The Hoover Constellation
One thing about space age products is that some of them worked really well. Take the Hoover Constellation Vacuum, for example. The atomic age design pumped the air out of the vacuum at the bottom so that the vacuum floated on air around your house. Here is a diagram of the airflow of the current Hoover Constellation.
The Hoover Constellation was introduced in 1952. Here is a commercial from the 1960’s:
It was still floating in the 1970’s:
In fact, it’s still floating now. They discontinued the Hoover Constellation, but have recently brought it back and you can own a brand new one today:
Unlike the bagless monstrosities that have been the vacuum fad for the last decade, the Hoover Constellation still uses bags, so they are MUCH easier to empty (no more scraping dog hair out of the canister). Space age design wasn’t ALL kitschy and superficial. Sometimes it created products that have been able to stand the test of time.
Via: Retro Futurism: It Sucks! It Flies! It Cleans Your Floors! (circa 1960)