-DYSON- (4)
2002 Dyson DC07 Full Gear (Purple, Green and Silver)
toy version of the Dyson DC01 (Red, Purple and Yellow)
toy version of the Dyson DC07 Full Gear (Purple, Green and silver)
toy version of the Dyson Dc07 Animal (Purple and Silver)
-SINGER- (1)
SilverMaster Twin Fan upright in gold and a multi-gold floral bag
-KENMORE- (1)
1992 Heavy Duty bagged commercial upright
What are your dream machines yet to be found?
I have found most of them. The remaining Pre-War Scott&Fetzer/Kirby machines, more gold Kirbys, the remaining American Lincoln's and ComVacs to complete the series, other model Electroluxes and Rainbows to help complete the line up.
What are your earliest and favorite vacuum memories?
Learning to walk by pushing my mother's Panasonic Jet-Flo MC-6210 and eating vacuum cleaner shaped pancakes made by my dear grandmother, who also, at the time, had a Panasonic, except hers was the model MC-6215 with the short cord. My grandfather later added the cord from their old vacuum, which was a 1980 Kirby Tradition. She was then able to vacuum the entire house without having to unplug every 15 feet. She said that was the only thing she didn't like about that Panasonic was the short cord it had when she got hers in January 1988. By the time I was born, the Kirby Tradition had be retired and was sitting in an outdoor shed, rotting away and the handle leaned forward, due to the spring being sprung. That is my only memory of her Kirby. She told me it had a metal fan and it got really loud up towards the end of it's life, which leads me to believe that the metal fan had sustained damage, causing the machine to run off balance. One thing about that particular model is it had premature motor burnouts, often when the machine being run on high speed with the hose. This was caused by the restrictive airflow path of the disposable bag system and not enough ventilation vents on the motor housing shell. My dad's parents had a Kirby Dual-Sanitronic '50' they bought new in July 1967 as a power polisher with the Handi-Waxer. Since she didn't have carpet installed until 1969, she didn't have the Triple Cushion Vibration head until she purchased it separately by the Kirby man. Other than a 1953 Electrolux model XXX she snd my grandfather purchased new, the Kirby was her only other vacuum cleaner. My grandfather's sister and BIL had a brand new Kirby Heritage 84 that remained largely unused until I got my hands on it. They also had an Air-Way Sanitizor 66 from 1950 with later replacement hose from a model 77. I loved the green and blue together and how old it was. Old vacuums have always fascinated me. My mom's sister always had Electrolux up until 2016 when she bought herself first new Miele.
What is the history of vacuum you have owned?
I started collecting around age 14 and haven't slowed down since.
Have you ever worked on, repaired and/or restored any vacuum cleaners?
