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Welcome aboard! And since you mentioned Hoover Constellations, here's one of mine. It's a model 82 that my Grandfather bought for my Grandmother for their 40th anniversary in April 1955, which was their last anniversary before he passed away. She brought it with her when she moved in with my...

Welcome Kevin! I haven't tried the liquid latex method myself, so I couldn't help you much there. The XXX was made from 1937 to 1954, except for the years 1942-1945, when the plant, as well as most other US factories switched over production for the war effort. Charles Lester could give you more...

Welcome Isaiah and Alan!

Welcome aboard Shano! You've come to the right place!

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Welcome back Matt! Glad you are here!

Doug, I wish I had the caddy! However, it did come with the next best thing, a canvas caddy. And by the way, your green one looks just like the first Silver King I ever saw or ran! One of my best friends' parents had one like that when I was a kid, and if I remember right, his Dad sold them for...

Happy Birthday John! Hope it was a great one!

Welcome aboard Christopher!

Yes I did and also sold them for a while in 1976. However, we never pitched the hand vacs, the polishers for the tanks, or the Extra Accessories Kit for the uprights, but always had a few on hand at the store in case anyone wanted one. Forgot to mention in my original post, but this hand vac was...

Even though I already have several Royal 501 Hand Vacs, I always wanted one with the Electro-Hygiene name, especially considering my connections with the brand. I recently found one on ebay, and it arrived today! It's in pretty good shape but needed some cleanup and the nozzle will need...

Those of you who know me know that I try to make the vacuums in my collection as complete as possible. Here are some accessories I picked up last year, but the old format wouldn't let me post the ebay pics. So that's another thing to like about the new format! Ever since Ken Wagman gave me a...

Welcome back John!

I can relate to what you all said here! I have also reached a point of satiation with my collection and have also pared it down a few times over the years. With the arrival today of an Electro-Hygiene model 501 hand vac, my collection now totals 122--but if I hadn't sold or given any away it...

Gary, Like I said earlier, it depends on the age. The grey tools would have been correct if your 565 turns out to be from 1966 or before and would either have had a grey or cloth hose and grey cuffs on the wands with it. If it is newer than 1966 the tools, hose, and cuffs would all be blue. And...