Vacuum Cleaner, Hoover 700-series (Unknown)
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Vacuum Cleaner, Hoover 700-series (Unknown) |
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Arch Two , Area 19 1930s |
A cast metal dollhouse model of a Hoover "700-series" Vacuum Cleaner, probably from the late 1920s or early 1930s.
The model has a silver body, black "stick" with silver handle end, and – unusually – a cast metal dustbag, in brown. The inverted triangle badge outline is part fo the casting.
Identification
We don't currently know the manufacturer of this model.
The distinctive Hoover 700, 725 and 750, distinguished by an inverted triangle on the body on front of the electric motor, were made between ~1926 and ~1933, and were a popular model for dollhouse furniture makers – including an "agitator" that competitors could not copy because of its patent, these were considered the best vacuum cleaners on the market.
The casting doesn't seem to correspond to that of the model made by ANFOE for Bassett-Lowke Nuways, and also differs from the British model made by Taylor and Barrett, which had a noticeable centre seam.
The finishing on the casting is comparatively rough, with unfinished edges, and the use of expensive cast metal for the bag rather than cheaper (and more authentic) cloth suggests a smaller company specialising in metal casting, with limited external contacts, who would have had trouble subcontracting the manufacture of cloth bags.
