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Yes, ServiceMaster turquoise! I was working for ServiceMaster when I first saw one of these machines in 1985! ServiceMaster private-labeled everything when they managed hospital housekeeping departments. If they lost the contract, all the machines and supplies went with them, and it made it a...

And just to clarify that Sebo/Windsor link, with a very good description of the Versamatic's features ... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200011432973&ssPageName=MERCOSI_VI_ROSI_PR4_PCN_BIX&refitem=220041561260&itemcount=4&refwidgetloc=closed_view_item&refwidgettype=osi_widget

Advance If I remember correctly, Advance also once offered a version before the gray one, when their main colors were red and white.

Sure, Windsor's in Englewood But those Versamatics all have a little tag on 'em that says "made in Germany." Or more likely at the time I was responsible for purchasing them, "made in West Germany." Sebo offers basically the same machine for home use as the "Sebo Electronic 370." Windsor, in...

Versamatics These are great machines. A two-motor built by Sebo, they've been on the U.S. commercial scene for a couple of decades now. I used to work in hospital and nursing home housekeeping departments, and they very quickly became a standard there, thanks to their low noise, high...

I had two different vac shops tell me today that replacement parts for "old" (pre-Aerus) Electrolux machines are no longer avaiable to them wholesale. True, or do I just need to find a better shop?

Nathan, thank you Nathan, thank you so much. I've been out of town and just saw your message. I really appreciate the information and your level of detail. I won't have a chance to tackle the G for a couple of weeks, but I'll keep you posted. Once again, thanks. Rick

OK, I'll confess I never understood all the fuss over the Electrolux Model G. Until I picked one up at a thrift shop today. Wow, what a great machine! I don't think I've ever heard a vacuum this quiet, and certainly not this quiet with so much suction. Unfortunately, it has that ozone-like...

Oops That's what I get for typing at midnight. Should have read 11/01/06. Sorry.

Now that's what I call timing! I just picked up a 3101 Concept One last Saturday at a yard sale for $2. It's identical to the blue one pictured. And my grandmother had the matching 3103 for 25 years. The brown matched the shag carpet in our house. Great memories! Rick

You're right, it looks very much like the machine Clarke and some of the other pro equipment companies sold some time back. If I recall correctly, they're Italian-made (early Lindhaus, maybe?)

Paging Rocketwarrior ... Mark, I think we could use a prototype here. Interested?

I like it! With all the other attachments Kirby's come up with, why not a lamp kit? The headlight on the floor could be kinda neat, like in a theater. Others have interesting possibilities too. The Electrolux LX lamp could throw its burned-out bulb across the room. The Air-Way lamp would have...

Great suggestions all Thanks for all the tips. I'm looking forward to trying them out to see how my 519 shines up. I haven't managed to find a Handi-Butler yet, but I'm keeping my eyes open. Charles-Richard, I'd love to see that article detailing the procedure you use. It would be a great...

OK, all you restoration gurus, what's your secret? I found a Kirby 511 at a flea market last year that looks like it came straight from the factory, polished so bright I can almost see my reflection in it. I have a couple of other Kirbys that I'd like to get looking the same way, but I don't...

Bison ... gets my vote for the loudest. Don't know about the Centurion, but the Mark I and Mark II can scream with the best of 'em. But the rheostat control makes it fun. Start on low, then ramp up, and your neighbors will swear there's a 707 taking off. As for the Kirbys, no, they're not the...

Not quite. The tools don't attach under the brush, but there's a plastic plate to keep the spinning brush from damaging the carpet. To attach the hose, you flip open the bag compartment and latch on a converter piece that then takes the standard Lux old-style hose.

Hi guys, greetings from the ancestral home of the mighty Bison! Longtime lurker from AW.org, and way before that on the original VacWeb forum, deciding to join the fun. I'm curious about an Electrolux upright I found recently. It's an old model, billed as a "heavy duty" automatic upright...