Nice old 1970s Goblin Upright

[electron1100]

It has been a long cold winter here in the UK but a few things have turned up at work, this lovely old SWEB (South West Electricity Board) upright cleaner came in, at first i couldnt make out what make it was, until i checked the ratings plate underneath (i did spot a very nice stainless steel brush roll), it said Goblin, there is also a job ticket on it dated 1974.

When i get it in the house i will have a closer look at it

 

[electron1100]

side pic

nice bag

 

[hoovermatic]

I saw...

...one of these on Ebay recently but it was branded Goblin. My aunt had the Goblin branded one in the same blue colour and she must have had it almost 30 years. I remember it from the mid 1970s and she passed away about 7 years ago and it was still in use then.

 

[hotpoint95622]

hotpoint 95622

Swebline dear fellow

They don’t make them like it any more, all plastic rubbish now.

Too true about the bloody long winter, but hay the daffs are coming up, springs getting close.

 

[washernoob]

that is a very cool upright there! Looks very junior-ish.

 

[tomturbomatic]

Goblin

That's the same company that manufactured the Teasmade at some point, isn't it?

 

[vacbear58]

Bit of history there

Gary

Great find there, but somewhat earlier than 1974, more like mid to late 1960s I would have said. This upright and the cylinder that I got from you at mike's a while back were both branded for electricity boards, so there were many more like Norweb, or NIEB (Northern Ireland - pre curser to NIES) - indeed I suspect that more may have been sold through Electricity Boards than under the Goblin name. By mid-1970s they were all branded Electra, a name not unfamiliar to your goodself.

I think I may have purchased the one from ebay recently, sadly it does not have the original big bag but a replacement.

Not only does it look very "juniorish" it is very juniorish, up until the mid 1960s Hoover tended to lead upright cleaner design in the UK, although it took Goblin six or seven years to come up with this design, their pervious model owed much in design to the Hoover 119, or 115 as you guys know it.

And yes, Goblin were the manufacturers of the "teasmade" combined alarm clock and tea maker from the 1930s - later also including a radio on some models. Al

Al

 

[electron1100]

juniors

Hello Al

Yes when i first saw it i thought it to be a Junior then of course i realised it was too big, but very similar.
So it is even oolder than i thought, well i must get it out of the car and try it out

Teasmades
speaking of which we get plenty at work right back to the very early ones, but a very old Pifco one came in looked like it had come out of the ark, the switches on the front were so crude, and it had an ordinary clock mounted on it with a cluster of cotton covered wires coming out of the base, a stainless steel water pot and tea pot but no lids, otherwise i might have been tempted to kill myself and try it out ;-)

Funny the ay odds and ends turn up over time

Gary

 

[hotpoint95622]

hotpoint 95622

Ho Gary, we are used to electric shock, go on plug it in, just remember the rubber sole boots and a piece of wood to poke it with from a distance of course. I just got a new vintage mini ring for my Cona coffee pot, just could not Waite, it worked the ring glowed red, so did the metal frame which the pot stands on, so I got burned and bite to boot from it as well, the old rubber flex has perished and the live was going to earth which was not going to the plug but to the frame, new flex and it will be like new.

Never learn will I.

 

[tomturbomatic]

For a very brief time in the mid 70s, there were some export models sold at the department store where I was working. I think 90% of them wound up going to a warehouse sale because they did not sell well in the store. It was the absolutely beautiful low profile gray model with the minimalist modern analog clock face, but I did not see the utility in it at the time and I hate being wakened by a buzzer. I prefer a clock radio. So I passed it up, but have been reproaching myself over the years for not buying it for its beauty alone.

 

[chestermikeuk]

Ohhh

There it is, the infamous Goblin!!!, well done on saving it Gary!!!, love the styling on these especially the bag, one of those like a Kirby you think its just gonna keep on filling & choking up the room!!