Recent content by convertible68

Yikes, even scarier is her feedback rating, LOL.

Almost forgot... The two truckloads that were brought home yesterday yielded to about 60 machines. According to what Tom said, that didn't even make a dent in it! Simply amazing!

Thanks guys...I for one am VERY excited about going up there for the Vacuum Collectors Association (VCA) Convention in June and checking the place out! One of the things that I forgot to mention that I am also interested in is a 1970's Premier/GE swivel-top canister that is equipped with a power...

If you're going to the Convention in St. Louis in June, you can probably just get a Big Wheel for free. Tom said there were several Big Wheels in the treasure trove.

My friends Tom Gasko and Derreck Fricke had a WONDERFUL day in St. Louis today. They went to a vacuum shop that's been open for 40 years and were allowed to go through the basement. What treasures they found...there were THOUSANDS of vacuum cleaners in the basement <br Tom told me that he got...

^^^ Seemed inevitable to me, LOL. As the first generation of all-plastic Eurekas (that is with the exception of the metal baseplate and beater bar...), it is to my understanding that these Ultra machines were not very well made, which explains why they aren't exactly prevalent today. That was...

On a completely unrelated note... In a 1987 report (forgot which month), CR tested an electric Lawn-Boy along with others. It was one of two electrics (the other was a Snapper) that could handle 7" tall grass without bogging down. That says a lot for an electric! While they had a picture of...

I have to admit, I love the sound of the 50's-early 60's Convertibles. There's definitely more of a "whine" present on startup than there is with the 70's machines...seems to bear a striking resemblance to the 60-series "pre-Convertibles" in my opinion. My 65, 31, and 68 sound completely...

Hello This is my Eureka 102 stick vac. It is very powerful. It is also very noisy. I think that it is the noisiest machine ever made! It is still cool though.

Hello This is my 1985 Dazey Vac-Man. I like it! It works very well!

Oy, yet another bagless vacuum that most likely doesn't work worth a s**t. I'll have to ask Tom about this one.

Hi Fred, When it comes to bearings and removing old grease, Varsol will do the job just fine. Chem-Dip IS a type of carburetor cleaner and is overkill for this type of use. --Austin

It will soon be a 2003 Kirby Ultimate G once I get finished But here's what I'm using right now as the main vacuum for my room...the 1940's Hoover Model 61 from Greg. I do have my Eureka 630D in here as well, so the 61 isn't used too frequently. For the occasional above-the-floor cleaning, I...

Where's your PROOF? You don't need a camera to read a nameplate and find out the city in which it was made...

Post a picture of it. Also, check the nameplate, it should give you a location of manufacture...where in Ohio was it made?