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I forgot…one other obvious difference is that Eureka and Sanitaire fan-first uprights have closed, round ends in the belt and spindle chamber, whereas the Convertible had that spring loaded door at the back for the hose converter. When Hoover moved to a pan converter for the hose, they kept a...

Wow! My childhood 260 Automatic! But it’s got the wrong tool port cover…that one has the gold lettering instead of the blue frame and silver lettering. That one belongs on the green and gold version….

Believe it or not, we have a vacuum store here on the West Island of Montreal which currently shows a Filter Queen on its website. The store is called Vacupro and it is primarily a dealer for Miele Canada and Sebo Canada. But the most expensive canister on its website is a CAD $ 1700 Filter...

Hi Paul! Two comments about this recent post: It would be interesting to figure out whether the 258 is Eureka’s first upright with a toe-operated switch. I was under the impression that this kind of power switch debuted much later with the arrival of the Dial-a-Nap height adjuster. The 258...

Here is a picture of that Singer - it’s Model E-4: https://www.ebay.ca/itm/326470689442

I think this particular design debuted as a Singer “Roll-a-Magic” canister in the late 1950’s. Made for Singer by Eureka. Here is a vintage ad - see link below: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/487976166/1960-singer-vacuum-cleaner-ad-singer

Aha…gotcha! Much appreciate all your enlightening posts about Eureka, Paul - as always! Guess I got a little confused…🤣 I guess the anniversary green was taken over completely by Lagoon Blue with the arrival of the little turtle Princess in 1962. It’s interesting that Eureka made a round...

My friend bought a cheap bagless upright many years ago. The vacuum’s plastic bin seemed to be a sign to her that she could use the machine to suck up spills in the kitchen and bathroom. She called me one day to come over to see why her vacuum was no longer working. The bin was full of...

I don’t think that Super Rotomatic is Lagoon Blue….it’s definitely that green colour that was used on the anniversary editions. I actually have a powerful memory of the difference between the green and blue that Eureka used at this time: By the late 1960’s, our blue 260 upright had a worn-out...

Wow! Thank you again Paul for your meticulous research and valuable posts. Could not have done a better job myself! The 1909 start date mystery has always confounded me because Eureka started advertising their “Golden Anniversary” models in 1957!!! These are the famous green and gold Super...

Thanks Jimmy! It looks like the dirt transfers over from the base to the bag compartment using a hollow duct in the axle. The other difference between this Kenmore and the DAM is that the motor resides in the base, not in the bottom of the bag compartment. Which means that the suction it...

Love this discussion! Of course, I could add all the Canadian-made Eureka “turtles” that were rebranded for our department stores up here: Viking, Baycrest and Beaumark. Re Eureka’s huge variety of models: that’s why the voiceover of their TV commercials ended with the confident male voice...

To add a twist to this discussion, the Singer company in France contracted Eureka to produce a brown Princess for them in the 1960’s!!! See the link below…. http://www.broc23.com/objets-vintage/aspirateur-singer-complet-fonctionne-vintage-841

I wonder why the turtle-shaped Princess lost its cool “cord wrap” plastic handle not long after its debut in the early 1960’s. Maybe it was not strong enough and broke a lot? It also had the new boomerang EW logo on it.

Thanks for those pics! Yes…1965 to 1970 would make sense. Such a unique colour! I don’t think Eureka used that dark green on any other vacuum in the 1960’s.

If you go to VL thread 44109, you’ll see your post showing several newspaper ads for this model from the mid 1960’s - especially the one from Zales Jewellers. They show the more modern font with the braided hose.

Wow! So cool! The braided hose keeps it firmly in the 1960’s, but the more modern font used for the brandname almost puts it in the early 1970’s. Very unique colour too! Maybe a JC Penney exclusive? Maybe Wards? Maybe Canadian?

Oh…I see…thanks Jimmy! But how did the dirt make the “jump” from the base to the back of the dust bag compartment? Was it through an air duct in the rotating axle of the handle?

Hi - your post belongs in the Super Market category….

Haha!!! 👍😁