1 Aerus Lux Legacy
1 Apex Model 5-140 canister (incomplete)
1 Bissell 3 in 1 Stick vac 38B1-L
1 Bissell Air Ram (Not working. Needs battery, at least)
1 Bissell CrossWave Pet Pro
1 Bissell Featherweight Model 2033
1 Bissell Featherweight Model 2033M
2 Bissell PowerForce bagged Model 1739
1 Bissell PowerForce Compact Model 2112
1 Craftsman 12 gallon wet/dry vac
1 Dirt Devil Model 103
1 Dirt Devil Broom Vac Model 702(?)
1 Dirt Devil Vac+Dust Non-powered Walmart display unit (NIB)
1 Dirt Devil Junior Upright (toy)
1 Dirt Devil Junior Reaction (toy)
1 Douglas Busy Bee hand vac Model 6744
1 Electrolux 1205 (Currently incomplete)
1 Electrolux Ambassador III
3 Electrolux Epic 6500 SR
1 Electrolux Model E Automatic (Incomplete)
1 Eureka Mighty Mite Model 3671 (Orange)
1 Eureka Model 2010-B
1 Eureka Whirlwind Lite Model 410
1 Ewbank Chilli Model HSV1000
1 1996 Fantom Thunder
3 Hoover Air Revolve Model SH40090PC
1 Hoover Celebrity IV Custom Model S3137
1 Hoover Commercial PortaPower Model CH30000
1 Hoover Elite hard bag upright U5062-900
1 Hoover Elite Supreme upright U5041-980 (project vacuum)
1 Hoover Encore stick vac S2551
1 Hoover Encore Supreme Soft & Light U4293-930
1 Hoover Convertible Model U4387
1 Hoover Convertible Model U4423
1 Hoover Help-Mate hand vac Model S1071
1 Hoover Portable, Model 2201
1 Hoover Portable, Model 2210
1 Hoover PortaPower Model S1049 (Incomplete)
1 Hoover PowerMax Deluxe canister Model S3601
1 Hoover Tempo 350 canister Model S1335
1 Hoover 3-speed Quik-Broom II Model S2103
1 Kenmore Premier PowerMate canister Model 116
1 Kenmore Whispertone upright Model 116 39189990
1 Kirby 519
1 Kirby 2HD Heritage II Legend
1 Kirby G4D
3 Oreck "Buster Bs" (two black BB870-AD, one white)
1 Oreck XL Commercial Model U2000R-1
1 Oreck XL Commercial Model XL2100RHS
2 Oreck XL Model XL2600HH (One incomplete)
1 Oreck XL2 Model U4070H2L
1 Oreck XL Classic Model XL2310RS
1 Oreck XL2 Model XL3600HH 40th Anniversary
1 Oreck XL2 Ultra XL3910H2B 40th Anniversary
1 Oreck XL2 Ultra U4080H2BPDRA
1 Panasonic Jet-Flo canister MC-2750
1 Panasonic Jet-Flo upright MC-5116
1 Regina Electrikbroom Model B590A
1 Regina Electrikbroom Model HB7839B Style C1
1 Royal upright Model 89130C
1 Sew Rite "Sew Clean Vac" hand vac (Douglas?) SC100
1 Westinghouse Porta-Vac (canister only)
What are your dream machines yet to be found?
I’d like to eventually have a clean, complete, working, metal-bodied Electrolux with power nozzle.
And, an orange Eureka with power nozzle, like my family had back in the 1970s/80s.
A blue Hoover Lark "stick vac". We had two of those when I was very young. I have no idea what happened to them, but it was the first vacuum that my mom let me use.
What are your earliest and favorite vacuum memories?
I always found it soothing and relaxing when Mom would vacuum.
And I loved the look and feel of the freshly vacuumed carpets, even as a little guy!
The earliest vacuums I remember her owning were a gold and brown Hoover Portable, and a blue Hoover Lark stick vac.
An orange Eureka canister, with Roto-Matic power nozzle, and a blue Eureka upright entered the picture at some point. I remember the Dial A Nap control.
I was interested in them as far back as I can remember. And as I got older, I liked cleaning them, and eventually using them.
What is the history of vacuum you have owned?
First one was the Oreck XL that the wife and I bought when we first got married.
At some point, after we bought our house, I bought a refurbished, white with blue trim Electrolux Epic 6500 off of eBay.
A few years later, I couldnt pass up a one-owner, complete and minty dark blue with beige trim Epic 6500 that I saw on Craigslist.
My latest Epic is a 75th Anniversary that was a curb find.
It needs lots of help, and was badly abused, but I had to try to rescue it!
I have since found a dark grey Ambassador III, also a curb find.
It looks like it was hardly used, up until someone used it as a wet/dry vac, and sucked up a bunch of something that looks like blown-in insulation, or paper pulp or something.
After a thorough cleaning, including my first experience with taking apart a power nozzle, it looks amazing.
The main motor and power nozzle work great, but the motor does have whats probably some bearing noise when winding down.
Have you ever worked on, repaired and/or restored any vacuum cleaners?
So far, only to take apart a power nozzle for a much needed cleaning.
But, I have an Epic 6500 that needs the cord reel replaced, and another one that needs a new motor.
So, I will be attempting those jobs at some point.
