I bought one of these off facebook marketplace 2 years ago and I haven’t done anything with it but this video has inspired me to get it restored back to its former glory. Great restoration work Sam you should be proud of yourself
Aww thanks! It's a greasy, filthy job but reasonably easy! Just 2 types of flathead screwdriver is all I needed 😂 And a few cans of brake cleaner, old paintbrush etc
You've made a thorough job of that Sam and what a beautiful old cleaner that is - as always be proud of your work because the quality shines through in your results
Thanks! They are lovely, and do surprise me how good they still are! Got one more to refurbish now, but still painting to do on them all but it's snowing right now so 🤷♂️😂
Hi Sam, lovely refurbishment. I have the same model, mine's from 1936 which I found many years ago in a church charity shop in Hebden bridge, unfortunately it had been stored somewhere very damp with the bag full, hence the bag had disintegrated , I've made a bag for it, which is good enough to pass for an original,if you don't know what you should be seeing. 😜 One thing I wanted to ask you regarding the hedlight, the bulb I have is too big so I cannot locate the cowl properly. Where did you get your bulb from? I now live in Portugal so I've no chance of finding an SBC bulb here Thanks in advance Regards Nick
Hi! Lovely story with yours though! I wouldn't be too upset about the bag, miner's not fit to use sadly and they mostly never are nowadays! The bulb came from ebay, many years ago now so can't send you a link. I quite like it. Nice and bright, runs cool and I'm less likely to smash it moving the machine around in storage
@@beko1987 thanks for your swift response, I will continue to troll eBay, fingers crossed one day the perfect bulb will turn up. You're right about the bag, it's a pretty good substitute,even if I say it myself. Mine is on permanent display in our kitchen and has been the topic of conversation with the majority of people who come to visit I'm a huge fan of Hoover vacuums, when they were proper Hoover, not the cheap crap that's been produced this century. I still remember the Hoover salesman calling at our house to demonstrate the " new hoover junior" While he was talking to mum I had the thing out if it's box and fully assembled apart from the nuts and bolts in the handle. The guy was absolutely gobsmacked as I was about 4 at the time. Mum bought the Hoover the 1334 model in rose pink and white and had it for almost 30 years
I've seen similar methods on vacuum land using latex and such. Great idea but I've not got the workshop or setup to do it 😢 Not butchered the hose yet though and probably won't now I know a numatic hose end just plugs into the tool adapter for the 3 times I'll ever use the tools on a coffee can properly
Great job you done. Hoover certainly new how to build a vacuum cleaner in those days
I bought one of these off facebook marketplace 2 years ago and I haven’t done anything with it but this video has inspired me to get it restored back to its former glory. Great restoration work Sam you should be proud of yourself
Aww thanks! It's a greasy, filthy job but reasonably easy! Just 2 types of flathead screwdriver is all I needed 😂 And a few cans of brake cleaner, old paintbrush etc
You've made a thorough job of that Sam and what a beautiful old cleaner that is - as always be proud of your work because the quality shines through in your results
absolutely beautiful job you did there Sam , such a gorgeous machine
I like those old hoover's. Great job sam...
Thanks! They are lovely, and do surprise me how good they still are! Got one more to refurbish now, but still painting to do on them all but it's snowing right now so 🤷♂️😂
It was 70 degrees here today in oklahoma usa.
What a beauty 😍
Hi Sam, lovely refurbishment.
I have the same model, mine's from 1936 which I found many years ago in a church charity shop in Hebden bridge, unfortunately it had been stored somewhere very damp with the bag full, hence the bag had disintegrated , I've made a bag for it, which is good enough to pass for an original,if you don't know what you should be seeing. 😜
One thing I wanted to ask you regarding the hedlight, the bulb I have is too big so I cannot locate the cowl properly.
Where did you get your bulb from?
I now live in Portugal so I've no chance of finding an SBC bulb here
Thanks in advance
Regards Nick
Hi! Lovely story with yours though! I wouldn't be too upset about the bag, miner's not fit to use sadly and they mostly never are nowadays! The bulb came from ebay, many years ago now so can't send you a link. I quite like it. Nice and bright, runs cool and I'm less likely to smash it moving the machine around in storage
@@beko1987 thanks for your swift response, I will continue to troll eBay, fingers crossed one day the perfect bulb will turn up.
You're right about the bag, it's a pretty good substitute,even if I say it myself.
Mine is on permanent display in our kitchen and has been the topic of conversation with the majority of people who come to visit
I'm a huge fan of Hoover vacuums, when they were proper Hoover, not the cheap crap that's been produced this century.
I still remember the Hoover salesman calling at our house to demonstrate the " new hoover junior"
While he was talking to mum I had the thing out if it's box and fully assembled apart from the nuts and bolts in the handle. The guy was absolutely gobsmacked as I was about 4 at the time.
Mum bought the Hoover the 1334 model in rose pink and white and had it for almost 30 years
It's a simple job to reseal the fabric lining in those hoses with liquid wax. There's a thought for you....
I've seen similar methods on vacuum land using latex and such. Great idea but I've not got the workshop or setup to do it 😢 Not butchered the hose yet though and probably won't now I know a numatic hose end just plugs into the tool adapter for the 3 times I'll ever use the tools on a coffee can properly