Your favorite Hoover Convertible

[ohio_tuec]

Welcome back Charles!

Yes, I too am glad to see you back on this forum. You have one of the most diverse and interesting collections of vintage vacuums I've ever seen. I saw a documentary about the theremin on television a couple of weeks ago, and immediately you came to mind! I think your new addition is an excellent way to start off a Convertible collection! It really is a beauty.

- Karl

 

[arh1953]

WELCOME BACK!!!!

I'm also glad you got your new treasure set to rights. Thank heavens for other meticulous collectors!

 

[electrolux~137]

To answer the question about the 704 & 704-01's vintage, I am not sure myself. I believe it's from the mid to late 1960s. I do know it was only made for a short time.

As far as I know, Singer was the first -- by a long shot -- to offer an automatic cord winder, on the Model R3 ... from 1937!! And they continued with cord-winder models up through at least the mid 1960s.

In the late 1960s, G.E. had a cord-winder machine that was similar in concept to the contemporaneous Singer - e.g., low-profile, horizontal-motor design. Which of course predated by at least a decade the Eureka Bravo and similar machines.

But I'm getting out of my element here inasmuch my interest in vintage vacuum cleaners really only extends, generally, to the early 1960s.

 

[electrolux~137]

70401 Cord Winder

I have the 704-01 section from an older Hoover Parts & Service manual showing a break-out view of the handle and cord winder. See below.

Interestingly, the illustration shows a round - rather than rectangular - cord winder housing. All the ones I have seen have been rectangular; however, the Penncrest models did have round ones.

I wonder if the cord-winding mechanism was made for Hoover by Belden. The tickety-tickety-tickety sound of the cord being pulled out and the smooth clicking sound as it rolls back in
sounds exactly like the older (pre donut style) cord winders made by Belden for Electrolux and Electro-Hygiene.

 

[thermokid]

Favorite Convertible

Mine would definately have to be the Model 33( why you say)... Because it is Purple or Should I say Lavender Darling..,, My second most favorite would be the Squareish Hood one that had a Turquoise Hood and a tan body.....

 

[chestermikeuk]

My Fav Hoover Convertables...

are:

 

[thermokid]

Over here

we call those Dial-a-matics! And yours are absolutely gorgeous!!! I wonder why Hoover had two different names for Hoovers that were in the UK and over here in the United states....Hmmmmmm

 

[vintagehoover]

'Hoover had two different names for Hoovers that were in

The D-A-M/Convertible even had a third name - it was known as the Dynamatic in Australia!

And why was it called the 'Convertible' in Britain? I feel the 'Convertible' name was actually more appropriate for this model, because it was genuinely equally good as a carpet cleaner AND suction cleaner, which could never be said of the US Convertible/UK Senior.

 

[tommymilan]

Hello, also in Italy Dial-a-Matics were called "Convertibili", convertibles, while american convertibles were called "Senior", Senior Ranger", "Ranger" and later "Power-Plus".
Greetings,
Tommy,
Milano

 

[samotronic]

I never get used to seeing what looks just like our US Convertible with that enormous plug. It looks so difficult to wrap the cord with that huge thing.

But I never paid attention until this thread that the 652 Senior had the white handle and a handle grip which our Convertible did not get until the later blue models, 69 or so.

 

[ridgidvac]

My fav Convertibles

from the 1st thru the last ones in production (NOT the curent Guardsmans)

 

[myvacsrock]

My favorite convertible...

My new JCPenney (Penncrest) convertible. This was given to be by Stephan Neal, it is perfect and it purrs like new, not a bad rumble or anything.

 

[xraytech]

I have the same JCPenney Convertible, one of my favorites

 

[arh1953]

Penncrest Cord Reel Upright

Check these neat Penncrest vacuum cleaners from the May 8, 1969 St. Petersburg FL newspaper. I found this while I was rifiling through AW.org. These of course are Hoover and Eureka clones. I figured it would go good in this thread.

 

[hoovercelebrity]

My favorite Convertible...

Is definitely the model 69.

Love the color, love the feel of it, love the sound of it. I think it's right about when the Convertible was at its best.

Here are a few pictures of mine...

 

[hoovercelebrity]

Another.

 

[hoovercelebrity]

Love the attention to detail...

In case you don't know what brand it is...

 

[kirbyvacuum]

Hoover 69

Hi Fred I LOVE your Hoover69 that and the 65 i would some day love to have. Ok have a good daty Doug

 

[tazcatsdad]

I have two faves ...

... the 70 and the 1070. I'm partial to the 70 'cuz it was first introduced in the same year that I was born, and to the 1070 because I just love everything about it!

BTW - Welcome back Charlie! I'm new around here but you and I have corresponded before. Glad to see you're back here at VacuumLand!

Bill W.

 

[atrac]

I just purchased a Hoover U4373 Convertible (I think it's 80's and later actually) but I'm so curious about these models in general -- what's convertible about them?

I can say that mine comes with the red outer cloth bag and it's a fill bag (it states "To Fit Hoover" so it must not be original).

Does convertible mean it can be converted to use a cloth fill bag or inner bags?

Sorry for the dumb question.