Hoover Model 28 Vacuum Cleaner, 1946-1950
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As World War II wound down, American factories stopped manufacturing military equipment and resumed making consumer products. There was plenty of pent-up demand for labor-saving appliances like the Hoover Model 28 vacuum cleaner, introduced in 1946. Hoover marketed these vacuums as great gifts for brides -- and there were many, as returning soldiers married and couples equipped households of their own.
As World War II wound down, American factories stopped manufacturing military equipment and resumed making consumer products. There was plenty of pent-up demand for labor-saving appliances like the Hoover Model 28 vacuum cleaner, introduced in 1946. Hoover marketed these vacuums as great gifts for brides -- and there were many, as returning soldiers married and couples equipped households of their own.
Artifact
Vacuum cleaner
Date Made
1946-1950
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2006.77.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the family of Joseph & Helen (Szczepaniak) Lyk.
Material
Metal
Plastic
Rubber (Material)
Dimensions
Height: 48 in
Width: 12.5 in
Length: 16 in
Inscriptions
on front: HOOVER on patent label, underside: THE HOOVER CLEANER/ REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./ ...PATENTS RE. 19.290/ RE. 22,077/ DES. 166,021.../ THE HOOVER COMPANY, NORTH CANTON, OHIO on underside: 2861685/ MODEL 28 on underside: THE HOOVER MAKES RUGS LAST LONGER on bag: TO FIT HOOVER
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