vintagehoover asked:
, and is rare enough in the US, I believe this to be the only one in the country! About 90000 of these machines were sold; only half as many as the maroon Model 12. It’s in lovely, all-original condition, with just minor warping to the switchplate. The ball-switch is intact and functional. I really like this cleaner - design faults aside, it has great cleaning power and an elegant, streamlined design. The narrow rear wheels and the widely-spaced front wheels mean that it steers and pivots …
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hi; i’m dave - would it be possible 4 u 2 upload a vid of mike’s electrolux 170 which was previously available a while ago?
I am wondering if Hoover here dropped the Lark upright around 1965 in favor of the U.S.-specification Junior 1330?
The 1330 was superseded by the 1341 in the early ’70s, then by the 1348 in the mid ’70s, and lastly by the U1025 in the late ’70s before Hoover stopped selling anything lower-priced as an upright than their entry-level Convertible unit after about 1980.
As interesting as they were, they were very problematic for Hoover, especially this model. I guess Hoover UK decided it would be enough to use this same colourscheme to update the 119 into the 1224!
I could never understand why Hoover didnt sell it in the UK?
It looks a bit like a Hoover 1224 Junior.
kind of looks like a kirby
When was that built.