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Again jealousy is ruling in the hearts of many.

I can not agree more, the people that attended the public auction that was held by the new Hoover owners have every right to do what they want with any of the vacuums they have purchased.

Personally knowing Tom Anderson, knowing how much time he has put into preserving the history of the Hooover Vacuum, he deserves only praise! He has been working very hard to preserve as much information as possible about any and all vacuums that have come out of the Hoover vault.

I purchased one of the Hoover Vault Vacuums myself from the gentlemen that did purchase vacuums from the vault, the same man that Tom is selling the vacuums for. He is also a very nice man but also a very good business man. He owns a vac shop and is in business to support himself.

Personally I am tired of all the whining and complaining about prices on E-bay, Craig's list ect. People that are selling vacuums are looking to make money as any of us trying to sell vacuums, cars ect would be. It is a fair market, the highest bidder wins.....it is that simple! For me, I just hope that the vacuums will be going to a very loving home or be used for the purpose they were intended to be used for. I don't win everything I want, but as Fred S. pointed out in one of his vacuum find threads....patients pays off...sometimes it is worth the wait. It also amazes me that when other club members post vacuums on E-bay that do bring good prices, we never here about that...or those who sell on E-bay and have reserves that need to be met first...we never hear about that ....

Tom, hold your head high,keep up the good work, don't let the negative comments of jealous people get you down. Those of us that truly know you and know what you do on a daily basis for the Hoover Historical Society know the truth.
 
Of course it would have been wonderful if these machines could have gone into a museum. However at this time I do not know of any museum available. Anyone could have gone to the auction and bought whatever they could afford. Even now if you have a great desire for one of these machines you have a chance to get one off of ebay. I for one am thankful that these machines were saved, they could have all gone to the crusher. I have to agree with Michael, it is really no ones business what someone else is doing with there collection. Just remember jealousy is the root of all evil! Tom is a wonderful person and selling these vacuums for a friend sounds like something he would do!! Let's all just be happy that the machines were saved.
 
Again, this is me being outspoken..but re: saving hoover's heritage..who else would? who else CAN? who else is more passionate about Hoover than Tom? I can't think of anyone, Boss Hoover perhaps..but he can't really do much about it in this material realm sadly.

In short, Tom's the man for the job.
 
Just my 2 cents...

I know if Tom could have gotten everything from that sale, he would have.
However he only has so much space and so much $$$.

The stuff on ebay that has been listed by Tom is not his. These are items that were left over when the sale ended, and they were purchased by a local vac dealer in Canton. Since the vac delaer does not have a computer, he has asked Tom to sell some items on ebay for him.

The unkind words above are tame from some of what I have heard from Tom, regarding emails and messages through ebay he has received. Its really crappy how people have lashed out at him because he is doing someone a favor.
 
WOW,Really touched a nerve on that one,yes in the late 70's I did sell a lot of vacuums, but they were hardly collecters items then,you could still purchase them new,the one vacuum I wish I still had was my green Kenmore Duo Power,Vibrabeat,You didn't even bother to post a profile,Tom is a wonderful person,he didn't even bother to post some nasty comments that you bitter queens did.
 
Don't Let this Get You Down

Tom,

Just consider the source ... the world is made of all kinds.
Don't let the negative, jealous outbursts get you down.
Please just let it roll off your back..
I think you've done a great thing with salvaging these machines and posting the pics.
It is such great fun to see the various mint vintage machines and their vault tags.
Your Fine ... Stand firm.
All who know you know your heart and that's what counts.
Thanks for posting whenever you can ... really enjoy your threads.
Stay warm and enjoy!!

Pat
 
Charlie...

Thanks for the cake and

David...

Thanks even more the MILK...wow! :)

Thanks for the nice comments everyone! I am touched.

--Tom
 
Mike...

I am not sure how the vault worked in relation to Canada, the UK, or any other plant. The serial number on the 1334 is "KL-12185". Maybe you can fill me in on this one? I have no information on this model at all and am not sure how to read the serial number. Thanks for any help that you might give.

--Tom
 
This looks like a job for Fred Nelson.

If ever we needed the *POOF* interrupt, it is now...

Despite how amusing the thread is becoming while we wait for a a simple 'oops, sorry' rather than the offensive and badly punctuated defensive posture offered up so far, might we all make email requests to the Webmaster to please remove all posts from #31721 onward, so that Tom's invaluable thread can live on in the archives unsullied?

This is not censorship. We've all read the posts so there's no reason to preserve them for all time. But, Tom's original post and the positive ongoing contributions to its intent should be. I mean, what message is being sent to oldies and newbies alike who will access this wonderfully illustrated stroll down memory lane...and then they get to this unexpected speedbump? This is one of the threads I've bookmarked, as I have many in the archives, for later revisiting and research.

Cast your vote to [email protected].

my 17 cents and moving on.

Dave
 
Dave, good points. Shame to have to bug the webmaster over trifles and make it into a big deal, but as long as we are on the subject...

I was hoping i had misunderstood Swiveltops post. I thought he was gonna say "I was drunk when i wrote that" or "I was talking about something else".

It wouldnt have mattered except that Tom Anderson LOVES the Hoover Company. I dont know him that well but seems to me that now that The Hoover Company has nearly died, Tom is a huge part of whats left. He knows more about The Hoover Cleaner than TTI probably.

Its sad to mess up a nice thread with a misunderstanding.
 
Tom, I'm really sorry and meant no harm,I would never even send someone a rude e-mail,you are a wonderfull person and have preserved Hoover's history,some of these people just thrive on drama and will take anything and take it way out of text. Mark
 
Mark...

Thanks for your appology. I appreciate it. Vibrabeat is one of my closest friends and a very honest and nice person. He was just coming to my defense. I do hope that you hold nothing against him. This summer at the vacuum convention, if you can make it, he will be holding an open house so that club members can view his impressive vacuum collection. It should be one of the highlights of the convention!

--Tom
 
This one has no writing on the bag jacket. I guess that this one must have been a mid line model. It uses the bottom fill type C bags as the top fill design was not introduced until 1977.

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