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Nice Find Jim! And having seen your other restorations, I have no doubt that it will be absolutely beautiful when you're finished with it! As for the year, I'm guessing about 1935. I have a Sears Catalog from that year and I'm pretty sure it was in there. I can't get to it right now, or I'd...

Nice Find Kyle! Excellent restoration job too! Jeff

Liam, Congrats on your graduation from high school and getting the Health-Mor as a gift! As for the bag, I would recommend getting a "generic" bag from Vac Parts Plus or Steel City, dying it blue (they are usually grey), and having the logo screen printed on it. I would not dye the bag that's...

My collection has grown a little in the past couple days. On Thursday a guy who was working on a roof with my stepdaughter's boyfriend brought over a Kirby Heritage II that someone had set out at the curb. I checked it out and it runs great, but the cord will need replaced due to a short near to...

Liam, If it's a 2-230 it was made from about 1953 to 1955. The 230 was introduced after WW2 was over in 1945, and was updated and replaced by the 2-230 sometime in 1953. The only notable changes between the 230 and 2-230 were a more streamlined motor housing and the bag color was changed from...

Hi Liam, Congrats on your recent find! Looking forward to seeing the pictures! What model do you have? The first Electro-Hygiene was the model 84, which came out in 1934, and had a direct wired cord with an inline switch that hung on the handle with a hook instead of running through it, similar...

Les, The deodorizing chamber is the red part of the front cover, with a small cover on top of it. You have one just like it on your 230 Electro-Hygiene straight suction upright. Jeff

Nice Find Les! The Modern Hygiene is a somewhat rare machine if I'm not mistaken. I always liked how the initials MH were embossed on all the attachments except for the crevice tool and wands. The design was quite unique, but the pre-war model was almost identical to the pre-war Royal, except...

Lux Polishers I have 2 of those myself, the earlier version pictured with my XXX, and the later version, seen with my G. Neither one came with the vacs when I bought them, but I found both separately on ebay later on. Jeff

I Agree! That does look like a modified Lux XII! I'm assuming this was an episode of the TV show they had in the late 40's or early 50's. They also made a full length movie called "Little Giant" where Lou gets a job selling vacuum cleaners, don't remember what year it came out, but I have a...

Another beautiful restoration! Excellent job, Kyle! Jeff

285 Since it's a model 285 I am pretty sure it is an Electro-Hygiene. And yes, I have seen that shade of blue on early to mid 60's versions of the 285, so it might in fact be older than what she said. If that is the case the printing would be similar to the earlier 285 shown above with the...

Ben, I'll have a look at the plate as soon as I can get to it, but if I take a picture of it, it will be a while before I can post it, as I still use a film camera and I would have to finish the roll, get it developed, and scan the print before I can post it. As for disassembly of the motor, if...

Ben, I think that's right, but I'll have to go look at it to be sure. I do know it's blue and yellow on brass like that but not sure if the print is exactly the same, and I don't have a close-up of the plate downloaded on my computer or I would post it for you. Jeff

Hi Ben, Thank you for the compliment, and here are a couple pics that I hope will be of help. The first is a close-up of the handle. You will notice mine has an unusual push-button switch that goes through the handle. The second is a close-up of the fan case and nozzle. That's about as good as...

Hi Ben, Your early Royal was built in 1928 or before, as that was the year they moved the bag outlet to the other side of the fan case and changed the rotation of the motor. The month and year of manufacture is stamped on the armature, but I wouldn't recommend tearing the motor apart just to...

So are these still available, or have you already found new homes for them? I replied to your post but never heard back from you. I'm about 2 hours away from you in Galion, OH. Hope to hear from you soon, Jeff

Bryan, Are you located in Ashland, OH or Ashland KY? You might have a few I'd be interested in. Jeff

Westinghouse I think you're probably right on the age. Early 40's at that, or maybe even 30's, but definitely a pre-war machine. Post-war models would look similar to my F1-46, which was made about 1946. Here's a picture. Jeff

Always wondered if attachments were available for the Singer Uprights of that era, and the picture of the Singer in the closet answers that for me. I have several of the vacs pictured, including the Hoover 84 Constellation, Electrolux AE, Hoover 64 Citation, Golden Lewyt 90, Hoover Pixie, and...