My vacuums so far...

[petek]

And since I didn't get my Dial a Matic

I had to settle for this little beauty in blue from GE, I know it's not a vac..but I had to post it somewheres..
Up the street from Goodwill was a vac store. He had a power drive Concept, light blue, but wasn't going to give him anywhere near the $90 he was asking considering it wasn't in that pristine a condition. Hit another vac store where she told me they'd just tossed a few Connies...aaarrrrggghhhh but she's got my number now just in case any good old stuff turns up. If anyones looking for particular parts let me know so when I'm in there I can see what they have, there seemed to be a lot of Elux and FQ nozzles of varying shapes and sizes, plus a stack of old power nozzles I didn't delve into. But alas no connie bits or any convertibles.

 

[drmitch]

Ok Austin, Great collection but its time for a reality check. Your going to have to start thinking about a Really BIG building the way you are finding things! LOL

 

[hoover1060]

space of a collection

I lucked out in finding exactly the house I needed with space for a collection: A tri-level 1970's modern townhouse. I use the downstairs family room/3rd bedroom for "Hooverland" it works, and I always seem to find room for just one more!

 

[jdinstl]

Oh wow!

Cool collection, Austin! If your 630D was green, it would be the vacuum we had in our home when I was in my teens. It replaced an ancient Kenmore cannister. I remember flipping the toggles on the bottom to hook up the attachments!

And of course I love your G5. TechDrive is indeed cool! I've ordered an extra primary drive belt for my G4 -- just in case. And...hehe...a G3 is on its way.

Way to go, man!

John

 

[petek]

Hoover Pixie ?

Just remembered today, when leaving that vac store yesterday there were a few machines sitting outside along the front window. Laying here was what looked to be a Hoover stick vac minus the handle etc..I picked it up, it was called a Pixie? No handle it had a shoulder strap. Anyone ever heard of it? It was cylindrical shaped, not one of the square Hoover shoulder strap machines.

 

[scott55405]

Yes Pete, those were made primarily in the 50s and 60s I think, and most resembled a hand vac without a handle. It had a short hose and tools you could use to clean about with.

 

[petek]

Oh, thanks Scott

Wonder if I should go get it. I don't think the hose was there, just the vac and strap

 

[westytoploader]

Sounds like you saw a 70's Pixie...basically a Hoover short-bag Quik-Broom/Handivac without the long handle.

Interestingly enough, my green Quik-Broom also came with a complete tool set and hose; forgot to include it in the picture. I don't think I've used it once, as my machine is the long-bag version, and you have to convert it into a "tank" setup first by removing the handle. There's no other way to pick it up either (OY!) unless there is a provision for a shoulder strap; I'll have to check. The tool set also looks unused and I can understand why!

The earlier 50's Pixies were basically Dustettes that could accept tools, IMHO. Instead of the fixed nozzle there was the typical Hoover snap-on connector for the hose.

On one of the Yahoo vintage vacuum boards (vintagevacuumdustcollectors, vacuumcleanercollectorsclub, hooverland08808), I saw a long-bag Quik-Broom with a power nozzle if you can believe that! I've never seen one...must be fairly rare. The P/N was the same version used on the Celebrity machines as far as I know. If I can find the picture again I'll post it...and yes, it's one of my dream machines!! I know that would work much better than any modern revolving-brush stick vac!

--Austin

 

[scott55405]

Pete, that's a wonderful little mixer, and I love the vac bag packages, esp. the one with the stylish lady pushing the 1076, even though the bags are for a DAM.

Austin, I'm happy to see the picture of the Lux, and of the wonderful matching combo tool you now have!

 

[westytoploader]

Quik-Broom

The only picture I could find of the P/N-equipped Quik-Broom. Doesn't appear to be a long-bag model like I originally stated either!

One of those would definitely be fun!

 

[petek]

I've tried a few power brush stick vacs, a B&D, a Eureka, none of them were any good on the long dog hair in the carpets, It always ended up knotted around the brush roll and I'd be yanking or cutting it off. You really need a bigger diameter brush roll for dog hair

 

[westytoploader]

I bought a brand-new maroon Eureka SuperBroom BrushUp in 1996 when I was 8 (yes, while other kids were buying toys, I was buying vacuums with my birthday money). I didn't want the cordless TheBoss version or the non-brushroll SuperBroom version, so I was excited to see this model, which had just been introduced. In fact, there's a picture of me with this vacuum...I'll have to scan it in along with others.

It had a 3-position switch (Off, Floors, Carpets) and was fun to play with, but the brushroll was teeny-tiny (as with most revolving-brush stick vacs) and wasn't really great at picking up dirt on the carpet. On floors it did a much better job. Suction wasn't too terribly bad either, but no match for a Quik-Broom, Eureka Super Power Cleaner, or Dazey Vac-Man of course!

On that Hoover, that's definitely a full-sized power nozzle with a big brushroll. IIRC, the Celebrity nozzles at the time (which looked similar to this one) had the "Beats-As-It-Sweeps-As-It-Cleans" beater bar. Definitely the way a stick vac should be made!

--Austin

 

[fnelson487]

Hoover Power-Nozzle Quik Broom

Austin - As with many other vacuums that I had before I really collected, I would get them, and then get rid of them. I had that very Hoover Quik-Broom you displayed. As I remember, it had the long bag with a "bag cartridge". It also had a the regular Hoover power nozzle. Very effective. The bag was small however and the machine somewhat flimsy. Lost interest in it and gave it away. Geez, if I only kept all the machines I had, what a collection I would have.

 

[fnelson487]

Speaking of Pixies

I did keep two Pixies - The ones I really consider to be the true Pixies, with cloth bags. One from the 50's a blue one with tools that matches the 63 and a later one from the 60's with the tools that match the 65. Meant to be used as a auxilliary to the uprights. If you want pix posted, let me know. I have the original boxes too!

 

[air-waycharlie]

Quik broom with p/n

Austin,
I really like those Hoover quik brooms with the p/n. Athough considered outdated in not all that great a cleaner, I liked them and thought they did a very adequate job. When Fred and I were hunting vacs in the remote parts of Wisconsin with Tania, I found one and did a complete overhaul and found it to be quite a nice vacuum for light cleaning.

It was so nice that later, another vac collector wanted it and I sent it on to it's new owner. Bags are still available from Hoover or wholesale vac suppliers. Belts and brushrolls are available too so enjoy it for years to come and thanks for telling us about it and providing pics.

Charlie

 

[petek]

Do post the Pixie pics

So I can compare it to the one I saw. If I remember rightly it was brown and tan with a brown strap. Yellow/green would be nicer..lol.
How come the bags of the DAM's are so small? I'd be forever changing them with the dog hair and bird feathers/seeds in my house.

 

[GESwivel]

Pixie/Handivac I

I remember these Hoovers. I purchased the Handivac 1 back in 1976(new), at Woolco for $24.88. I still have the vacuum with its box. The Pixies had cost alittle more at Murphy's. The difference between the two, at that time, were the Pixies had the addition of the telescopic wand and floor brush.

 

[hoover1060]

Quik broom with PN

Hoover debuted that in 1977, a Handivac with the cassette bag and the Celebrity p/n.
Nice idea, but it was clumsy, and the while the whole thing was meant to be a lightweight cleaner, it weighed as much as a convertible!
I've had a handful of them come and go over the years, they all had the same problem too: The suction motor burned out! The Celebirty p/n was SO good that the wimpy suction motor could not get the dirt into the bag fast enough, and those bags were small, so there was lots of clogging......
Nice idea though...

 

[westytoploader]

Cassette bag! I thought I saw that dirt cup on a Quik-Broom before; just not the older ones.

How exactly did these work?

 

[hoover1060]

Cassette bags...

Austin,
The cassette bag was a cage-like holder for the paper bag. The paper bag popped on the cassette, then you slid the cassette into the bag housing.
Nice idea, tiny bag, and all on a cleaner that never passed mediocre in the first place!
I might be able to scan a hoover ad that shows the casette