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Hi odavid123: Well I made it, greetings from Wallingford, Connecticut. First I need to find a house then get my collection out of the storage unit in Benton, Pennsylvania. Should take a few weeks but I'll soon have all my writing material, especially the book of Kirby patents, including the...

Hi David. In ten days I'm returning to Connecticut. Hopefully before Christmas I'll have all my paperwork back. I have a ton of Kirby material including the patents I acquired over the years. Alex Taber. By the way, Caligula, shown in my avatar was the only mascot the V.C.C.C. ever had.

WHERE IS EVERYBODY??? I'm here and have been checking in every morning to see the Vacuum Of The Day. But as of Wednesday December 13, will be saying goodbye to Arizona and returning to my hometown of Wallingford, Connecticut. I'll soon have all my paperwork and can share the history of...

Kirby Website. Hi David: I just had a look and am quite impressed, this is a well thought out sight. Good luck in this venture. Alex Taber. Caligula was the mascot for the V.C.C.C. he's pictured here relaxing on a chair.

Try these on for size. Believe it or not this was sold. And if you think that's strange, try the rocking chair vacuum cleaner.

A. C. Gilbert toy company, It was located in Hamden, Connecticut, and known for American Flyer wagons, and the Erector set. They also made household appliances. You can find the history of the company on Wikipedia.

Canisterman. About Craig Long, by the way no relation to John 'Gottahaveahoove' Long. He was one of the six I mentioned as the earliest members. He was from Buffalo, New York, and was the only one who did not write back when getting the introductory letter. He jumped the gun, called me with a...

Thank you Charles Richard. Many people, not only in clubs like ours but who were not around yet in the days before the internet, or Wikipedia have no idea how hard it was to get information on a given topic, not only vacuum cleaners. While, Air-Way, Electrolux, Kirby, and many others...

What James B. Kirby invented was the 'Domestic Cyclone.' It was a non-electric which used a pan of water instead of a dust bag. Jim Kirby was only 22 when he invented this but would go on to create some awesome things not only vacuum cleaners. In 1908 he redesigned it to be an electric, and...

Original club logo. Back in the earliest years the Vacuum Cleaner Collector's Club was an information center, designed to teach the history of the vacuum cleaner. We focused on really old stuff. The logo had to be something old and very interesting. It also had to be non-electric. What Liz...

John Lucia. Hi, my friend, glad to hear you are there to represent us. Can you believe it's 38 years? And it all started with the question "think we ought to form a club?" Also, if you recall, it was Mike Pupek who asked if there could be a gathering of the members. From that simple request...

Pictured above. What most of you probably don't know is this was the original club logo. It dates back to March of 1983, and is the artwork of Elizabeth Krammes, daughter of Stacy Krammes, director of the Hoover Historical Center.

Mr. Long. I'm in shock! You not being there, that's sacrilegious. I'm not there because I have an event in San Francisco next month, can't do both. Still, it's mind boggling that what began with six people in May of 1985 has grown into this. Amazing.

This is the inside of the cover of the instruction book for the Electrolux Model LX. Shown in back are the cans of floor cleaner, waxes and polishes for the Power Polisher, and moth crystals for the Vaporizer, Spray Gun, and Garment Aire bag pictured on the far right. As to the logo on the...

Great picture. Ah, Stark's in Portland, I know it well.

The following info might help. The 'Santo' was made by the Keller Manufacturing company, Philidelphia, Pennsylvania in 1910. This most likely is also the Santo Duntley. There's a picture of it at Christmas of that year on Ebay. Go to Wikipedia and type in 'Santo' it will take you there. Good...

Even rarer, are the two non-electrics. The brown thing that looks like a banjo on the left is called a 'Little Witch,' and dates to the late 1800's, I believe it was made in England. The other on the upper right is a 'Star' circa 1905 and was sold through the Sears & Robuck catalog. As for...

Seen one? I have one. It's somewhere in the back line-up of the Regina uprights. Unfortunately, the Kirby's overshadow the others. Presently the Crusader is in storage in Pennsylvania, however, it runs great as do all my Reginas.

This seems to have been the standard design from the beginning of the two-person pumpers. The first was called 'The Hercules' and was invented by a father and son known as 'Peck.' They were from Rochester, New York. The year was 1872, and prior to this were a few uprights. The very first for...

History on the music box found. ColoradoMarine: If you go to 'Regina music box' on Wikipedia you'll get the basic history, which did indeed start in 1889. Sadly, there is little on the early vacuum cleaners, which was what I focused on many years ago, and may be buried in the archives here at...