The Hurley Thor!

[myvacsrock]

Soldering…

 

[myvacsrock]

And here we have it

Too bad this thing is nickel plated; not much can be done about the finish. But, full motor restore and a total electrical rip out. Resoldered into the motor, new runs and all good to go!

 

[myvacsrock]

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[hoover300]

WOW!!!!

Fantastic job!! I bet thats the only one known to exist, or close to it! Where did you find it?

 

[opelgtkarl]

Here’s mine

 

[ohiovacuums]

Nice !

You do excellent work...the only other parts I might clean up a little would be the screws, washers, bolts. I run them under a brass wire wheel and they polish very well. If you sell it and I can rob a bank to buy it, I'd be tempted to have it re-plated. It's old enough and rare enough that (I think) it would be worth it.

 

[hoover300]

Whoa!

Karl, is yours also a model 5, or is it a different model? The handle fork looks different, but the rest looks the same from what I can see. Also, the link does not work

 

[opelgtkarl]

Mine is indeed a model “Number 5”

My apologies about the link. I wasn’t trying to upload one.

 

[vacmadman]

you did a wonderful job restoring that Thor impressive.

 

[human]

Indeed, a beautiful job. If it were mine, I would not bother having it re-plated. Its condition is a testament to its authenticity and besides, it's only original once!

 

[madman]

Plating's not that hard. Though the size of it might be a little problematic. It's polishing it prior to plating that'd be the real work.

 

[myvacsrock]

The size is precisely what makes this particular plating hard. Lol