Phillips P60

[beko1987]

Hi Guys.

Picked this up last weekend, it only came with the hose, but couldn't leave it looking sorry for itself.

Anyone got any info? Nothing on here after a search, and Hooverland has a few posts which vaguely say it was a BOL cleaner from the early 80's.

Anyone got any more information?

It's been cleaned up since these pictures were taken, just waiting for the final piece to dry and I can post some afters... Runs really well, even though it's last cleaning task was bl**dy plaster dust...

 

[beko1987]

Another. Does the 333 mean it's an early one?

 

[beko1987]

It's supposed to be used with a paper bag (seen them for sale, exactly the same as a Junior bag, so I can use up some of my large quantity of bojack paper bags!

 

[hooverhoover98]

OMG! i think i can remember my nan having one of these!!
it was awsome, and it used to smell of coconut lol
happy hoovering
Tom

 

[jmurray01]

Oh wow, that is some Vacuum Cleaner!

I have a soft spot for Philips vacuums and I absolutely adore that one just from the pictures.

Please post some pictures of it all cleaned up!

I can't help on information but I'm sure Benny will be along soon enough with a wealth of just that.

 

[vintagerepairer]

All I can tell you was these date to the early 1980s and were Philips' cheapest cleaner. Indeed at around the £40 mark they were the cheapest of many cleaners and this was a branded name at that. Very, very good machine for the price, but with a lousy floor tool and only an small tool by way of attachments. Although there was a spring loaded ball in the tubes to lock the tools in place, any 32mm attachement would fit. I sold a good deal of such sized tools for many a Philips cleaner. All I would do is to drill a hole in the attachment for the ball to sit.

On the positive side, these machines were ultra quiet in use, had good suction, and were lightweight. On the negative, there is no way of succesfully storing the lead, the on/off button is easily knocked by the hose during use, and the flex often snapped inside the cleaner as there is a tight metal clamp over it. But that is easily fixed by taking the cleaner part and shortening the lead. I liked these cleaners very much.

 

[beko1987]

Will do, got a full strip-down and clean-up thread to post!

Sneak preview...

Before

 

[beko1987]

After...

 

[jmurray01]

Better get some ice for those ears Benny, 6 minutes, that's pretty quick!

 

[vintagerepairer]

It took me a while to understand that, but I am with you now. I am suitably bored with television and not a bit sleepy.

 

[jmurray01]

Lucky you Benny, I can feel myself getting a wee bit tired but it doesn't mean a thing because my insomnia means I feel very tired but CANNOT DRIFT OFF TO SLEEP.

It is SO frustrating because it makes perfect sense that when tired you should sleep, but my brain just will not shut down, it keeps mulling useless dilemmas and quandaries over for no reason, such as "how many Turbopower 2 bags do I have left ?".

 

[vintagerepairer]

Well you could be sat here wondering how many days, weeks, years one has left to live, whilst simultaneously doing little useful with that time.

 

[beko1987]

Short video of it's first fire-up under my ownership...

 

[jmurray01]

Very true Benny, every second we spend wondering when we will die is a second closer to death and of course, that second has been wasted thinking about just that.

It is a cruel vicious circle isn't it ?

 

[vintagerepairer]

Yes.

 

[madabouthoovers]

Sounds OK, and the bag - reminds me of the old 70's electrolux cylinder cleaners from when I was a child! Needs a fair bit of tidying though, but will keep you occupied for hours - they are the sort of find I like, but in the upright form as I am more of an uprights fan.

 

[jmurray01]

You should get a U700 or U800 then Steve, they are brilliant performers but the bodies are of pessimal quality unfortunately.

 

[beko1987]

That's exactly why I grabbed it, for a project! Not that I need anymore projects, already got the Electrolux 414 to finish, write the stripdown on and sell, the turbopower autoflex total system to restore and pack into the loft, turbopower plus to restore and store etc etc!

My partner's little cousin knows that I like vacs, and pointed out every wrecked plasti-vac and DC01 at the particular car boot. This was the most exciting thing there all day! She got excited, and I couldn't say no! I'm more of an upright man myself as well.

Will let her play before I put it on ebay.

 

[vintagerepairer]

Funny you say this. I seem to have a notion that a good deal of upright owners bought these Philips cleaners to use alongside an upright. The price of the Philips was such that it was affordable and not an extravagant purchase, yet the cleaner was durable and of a well known make. I know this as many times people came in to tell me they had bought a Philips cylinder but needed to buy some more attachments.