From what I can remember when I was little (and bear in mind that we had a U.S naval base in our Scottish town) I think that most of the Americans didn't want the Hoover Junior/Lark because it was seen as being too feeble or weak. Every home either had an American Hoover upright, helped along by the local repairman who was an engineer on the naval base and who set up home here. For many years his Hoover shop provided everyone with Hoover appliances but he also brought in U.S Hoover models, or some of the military wives brought their own.
As such his shop was like an exhibition emporium of many different models that were left behind by families who moved back and fro from the U.S - I was very excited about that shop!
