Vacuums That Failed To Sell Well In America

[sebo_fan]

Im not entirely sure about Hoover's Convertible series in the U.S - did they have self closure dust bags or the open ones like we had in the UK?

 

[jaker15]

Heck,

I'd take a Hoover Junior or Lark over an Oh-what-a-wreck any day. I've heard that the Lark is really rare nowadays and the power switch is fragile. I've also seen a lot of Junior model 115's for sale on eBay lately.

 

[tolivac]

I have seen a Lark only once-was brought in for reapir at the Greenville Sew&Vac place here-neat little machine.The vac place was trying to get it for me-but the owner wanted to keep it-don't blame them.The machine was marked built in England-and made to run on US 120V power.I have a Lark outer bag and some of the paper bags used in it-just Don't have a Lark machine.The bags came from the swap shop in Chocowinity-Go there now and then-He says-"since you are interested in vacuum cleaners-thought this would be of interest to you-you can have it"It came from a furniture supply place in Washington,NC in 1957.I have been trying to find a Lark that would go with the red cloth bag that came in the box.The paper bags are essentually "C" bags-red in color as well.I have a 115 Hoover Jr-neat machine-yes,better than the Oreck.

 

[thebissellking]

easy

I would pick the VAX x3 and x5s because they were way ahead of their time and they were notoriously difficult to find a vac shop that sold parts and they were way too expensive and only as far as I know best buy was the only store that sold it in the USA but they were intrestingly designed

 

[sebo_fan]

There was a Dirt Devil U.S version though of the Vax X3 series as far back as I can remember.

 

[super-sweeper]

Sears sold them,

I have an old product book they have me years back that mentions and displays the X3 and X5 models.I own an X5, but need to find a new brush roll.