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Here is my new Hoover Z...a very cool vac with lots of glitz...It seems to clean very well with lots of suction. They were closed out at a very reasonable price so I grabbed one down at the employee sales center. My main complaint with it is the weight. I like the features and it grooms the...

Here is my latest find while out looking for Hoover products. I ran across this well used 1968 Lawnboy model 5236. I just had to take it home! (I also bought a model 584 Convertible at the same house which is the same vintage!) It runs but is getting too much gas at this point. Someone has...

August 8th is a special day for a dear old friend, the Hoover Company. The old patriarch is 98 years young. Happy Birthday, Hoover. "Boss" Hoover wherever you are, God bless for it was his forward thinking that brought this genial piece of equipment to every household way back in 1908! I wish...

Here are two of the Hoover cleaners that Jeff and I found this weekend. They are ready to be used. The first is a U4007 (for Mr. Gansky) from 1973 and the model 69, a very early one from 1962. They are both still in like new condition. --Tom

Here is the Hoover Spin drying washer model 0517 filling up. I think this one is from 1970-71. It is harvest gold and has the plastic tub. These were made here in North Canton and special equiptment was designed to produce this machine in a couple of different colors and models. This is the...

Here are Jeff's finds and my finds from today. We really "cleaned" up! HA! Left to right: U4007 Convertible circa 1973 (a trade in at a vac shop for a eureka victory! the customer I was told was happy with their new eureka so he sold me the trade.) 3200 original tool set for the model 69 a...

Here 'tis...the Hoover Constellation model 867A from 1965-1981. Made in Great Brittain and sold in a Military PX in Germany to a US soldier's wife. It made its way to Ohio with them upon return. Too bad I did not turn left into the livingroom at the estate sale. Joe did and now HE is the proud...

Joe and I went thrifting today...we hit Sally Anns, Goodwills, and flea markets and came home with these items...some were from a Kirby dealer (trades). Tomorrow, who knows what we may find at the Saturday Hartville Flea Market! We will also hit a few estate sales and more thrift stores. Left...

Here is a vintage Hoover model 1076 circa 1972 grooming and cleaning a piece of vintage (for real!!) shag carpeting. Thanks Buffalo Joe for this great demonstration. Who wouldn't love a room carpeted in this stuff? The machine is set on the shag setting and groomed the rug very well leaving...

Would anyone know how to clean the tub of a plastic lined newer dishwasher? The stain is spaghetti sauce and has covered most of the interior of the tub. It is a Kenmore dishwasher less than 10 years old. This is for a friend of mine. I told her that I would ask the experts for some advice on...

I picked up two very nice convertibles this weekend while out thrifting at some estate sales. The first one is a model 589 in a cool pink color (Hoover called it "victorian rose"). It is missing two snaps but is otherwise near perfect. It was built from 1969 to 1971. It is a very late...

Heads up! It is HERE! The new Hoover Constellation is here at Best Buy. Go to the Best Buy site and search under "Hoover Constellation" or the model number S3341. The color is Pearl White and Grey. It looks like the one Fred had at the Convention but with Hoover trim and no stainless steel. I am...

I am not sure why they changed the cord reel. I am sure it was some sort of cost reduction. Hoover just was not into the cord reel thing. It was a feature only found on their canister cleaners after this upright was discontinued in 1970. --Tom

Here is a scan of a Hoover Convertible 704-A from 1969. Notice the ROUND cord reel. The actual model used a square cord reel. This machine is Persian Gold and was not the top line model, rather a promotional model that used the cheap snap bag and did not even have a handle grip. Why Hoover chose...

I was working at the Hoover Historical Center today. No one came for a tour (I can't imagine why?) so I went thumbing through some old negatives and came across this one. I copied it then scanned my copy so pardon me for the poor picture quality. It is a Hoover badged popcorn popper...I am not...

I just wanted to thank Jeff for this beautiful Hoover Convertible...the Kmart one speed machine. I now have two versions of it. One in orange and I mean ORANGE, the other in taupe and grey. The orange one is 80,400 and the grey one is serial number 33,120. The grey one came compliments of...

My wife was on her way home on Tuesday this week and saw a handle sticking out of the garbage. So she dragged it into her car and brought it home. It is a 913 commercial upright from the 1960's (late). It was made in England and shipped here for sale. While it is very dirty...the machine is...

Here are some pictures of our finds this past Saturday at our local vacuum shop. These all need a good bit of restoration but they are intact. --Tom

I thought I would post some pictures of a Hoover Dial A Matic that my wife picked out of the trash this week. The machine is from 1975 and is all original. However, just check out the abuse set forth by the original owner (neighbor down the street). The handle broke as usual with these machines...

Here are two Hoover finds from yesterday's thrifting with my sister. One is a Hoover polisher circa 1967-1972 and the other is a U4345 circa early 1980's. With all of this talk about parts becoming scarce, I am willing to pick up anything reasonably priced. While the blue plastic based...