Some Hoover Vault Finds...

[myhooverco]

This is the base. I am not a huge fan of the plastic chasis, however they do clean as well as a metal chasis model. I just do not like the "hollow" sound that comes from the plastic. I am sure that it was a cost and weight reduction on the part of the Hoover Company. Note the metal fan chamber liner.

 

[myhooverco]

This model (both metal and plastic) was the first to offer the consumer a type A bag that filled from the top instead of the bottom. It was much easier to change and held more dirt. It also offered more surface area for filtration. Today, you can get the really good bags from 3M. Note the early version of the fill tube. The later ones used a push on collor instead of the slide in collar. The early ones tended to leak dust easier.

--Tom

 

[myhooverco]

Its sister in the line up is the U4109-001. This one has a headlight and was built on the same day as the U4107 above.

 

[myhooverco]

Vault tag details...

 

[myhooverco]

Here is the machine tag details....

 

[myvacsrock]

TOM TOM TOM!!

You've done it yet again!!

Congrats!

 

[aeoliandave]

00001001

The Hoover Prime Number. What an extra thrill that must be. [:{)

Hearty Congrats, Tom.

 

[swingette]

... I dare you to take this thread to 300!!

 

[vibrabeat]

Tom, thats a great looking vac with the top fill bag.......Any history of why it took Hoover so long to convert to this type of bag? Even tho the bottom fill bags work very well, the top fill sure made for a cleaner outer bag when it came time to empty them.............

 

[myhooverco]

Jimmy...

I am not sure why it took the US so long to convert from the bottom fill to the top fill bags. I know that the UK used an upside down C bag on some of their models which was kind of top fill. Maybe they waited until the machines had more powerful motors? Hoover was selling their machnes especially the Convertible models as fast as they could build them so you have to ask why they would change a good thing. Not until some stiff competition from Eureka did things start to change in the 1970's. Any thoughts out there in Vacuumland???

--Tom

 

[myhooverco]

This is a "Junior" cleaner model 1340.

 

[myhooverco]

You can see that eventhough it is from the vault there is some sun fading of the plastic. Here it is with the cover plate removed.

 

[myhooverco]

This is a side view. These were made in the UK except for the bag, handle and cord which were made here in North Canton.

 

[myhooverco]

The Hoover tag...I doubt if this is the last one but it is a later model since it has the smaller Hoover logo on the cover.

 

[myhooverco]

bottom view...

 

[myhooverco]

Close up of the smaller brushroll...

 

[myhooverco]

The machine tag...

 

[myhooverco]

These are not from the vault, but they could have been! This tool set was a gift from Buffalo Joe a few years back and I really appreciate being able to display them with my collection of Junior cleaners. This is a 1331 set. Later in the 70's they changed it to 1341 which was white with a plastic machine end instead of the aluminum one that is shown here.

 

[myhooverco]

Connecting the tools to a Junior is easy! You just place the connector in the slot after removing the cover. Do not remove the belt!

 

[myhooverco]

Make sure that the lever is turned completely to the right.