I going to pick this up this week. Can anybody tell me the year or model number? How about that hose? Where does one find replacement hose?
I like the colour, and the floor tool.
Guy
I like the colour, and the floor tool.
Guy
Pink Hoover Constellation....
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vintagerepairer
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I have never seen a floor tool quite like that pink one, well, not accounting for the Dyson floor tools of course. And to think I thought James Dyson had invented it.
aeoliandave
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Hi Guy. Nice find.
That is one of the 3 debut models of the 'swivel-top' Constellation, which came out at the same time, manufactured from 1954 to 1957, when the hose connection was moved to the side on the Gold-painted 1958 Model 86. Yours is the TOL Model 85 in Heather Rose because it has the illusive wheeled swivel rug tool in matching colour. Double nice!
The two half-round tabs at the sides of the top are meant for cord wrapping and the 85 is the only Connie with them.
Many of the early Hamilton Constellations had colour-matched rubber bumper accents where their USA counterparts used only white.
Probably a Canadian Hamilton/Burlington build that will be revealed by the label tag on the bottom. If so, the model number may have a 3rd digit.
A replacement correct ultraflex hose probably has to come from a donor machine but yours looks split & taped only at one end. You can remove the hose glue at the end and shorten it a little, probably lose only 2" or less. Use a hairdryer to soften up the rubber collars and peel back to expose the wire wrap. Cut the hose at the point you want to save, pry off the damaged sections, clean up the ferrule and screw the saved hose on with rubber cement and a wire twist clamp.
I wash these type vinyl hoses in the kitchen sink or bathtub one section at a time, with a potato scrub brush & dish soap. Clean and sparkling as new...
Dave
That is one of the 3 debut models of the 'swivel-top' Constellation, which came out at the same time, manufactured from 1954 to 1957, when the hose connection was moved to the side on the Gold-painted 1958 Model 86. Yours is the TOL Model 85 in Heather Rose because it has the illusive wheeled swivel rug tool in matching colour. Double nice!
The two half-round tabs at the sides of the top are meant for cord wrapping and the 85 is the only Connie with them.
Many of the early Hamilton Constellations had colour-matched rubber bumper accents where their USA counterparts used only white.
Probably a Canadian Hamilton/Burlington build that will be revealed by the label tag on the bottom. If so, the model number may have a 3rd digit.
A replacement correct ultraflex hose probably has to come from a donor machine but yours looks split & taped only at one end. You can remove the hose glue at the end and shorten it a little, probably lose only 2" or less. Use a hairdryer to soften up the rubber collars and peel back to expose the wire wrap. Cut the hose at the point you want to save, pry off the damaged sections, clean up the ferrule and screw the saved hose on with rubber cement and a wire twist clamp.
I wash these type vinyl hoses in the kitchen sink or bathtub one section at a time, with a potato scrub brush & dish soap. Clean and sparkling as new...
Dave
Fascinating!
Thanks for the info! I'll take some pics when I pick it up. We will see what kind of mechanical shape it's in. I think I notice a replacement plug (yuck).
Guy
Thanks for the info! I'll take some pics when I pick it up. We will see what kind of mechanical shape it's in. I think I notice a replacement plug (yuck).
Guy
aeoliandave
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According to Tom Anderson in North Canton, all three came out within months of each other. The blue non-floating 82 was first, as the low-end model and the mulberry 84 floater as mid-tier and the Heather Rose 85 as TOL with all the additional features.
I've never seen a Canadian Connie with the wheeled floor nozzle. So if yours is a Hamilton machine that will answer that question. I found mine in Crevicetool's free pile at the Minneapolis Convention in filthy condition and scooped it up. Just dirty, it cleaned up like new without a scratch or smudge.
The side hose gold 86 continued (past the singular Garland Green electric hose 87) painted Porcelain Blue to match the Convertible upright.
I've never seen a Canadian Connie with the wheeled floor nozzle. So if yours is a Hamilton machine that will answer that question. I found mine in Crevicetool's free pile at the Minneapolis Convention in filthy condition and scooped it up. Just dirty, it cleaned up like new without a scratch or smudge.
The side hose gold 86 continued (past the singular Garland Green electric hose 87) painted Porcelain Blue to match the Convertible upright.
What magic
are those Magic Erasers, Dave. I read that previous thread. It seems like I will pick it up this Thursday.
are those Magic Erasers, Dave. I read that previous thread. It seems like I will pick it up this Thursday.
beerad
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nice connie
Guy ; I have that exact connie
Dave ; I need the hose and tools for my connie . Do you know wherer I could get them other than ebay?
Guy ; I have that exact connie
Dave ; I need the hose and tools for my connie . Do you know wherer I could get them other than ebay?
