Hoover's label
This John Gregory guy gave me a long explanation of the Hoover Guardsman models, even before i was aware of the variations. what he said has mostly proven to be accurate. he says vac shops were selling the Guardsman and were glad to do so, until Service Merchandise began selling it at a discounted price. it may have dissapeared at this point from some vacs shops, who knows. the box mine came in was stamped for delivery to Sams club, and inside was the regular manual, but also included was an insert (that i didnt save) detailing the commercial warranty. the vac as it was recieved had the houndstooth vinyl bag (that i didnt care for). this sams club location, a local one, is still in existence today. note the spec tag states *for household use only*. i have a VERY vague memory of the box stamp also having some date aspect of *89*. i have purchased three Guardsman models from the shop this one came from, all NIB, and all had that Sams stamp on the outside. the vacs shop owner says he bought a quantity when he learned Hoover was discontinuing metal castings. i had a LONG phone conversation with John Gregory and (as kooky as he seems) he has an encyclopedic knowledge of Hoover models, including the #s. bonus= email me and i will share a GUARDSMAN secret with you. here is the photo requested by Jeff Parker (who we all know is *The King*)!