Mainly contains cleaners dated in the 1910’s, though if rare, strange, and sought after enough I’d go to the 1930’s.
What are your dream machines yet to be found?
White cross by Lindstrom-Smith Co.
Liberty by Innovation Electric Co.
Bee Model J by Birtman Electric Co.
What are your earliest and favorite vacuum memories?
Earliest would be my 1912 Richmond Ariel Vacuum Cleaner by Richmond Radiator Co., better known as the McCrum-Howell Co.
What is the history of vacuum you have owned?
First was my great grandmother’s G6, from there it was my Kirby DS50, then Hoover 700, then my Frankenstein Eureka 9, then the premier duplex, then the Eureka model 3, then my “Brilliant Suction Cleaner” by Sterling Machine and Stamping Co., then my new premier which was created when GE bought Frantz Premier, then it was the “Vacuna Baby-Twin” by The Kent Vacuum Cleaner Co., then a few Hoovers including a 102, baby c, and an old style special, then the Vampyr which I traded for my Richmond.
Upcoming vacs as of now include:
2 Airway Chiefs and their designated ads and paperwork
Sturtevant by Western electric (giant barrel on wheels)
Have you ever worked on, repaired and/or restored any vacuum cleaners?
My restorations include:
2 airway chiefs
Eureka model 3 (1913)
Hoover model 102
“The Brilliant Suction Cleaner” by Sterling
Vampyr
