Hoover, Hoover, Hoover. How The Mighty Have Fallen

[launderess]

Ok, here's me sitting on a cool Saturday night with a cup of coffee, reading though the 1970's Hoover Parts catalog, that arrived this week.

Never really paid that much attention to Hoover when I was young, I mean knew they made vacuums and such, but going though this book has opened my eyes. What a great product line! And to think it all came out of North Canton,Ohio. Bet so many can just sit down and weep when they look at what is out there today with the Hoover name on it versus back in the days.

L.

 

[twinniefan]

Hoover in Oz

I totally agree with you Laundress,Hoover was one of the best known and trusted names in appliances here in Australia, and to think that they are no more is terrible(although you can still get a couple of vacuums I believe.),Hoover was known through it's advertising here as "The Laundry Expert."
I personally believe Electrolux have erred in deleting the Hoover name of their washers, but what is done is done I guess.
Did you know the famous Hoovermatic twintub,sold over a million units here, and this was up until the mid 80's when it was discontinued and Australia's population was only about 14-15 million,so as you see quite a few Aussie homes had them.
Cheers.
Steve.

 

[petek]

Hoover up a margarita

 

[petek]

Hoover a smoothie

 

[petek]

Hoover didn't actually make their appliances as far as I know but had them rebadged.
Here's their can opener made by Rival I believe

 

[petek]

Pressing problems leave it to Hoover

 

[rolls_rapide]

Petek

It's nice to see "Vim" cleaner is still on the go. My mother used to use (in the 1970's and 80's) Lever Brothers' Vim Scouring Powder.

That "Vim" spray would be sold as "Cif" in the UK. (Bloody awful name that: for years the brand was known as "Jif").

 

[petek]

Vim also comes as a creme cleanser for tubs and sinks etc and it's very good, as well it cleans silver as well as any silver cleaner. Not that I have a vault of silver mind you.

The spray cleanser shown in the photo isn't that great I found compared to Fantastik and others so I won't be purcashing it again unless it's severely marked down in price.

 

[oxydolfan1]

I actually found what might be a great new Hoover product...the new Mach 5 bagless upright vacuum.

For the price, and from what I've read about it, I think it might be a better machine for me than one of the Dysons.

One marked improvement over its predecessors is that there are no expensive filters to replace....everything is washable. I also looked at it, and even though they have been built by the "new" Hoover owners, TTI, in China, I think it has a better fit and finish and looks more durable than most of Hoover's recent efforts.

I hope I'm not wrong, but it just seems a better value at $168 than the Dyson does at $469....

Between this and excellent machines like the Constellations, maybe Hoover can at least reinvent themselves from what they've become lately.

The name carried SO much respect, worldwide.

 

[oxydolfan1]

"Did you know the famous Hoovermatic twintub..."

As a kid, I'd see the commercials on the teevee and dream of having one....

It looked like such a cool way to interact, actively, with your laundry....it never occurred to me that anyone would consider that WORK, lol!

 

[launderess]

Reading over teh Hoover book's washing machine section, under the "troubleshooting" pages for every model of TT, the answer to the problem of tangling is the same: do not launder items longer than 4 minutes, which IIRC is the exact time of the "Heavy Soil" mark on the timer.

Did you know that the Hoover TT's held 10 gallons of water, when filled to the line? For all those detergent/water ratio chemists out there, now you can plug that into your formulas.

What is so interesting about these Hoover products, is that every thing was built to be repaired, even irons, mixers, and the like. Tells how to test and reset the thermostat on irons, and what the correct temp for "Linens" should be ( a very hot 400F to slighly higher).

Few thing strike me as odd though. Unless the person who originally owned this manual missed an update, the portable dryer that matches the Hoover twinnies is not mentioned. Two Hoover washing machines one can swear were only sold in the UK, are mentioned however; the single tub washer with wringer, and the TT with the metal square lid over the spin basket.

What is strange is mention of both Hoover gas and electric dryers, that match the top loading washing machines. Dryers use something called "vaccum principle" of drying, which I've never heard of before. Then again poking around dryers has never been my thing.

Also did not know Hoover had an air purifier (model 9500), cleaner in their product line up, nor rotisserie (model 6611)

L.

 

[lederstiefel1]

This is exactly the same thing here with HOOVER in Germany - as a kid I loved to watch the mothers of some play-mates doing the washing with it - I found that sheer fun, not work! I always wanted to have one, and promised to get one as an adult...and got one!!!! (to be seen at the twin-tub emporium at Yahoo!)
But also these wonderful and powerful vaccuums with the front-light that actually use just 300 watts are gone for ever...(I hide three of them in my cellar!!)
But not only in Australia all bad stuff is ruling and the good has to give way to it! Same with our good old brands here: AEG, Siemens, Constructa, Bosch, Bauknecht, EBD, MATURA not to mention those that do not exist anymore like Holighaus, Rondo, Meisterstück, etc. Only one good has survived the great slaughter here in Germany: MIELE.
Ralf

 

[petek]

The made in West Germany small appliances from the 60's and 70's, Braun, Bosch were excellent quality but they were never as mainstream popular as the domestic makes here in Canada and probably the US as well. Not only because they weren't as well known names but they were expensive and I don't think most people at the time cared for the "modern Euro look". Basically white with clean lines and few dials or buttons. US small appliances relied on "more" buttons is better philosophy which of course made them more difficult to keep clean..LOL
I used to drool over the Braun appliances back in the 60's, the KM32 mixers, the MX32 blenders, the fans etc. Now I have them 40 years later..
Bosch still makes the best mixer, the Universal kitchen machine, bar none.