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Happy Birthday John! Hope it was a great one!

Welcome aboard Christopher!

Yes I did and also sold them for a while in 1976. However, we never pitched the hand vacs, the polishers for the tanks, or the Extra Accessories Kit for the uprights, but always had a few on hand at the store in case anyone wanted one. Forgot to mention in my original post, but this hand vac was...

Even though I already have several Royal 501 Hand Vacs, I always wanted one with the Electro-Hygiene name, especially considering my connections with the brand. I recently found one on ebay, and it arrived today! It's in pretty good shape but needed some cleanup and the nozzle will need...

Those of you who know me know that I try to make the vacuums in my collection as complete as possible. Here are some accessories I picked up last year, but the old format wouldn't let me post the ebay pics. So that's another thing to like about the new format! Ever since Ken Wagman gave me a...

Welcome back John!

I can relate to what you all said here! I have also reached a point of satiation with my collection and have also pared it down a few times over the years. With the arrival today of an Electro-Hygiene model 501 hand vac, my collection now totals 122--but if I hadn't sold or given any away it...

Thank you Robert, for creating Vacuumland and all the work you've done to maintain it over the years! Congratulations on your retirement and enjoy your much deserved rest! Welcome aboard Alan, I'm sure we will be in capable hands going forward. As for the new design, it will take some getting...

Gary, Like I said earlier, it depends on the age. The grey tools would have been correct if your 565 turns out to be from 1966 or before and would either have had a grey or cloth hose and grey cuffs on the wands with it. If it is newer than 1966 the tools, hose, and cuffs would all be blue. And...

Wands The wands would most likely be from a model 903 Electro-Hygiene upright, such as mine, pictured here. Jeff

Nice Find, Gary! It might also be a model 565 or 975. Model and serial numbers should be found on the bottom, either on a data plate or stamped directly on the bottom of the cannister. If it's newer than 1971, the month and date of production will be encoded in the serial number. As for the...

Excellent restoration! It's Beautiful! Never seen anything quite like it before. Jeff

Ben, I think you may have misunderstood my post, so I'll try to make it clearer for you. Health-Mor did start out as a sales organization and distributor for the Scott & Fetzer Sanitation System in the Chicago area from 1928-1930. But Scott & Fetzer's REFUSAL to build a cleaner with the...

Still Looking Actually I'm still looking for attachments for my Health-Mor. The attachments that I got back in October were for my Electro-Hygiene model 2-230. I agree with Les, that ebay is your best bet, but if there are other collectors in your area, you might want to see if any of them know...

Huskyvacs, Apparently you posted while I was still typing mine, as I would have included this info with my post if I had seen yours before. Although the P.A. Geier Company did build vacuum cleaners for Health-Mor, they were two separate companies and there was no other connection between them...

Door to Door Royals Yes, from their beginning and at least well into the 30's, and maybe beyond that. Philip A. Geier started the P.A. Geier Company in 1905, first as a job order machine shop, then making parts for punch presses, and eventually making his own line of punch presses. He built his...

Favorite Luxes Couldn't narrow it down to one, so here are my four favorite Electroluxes. First is my Lux XII. A favorite because it's the oldest Lux in my collection and was a gift from good friend and fellow collector Norm Brown when he was downsizing. Thanks again Norm! Next is the Lux I...

Ford is close, but the taillights tell me it's a Mercury! Jeff

Looking Back, And Forward This past year has been a good one for my collection. I thinned the herd a little by passing 4 machines (Royal 801 and 1028, Electro-Hygiene 903, and Frankenkirby) on to other collectors, but also added 3, and 2 of those were on my wish list--a Custom King (Silver...

I'm sure you'll enjoy it! The history of the Hoover Cleaner, Company, and family are well represented there with excellent displays of the vacuums through the years, Hoover's contributions during WWII, and original furnishings and clothing that belonged to the Hoover family. I have been there...