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guess_who Junior Member Posts: 29	Re: They sure don't make like they used to . . . Reply #10 - 05/18/07 at 2:04pm And stories of the Great Goblin continue in the UK . . . Check out the comments following the article. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/05/18/nhoover18.xml Venson
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Reply #11 - 05/22/07 at 8:17am

Speaking of Goblin cleaners...

Back in 1997-98, the was a fictional drama series broadcast on ITV, called "The Grand". This was created/written by Russell T. Davies, current executive producer of the resurrected "Dr. Who" series, and told of the trials and tribulations of a hotel being run in the early 1900's.

One of the episodes featured the chambermaids being ordered to learn the operation of the new Goblin upright cleaners. These were cloth bag machines, but only used suction: there was no agitator. The agitator concept would have been copyright of Hoover.

The cleaners were plugged into the overhead pendant light socket, but one chambermaid was over zealous with her back 'n' forth cleaning action, and pulled the electrical fixture down - plaster and all!

The BBC period comedy "You Rang M'Lord?" also features Goblin, but in this occasion the cleaner is a cylinder, and reference is made to 'the man from Goblin', arriving at a certain time of day.

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old-timer Ultimate Member I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 1223	Re: They sure don't make like they used to . . . Reply #12 - 05/22/07 at 12:44pm And stories of the Great Goblin continue in the UK . . . Check out the comments following the article. Venson [/quote] And all this time i thought the gobblin was something to drink out of. \ O.T.
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guess_who Junior Member Posts: 29	Re: They sure don't make like they used to . . . Reply #13 - 05/22/07 at 9:06pm Well O.T., to be truthful, I was wondering if it got the name because it was good for gobblin' up dirt. Best, Venson
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Reply #14 - 05/24/07 at 9:26pm

Quote from old-timer on 05/22/07 at 12:44pm:

And stories of the Great Goblin continue in the UK . . . Check out the comments following the article.

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And all this time i thought the gobblin was something to drink out of. Cheesy

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I rather think you mean "goblet".

I believe the trademark of Goblin (in the early days), was an illustration of a goblin (of elves, imps, fairies, etc).

Goblin also made the "Teasmaid", a combination of bedside alarm-clock and kettle/teapot.

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guess_who Junior Member Posts: 29	Re: They sure don't make like they used to . . . Reply #15 - 05/25/07 at 2:16am Hi Trilobite, Was the Teasmaid as popular a device as the vacuum? Regards, Venson
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Reply #16 - 05/28/07 at 7:38pm

Quote from guess_who on 05/25/07 at 2:16am:

Hi Trilobite,

Was the Teasmaid as popular a device as the vacuum?

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Hello,

Twenty to thirty years ago, a "teasmaid" literally meant the Goblin version. And they were quite popular.

Goblin may have been decent for cleaners during the early part of last century, but latterly they were making machines that had rather basic designs.

Hoover made the reliable uprights; Electrolux made the better cylinders.

I have an aunt who has a 1970's Goblin cylinder cleaner, still uses it every other day - and the blinkin' thing will not break down! My uncle says the machine only needs very basic maintenance. I think it uses a cloth bag.

I'm inclined to think that the modern cleaners 'burn bright, and die quickly', whereas the older low powered ones will go on forever.

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