Some Hoover Vault Finds...

[hoover1060]

What was not mentioned...

Is that some of those cleaners never quite made it to the stores(such as the powerdrive JCPenney DAM and the red JCP Decade 80.
They are one of a kind prototypes. Very cool.
I am glad to now see that there is a cord reel Convertible in a collection, as well as that Ward's DAM. Very rare machines indeed!
I am looking forward to seeing them all in person!

 

[normvac]

Congratualtions Tom

Wow! I am so happy to see the machines that you SAVED from the vault. Like some of the others, I too am wondering where did the pre 1970's machines go? Were they all Hoover or other
brands too??
Inquiring minds need to know???
Norm

 

[myhooverco]

This is a JCPenney commercial cleaner circa early 1980's...

 

[myhooverco]

This is a pair of commercial cleaners...the green InnKare was made for Holiday Inn and is circa 1975 and is number 1001. The all red machine is also 1001 and is from 1979...the red one is the only one in the bunch that does not run...

 

[myhooverco]

Plastic Ward's upright from 1979 number 1001 and it is two speed!

 

[myhooverco]

This is a pair of Ward's uprights...the one on the left is from '81 and the one on the right is from '83. Both are 1001 and two speed...

 

[myhooverco]

A Ward's Concept One from 1982...I think that there was a common color theme on these Ward's machines!

 

[myhooverco]

This machine dates from 1966 and is number 1001. It is for the Blue Lustre company and you could rent this for $1. I wonder how many of these survived? Notice that the Hoover logo is missing...instead there is a brushed piece of aluminum over the spot!

 

[myhooverco]

These are Floor a Matics...they are each serial number 1001 from 1969 and 1971...

 

[myhooverco]

Just for Kyle... here are my plain Jane JCPenney cleaners all in white...the plastic based one only has one cord hook...the one on the right is a metal one and it has two hooks for the cord at least! These are very basic machines for sure...

 

[myhooverco]

Thanks for all of the great comments guys...I just wanted to share some of these with all of you who might appreciate them. Around here, the folks in charge of getting rid of them just look at them and think what a bother...I have to get rid of this "stuff" now. I was more than happy to take as much as I could off of their hands. I would watch ebay as I think that some more of it may end up there like most recently the giant Hoover cleaners.

As for the rest of the stuff in the vault, the older stuff (pre-1957) went to Cleveland at the TTI headquarters. They kept all of the experimental stuff and most of the competitor cleaners. There was a bunch of old stuff (bojack) machines. They were in a room together. I would say there was at least 50 or so electric and a few non electric. The McKinley museum was offered the machines, but I am not sure that they took them. They were offered to me and the Historical Center, but we both declined deciding to keep Hoover history instead due to lack of space. I can tell you that I saw Airways, Premiers, Cadillac, etc. Those machines did not get scrapped that I do know. The only items for sure that were scrapped as told to me were the cleaning tool sets! At least the machines themselves were saved.

Again thanks for the great comments. I do have more to share. Of course, anyone coming to the convention in August of 2008 will get to see all of these items and the items that the Historical Center picked up as well. Look for more photos soon....

--Tom

 

[hygiene903]

Great Finds, Tom!!

It's great that you were able to rescue them. And I can't think of anyone more deserving to have them. Congratulations!
Jeff

 

[seamusuk]

WOW!!

Hey Tom

Im absolutly gobsmacked!

Its so cool all these will be staying in North Canton

So have they started spilling out of the Hoover rooms now??

Seamus

P.s Will shoot ya a mail later as well

 

[arh1953]

The pictures get juicier with each new item. You have a collection that makes a diamond mine look poor. I love those Ward and Penney's uprights, I wish I could get my hands on one. I have the Ward/Hoover Portapower, which is better than nothing!

 

[myhooverco]

Here is a U4001 in "brown"...

 

[myhooverco]

Here is the underside...never used!

 

[myhooverco]

Here it the tag to the U4001...

 

[myhooverco]

I picked up two model 2011 Slimline cleaners. The one on the left is marked "Early" and the serial number is 1001. The one on the right is marked late and has a very high serial number. I take this to mean that it is the last one off of the line. So this makes first and last off of the line!

 

[myhooverco]

Here is the tag...

 

[myhooverco]

Here it the later tag...same model