surprise in a box and a hoover 507 (pics)

[edgar]

Today I got a box. When I opened it, there was a beautiful hoover 507. I think it is complete, but I am not that into hoover to know for sure. When I got the complete hoover out of the box there was a strange mix of left over atachments on the bottum that is did not know about. A Volta hose with tubes, a hose of an bluevac wich means nothing to me, and surprise surprise a brand new swiveltop sparepart for an GE still in the original plastic. Can anybody tell me if the hoover is complete?

greetz Edgar

 

[edgar]

GE swivel

It is a beige one

 

[edgar]

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[vacbear58]

Lucky boy

Edgar

What a wonderful find Hoover 507s are quite rare and yours looks to be a fairly early edition with the very first style flip over nozzle, and the turbo brush too. It looks like it will clean up nicely and will be a great addition to your collection . This is a pic from when it was introduced, now all you need is the curtains to go with it, the knitted dress is optional LOLOLOL

Al

 

[kenkart]

I Have!

Never even HEARD of this Hoover!! Love the look of it, I wish more of the European machines would make it across the pond!!

 

[vacbear58]

Evolution

For American and Canadian members this cleaner is a direct descendant of the oover Model 50 or perhaps the model 40 wwould be more correct. The 40 came over here in 1948 as the model 402, similar to the 40 but with a handle more reminscient of the 50. This then develiped into the 41 series (415 Canada and the 417 UK) In around 1963/64, whilst the 417 continued alongside teh Connie, a rather larger version the 419 was indroduced, but similar in styling with a rigid handle. This was for several years Hoover UK TOL model available is several different colours, and actually roughly equivalent to the Lux 65 (the pink Lux recently featured on a thread) and at the time of the 419 introduction the Lux UK TOL.

Not long after though Electrolux created a new and significantally better TOL model, the 90 - later 100. It took Hoover about 5 years to match the Lux 90/100 and this was it - the 507, also known as the Conquest.

This picture, from the same brochure shows the rest of the model line, and teh evelution can be clearly seen.

 

[vacbear58]

North Canton

I too an surprised that this model was not sold in the US, as Jack's research has shown that European Hoover cannisters were designed in North Canton, but presumably the powers that be considered it not appropraite for the US market.

To me the styling of the 507 Conquest is typical of the late 1960s and indeed I see resonances with car styling of the time - noteably the Mk 1 Ford Capri and Mk 4 Ford Zepher/Zodiac.

The Conquests has a very nice styling quirk though. The dark coloured panel on the back of the handle is actually a tiny tambour door which rolls down to reveal the blower outlet.

 

[vacbear58]

The evolution continued just a little longer

As this picture from 1971 shows. The 417 is updated to have the same rigid handle as the 419 (the new model 427 is still physically smaller), which itself was updated to the 429 with bag full indicator, different and by then universal flip over nozzle, and no longer a choice of finish - its was tartan only - well they were manufactured in Scotland.

The next year the range was completely changed with the introduction of the all new Freedom range alongside the Connie. The 507 & 429 both disappeared for ever although the 427 continued on for several more years in the UK as an exclusive and perhaps even longer in Europe where models have been seen with the "ring twist" locking arrangement.

Al

 

[kenkart]

In a word!

FABULOUS!!!!!

 

[edgar]

Thanxxx

Thanx for all the info you gave me. I Will clean it up and take some good pictures of it.
@ Al , If you feel like knitting, go ahead. I do prefer lighter colors, If the hip bone is covered it is long enough. I Will mail you my Sizes, hahahahahah, as for the curtains, If have to take à look in the basement.

Greets

 

[portable]

<span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Wow, Edgar - very nice. That should look great after restoration.</span>


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<span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Al....thanks for the great history lesson and brochure shots of some of the Hoover cylinders. I wish, like others have said, that we had some of these in the US. They seem like very interesting machines. - J</span>

 

[vacbear58]

My pleasure

I just wish my spelling had been better.

I have often wondered why N American Hoovers did not follow this, shall we say, "conventional" line, especially as (mainly) Electrolux seemed to do well with them but developed along a path of relativly small physical motor surronded by a paper bag - Portable, Slimline and Celebrity for quite a few years, apparently until the "Electronic" series similar to our Sensortronic range, which looks like a return to a "conventional" layout. That said, neither the Portable nor Celebrity (we did not have the Slimline) were popular here, although the Constellation was, hugely.

I might add that two other US designs "imported" here, the GE Swivel Top and Eureka VibraBeat (1010?) were not popular either although they were with companies which did not have the pedigree or advertising clout of either Hoover or Electrolux

From following all the great threads here it seems to me that the need for innovation and therefore competitor differentiation was much stronger in the US than here (and that is no surprise as the market was a geat deal more developed than ours was at the time) so perhaps the cannister could be percieved as "old hat". It is my impression though, that neither Hoover nor Electrolux were actually the most innovative manufacturers from the 1950s onwards (and that is NOT to decry either their performance or quality), with the exception of the DAM which clearly was a breakthrough, where there were a wide variety of solutions to the same problem - getting the dirt off the floor, walls and upholstry and into a bag.

Al

 

[chestermikeuk]

Hoover Conquest

It was the only vac that I saw in the shops & brochures but never knew anyone who had one!!!, the handle is a little precious and there dont seeem to be many about, not a bad vac, certainly looks the cool part... It caused a right Hu Ha when Hoover released it as it looked like a direct copy of the Electrolux Z100, it was entered for the Design Award, but the awarding body rejected it because of the likeness....Hoover took great exception and pulled out of a major exhibition in a huff!!

Great find Edgar, was this from the UK then??

 

[chestermikeuk]

Hoover - Tatan

Here is the Hoover Conquest with my all time favourite Hoover Colour Scheme - The Harlequin - in Tartan....

 

[chestermikeuk]

Hoover

Side view, sleds & runners

 

[chestermikeuk]

Hoover Conquest & Harlequin

Rear View - How many people used the hanging hooks I wonder??

 

[chestermikeuk]

Hoover - Lux

Here the Hoover Conquest with the Electrolux Z100

 

[chestermikeuk]

Hoover Conquest & Electrolux Z100

Rear View

 

[chestermikeuk]

Hoover Conquest & Electrolux Z100

Side Profile