Vacuum Cleaner - Hoover Dustette 100 - Museum of Transport and Technology, New Zealand

Object detail

Accession number

2009.8

Maker

Hoover Limited

Production period

1930s
1940s
1950s

Description

This was the first Hoover hand-held vacuum cleaner, made in the UK from 1930 - 1955. It had a fixed polished alloy nozzle with rubber buffer, black leatherette on steel body, black bag with aluminium ring, black phenol plastic handle. It was expensive at over £4; price comparable with cheapest cylinder cleaners.

Marks

Universal Motor D.C or A.C / 225 to 250V. 0-60 cycles / 140 Watts Rating 9 / No. 990796 / Model 100 / Made by Hoover Ltd / At Perivale Greenford Middlesex
Hoover / Dustette / Reg. Trade Marks Painted

Media/Materials

Organic/Vegetal/Plant Extract/Latex/Rubber
Processed Material/Metal/Alloy/Steel
Processed Material/Synthetic/Plastic
Processed Material/Metal/Alloy
Processed Material/Metal/Aluminium

Credit Line

Hoover Limited. Vacuum Cleaner - Hoover Dustette 100, 2009.8. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Production place

Perivale Middlesex England Great Britain British Isles Europe Great Britain United Kingdom

Collection type

Domestic Technology Technology

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Vacuum Cleaner - Hoover Dustette 100