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This Hoover dates, I believe, to about 1934, and would have been one of the first models to be built at the Perivale factory in west London. The 450 was slightly more basic than the 750 and its derivatives, with a matt black motor cowl and smaller brushroll, but it was also one of the first models to be fitted with the 'dirtsearcher' headlight, which was neatly enclosed under a comet-like motif. I sourced this machine from a wanted ad placed in my local free-ad paper. It did run when I got it, but the flex has perished a bit since, and so it is currently in storage. |