Excellent work Men!
I saw Wales featured recently on the Travel Channel. Merthyr Tydfil was mentioned, but no reference to Hoover ever having been there. Wales is the oldest settlement of the then Brittania from King Arthur's time, well before the discovery of the new world across the pond.
Hoover is in fact a British and Irish name, in spite of the company's American origins.
It was very unfortunate the demise of Hoover LTD. UK, so it is great to see you guy's restoring history.
One photo in the series shows banana boxes stacked with parts, etc. I notice they are from Equador. Most bananas here in the US come from Costa Rica, but all must traverse the Panama canal first.
Some may wonder how bananas don't rot while in transit. They don't ripen on their own, or they surely would, or soon after before you get them.
When they reach their destination, be it in the UK, or further along through the Eurotunnel, or by air, they are gassed in a warehouse at distribution centers with ethylene gas. This is the gas given off by the decomposition of produce. The length of time for gassing varies according to ambient temperature.
On occasion, we find very green bananas in the stores when the weather changes because of the guessing involved in predicting temperature changes and shipments.
To help speed ripening, cut an apple in half, and place it in a paper bag with the bananas.
I'm no washer rebuilder, but I used to gas bananas back in the day, among other responsibilities.