph AND had the rubber bumper on the hood? Because I haven't, and I am wondering if such a combination exists.

 

[jmurray01]

Oh I see now. I don't think I have, but then I don't look at industrial vacuums all that often.

Numatic does do an industrial vacuum which looks like the one we're talking about, I'll check and see what it looks like.

Well I never, thanks to Google Images I found that the industrial models on sale now do have the bumper and a large bin with a bumper on the bottom of that.

Seems rather strange to me why they would do that rather than do what they did with James for those models.

 

[vintagerepairer]

I found a photograph of the four main Henry colours, all having colour matching logos. They didn't make these for long.

 

[vintagerepairer]

Here is another example. Look how old it must be, as the rear wheels are fitted deep into the cleaner, which is one of the oldest designs. Solid letters, with spaces, in a colour to match the cleaner. Although Henry was always available in four basic colours, it was not until the use of the white out-line style logos became the standard that Numatic actively promoted any colour other than red.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BLUE-NUMA...157?pt=UK_Vacuum_Cleaners&hash=item27cd88b17d

 

[jmurray01]

That is an old one Benny.

It also has a socket for a P/N to be attached which has been gone for a long time (both the P/N and socket).

 

[dysondestijl]

that pic of the pink numatic looks like a NRV200-22 and the base has got sun damaged. theres also a henry HVC200 on ebay now, the first henry!

 

[jmurray01]

I see that HVC200 has the typical stress marks above the front castors, my Henry is getting that on one side.

 

[rutger]

I have an HVC200, they're a surprisingly powerful little vacuum (it states 800watts I think )but it feels like a lot more. I swear it has more ooomph than my modern Henry.
The feature I don't like is the lack of a cord-rewind, I can definitely see why Numatic added one, it is quite awkward having to hang the cord off an easily broken hook on the back. I also find the shorter wheelbase with the inset back-wheels (despite in my opinion looking nicer), does make the little guy less stable & more likely to tip backwards if you lift the hose too high, which is probably why Numatic changed it.
Also it might just be my eyes but the red lower body on the HVC200 I have, looks much"redder" than a modern Henry which appears a slightly paler shade. Did Numatic change the shade of red or am I imagining it?
Cheers
Dave

 

[jmurray01]

You could be right Dave, I haven't used my 2007 Henry HVR200-22 in about a week so can't say for sure.

As much as I love my Henry I must say (through no fault of "his" own) I haven't used it at all recently.

I know, I am a sinner - I must repent.