Eureka 1756A Brochure - Prototype Power Nozzle?

I want to ask: wasn't the power nozzle seen on this model 1756A Brandywine canister a prototype? Because I've yet to find any 1756A with that kind of nozzle seen in that brochure--most of them have the PN seen in the second picture I uploaded.

~Ben

Good eye Ben! Never saw that first generation Roto Matic power nozzle with a belt view window. Amazing! That design probably never made it to the production assembly line! The newer version has a flatter headlight....as shown in your second pic.....

Ben, I highly doubt that nozzle is a prototype. If it WAS, it probably would have never made it to any brochure for the lineup. I think the more likely answer for it's scarceity is most likely this nozzle belonged to a TOL model....and since Eureka wouldn't have sold as many of that model, hence the nozzle isn't as commonly seen as the MOL & BOL models nozzles. Another possibility is that Eureka could have discontinued the first nozzle design early in the production years of that canister, so again it's not as commonly seen as the second nozzle design.

Rob

If you do a google search 1970's eureka power nozzles & hit images there are many models on there with that power nozzle.

Rob,

The Power Team shown with this unique power nozzle is not a high end top-of-the-line model. If it was, the canister would feature a full Control Panel with Suction Selector and Bag Check gauge and indicator light. In all my years of being drawn to Eureka vacs, I have never seen a first generation Roto Matic Power Nozzle with a belt view window. Would love to see a pic of a real live nozzle like this.

Look carefully: none of the first generation Eureka Roto-Matic power nozzles with headlights also have a belt view window.

Brian (EurekaPrince),

Nor would those nozzles have the Vibra-Groomer II. The non-lighted ones would, though.

~Ben

kirbylux77

Rob,

Look what I found, and for real...

It does exist, but still it is very rare! This was only used on the 1982 model 1756A, before being replaced by the common version from 1983 and later.

~Ben

WOW!

Great detective work Ben! So I guess I was right with my second guess is that that model 1756A had a limited production run of 1 year with that power nozzle.

Question though....was the first generation Rotomatic power nozzle available after 1983 with that light? I would be willing to bet it was axed in favor of the 2nd design introduced in 1983, and the basic Rotomatic without headlight kept for lower tier models. And then of course the Express powerhead was introduced in 1986 with the VGIII.

kirbylux77

Rob,

I would think so, but again the deluxe version with both the light and belt window is indeed rare.

~Ben

This PN

I actually have one in the garage. Did not know it was rare. Must go with one of my (to be cleaned up) vacuums.

fantomfan57

Garry,

Is it in good condition? If it is, please share a few pictures of it here.

Thank you,



Ben

kirbyclassiciii said:

kirbylux77

Rob,

Look what I found, and for real...

It does exist, but still it is very rare! This was only used on the 1982 model 1756A, before being replaced by the common version from 1983 and later.

~Ben

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Ours must've been the '83 model, as I don't remember that PN. On a side note, did the 1756 come without the Cordaway, because I don't recall ours ever having a provision for one.

My brandywine Eureka Power Team consists of a model 1279D canister with a matching Rotomatic power head, model 1231D. The power head has a headlight and is in Brandywine, just like the vacuum, but it does not have a belt window. It's supposed to have a Cordaway cord winder, but that doesn't work. According to the decal on the power head, it's supposed to have a VibraGroomer brush roll, but what's there is a generic, cylindrical one. It works quite well, so I have no intention of swapping it out.

drbanjo said:

Ours must've been the '83 model, as I don't remember that PN. On a side note, did the 1756 come without the Cordaway, because I don't recall ours ever having a provision for one.

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Yours was likely a model-type 1756-B if your family purchased it in 1983 with the later powerhead. You're correct that it lacked the Cordaway.

paul said:

Yours was likely a model-type 1756-B if your family purchased it in 1983 with the later powerhead. You're correct that it lacked the Cordaway.

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Thanks a million! The way my folks got it from what I've been told, was as a shipment that got rejected by the customer, and evidently Eureka wasn't able (or willing) to accept it as a return. Lasted until at least 2003, when it went into storage and got lost.

drbanjo said:

Thanks a million! The way my folks got it from what I've been told, was as a shipment that got rejected by the customer, and evidently Eureka wasn't able (or willing) to accept it as a return. Lasted until at least 2003, when it went into storage and got lost.

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You bet! That model was sold until around 1990 according to newspaper ads, so it must have been a good seller.

Here's one with a 1743

cheesewonton said:

Here's one with a 1743

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I believe you have a 1982 model 1743A.

~Ben

cheesewonton said:

Here's one with a 1743

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Love these early Eureka Power teams! This one has the more comfortable and safer hose handle, too.

kirbyclassiciii said:

I believe you have a 1982 model 1743A.

~Ben

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Not mine. Just a video I found showing that configuration power nozzle on a different model Eureka.

eurekaprince said:

Love these early Eureka Power teams! This one has the more comfortable and safer hose handle, too.

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You will probably wrinkle your nose at this but for my four old steel body Eureka power teams ( one of which is an Ironisides with Kenmore Heavy Duty branding ! ) I have all the original hoses and power nozzles, but I also have my "working" hose and power nozzle. The working hose is something I found from Canada that I think was sold by Superior Vacuums, the house brand of Hibbert International. It's a nearly ten foot long silver central vacuum style crush proof hose very similar to what came on later Eurekas with a black central vacuum hose handle ( not Plastiflex though ) and the other end is black molded cuff and hose end designed to fit old Tristars or similar ( Miracle Mate or Patriot ) complete with a nice black pig tail cord. It has an on-off rocker switch for the power nozzle. I simply heated up the hose cuff, pried out the Tristar hose end and glued in a Eureka hose end. Amazingly you can still buy them. Then I have my working Vibra Groomer power nozzle with a nice line of small holes drilled along the very nose of the sole plate so it doesn't latch on plush carpets and the upper wand is a central vacuum direct connect wand. This makes my interface with the vacuum and carpet feel more modern and the longer hose overcomes one of my only criticisms of those old machines, their too short cords and hoses. Also this way I leave the original hoses and power nozzles untouched and only put wear and tear on my working hose and power nozzle.

I also trim the mounting card on an Electrolux OX dust bag to fit the Eureka bag mount and use a pleated dome shaped HEPA pre-motor filter from a backpack vacuum over the motor to achieve something resembling modern filtration.

I'd certainly not wrinkle up my nose at someone doing a bit of their own engineering create a solution that works best for your needs. Bonus points for doing it non-destructively.