Recent content by sleepdoc

Yeah... That one is a real collector piece. I'm pretty sure I've actually used that one.

The gray machines Electrolux started selling kits for after filters during the gray color scheme. As far as I know, and I'm pretty sure of it, Electrolux never offered a kit to match the first Epic upright in dark blue. The starter kits came with the frame, which used really strong adhesive...

My loans to the museum I will take back my gold Kirby machines and the Heritage. The Classic III that was mine is actually your personal machine now; I'm pretty sure you bought it from me. I might be able to make it down tomorrow, not sure yet. I hate to think of you retiring; it won't be...

Floor attachment I don't understand why Kirby doesn't include a better hard floor tool. Using a Kirby with the hose is somewhat inconvenient, but they do work well. A Kirby generates ample suction and airflow at the hose end to clean with a floor attachment, such as they had prior to the...

Reply might be inappropriate for the Vintage section I suggest looking at the Miele. It might be more than you want to spend, and it isn't vintage. However, it's the best stick vac I've ever used. Since you're in the US, the new model sold here is able to use power nozzles. Miele also makes...

Dealer display This is a very rare dealer machine that looks like it's in great condition. I'm glad you got it and very glad no one threw it away. This was from the 2001-2005 period when the S500 Solaris machines with 1100-watt motors were the upper-mid-range models but before the entire...

To elabroate on my brief post above, Dyson wins it. The Miele Scout, the first generation red model, sweeps the wood floor well enough to use it, but it's not awesome, not what I would expect from Miele. I hope Miele does a better job with the forthcoming second generation. I have a Dyson 360...

If only... I think Electrolux would have had one of the best commercial vacuums ever made if they had made a different decision about the filter, which is a sheath instead of a bag. Unless I'm mistaken, Electrolux didn't offer any option to use the CB with a bag, just the bin with filter...

Obviously, it's not a crime, just not a kindness. I don't buy many things on ebay anymore, so I don't know what the current climate is like amongst vacuum collectors on ebay. Let me be clear that I realize there's nothing illegal or criminal about sniping. However, I've always considered it...

This series of Electrolux canisters I've always been confused as to how to identify these vacuums, whatever the official color of the body is called. As far as I can tell, there are three models: Grand Marquis, Ultralux, and Ultralux LX. The Grand Marquis has no name marking and silver top...

I agree with Tolivac I don't think Kirby needs a ground-up redesign when they do such a good job with the machine they're making. You could call the current machine a Classic with a different color bag, or even a 500-series. From the beginning, they've been refined but never completely...

Book @completenutt, Did you make it through the book yet? Some of it is pretty technical, dense material. I learned a lot about design, among many other things, when I read it.

Excited! Looking forward to it! It looks like I might actually be able to go for at least part of, if not all, this year!

Very interesting! I've been collecting Electroluxes for a long time and never knew they made a model called Ambassador II. I had the original Ambassador and several Ambassador IIIs, but I've never seen this one before. The III was made in 4 different color schemes, through the bright white...

Infamously, it does. He goes by "Power" followed by some numbers on ebay and snipes things from other collectors, something that I think is ungenerous where fellow collectors are involved. Some people might be around who actually know him and can describe him more broadly, perhaps more...