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Amazing pictures and info! Thank you for sharing these!

Wow! I never knew the Haley's Comet was made right here in Ohio!

Welcome aboard! With vacuums from the 70's and 80's, I think you'll enjoy our vintage forum. My collection is almost all vintage, with my newest machines being from the 70's and 80's. Although my collection is mostly Royal, Electro-Hygiene, and Hoover, I do have a few Luxes, newest of them being...

Welcome to Vacuumland! I think it would be worth the $80, and whether or not it would work well on bare floors depends on if there is a full set of attachments with it or just what's shown in the picture. You should be able to pick up a floor brush fairly cheap on ebay, and a generic one should...

I guess you could say I'm kind of in the middle--I don't keep my collection a secret, but I don't exactly broadcast it either. Most of my family and some of my friends know, some don't. My wife knows many of my collector friends, helped me host a few mini meets several years ago, and went with...

Oh, OK. It's just that when someone says vintage Kenmore or old Kenny, the Torpedo Tank and the Ken-Kart are the first ones that pop into my mind. Jeff

Does your Kenmore look like mine? This is a model 116.730. Got it off ebay several years ago. My parents had the same model when I was a kid, they used it in the basement and to clean out the cars. Wish I had theirs, it was more complete and in better shape than the one I have. Jeff

Thank you! It has always been my goal as a collector to have the machines in my collection as complete as possible. Some of them are, others are still a work in progress. Jeff

Glad you got the Universal, they are somewhat rare! It will be a real treasure once you've completed your restoration! Welcome to the group! Jeff

Why would anyone want to use anything other than Hoover tools with a Constellation? They do pop up on ebay quite frequently, sometimes just 1 or 2 attachments, sometimes the whole set. Just be patient and keep your eyes open and you will eventually find what you need. Good luck with your search...

Very interesting Paul, thank you for sharing this with us! I also remember reading before about the connections between Edison and General Electric, and the major competition between GE and Westinghouse, especially in the early days. And Nikoli Tesla had originally worked for Edison but went to...

I also have 8 Kirbys, but mine are all older than yours. I have a 512, 517, D-50, D-80, Classic, Classic III, and 2 Heritage II's. Jeff

I also get the same feeling when I see a road grader, roller, or crane that has the name GALION on it, as I worked at Galion Iron Works for 6 years, most of that time as a heavy equipment mechanic in the Changeover department. We repaired defects, put on missing parts, and added options to the...

Thank you, Paul!

Thank you for sharing these! Thought it was interesting that they also had pics of Westinghouse washers, dryers, and ranges. The pair that said "White-Westinghouse might have been made during the time I worked at the Mansfield Westinghouse plant! Jeff

Welcome aboard Ron! You'll find there are enthusiasts here for every make imaginable, and it's a great place to share knowledge. I have some Kirbys and Luxes myself, my newest Kirby being a Heritage II and my newest Lux is a G. Jeff

Thank you!

Speaking of finding Royals at Goodwill, let me tell you about one of my Electro-Hygiene 903 uprights. About 19 years ago I was out thrifting with a couple other collectors in the Akron-Canton area and found a 903 at a thrift store (Salvation Army if I remember right), with $55 on it. Ran...

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Welcome to Vacuumland! You were so lucky to find a Hoover 150 for $20! It was indeed Hoover's top of the line model from 1936-39 and sold alongside the intermediate model 25 and the economy model 300. If I'm not mistaken, there was no lens over the light portal until later models, but I could be...