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Ladies and Gentlemen welcome aboard the appliance bargain express with nonstop service to St. Louis and the Vacuum Cleaner Collector Club Convention. Featured here are: Sunbeam Coffee filters in box, Hamilton Beach 7 speed Blender with manual and cookbook, little Dormey mixer in original box...

Thank you gentlemen... I appreciate all the kind comments from Kenny, Jay, Paul, and Chad. I'm glad that a love of vintage vacuums and other funky collectibles have brought these men and other friends into my life. If there are other collectors in the Texas/Oklahoma area who would like to come...

What happens at a mini-meet... Kenny, are you saying what happens at a mini-meet, convention, vacuum store pic...stays there?

Origins of collection... Hi Jimmie, Thanks for your comments on MY FIRST THREAD! None of the Kenmores came from Tennessee...one came from Scott, one from Westen, one from a thriftstore in my hometown which I found with Robb, and the lightweight upright came from Amarillo. And yes I have a...

I can quit at any time... What do you mean I have too many convertibles...but this 704-01 is going to fund my niece's graduate school education some day! I had a great day of vacuum play with some great guys, thank you all for coming!

Smores by the fire fill me with.... Upon returning from the vacuum shop with stops for thrifting all the way, we enjoyed dinner in the Hoover Room and then retired to the rear patio fire pit and made some smores. Jacob, Chad, Kenny, Paul, and Mitch stand in stunned silence as one attendee (off...

KIrby on the operating table... After Will's successful work on the Electrolux he fixed the handle spring on Jess's Kirby Classic III. After this success the gathered townfolk cheered and enjoyed light afternoon beverages before heading to a Ft Worth vacuum cleaner shop.

No flu shots, but there are clinics... Will is seen servicing the cordreel on his Electrolux Silverado. The tension was high in the room as we watched him extract the cordreel from the aft section of the vacuum with the skill of a large animal veterinarian.

First time at a mini-meet... At his first mini-meet, Jess is heard whispering..."does this Hoover Slimline make me look slimmer?" or "New in town, what to see my Kirby Classic?".

Modern vacuums at Seans? To contradict the notion that vacuums manufactured after 1974 are not operated at my house, Will is seen operating the most modern of Electrolux's, the Guardian Platinum, a new acquisition by Jay.

What happens in Euless... Mitch was caught admiring the Westinghouse coffee percolator at the free table and was heard to say "They don't have prices like this in Chicago". Brad, the Singer c-4 was part of the Amarillo haul that Will and I went on in July, and yes, it's even prettier in...

Another magical moment at the mini-meet Paul traveled with his partner Mitch all the way from Chicago only to be shocked by operating Lewyt Electronic Upright with the highly exclusive Powered Beater Sweeper. Paul had ignored the warnings of fellow collectors by not grounding his belt buckle...

Exclusive Mini-Meet coverage... Jay brought this beautiful Royal 880 upright from the collection of Terry Lattz. We can see Chad enjoying the simplicity of it's design and operation.

More photos of North Texas Mini-Meet Here's a shot of Kenny who drove all the way from Tulsa with Chad to enjoy the pleasures of vacuuming with highly vintage Sunbeam Dual Deluxe with optional Turbine brush. As you can tell he was impressed with it's cleaning ability.

Yesterday I hosted my fourth annual mini-meet. In attendance were Will, Kenny, Chad, Jay, Paul, Mitch, Jacob, Jess, and Weston. I've learned over the years is that while it might hosted at my house, it is a team effort. Will helped re-arrange my collection two weeks before the meet, while Jay...