Recent content by hygiene903

Welcome aboard Ray! Sounds like you have a nice collection with good variety! I also have some Kirbys, Filter Queens, and Electroluxes in my collection. Since your interest is mainly in brands that are/were sold door-to-door, you might also be interested in Air-Way Sanitizor, Compact/Tristar...

Haven't decided on the cord winder yet, but the yellow cord does look good on it.

Had a wonderful time at Luke's mini meet a couple weeks ago. It was great visiting with old friends, some I hadn't seen for a long time, meeting new ones, running some vacs, and enjoying the delicious meal Luke and Levi prepared for us! Visiting, vacuums, and vittles are always a great...

Welcome aboard Nick! Yes, a Hoover 800 should fit in perfectly in your 1930's era home! I'm sure you'll find the Vintage forum quite informative, especially if you do a forum search on the 800. Jeff

Yes, I've seen both multiple floor factories and single floor factories. Last factory I worked in was Stoneridge, a company that made sensors and switches for the automotive industry. They had 2 floors through most of the plant but up to 3 or 4 levels in some areas. It was built on a hill, and...

Thank you, Ray! Sounds easier than what I had thought. Didn't know they have a website, I'll have to check it out before I proceed. Since I'll be dying the bags black, I'm assuming that they have black dye and I won't have to mix colors, but that kind of brings back memories. I worked in the...

Welcome aboard Doug!

You're welcome, glad to help! Yes, White Consolidated bought Westinghouse in 1975 and Frigidaire in 1979. AB Electrolux bought Tappan around 1981 if I remember right, then bought White Consolidated in 1986, which gave them both Westinghouse and Frigidaire. You might also find it interesting that...

Looks great Ray! The lilac bag really makes it pop! And since you've recently dyed a bag, maybe you can help me out. I have never dyed a bag before, but I have a couple generic grey Royal bags that I would like to dye black and have the logo imprinted on them to complete the restoration of a...

Hope you don't mind if I make a few corrections about Westinghouse. Their plant in Mansfield, OH, where I grew up, was opened in 1918, and eventually became the headquarters of their Appliance Division. For many years ranges, refrigerators, washers, dryers, water heaters, and small appliances...

Yes, I seen it's back up today! Thank you! Jeff

Well, you've come to the right place! If you post a thread in the Supermarket Forum here with the parts you are looking for, someone might have what you need. Also, you might want to contact Jimmy Martin, who is rugsucker here in Vacuumland. He's cleaning out a vac shop and to my knowledge still...

Interesting poll but would need a few more choices to reflect me. For example, the education choices. Although I checked the high school box, I actually DID go to college, double majored, and have Associate Degrees, Magna Cum Laude, in both Accounting and Business Administration. Also, in the...

Hey Alan, what happened to the Picture of the Day? It was missing when the new Vacuumland page first went up, then due to popular demand you brought it back, but now I see it's gone again. It was always the first thing I looked at, even before checking out the forums. What happened? Also, there...

Welcome aboard! Sounds like you have a good start on your collection with some good variety. You shouldn't have any problem finding more, as vacuum cleaners are known to multiply like rabbits! And after you've been collecting for a while, you don't even have to look for they anymore--they find...