The Hoover historical center

[aeoliandave]

1907 Daisy and and 1911 Aerio.

 

[aeoliandave]

1910 Leasure and a Holland Carpet Sweeper.

 

[aeoliandave]

Plunger vacuums.

 

[aeoliandave]

More 'stick' vacs.

 

[aeoliandave]

The Cyclone.

 

[aeoliandave]

1920 Kotten Suction Cleaner.

 

[aeoliandave]

This working model was built in the Hoover Shops for historical purposes and as an interactive demonstrator. And I do mean interACTIVE!!!

 

[aeoliandave]

You will be encouraged to try it for yourself.

Not as easy as it looks...

 

[arh1953]

You will be encouraged to try it for yourself........

"Try it-you'll like it!!" "Thought I was gonna die!" It'll give you legs like a lumberjack. Where can I get one?

 

[riccarlover]

were is the hoover museum?

 

[petek]

The museum is in North Canton, Ohio

 

[camelotshadow]

Hey great pics & some of them would give you a good workout or shock.

Those bellows resemeble the aeolian petal pumps on the old player pianos. I ought to know as we had one & it worked
You could get a cardio workout & make musyc at the same time!

 

[aeoliandave]

That's right, Christine, and you'll often find a donated restored one in an Old Age/Retirement home's lounge for that very reason...besides the entertainment value, of course.

The teeter totter vacuum was very much like trying to master the accursed balance board at the gym...I have no good sense of balance and kept falling off.

Dave