the Hooverette

[anthony]

there was a box waiting for me when i got home from work today heres a fiew pics of what was inside

 

[anthony]

this was inside

the tatty box

 

[anthony]

out

of the box everything apears to be there although i have to admit in all my 45 years of working with vacuum cleaners i have never seen one of these in the flesh

 

[anthony]

inside

the cloth bag is in good condition although filthy and theres what apears to be an origional paper genuine hoover bag in there

 

[anthony]

floor head

under the dirt its in very good condition

 

[anthony]

can

anyone tell me what this is and how it clips on i have tried it all ways but i cant seem to get it to match up with the head

 

[anthony]

this was in the bag

and is rock hard sugesting to me that this machine hasnt seen the light of day for a long time

 

[anthony]

label

on the box

 

[anthony]

i will

be stripping this machine and giving it the spa treatment so look out for the photos .Just noticed that the handle /extension tube and the end of the floor nozzel are tinted in turquoise to match the rest of the machine.the little hose is good as are the other bits and bobs even the carrying strap is present all thats missing is the user manual as i said i have never seen one of these in the flesh before [just photos]so its a learning curve for me.Last pic is of the paper dust bag

 

[hoovercelebrity]

That's a fun cleaner - looks like it will clean up nicely. I wish that the version we had in the US had the same removable handle/wand configuration; it would have made for a much more practical cleaner at the time.

 

[suckolux]

what a cute little stinker

 

[tolivac]

Neat little "Hip"? vacuum or is it hand vac?But pretty cool nonetheless.Never seen one like that.Could this machine be the forerunner of the PortaPower?

 

[vacbear58]

Hooverette

These pop up with amazing regularity although they were sold for about 20 years here from 1961 until 1981 (approx.). It is an direct equivalent to the Hoover Lark stick cleaner sold in North America. Although the Lark was not sold with tools there were later US models (which we did not have here) which did.

When using it as a stick cleaner it is important to use the sequence nozzle, cleaner, wand, handle. Not only does this mean the suction is as concentrated as possible but the weight distribution is better too.

A couple of years ago, just for a bit of fun, I tried a Hooverette with a Hoover power nozzle - the results were surprisingly good with my "frankenhoover"

Al

 

[anthony]

like the photos Vacbear

ok guys heres a fiew pics of the tear down. first 1 inside the floor nozzle

 

[anthony]

cute

little motor in exellent condition

 

[anthony]

practically

no wear at all on the comutator

 

[anthony]

inside

the dismantled motor i expected lots of compacted dirt for some reason but theres hardly any and the coils are bright and shiny yet again sugesting little use

 

[anthony]

empty

case

 

[anthony]

the dinky little armature has been cleaned

and is ready to go back into the motor notice the brushes hardly worn at all