the MOST fabulous dustpan

[hoover1060]

Nope, not an Oreck

Thats made by Tacony, and also sold as the Simplicity Freedom and Riccar Super-lite
It cleans very well too.

 

[brettsomers]

"hooverwheelaway"... you took apart the Lightweight and you didnt show us the FAN? ive never seen an oreck and supralite impeller side by side to compare. thanks, David

 

[westytoploader]

Fred,

BEAUTIFUL machines as always. I LOVE that Model 69; looks showroom fresh!! What was the official Hoover color name for that machine?

And the ULW is cool as well; I saw these at the Hoover outlet when getting the (wrong) bearings. It will be interesting to see how it holds up to the Oreck; how fast does the brushroll turn?

 

[compactc9]

the fan in the Tacony built one is about 2 times the size of the Oreck fan.

 

[hoover1060]

Model 69

Austin,
Model 69 is Neptune Green and Pearl white with silver trim. I like that color SO much I took a model 69 bag to the paint store and had them do a color match. My kitchen is painted Neptune Green!
Some background on model 69: It was in production from 11/61 to 12/64. Thats the longest production run of all the 60-series Convertibles.
There were 515,000 model 69's made, more than any other Convertible in the 1960's. Coming in 2nd was model 33 with 495,000 made.
You'll find model 69's with and without "HOOVER" on the handle grip and plug, because Hoover started making vacuums for JCPenney during the 69's run.
Its one of my favorite Convertibles too.

 

[urarachu]

I have a Riccar Supralite!

Boy oh boy do I love it! It's loud, but its so easy to push, and it does such a surprisingly impressive job. When I first got it, it was kind of baffling how much dirt it gets. Lot's of airflow on that sucka'. At work, it's our official "old lady" vacuum.

Corey

 

[brettsomers]

what kind of cheeky comment is that, "old lady"?

 

[urarachu]

Supralite = Hot

We sell a ton of those to people who ask about Orecks. All you have to do is put them next to each other and they sell themselves. I slowly fell in love with it after demonstrating it so much. Great vacuum for what it is. Just don't pick up any loose change, or let the brushroll get too hairy!

My next Riccar to get is the Radiance. I love it! I love it! I love it!

 

[tolivac]

I also have two Riccar Superlites.The Vac Hospital here in greenville is a Riccar dealer.He used to have a display that showed the Riccar fan and the Oreck one-yes the Riccar one was twice the size and had much larger blades.the Riccar motor is even faster than the Oreck.also the Riccar R4 that I have now has the same sort of bare floor "Squeegee" that the Oreck has.also the Riccar has a two speed motor.Combine its larger fan,more powerful motor(circuit breaker protected)Filtrete bags-its a winner.The Riccar doesn't bog down as much as the Oreck in my deep carpets.And the Riccar don't have to visit the vac hospital as often-they are reliable machines-again like the Oreck-don't try to pick up pennies and nails with them.The same can be said about the Radiance.Oh--according to the dealer here-Riccar is supposed to introduce a new line of uprights based on the Radiance design.I am anxious to see them!Also they are supposed to come out with a "commercial" version of the Radiance.

 

[urarachu]

The new Radiances are brilliant...

Look for 'em in July. I've seen them, and they're fabulous. I'm really excited!

We have a little brochure that compares the Riccar Radiance to a couple other high end uprights (Lindhaus and Miele uprights). Apparently it picks up 50 and 60 percent more dirt than they do. Quite impressive.

 

[tolivac]

I have seen the brochure on the comparisons-its pretty interesting.The Miele upright is nothing to write home about-they should drop it and stick to their canisters-those are much better.The brochure also compared the Radiance to a Sebo.I have a Sebo-and yes any direct air machine will outdo it.The Sebo is intesting though.One of the few "clean air" vacs that works.

 

[hooverwheelaway]

Response to:

**You took apart the Lightweight and you didnt show us the FAN? ive never seen an oreck and supralite impeller side by side to compare.**

Nope. I just took the hood off to show off the motor assembly. But, if I must...

Let's see... How'd that Jeannie do it?
1) Fold Arms.
2) Close Eyes.
3) Nod head.
4) Cool *boing* sound effect.

~Fred

 

[hooverwheelaway]

Here are some more...

We keep the fans handy for demonstration purposes...

Here are some snaps of our display in the store.

Austin-- I'm not sure of the exact stats on how fast the brushroll turns, but it's pretty quickly...

~Fred

http://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-...EELAWAY.jpg&dir=/COLLECTIONS/HOOVERWHEELAWAY/

 

[hooverwheelaway]

PS~

The Sharpie is in the snapshot as a size reference.

 

[brettsomers]

the difference in the fans is notable. fred, do you know anything about the quality of the Tacony motor used in ULW/supralite? thanks for the pics David

 

[hooverwheelaway]

Not offhand...

But, at a glance it looks to be a decent motor. I'm not sure who makes it for Tacony--perhaps Amtek/Lamb? I'll have to see if I can find out. We've sold a good dozen or so of the machines, none have come back yet with any issues.

Glad the pictures helped.

Fred

 

[air-waycharlie]

My Favorite Hoovers

I meant to post on this thread sooner but life being what it is I didn't get to it until now.

Here are my 4, (probably) most favorite Hoovers, oldest to youngest.

 

[air-waycharlie]

Hoover 150

The incredible and beautiful 150, designed by Henry Dreyfuss , 1936 to 1939.

 

[air-waycharlie]

Hoover 61

The lovely Hoover 61. The deluxe model following WWII, 1946 to 1950, featuring the reusable W Handisac.

 

[air-waycharlie]

Hoover Citation 64

Graceful, elegrant and unpretentious, the Hoover Citation 64. Easy on the eye from any angle. A work of art.

 

[air-waycharlie]

The Hoover 68

Lastly, the deluxe 68 in Aqua Blue and Pearl White, 1961 to 1962. Truly one of the rare Hoovers with it's one year production run. This model debuted the vinyl handle grip. Great shade of blue.

Featured in the Jerry Lewis film, "Who's Minding The Store", released in 1963 with a wonderful cast. If you like Hoovers and have not seen this film, buy it or rent it, but watch it!

 

[brettsomers]

what a perfect looking 61! does the bag on your 61 have a slight rib knit into the fabric? and very nice 150. was the 150 produced in low numbers? when did you acquire these Hoovers? Thanks, David

 

[air-waycharlie]

ribnit and 150 data

David,

Yes, the 61 has a ribnit type of bag. The pattern is verticle and goes about 2 inches of rib and 2 inches of smooth alway the around the bag. The part that says, "Hoover", vertically, is smooth.

Since the 150 was produced for 3 years, I'm not really sure I would call it rare. It is very desirable vacuum for collectors as it had a 2 speed motor, automatic height adjuster, bag full indicator, cushion grip handle and automatic bag tension adjuster. However, it was being made during the depression and was quite costly.

Jeff Parker or Tom Anderson can probably give you specific info on production numbers and other information I am forgetting. I've seen lots of them around over the years but now fewer and fewer. I'm fortunate that I have the complete vacuum with original box, tools, and hose. It took 3 150's to make this one as complete and nice as it is.

The 61 came from ebay, the 64 was a combination of two machines I purchased from VCCC members and the 68 was a gift from my wicked step-sister, Ida Corwin, AKA Fred Nelson. I can't remember the history of the 150 except that the main vacuuum may have come from Fred Stachnik.

 

[brettsomers]

full bag indicator?!?! on a shakeout bag vacuum? how? and ive always been curious about the wheels/heightadjuster on the 150. David

 

[air-waycharlie]

Full bag indicator

I'm going to count on my vacuum gurus to correct me if I am wrong on anything!

The "full bag indicator" was more of air flow indicator. On the 150, at the base, if you remove the bag from the bake-a-lite housing/hood, there is a small round hole on the right side just above the rectangular opening from the "tunnel" from the fan area.

Attached to this hole on the backside, is a tube that connects to a device that has a red dot on it. When the air flow is reduced as the bag fills, the red dot will begin to appear in an a visable opening at the base of the right side.

I'll post pictures after my camera battery charges up. When I was showing this to a group at Fred Nelson's home last month, they all went bersek! They didn't know what the indicator was for or the purpose of the "viewing hole" on the base. So, that, in the most simple of terms, is the story of the bag full indicator.

With the height adjustor, the two FRONT wheels are raised or lowered while the back wheels remain stationary--a much better way to adjust the height. The correct way to use this mechanism is as follows: start with the vacuum in the highest position by lifting the front wheels of the vacuum and depressing the height adjustor pedal on the left rear. Then, with the vacuum OFF, push the adjustor again with all wheels on the rug you intend to vacuum. Turn it on and start vacuuming.

If you adjust with the vacuum on, it will pull it too far down on to the rug reducing air flow and cleaning effectiveness. I have seen this demonstrated more than once at the VCCC cleaning competitions.

However, on today's modern carpet, I do adjust the height with the vacuum on as most carpet seems to be of a short knap low plush type.

Brilliant for it's day and very ahead of it's time just like the Air-Way Chief was also. It was one of Hoover's main competitors at the time.

 

[petek]

Charlie, yes you are absolutely, undeniably, existentially, positively, indoubliably and fashion conciously tres avant-garde. LOL

 

[air-waycharlie]

What?

Pete,

Please explain. I think that all means something good!

 

[petek]

avant-garde ? forward looking ie. ahead of your time

 

[air-waycharlie]

Whoops!

Looks like I was a little behind the times on that last post--thanks for the clarification.

 

[brettsomers]

LOL, it did read as vaguely derogatory.