Social History — 1934-1935
Vacuum cleaner
Hoover Junior Upright Vacuum Cleaner, Model 370. This was the first vacuum cleaner to be manufactured by the American firm Hoover for the UK market and the first to be manufactured in their Perivale factory.
Designed by Wallis Gilbert and opened in 1935, the Hoover factory soon became one of London’s most recognisable landmarks for those driving West out of the capital. Wallis Gilbert also designed the Firestone Tyre Factory on the Great West Road, the Wrigley's (chewing gum) factory at Wembley and the HMV factory in Hayes.
- Category:
- Social History
- Object ID:
- NN5014
- Object name:
- vacuum cleaner
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- Artist/Maker:
- Hoover
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- Production date:
- 1934-1935
- Material:
metal, plastic
- Measurements/duration:
- H 1190 mm, W 270 mm, D 440 mm (overall)
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- Record quality:
- 100%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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