Recent content by hoseb4bros

Hi Brian, Thanks for the link- it's a lil' honey alrite!! Here's the kicker... I worked at Gay Toys in the late seventies. Midnights. Everything was plastic by then. Nothing as cool as this.

Thank You Kindly! I used a tripod for the first time and still it's fuzzy... I had a great mental image when I saw your handle and photo: Picture a red carpet event, with a phalanx of us with our favorite make-n-model, vacuuming our way to the front where we're interviewed posing with our...

Perhaps of interest to some... Hi all! A 1:6 scale Bachmann Kiddypliance canister vacuum like the one my Barbie is using is for sale on eBay now, but ending within 24hrs. It's currently on sale for a BIN $15.99 + $6 ship-- a steal!! The item # is 360453863727 (and I hope that doesn't break any...

By the way, my pride dictates that I clarify that these photos were taken in my basement- my mid-century modern basement LOL!!! That's basement carpet!!!

They're ready for their close-up...

PN port detail...

Here's the works! Fabric hose, PN port on top (I don't have a PN), all tools accounted for. When I first saw the hassock in one of my thrift store hotspots I thought "Nice vinyl on that 50's toy box, I could store a lot of stuff in that!" Once I opened it and saw the treasure inside I considered...

The vinyl is more or less an "ice" pattern in a deep green w/ ivory piping, lined in the finest faux cedar cardboard! My Compacts vintage is earlier than yours by a couple of years (according to a manual someone posted here)- '63-4? The lid construction differs from yours significantly as mine...

A hassock of a different color...

L-O-V-E the stubby hairpins on your hassock! I had to add casters to mine (a later model w/ a Compact) or risk a hernia trying to slide that sucker around! The lid weighs more than the bottom + machine and tools all together! It's like it has a solid lead core wrapped in vinyl!! Is that true...