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Guardsman U7033

The first Guardsman cleaner, and the first cleaner to have a handle bail switch since model 31.

The bag is the same as used on the 334/344 Commercial Convertibles.

Vintage 1975-76
 
Models 1020 and 1070

69-71

First A line cleaners with the 4 position height adjustment.

yes the 1070 has the wrong lens on it. I have the original, just need to install it!
 
uhhhh you asked for this

WOOF!!!

in all seriousness he's not all that crazy about the vacuums, although as a puppy he LOVED to run between the cleaners and have me chase him around.
Today he tolerates when I vacuum, and usually parks himself at the top of the stairs when I vacuum the LR/DR. All bets are off though if there's a hose involved, he hides in my bedroom closet!
 
AND

when did Hoover start using those NASTY six-blade fans in the Guardsman? as soon as i got mine i put a metal one in it, AND removed the high speed actuator.
 
nice...

and you have a later model 31 with a white base and narrow bag... very cool, there are not many of those!
 
and another

i also have some eurekas in storage. you will see the hoover concept i have on ebay now loitering in the background.
 
very nice

and your 1060 was made somewhere in the middle of the run. The 1060 is I think the only Convertible to be found with 3 possible variations of the vinyl bag.

The first bag is dark brown with the large "HOOVER" down the front(the very first 1060's even had "Convertible" on the bag.

The second variation is what you have, dark brown, kinda shiny vinyl, with the smaller square "HOOVER"

Bag number 3 is what I have on my NIB 1060, medium brown. Gives the cleaner a whole different look from the dark brown bag.

The official colors of the 1060 are Autumn Gold with seal griege medium and deep.
 
Man oh Man

What a collection! I love those old convertibles. My grandmother had a green on without a headlight in the 1980's. Her's had the attachments that went on the bottom of the machine though. When did Hoover stop using the type of attachment that plugged into the vacuum? I also worked in a department store in the 1980's. We had Hoover commercial cleaners with the plastic dirt cup. It cleaned well, but was so dirty to empty and I remember it being rather noisy too. We upgraded in the 1990's to another Hoover commercial that had a magnet on the front to collect metal items before they were impelled. It wasn't as noisy, but was still a pain to empty each time. We also had a GE Swiveltop and a bagged Hoover convertible that I found very fun to use. And then there was the Electrolux XXX that was so quiet and powerful. Didn't mean to ramble. Man those were the days! Tim
 
I picked up a second Elux yesterday, the latest one (in the rear) has a near perfect hose but a worse power nozzle than my first AP280. Then I just noticed that the one in the back doesn't have the name AP 280 on the side like the front one otherwise they are identical. Nice vacs though, very quiet but could use a more agressive brushroll.
 
Wow guys...I love all of this Convertible talk. My favorites too are the 1060, 1070,and 1076. I think that these are the best of the Convertible series as they looked the best and performed well. I do like the 4 position rug adjuster and it is quite easy to use with a flick of the toe. I find them very durable as I have used my 1070 for years. These all use the rear conversion tools which I have both sets and use them. The newer front conversion tools came out in 1977 with the new line of Convertibles that used the "new" type A top fill bag. This is where my interest drops off because they soon went to the plastic bases and were very noisy. I also enjoy the less expensive models that went with each of these "deluxe" models. All models 1010, 1020, and 1030 were in a color of green and lacked a headlight, zipper, and handle grip. I too detest that foreskin retainer. I much prefer the little "junior" belt retainer. Ever see one of the spring retainers off of a 60 series? They are known to fly off at the operator during a bag change! Thanks for this great thread on the Hoover cleaners! Oh my two cents...the Concept One was one of the best cleaning machines ever built by Hoover. That quadraflex agitator is one of the best in the business!
 
Oh here are the "standard" cleaners that went with the "deluxe" versions in these years. This is the 1010, 1020, and the 1030 of which Hoover made 10s of thousands and was their bread and butter cleaners. These would often be machines to get people into the store so that they could be bumped up to the more expensive models.

Also there was some interest of the "900" series. I have posted pictures to the 900 on the right and the 925 on the left. The 900 ran from 1931 to 1933 and the 925 took on the classic model 800 look and ran from 1933 to 1936. The 900 had a production of only 7,654 and the 925 had a run of 8,935. These were not just commercial cleaners but considered the "finest Hoover for homes that demanded extraordinary service from a cleaner". These machines had rubber lined fan chambers, ball bearing wheels, two speed motors, headlights, and a heavy duty height adjustment among other quality features. My machines were both found at garage sales locally for cheap! They run great and have replacement bags and cords. The 900 still has its original handle yet but has a deteriorated bumper.

Thanks again for the great thread!
 
?!?!

did somebody say RUBBER-LINED FAN CHAMBER? what does THAT do? does the rubber survive to this day? was the agitator the same as in other machines? more details pls, and THANKS!
 
now David...

you really want to know if there's old rubber in that Hoover??

The other interesting thing is the height adjuster, which the bolt thingy for goes right thru the bag outlet...

Pictures please Tom?
 
Rubber

yes i do. im trying to imagine a rubber lined fan chamber. seems the rubber woulda rotten away a long time ago. was the rubber intended to cushion hard objects? noise? jeff, and about your date? David
 
Yes, the rubber lined the chamber and was intended to make the machine more quiet. My machines both have the rubber either removed or it just wore away. I showed the views of the agitator and the height adjuster thing. I bet many of these clogged quite easily...I wonder what the engineers were smoking the day that they came up with this design.
 
Petek,

I really like your sunset orange Convertible model 714...not too many of those out there. You have one of my favorite DAMs too...that 1120 in orange and brown is very sweet.

--Tom
 
ugh

That 2nd Concept looks dreadful, rode hard and put away wet i'd say.
Its not too far away from here though...
 
this seller originally had STOLEN my description, almost verbatim. i sent her a note telling her i saw her listing and thought hers in poor taste. she was contrite and has now changed hers. did i have cause to disapprove? jeff, was that you asking her about shipping? ur not thinking of buying THAT, are you? David
 
Not me...

I'm pretty well out of room as it is, I either need to find a bigger place or start thinning down some...
I'm not a big Concept One fan anyway....

That lady probably saw the $$$ your Concept sold for and is now listing hers to hopefully have the same haul....

{sigh}

you can't fix stupid
 
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