Circa-1956 Hoover Lark Model 14, fairly rare model and I believe the lower-priced lightweight alternative to the Model 64 Citation. Successor to the earlier maroon Model 12 Lark which I’m still after; besides the color (meant to match the Model 29) the difference was that the 12 had a cloth shakeout bag and the 14 had a Type C setup. This one is in remarkable shape for its age and appears to have been used very little. It has the original bag, cord, and red ball switch assembly (which I heard usually broke off and got lost)…all it needed was a good cleaning! This was also on my list of dream machines so now that one can be checked off. Thanks to Evan R. for sending the parts donor that I used the handle fork off of.
You know, that reminds me of a 1980s Beam Central vac. The head is just like it and it seems just as powerful! Thats a great vac you have there!
looks like a kirby and hoover junior mixed together!
i wish i had that cleaner im going to start my colection soon maybe when i get older
you need to have a junior
Oh yes, I have that same head in my collection, air driven powerhead built by HP VacuFlo.
this looks like the same machine that ttuee has on his page
Yes it is, we were servicing the front motor bearing when the cheap pot-metal tabs on the bearing plate broke off. Luckily the Lark uses an identical bearing to the Convertible, and since David had a spare he offered to send (and Eric fixed it), it is now running like new. It’s currently “on loan” to Eric for the next month or so, until I get out that way again.
I believe Hoover replaced this with the Junior 1330 around 1965.
Except there was an 8-year gap between the discontinuation of the Lark 14 and introduction of the Junior, so I wouldn’t say the 1330 “replaced” the Lark by any stretch of the imagination.
I’ll make another video of this machine next month now that it’s running like new, after I pick it up.
Great video Austin!