Some Hoover Vault Finds...

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bottom machine tag...

 

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bottom of machine...

 

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serial number...this is not the last one made but is within the last 3,000 or so...

 

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close up...

 

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from the top...I am not sure why the bag was so wrinkled...it is as soft as it could be too!

 

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This one is a 32...this cleaner is one that I needed to complete my early Convertible series. The one that I had before I had to repaint and I never really liked the way that it turned out. So I am very happy with this new addition.

 

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close up of the bag...

 

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tag for the machine...

 

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bottom machine tag...

 

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serial number...again not the last but in the last batch of them...

 

[vibrabeat]

Those are just beautiful Tom! That bag is wrinkled cause its old! Ha, just like most old bags get........wrinkled!

BTW, you mention that a couple these were near the last 3000 of the production run. Do you have any knowledge of what Hoover's production output would have been per week/month? Just wondered how many they might have produced per day/shift, etc. of the Convertibles....

 

[myhooverco]

Jimmy...

Too funny...old bags!LOL! Production was around 2,000 or so machines I was told. However, I am not sure if that was per shift or total output for a 24 hour period. They did not run the line 24/7 for days at a time. So if a machine was produced for a year it was an on again off again situation the way that I understood it at least at this time. It was sort of easy to switch models on a line since there was so much component sharing between the machines.

--Tom

 

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Another item I picked up was a 334 serial number 1001...the only problem is with the cord. It happens to be very crispy although the machine runs strong and quiet. I would never use this one as it does not have a paper bag in it.

 

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the Hoover vault tag...

 

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front view showing the bag...

 

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machine plate i.d...

 

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serial number details...

 

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rear of the bag as it goes into the machine...this is where the damage usually happened as the machine aged. This one is brand new and has never had dirt go through it.

 

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I also picked up the first version of the Hoover Guardsman. It has rear conversion, different lettering on the bag, C tube, black cord, step on switch without a cover (a'la model 31). This baby is super clean and has never been used so it just gleams!

 

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front view...