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- Hoover Model 700 Vacuum Cleaner, 1926-1929 -
- 1926-1929
- Collections - Artifact
Hoover Model 700 Vacuum Cleaner, 1926-1929
- Hoover 4-Slice Toaster Model 8530 Owner's Manual, 1972 -
- 1972
- Collections - Artifact
Hoover 4-Slice Toaster Model 8530 Owner's Manual, 1972
- Hoover Company Vacuum Cleaner Attachments, 1946-1950 -
- 1946-1950
- Collections - Artifact
Hoover Company Vacuum Cleaner Attachments, 1946-1950
- Hoover "Model 150" Vacuum Cleaner, 1936-1939 - Industrial design pioneer Henry Dreyfuss created Hoover's 1936 Model 150 upright vacuum cleaner. It had a magnesium chassis and a Bakelite plastic hood, making it more lightweight. Henry Dreyfuss was a leading proponent of streamlined design--a modern, rounded, aerodynamic form which increasingly shaped 1930s household appliance design. Dreyfuss stressed "designing for people"--developing products that not only looked good, but also worked well.
- 1936-1939
- Collections - Artifact
Hoover "Model 150" Vacuum Cleaner, 1936-1939
Industrial design pioneer Henry Dreyfuss created Hoover's 1936 Model 150 upright vacuum cleaner. It had a magnesium chassis and a Bakelite plastic hood, making it more lightweight. Henry Dreyfuss was a leading proponent of streamlined design--a modern, rounded, aerodynamic form which increasingly shaped 1930s household appliance design. Dreyfuss stressed "designing for people"--developing products that not only looked good, but also worked well.
- Hoover Model 28 Vacuum Cleaner, 1946-1950 - 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.
- 1946-1950
- Collections - Artifact
Hoover Model 28 Vacuum Cleaner, 1946-1950
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.
- Hoover Model 8530 Electric Toaster, Used by Thomas and Willy Hall, 1972 -
- 1972
- Collections - Artifact
Hoover Model 8530 Electric Toaster, Used by Thomas and Willy Hall, 1972