Recent content by real1shep

No confusion at all. I said the Super J motor lived on in the Olympia, Silverado et al. And indeed it came before them. Maybe you haven't seen the actual promo lit for the Super Jubilee. It was a HUGE deal at the time for Charlie and the Connecticut plant. They had invested over a million...

As was discussed here before, the 1521(Diamond Jubilee) motors were made in a Tennessee plant under license by Electrolux. What I call the first full breakout motor away from the old Connecticut plant. It was smaller and LOUD compared to previous Electrolux motors. I've refurbished, sold, and...

Electrolux USA followed the same pattern of sales that Detroit did: tell the people what they want. Whereas Electrolux Canada listened to what the customers wanted and wished for. Entirely different sales philosophy. And it's my understanding that the Canadian-made motors were better and...

The 'anniversary' models are unique, of course....especially for a full line collector. Nothing wrong with them at all except the Super J motor was the 'talk of the town'. And it lived on in the Olympia, Silverado, et al. All were great, strong vacs. Look at it from the perspective that...

We had a Rexair in the 50s for hard flooring, along with a big HOOVER that bellowed like a bull for the rooms with carpets. I'm going to inherit a Rainbow/Rexair from a friend I'm taking care of.....oh boy. :-( https://www.ebay.com/itm/167599492719?chn=ps&google_free_listing_action=view_item...

I've got some of those in the shed. I also have some anniversary stickered PNs I believe. The motor after that in the Super J was bigger and stronger. Electrolux in Connecticut retooled for it and lengthened their tank for it......lots of promo literature about that vac with Charlie pictured...

Give someone online the illusion of power, and they get drunk with it. Given his MO, he probably has blocked so many people that he can't keep them all straight. I quarreled with a guy eons ago in an analog forum, and he threatened to block me from Audiogon for life. I wasn't even an Audiogon...

LOL.....well, that's one way to keep your rugs clean. In our culture, you chase rug dirt with vacuums. It's hard to imagine any other way. But then again, there's plenty of old archival film footage of people beating rugs outside, hung over lines, way back before I was born. Probably where the...

LOL.....I'd forgotten that adventure until you wrote this...I, too, have been the recipient of foreign bugs....ugggg! It's so rampant in other hobbies that we talk about the rare times something comes clean. It's an anomaly these days. I collect vintage chainsaws. I bought one once off eBay...

Yeah, no kidding! I've gotten vacs off eBay that were FULL of dirt. Enough so that it added to the shipping charges by weight. How lazy can you be.....geeze. I just quit telling people I collect vacs around here. They think it's the most peculiar hobby in the world. I used to field comments...

I've seen that.....I always thought it was a cultural thing, but never inquired into the 'why' of it.. Kevin

My tester says the Lewyt 55101@55"-60" and the 5580@55"-61". The 44, I'm guessing maybe came later?

So, my Vac-U-Tronic Tester has various machines listed on the back, and the performance in inches of water for that period of time....'50s. The 'McAllister-Ross' was listed @64"-70". That's the strongest by far, except for a GE tank that was 60"-66". I can't make out the model except for the...

I've never found an Elux in the trash bin, although I know that kinda thing happens all the time. I did have a guy give me a giant Sears wet & dry shop vac that had sucked all the water out of a flooded basement, and he had just left the last tank of water in it. Frigging mess, but it did...

I talked to the Lighthouse Motor guy, Brent, I think it was. Really nice guy....yes, he has a whole line of American-made motors selling for just over $100, depending on application. He doesn't know what fits what, so you search for tags and motor specs....along with careful measurements. He has...