Found a Hoover & a Kenmore Kwik Sweep

[petek]

Not the prettiest Hoover, rather ugly but it's in very good condition. Again I couldn't believe how full the bag was I picked it up in the store. It's a Canadian model 1012, snaps on the bag.

 

[petek]

And a fun Kenmore 2 speed Kwik Sweep, this one's pretty tame in the bag design. Made by Regina.

 

[brettsomers]

does that plain-Jane Convertible have a one-piece handle??? it looks soo stripped and plain. maybe someone can offer a pic of the American version for use to compare?

 

[brettsomers]

and Pete...

is this your first METAL Convertible? David

 

[petek]

Nooo, I have this one and a brown one.

 

[petek]

Oh, the handle is one piece

 

[hoover1060]

WOW

Thats the equivalent to US model 1010, nice find Pete, but it looks so plain without the "Convertible" lettering on the hood!

 

[myhooverco]

The plain jane Hoover

Here is a photo of our version of the 1012 called the model 1010 Convertible. It had the word Convertible etched into the hood and the American version has the two piece handle for packing the machine all into one box. Our 1010 also has the snap close bag. This was one of the cheaper models but still retained the It beats as it sweeps as it cleans feature! This was the first time that a new hood was introduced to change the same basic package that debuted in late 1957. Our 1010 was built from 1967 to 1968 and replaced by a very similar 1020. The Canadian model 1012 was built from 1967 until August 1971. Great machines...thanks for the picture!

--Tom

 

[petek]

I'm glad you posted that pic because I noticed that your plain jane doesn't have rubber tips on the foot levers either. I thought mine might be missing.

 

[hoover1060]

no rubber pedal footies was the norm for the base models Pete

 

[hoover1060]

a set

Regular model 1010, and deluxe model 1060

 

[brettsomers]

jeff, you and HooverCo really know how to dish up the collection pics.

 

[polkanut]

I love that Kenmore Kwik Sweep. They are such handy things to have around the house. The bag design is way coool.

 

[westytoploader]

Awesome finds Pete...love that 1012! It was a shock at first to see the "Convertible" missing from the hood!

Jeff, great machines as always! Did Hoover begin adding rubber pedal covers with the 1020? Mine has the narrow pedals with the "ribbed" covers, instead of the wider pedals with the smooth rubber covers.

 

[hoover1060]

booties

Austin,
When Hoover went to the 4 position models all Convertibles had booties on their pedals.
The ribbed are models made after July 1969.
Thanks for the nice words
jeff

 

[harvestgold]

Hoover vacumns

Jeff wow what a beautiful Hoover vacumn collection !!! i have a few old hoover convertibles just starting a collection they are getting hard to find seems like you have a wide array of models the search an find is the fun part!!! John

 

[Brneyedgrl80]

Kenmore

I've actually come across about 4 of those Kwik-sweep stick vacuums at the same Goodwill.

Were they very popular or unpopular?

I always thought they were kind of cute, what with the bag design and all, but I've never wanted to buy one.

 

[hoover1060]

Kwik Sweep

Pete's model is made by Regina, thats their Electrik-Broom.
back in the 60's and 70's that Broom was the standard, well made and a good performer.
I've had a few come and go over the years, they swept bare floors very well, and were fairly user friendly too.

 

[toggleswitch]

and now ORECK (who I think is Frank Perdue in a career change..but anyway) charges a mint for REGINA engineering.

What's up with that?

 

[hoover1060]

Oreck bought Regina...

Poor Regina, we can really blame them for the crappy plastic vacuums we have today because they started it back in 1986 with their blasted on-board tools Housekeeper.
The Housekeeper was SO bad it had a 90% return rate.
Regina was owned by Electrolux USA for a time in the early 90's. They helped re-design the Housekeeper and make it more durable.
It was short lived. As soon as Regina and Lux split they were back in the toilet and eventually just gave up.
Somewhere around 2000 Oreck bought the remains, and the rest as we say is history...
ugh...

 

[petek]

Well I put a new belt on this newest convertible and she's beating and sweeping and cleaning as advertised once again.

 

[westytoploader]

Interesting history about the Regina Housekeeper. Many of the ads I have in my "vacuum books" that we cut out when I was little depict them and tout the "ON-BOARD TOOLS"!! I vaguely remember a Housekeeper being used once...and it was loud! Had that characteristic "plastic vacuum" sound. Didn't these disappear from big-box stores around 1995-1996 or so?

What was the first actual plastic-body upright? I want to say the Electrolux Discovery in 1984 because I don't care for them much, but I'm probably dead wrong!

 

[urarachu]

Housekeeper..

Jeff, what exactly made the Regina Housekeeper such a bad vacuum? Any idea what was significantly wrong with the design? We just sold two packs of bags for them to a lady a couple weeks ago. The packs were super dusty because they had been untouched for years!

Did the Housekeeper do a poor job cleaning too? I have a Lux Discovery 2, and even though it's not tops on airflow, it seems to clean good. I mean the average person wouldn't notice it wasn't deep cleaning, because the surface gets cleaned so nicely and quickly.

Corey

 

[hoover1060]

Regina

Corey,
The Housekeeper was an excellent idea, and must have looked great on paper, but in reality it was a flimsy, plastic POS that fell apart quickly. The later blue Housekeeper Plus series was better, but not much. If they'd just thought it thru some more before putting it on the market, they would have had something.
Quality improved some after the merge with Electrolux, but they just couldn't get it.
Royal's first Dirt Devil in 1990 was a much better machine for the concept