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I have 3 beautiful vintage hoses that don't fit any of my machines. I'm wondering if it is possible to remove the existing metal pieces on the end that enters the machine and replace it with ends that would fit the 2 electrolux sleds I have that need hoses. The ends seem to be crimped on...

Thanks to your advice, my Hoover 700 is up and running and in daily use. Ditto my little handheld Singer, which is mostly used for cleanup on my workbench. Have a paper bag in the Hoover, inside the cloth outer bag and will likely continue that way to preserve the outer bag. couldn't have done...

thanks again. will post better pics when it's up and running!

got this bag: not sure how to use it. small end looks like it goes onto the intake with the bag ring over it. why is top end open? something is missing in my reality.....

I'm just getting started on a model 700 restoration and could use some advice. What did you use to polish the aluminum with? I've cleaned the grit off it, but it still has a dull, flat look. Also where did u get the bag? I just bought one off e bay but it's an aftermarket one, probably from the...

Thanks to both you guys for your quick and helpful response. Vacuums are a new world for me. I have mostly done pocketwatch restoration, as well as vintage toasters, vintage electric fans and 2 1936 Servel Electrolux propane refrigerators. I love the beauty and quality of old machinery. Very...

Looking at some of the posts on this forum has inspired me to get two of my old vacs out of the shed and bring them back to life and beauty. I've got a Hoover 700 upright that I found in the garbarge in Jersey City when I was living there 15 years ago. Also a Singer handheld H6 model, bought...

where did you get the cloth bag? I need one for a similar vintage Hoover upright.

thanks for your reply. I already removed the screen, but don't see any screws. The whole assembly slides freely in the cannister UNTIL it reaches the opening, where the rubber gasket that surrounds the motor and intake hangs up on an indent in the sheet metal of the cannister.

I recently bought a "Whirlwind Cannister vac to add to my modest collection of antique vacs. It looked like the early Electrolux sled and I thought it might be an Electrolux knock off since Whirlwind was one of their trade marks. It came with a whole slew of attachments and a good hose - which I...