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I was just watching very recently the DVD that the vacuum club made on our visit to the Electrolux factory in Bristol. They were...

Those are some nice machines.

This is not quite half of my collection, but these are the ones that live in bedroom closets. My collection is mostly modern, with a...

A few spots open for machines currently under restoration, and a couple needing restoration. A lot of my Eurekas have been sold, now the...

They came in packages of four bags per package. What would be a good price on eBay for a package of these bags? Now that I've retired...

I sold and repaired vacuum cleaners for almost 50 years. Not really interested in the new stuff anymore when we have such great vintage...

Here are my Electroluxes. I also have several unphotographed Eurekas, Hoovers, and Kirbys in storage.

Unless it is a model 200, the air comes out underneath the switch pedal in a strong stream, and through the foam silence ring in a much...

The first filter queen model 200 was made by Royal in 1939. They made them in 39, 40, and 41. Like all Royals, the date Stamp is on the...

The Kenmore "commander" rocket style tank cleaner would have looked perfect cleaning the Batcave.

That is the pre-World War II version of the model 200. They only made them for three years before the war. All of the pre-war serial...

The power nozzle had to have been added after the machine was originally sold. In 1958, Electrolux began to make the Cord winder shown...

Kirbys seem particularly reliant on sealing to the rug being vacuumed. If anything breaks that seal like something that overlaps a rug...

Since there's no photo, I am going to assume that yours is like mine.

I very rarely use my central vacuum. Really, just for the lint from the dryer and to suck up the flour all over the counter after I've...