electricedna

Birthday

Oct 22, 1999 (Age: 25)

Location

UK

Real name

ElectricEdna

Favorite vintage brand

Hoover/Kirby/Electrolux

Favorite modern brand

Sebo/Kirby

Number of automatic washers you have

100+

Current Vacuum collection

Oh gosh!
I've been quietly collecting vacuum cleaners for over 20 years; my early collection unfortunately didn't survive an inital cull during a house move in '07.

In '09 I resumed my hobby, with an initial focus on mid-century Hoover Uprights.

After an eBay purchase on a cheap junior 1224, and a mirculous street-side pick-up of a Hoover Senior 652, I was sucked in yet again!

I've now got over 110 machines ranging from the pre-war period to the present day.

Kirby:
508, 509, 510, 518, 560, DS50(x2), DS80, Classic Omega (x3), Classic III, Tradition, Heritage, Heritage II, Heritage II Legend, Legend II (x2), Kirby Vacuette, G3, G4 (x2), G5, Sentria II,

Hoover:
475, 262 (x2), 160, 375, 119 (x2), 1224, 1332(Pink), 1332(green), 1346, 1354a, 1036, 1206, 1104, 652, 652a Green, 652a Grey, 6525c, 69 (x2, both 240volts!), 4003, 4002, 4014, 4186, C1300, 1220, Blue turbo power junior, Turbopower total system, Turbopower Electricity Board, Turbopower Freedom, Turbomaster Grey (x2), Turbomaster total system, Hoover Sensotronic (x2), Hoover Compact, Hoover Spirit, 2462, Grey Constellation, Pink Constellation, Orange Constellation, Hooverette 2944b, Hoover Celebrity, Hoover Portapower, Hoover Dusette, C2808, Concept One u4201, Concept One Powerdrive (110 volts), High Power Compact, Hoover Convertible, Hoover Turbolite (x2)

Electrolux:
XXX, Automatic F, Automatic G, z65, u156a, z90, 304, 345, 380, Slimline 160, z25 Hand-vac, 502s, 612, Electrolux Glider, Electrolux Airstream

Panasonic Matsushita:
Jetflo, MC-e43n, MC-e41n

Hitachi:
CV3300, PowerHouse 480M, PowerHouse 560D, CVT190 eco

Sebo:
X1, X4, Felix, Airbelt K, Airbelt C3

Vorwerk:

VK117, VK119, VK120, VK122

Toshiba VC-410

Phillips Swivel-Top cylinder

Numatic Henry HVR200 cream and brown

Rainbow D4se

Orek XL2

Maytag Satellite

Dirt Devil Handy (x2)

Goblin Handyvac

Miele Art

Vactric w401

Dyson Light Ball Multifloor

What are your dream machines yet to be found?

I'm currently really interested in American vacuum cleaners.

I would LOVE to own the Hoover models 25, 150, 300, 305, 28, and the Norca 80.

I'm also searching for any Kirby R models (spefically the later ones with the more conventional headlight-cap) Other machines I'm looking for include the re-badged National Utility version of the Kirby model C, and the Cimex C-40 branded Kirby classic 1-CR.
I'll be happy to find any of the US Kirbys I don't have in the collection- or better condition examples of models I do have! But the most coveted vacuums-of-my-dreams would have to be the fabled 240 volt Kirby 505 and 508 that were sold to the South African Market (and to the UK, according to some Kirby dealers- though I've not seen evidence of one yet!)