human
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First, I'm assuming we're talking about Hoovers with a capital 'H', referring to the brand and not the brand agnostic British lowercase variant.
I haven't owned very many Hoover brand vacuums--two convertibles and four QuickBrooms. Today, I just have two QuickBrooms. They're great for a quick power-assisted sweep of the kitchen floor but that's pretty much their limit. The two convertibles I had were a tan and green "Brady Bunch" model that my parents bought in about 1972 and passed down to me in the late '80s. That's the model I wouldn't mind having again. The other one was a later version with the larger motor cover that had a headlight, somewhat similar to the machines in the last photo of reply #9 but in a green and white color scheme with a striped bag. My parents gave it to me when they were moving in the late '90s. It was probably a trash rescue and may have been nice at one time but it was pretty beat down by the time it reached my hands. I wasn't an enthusiast back then, so I gave both to Goodwill when I was moving in 1998, having decided my Eureka Princess that I had at the time met all of my vacuuming needs. I rarely see Hoovers that vintage around here and when I have, they're pretty much at the end of their useful lifespan so I just mainly stick with lowercase hoovers by Kirby and Electrolux.
I haven't owned very many Hoover brand vacuums--two convertibles and four QuickBrooms. Today, I just have two QuickBrooms. They're great for a quick power-assisted sweep of the kitchen floor but that's pretty much their limit. The two convertibles I had were a tan and green "Brady Bunch" model that my parents bought in about 1972 and passed down to me in the late '80s. That's the model I wouldn't mind having again. The other one was a later version with the larger motor cover that had a headlight, somewhat similar to the machines in the last photo of reply #9 but in a green and white color scheme with a striped bag. My parents gave it to me when they were moving in the late '90s. It was probably a trash rescue and may have been nice at one time but it was pretty beat down by the time it reached my hands. I wasn't an enthusiast back then, so I gave both to Goodwill when I was moving in 1998, having decided my Eureka Princess that I had at the time met all of my vacuuming needs. I rarely see Hoovers that vintage around here and when I have, they're pretty much at the end of their useful lifespan so I just mainly stick with lowercase hoovers by Kirby and Electrolux.
