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The Baycrest Select-O-Matic That’s so cool! I’ve never seen a Select-O-Matic! I have a Baycrest Power Astromatic, which is the Baycrest version of the Hoover Celebrity. Hoover had a contract with the Hudson Bay Company in the late 60s to the mid to late 70s I believe. I believe your...

A little history on this model… The model U4017 was a bottom of the line promotional model for Ace Hardware stores. It had a very similar model, the U4065 that was also a bottom of the line promotional model. These models were an interesting homologation of a couple different machines including...

Updates I ended up selling it several months ago. I never heard from you on OfferUp and I needed to sell it.

Total Scam! I can tell you right now that they are scamming you because that machine in the picture is mine. I bought it off Craigslist about a month ago from the original owner. It’s also number 136, so they are incorrect on both sides. Here’s a picture of it too:

Thank you! Thank you all for the kind messages! It’s certainly a bid undertaking, but I’m getting through it. As to what the status on the other machines asked about, all of those are in my personal collection and I am not selling them at this time. Anything that will be available for sale will...

The Hoover Convertible Model U4113 This machine is actually one of mine. Jae and I both had look-alikes of this machine, but his was the earlier original version that was completely restored, while mine was the later re-issuing of this vacuum. Because of that, it is a little bit different than...

The Hoover Convertible Model 31 This particular machine was one that had been in his collection, the longest and traveled with him from his original vacuum room in his duplex to his vacuum gallery in his house. This model 31 is an absolute beautiful shape! Not only was it restored and serviced...

The 1981 Eureka Model 2091 This next machine was one of his last acquisitions before his passing. As I recall, He had gotten this machine with a group of vacuums from a local janitor that had been saving them for years. Being this one was a local find, he went through the process to service and...

The 1978 Eureka Wide Track This particular machine is quite a rarity! This was one of Jae’s Prized, wild moss vacuum cleaners. This was known as Eureka’s first wide track and is still a beast, even though it was primarily meant as a residential vacuum. Being that I had one as well, it doesn’t...

Hello everyone! As the title reads for this post, I am finally ready to let go of some of the pieces that were in the collection of my late friend Jason Huber, or you may have remembered him as Jae Devine. For those that don’t know or hadn’t heard yet, Jae was killed back in September 2021 in an...

My Other Collections My interests have wavered over the years and I’ve also collected things like Uranium glass, vintage and rare Hot Wheels cars, and shoes. I’m especially into the Uranium glass right now though :)

Red, White, and Bluetiful! These are some of my favorite machines in red, white, and blue :)

My Family’s Machines… So my family’s vacuum history has a few holes in it (mostly because most of my family members can’t remember or have passed). It starts with my dad’s parents got a brand new Airway 66 as a wedding gift in 1952. They used that for years, but I don’t know what happened to...

Some Info I Found… I did a little bit of digging and found that this machine looks to be from 1955. Very good possibility it was one of the first vacuums that they made. Also found this ad for it too!

Royal/Hoover Windtunnell For Sale Hi there, I have one of these currently for sale. It’s in pretty nice shape and, as far as I can tell, only missing the clear tool door. I see you’re in Washington. I’m down in Olympia, so we could possibly meet up and avoid shipping. Feel free to shoot me an...