Sanitaire Brand and Model History

[paul]

A Few More Ads

Is there literature that states that the red and blue lines began in 1972? I have found nothing to support that in advertising. In fact, the earliest Sanitaire newspaper ad I could locate was 1975.

1. 1975 May 17 ST. JOSEPH NEWS-PRESS

2. 1978 May 8 ST. PETERSBURG TIMES (Correct line drawing?)

3. 1979 Sep 14 ST. PETERSBURG TIMES - Model 686

 

[paul]

Specs Tables

Red Line - 20 Models

Green/Blue Line - 25 Models

 

[human]

Cool, my elusive SC686 shows up on that table, so further proof it's legit! Made between 1979 and 1983.

 

[kirbyclassiciii]

Paul

Paul,

According to Jeff Parker (hoover1060) Sanitaire's "Blue Line" consumer-use uprights and canisters -- which included models S639 ("Maid Saver"), S644, S646, S648 and S678 among the uprights and the S440 canister (using the old canned ham body) -- first came out in 1986, but I wonder if they actually came out much earlier than that?

~Ben

 

[jayelux]

I bought the blue canned ham Sanitaire in fall, 1983. It was from a vac shop in the Neshaminy Valley mall in Bensalem, PA. The vacuum is long gone, but it was a great cleaner.

 

[kirbyclassiciii]

Jayelux

Hi Jay,

I would guess then that the Blue Line series did come out in 1983 after all, as many of the uprights represented were variations of the then-current Red Line (commercial use) from before the "Quick Kleen" update was introduced.

S639 = SC679
S644 = SC684
S646 = SC686
S648 = SC688
S678 = SC699

~Ben

 

[kirbyclassiciii]

Paul

In reply #33 of this thread, I believe that the specific Hoover commercial upright may have been the U7037 "iron giant" imported from the U.K.

~Ben