Recent content by hygiene903

Welcome aboard Battleborn, and yes that is a nice Concept Two you have!

And here's an update to my update--a picture of the label on the box with the matching serial number!

John, so sorry to hear of the loss of your uncle. Sending my deepest condolences to you.

Speaking of dinnerware, we have a set of Florentine china that came from the grocery store the same way, a few plates, cups, saucers, or bowls at a time until we got the whole set. And in the early to mid 80's the same store offered Funk & Wagnall's Encyclopedia as well, and yes, we have a set.

That volume was actually the first one I got, the rest I picked up at book sales, flea markets, etc. Think I have 5 or 6 volumes but not sure, mine are in storage too. If I remember right, there were 13 volumes in the complete set. They were originally offered at grocery stores in one of those...

Paul, I actually have the DIY book that you posted that page from! It's a volume from the Mechanics Illustrated Do It Yourself Encyclopedia. I have several volumes, but unfortunately not the whole set. Came out in the mid 60's if I remember right.

Paul is right, cylinder and tank vacs ARE the same thing! They are long and narrow and have horizontal airflow. Examples would include the Eurekas pictured in this thread, Electrolux, Filtex, Royal, and Hoover Aerodyne. Canisters are kettle shaped and have vertical airflow. Examples would...

More like 70 years actually. The 2-230 was the last straight suction Electro-Hygiene upright, replaced by the revolving brush model 285 in 1955.

Some of you may remember my post a while back (Another One Off the Wish List) about a couple Electro-Hygienes (210-A tank and 2-230 upright) that I brought home from Luke Gebhart's mini meet in October. I had said in the post that the 2-230 had tripped the GFI when I plugged it in and the fan...

Of the vintage vacuums I mentioned, the Electrolux, Air Way Sanitizor, Silver King, and Royal had polisher attachments available. Those for the Electrolux are widely available, but the polishers for Air Way, Silver King, and Royal are much harder to find. Also, the lux polisher connects to the...

The paper bag for that was a simple bag with a cardboard ring on the top, similar to a Compact bag but larger diameter. VacPartsPlus, the online store for the Henry Company, might have some, or maybe ebay. Jimmy Martin (rugsucker here on Vacuumland) might also have some.

Welcome aboard Santi! Even though you don't have carpeting, I think you would find a good mid-century tank or cannister vacuum cleaner quite useful. Electrolux, Air-Way Sanitizor, Hoover Constellation, Westinghouse, Silver King, Royal, or GE would all be good choices.

They show up from time to time on ebay, sometimes the hose itself, sometimes with a few attachments, sometimes a complete set. Also, Jimmy Martin (rugsucker here on Vacuumland) can probably help you.

Excellent work on the restorations, they're beautiful! And it looks like you have a nice collection with a good variety of machines.

Welcome aboard! I agree with Paul, there are indeed many LX related posts to be found in the forum archives. Being your Grandmother's LX makes it that much more special! My Grandmother's model 82 Hoover Constellation will always be a special part of my collection.