Recent content by stark

Another thing about us enthusiasts I've always wondered why the majority of us collectors are gay... I mean what's the connection here?

Always thought my Miele C1 was cute lol!

I’ve always liked the sound of a Miele with the Vortex motor.

Bump to see if anyone can date this. The label is in the photos... Thanks!! :)

I have to include the Kenmore Elite... absolutely incredible suction and 280aw.

Very interesting that Panasonic hasn’t made this unit... can anyone here date it?

vac-o-matic It’s an absolute beast for a clean air vacuum! My only dislike is that the motor is quite loud but I can overlook that to get 280 air watts of suction. I know these are also made by Panasonic and it’s basically the American version of Europe’s Panasonic ICON with the same direct...

I mainly lurk here and just read but I thought I would share my recent find from Facebook Marketplace. A local woman had posted up 5-6 vacuums that she had gotten from a shut down Sears store. She told me they were returned units and the store couldn’t sell them since they were used... all of...

Mike I was actually wondering how you did that!

Thanks everyone!!!! Today I was able to finalize the restoration with nos grey wheels and a red emptor tray. The tray isn't Kirby however but it was new and ties everything together. The collector I got the parts from included some other rare items in red that Kirby no longer offers. I will be...

Thank you vac-o-matic!!! 😀

Thank you portable! I liked the original style bag too but unfortunately disaster was underneath that tape. The bag was ripped, torn, dry rotted and caked in hard thick clumps of muck. There was no way to save it. I kept the original bag and just put it in storage. Thank you Electrolux137...

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During Progress photos (since I'm a new member I have to wait 30 minutes to post more photos)

Many of you know me from the vacuum groups on Facebook and this thread is dedicated to my first vintage vacuum restoration and my first thread here on VacuumLand. I have another restoration (Heritage II) that I will be putting up later on. This machine was posted up with 7 other vintage 500...