Recent content by eurekaprince

Oooops! I meant to type “pn canister” not “pw canister”!!!! In those years, Consumer Reports justifiably had two separate sets of rankings for canisters - one for suction only canisters, and another for power nozzle canisters.

Ah yes. The famous Eureka 1255 Roto-Matic Power Team. The top-rated power nozzle canister in the 1974 Consumer Reports vacuum ratings. It was the top pw canister because it was a Best Buy at only $130….very good value for the money. Excellent deep carpet cleaning gave it the top score. The...

I was never a fan of canister vacuums that stored their attachments inside the dustbag compartment. No where did I ever see a warning label to remove the tools or tool tray before turning on the vacuum. Any residual dirt, lint and dust left on the bristles of the tools could easily get sucked...

I think that unusual gold Princess 737 is actually from a display at the Mid Missouri Vacuum Store and Museum. The museum is run by Vacuumland member Dysonman, I think. He would definitely know the story behind that Eureka.

It’s amazing the important role Whirlpool played in the design and development of vacuum cleaners in the US. The name should be honoured right along with the likes of Hoover, Eureka, Singer and Electrolux.

Re: Electrolux North America going retail. I remember seeing Electrolux power nozzle canisters being sold at Sears in Toronto in the 1990’s.

Here’s a great historical overview of the Progress company by a vacuum fan in Germany. I’ll never forget seeing one of those 1980’s Progress electric brooms labelled as a Eureka in one of our vacuum stores in Toronto. Here’s the website: https://www.staubsauger-progress.de

Yes - while Googling the German words “staubsauger Progress” to find images of various Progress cleaners, I came upon many websites showing the dustbags for this model. There were dustbag packages that listed all the Progress and Volta and Electrolux models that would take a single dust bag...

Eureka! I found it! This German-made Electrolux was originally made by the German Progress vacuum company….After Electrolux AB of Sweden gobbled up Progress, they started to relabel some of the Progress cleaners as Electrolux, Eureka and Sanitaire…the latter two brandnames slapped onto...

I know…I saw that…but the bags are made in Sweden….which means it’s not a regular American Eureka Bloomington design…the only European made Sanitaire canister I ever saw was a rebranded AEG canister married to an Express Power Nozzle….but I think that was made in Germany - it had two doors on...

I am trying to picture the Sanitaire S490. Does someone have a picture of the cleaner and the power nozzle? And was it an Express power nozzle?

I don’t know…I can’t see the lower half of the handle. I only see the very top. I think it’s an early maroon Panasonic Jet-Flo too.

The American Electrolux/Aerus company may be fading into history. However, it is important to remember that the original Swedish Electrolux company (which gave birth to the American Electrolux company) is still in operation and sells vacuum cleaners under the Electrolux and AEG brandnames all...

Welcome! Love learning about cleaners from various countries around the world! Thank you for posting!

I don’t like that square single power control. If your eyesight is not good, it will be difficult to know which corner to press to turn on the cleaner or adjust the power. It will always be like “shooting in the dark”. Certainly bad for trying to use your foot to turn the thing off. And...