truckerx
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Hoover model 450
...the less expensive companion to the model 800 c.1933
...the less expensive companion to the model 800 c.1933
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gsheen
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Now that is a lovely looking Hoover
truckerx
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That 68...
is a nice one, Josh!
is a nice one, Josh!
truckerx
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Hoover model 300....
...less expensive companion to the model 150 c.1936
...less expensive companion to the model 150 c.1936
truckerx
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Shining Coffee Cans
Most of the coffee-can Hoovers, which would include the model 700, were finished in bright polished aluminum and can be re-polished. A couple exceptions might be some earlier and more primitive models with rough-castings (as shown). Then there was the model 541 in 1923 that was introduced with a satin finish, but I've seen some polished as well.
The attached photo, as an example, is of a rough-cast Hoover Baby c.1922. Hope this helps.
Most of the coffee-can Hoovers, which would include the model 700, were finished in bright polished aluminum and can be re-polished. A couple exceptions might be some earlier and more primitive models with rough-castings (as shown). Then there was the model 541 in 1923 that was introduced with a satin finish, but I've seen some polished as well.
The attached photo, as an example, is of a rough-cast Hoover Baby c.1922. Hope this helps.
truckerx
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Henry Dreyfuss'..
model 300 coffee-can was designed with a dull black wrinkle finish
model 300 coffee-can was designed with a dull black wrinkle finish
brandon_w_t
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Bernie! That is such a beautiful model 450!!!
It beautiful in its own way. Heck even for being cheaper than the 800, I still love it just as much!
I would kill for one of those bags too!
Oh and John, yer darned tootin I won't ever make a mistake like I did with the 68! It was a big loss on my part. Financially you would say the opposite. I think it brought me over $200 on ebay. You can't find them like that anymore, all intact.
I nearly fainted when I saw Greg Nunn's example. It very well could have passed for a Vault machine.
It beautiful in its own way. Heck even for being cheaper than the 800, I still love it just as much!
I would kill for one of those bags too!
Oh and John, yer darned tootin I won't ever make a mistake like I did with the 68! It was a big loss on my part. Financially you would say the opposite. I think it brought me over $200 on ebay. You can't find them like that anymore, all intact.
I nearly fainted when I saw Greg Nunn's example. It very well could have passed for a Vault machine.
portable
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<span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Bernie - So, now we know. Dreyfuss DID design the 300! It makes sense, eh?</span>
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<span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">I love your 450, too. What a gem. Your vacuums are beautiful. So are yours, Brandon, and John, and Josh. OK...I'm getting Hoover vapors..............J</span>
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<span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">I love your 450, too. What a gem. Your vacuums are beautiful. So are yours, Brandon, and John, and Josh. OK...I'm getting Hoover vapors..............J</span>
truckerx
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Kudos.....
to Jim Beckwith for the patent research
to Jim Beckwith for the patent research
truckerx
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Brandon...
Your 450 is in beautiful shape. It's rare to come across a vac nearly 80 years old in that condition
Your 450 is in beautiful shape. It's rare to come across a vac nearly 80 years old in that condition
truckerx
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get another 700 machine....
with good wheels for parts. Some other older-model Hoover wheels might fit. The good news is that Hoover produced a lot of 700's. It was considered their "super-cleaner" and very popular 86 years ago - many are still in service. I don't consider them to be rare. They appear on Ebay frequently.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ANTIQUE-HOO...470?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a1a112846
with good wheels for parts. Some other older-model Hoover wheels might fit. The good news is that Hoover produced a lot of 700's. It was considered their "super-cleaner" and very popular 86 years ago - many are still in service. I don't consider them to be rare. They appear on Ebay frequently.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ANTIQUE-HOO...470?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a1a112846
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Kudos to the whole bunch of ye!
Fantastic sketches, etc..That last 68 was photographed in Robert's and Fred's house. Greg Nunn is great friends with them. They restored it. It was at the last convention. here it is, between my two. John Gregory had the "vault" machine. It's now at TTI, on display.
Fantastic sketches, etc..That last 68 was photographed in Robert's and Fred's house. Greg Nunn is great friends with them. They restored it. It was at the last convention. here it is, between my two. John Gregory had the "vault" machine. It's now at TTI, on display.
Hoover colection
some fantastic machines there you had such a wide range of colours where as us brits had a limited choice Hoover design was second to none love those old hoovers if only they could speak just think about the stories they could tell
some fantastic machines there you had such a wide range of colours where as us brits had a limited choice Hoover design was second to none love those old hoovers if only they could speak just think about the stories they could tell
truckerx
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Brandon....
You never cease to amaze me. What a beautiful monochromatic display of blues with the 68 in forefront of that magnificent mid-century range.
"Those were the days!" (forgive me, Edith Bunker)
You never cease to amaze me. What a beautiful monochromatic display of blues with the 68 in forefront of that magnificent mid-century range.
"Those were the days!" (forgive me, Edith Bunker)
briguy
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Not Labeled Hoover, but...
a Convertible through & through. Here's the latest addition to my collection. A Penncrest Convertible. Found a few weeks back at a rummage sale.
a Convertible through & through. Here's the latest addition to my collection. A Penncrest Convertible. Found a few weeks back at a rummage sale.
