What in the Name of Henry Dreyfuss Have We Here?

myhooverco · Jul 1, 2008

Marty...

You definitely have a talent and a passion for these machines. I have never seen one let alone 4 that have been so carefully restored from less than perfect examples. To get the paint that nice one would have to totally disassemble the machine which as you know is not an easy feat. These 150s were very well made and had many over engineered features. Are you going to bring any of them "home" to the convention? Thanks for posting these fantastic pictures of your talent and hard work. They are truly beautiful examples of one of Hoover's best machines ever produced.

--Tom

PS...I have several 150s that I will be selling at my super duper Hoover garage sale to end all garage sales on August 8th! (they are NOT nearly as nice as your machines Marty!)

marukap · Jul 1, 2008

Thanks, Tom.

I'm driving to Ohio with John Pease and we're both debating about how much room we'll have to bring machines. It would be fun to bring something! We'll see.

rolls_rapide · Jul 1, 2008

Different Agitators

I see that the cleaner on the extreme left has a different agitator. It has curved brush strips, whereas the others appear to be straight brushes with double beater bars.

marukap · Jul 1, 2008

Agitators

Yes, the two agitators with straight brushes and double v-shaped beaters are original Hoover 150 equipment. The curved brush agitators are genuine Hoover replacements.

marukap · Jul 1, 2008

Bag Full Indicator Demo

Here the motor is running and the empty bag is unobstructed.

marukap · Jul 1, 2008

Bag Full Indicator Demo, continued

Here, the motor is running and I am pinching off the bag near the base, forcing air into the bellows of the indicator thereby causing it to move the red dot into view.