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Beautiful! Excellent restoration work! If I can get mine looking half as good as that I'll be happy. And Les, the bag you see on mine was on it when I got it. Think it might be original, but I'm not sure. Needs a little mending though. Jeff

Happy Thanksgiving to you as well! I knew about the surface nozzle and swivel elbow but didn't know about the other changes. Jeff

More! Glad you enjoyed the info and pics. And as I said before, I was just as awestruck when he told me who he was as we all were at the North Canton VCCC Convention in 2008 when several members of the Hoover family walked in! But as they say on TV, wait, there's more! Here are a few pics of...

Early Royal Nice find there, but definitely a diamond in the rough. I have one too, and mine is still a work in progress. Mine was made in April of 1926 and going by the serial number, yours is older as the serial on mine is 483480. If by chance you have to take it apart for motor repair, you...

Portraits and Biography As promised, here is some of the material about Royal founder Philip A. Geier that was sent to me by his Great-Grandson, Sean Lewis. First is his portrait, followed by a two page biography and 2 more portraits. Hope you all find it as interesting as I did. Thank you...

Here's My Guess I never knew there were two versions of the 518 instruction manual. But if I remember correctly, the surface nozzle and swivel was introduced during the production of the 518, so I'm thinking that the second version added instructions for their use. Jeff

Got a most interesting and informative phone call last Wednesday evening from none other than the Great-Grandson of Philip A. Geier, the founder of Royal! I'm sure that those of you who attended the North Canton Convention in 2008 remember how awestruck we were when several members of the Hoover...

I Agree With Barry and Edgar! It's hard to pick just one! There's so many in my collection that I kind of favor for many different reasons, including performance, looks, family connections, etc. So if I may, I'll share several here. First off is my 903 Electro-Hygiene, which would probably be...

WOW! That's a beautiful Classic III you have there! I have one too, the later model with the cord hooks on the other side and a Heritage II conversion bag. I also have all the attachments except for the Handi Waxer and the Handi Butler. Here's a pic of mine. Jeff

Edward, So sorry to hear you have to liquidate your collection. I know you have a lot of fine machines, I remember the pics you posted of them when we were in the Yahoo clubs. Wish I could help, but I already have 123 in my collection and am currently not able to drive long distances. But I...

Hey Barry, As far as I can tell, you're probably right that the model number is 702. First number is uncertain, but I'm pretty sure the other two are 02. The first part of the serial number indicates that it was made in September of 1992 at plant C. The letter I indicates September (I is 9th...

Kyle, You Did It Again! Excellent work, it's beautiful! Jeff

Beautiful Restorations There Jim! Excellent work indeed! Always thought that yellow drop-leaf table looked familiar. My parents had that same table in the kitchen of the house where I grew up, but after they had the kitchen remodeled, they no longer had room for it, so they gave it to my Aunt...

Congrats John! It's always great when you can add to your collection something that you have been wanting for a long time! Enjoy! Jeff

I'm Still Here! I check the postings regularly, but it's been a couple months since I've posted anything. And I usually respond when someone else asks a question that I can be helpful with unless it's already been answered. Jeff

Hey Barry, Glad you enjoyed the info and found it helpful. The serial number does indeed confirm that it was made in May of 1997 and the A indicates plant 1. Unfortunately, 9 amps means that it is a screamer. Hopefully the excellent cleaning job it will do will compensate for that! You'll also...

Hi Barry, Congrats on getting a Royal! I agree with Jim, it should clean up nicely! And you don't need power tools to make it look great, just Mother's Mag, terry or microfiber polishing cloths, and elbow grease. Judging from the model number and the pic you posted, it's one of the later...

Stan, The bulb pictured looks right to me. As long as the base size and pin location match, the overall length of the bulb doesn't matter much. The one in the package looks pretty much like the ones in most of my Royals and Electro-Hygienes. And I think Les is right about it being a Sylvania...

Hi Stan, I agree with Ben that the Rite-Hite knob is more reliable than the toe-touch system. As for bulbs, look for appliance or sewing machine bulbs at your local discount, hardware, or building supply store. The bulb will have a bayonet base and be available in 15 or 25 watts. A good...

Excellent work Kyle! It's beautiful! Jeff