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"good quality" anything can be built anywhere. It comes down to what those who commission the goods want to pay.

Vax Is a British brand that took the UK vacuum cleaner market by storm during the 1980's. The original 3-in-1 cleaner was launched in 1978, and from 1983 it was heavily advertised, promoted, and demonstrated. Sales peaked around 1988 and from then on declined steadily. By 1993 Dyson had moved...

I doubt you will find one in red to replace that worn-out sole plate. A grey one would be hard enough to find.

All very interesting and much food for thought. In the UK, the Oreck was only ever sold direct via mail order. Adverts were shown in magazines and on TV. There was also a money-back in-home trial. This is all very important, because when people can go to a shop to buy anything they can...

If you had a vacuum cleaner back then, the increase in status was two-fold - one, as has been said, you could afford a vacuum cleaner (or more likely were able to afford the repayments on a vacuum cleaner), and two, you had something worth cleaning. Carpets were scarce and very expensive. If you...

And that, Alex, is the thought process of many who do not appreciate the difference. The design of an upright is such that the airflow cannot always be maximised, and the motors often smaller, producing less suction power, or I should say suction power than cannot be moved thoroughly over a long...

"I wouldn't say modern upright lack the performance of a Cylinder with the tools." I know you wouldn't.

Well that would all come down to how convenient the user found the upright. For anything more than a quick flick about, I do not like the tools on uprights. I find they lack the performance of a cylinder and the expanding hose drives me mad. Furthermore, pulling an upright by the hose is not...

"That is so backwards, the upright is what would do a better job, would make more sense to use the upright at the weekend". Good job my mother is not alive to read that. She always used her upright to vacuum the main areas of the carpet on a regular basis, and her cylinder for floors & deep...

The filter may have been made in 1988 but that cleaner ran well into the middle of the 1990's -if not even longer- as one of the cheapest dust-busters one could buy.

"built in accessory plug" : I read "socket". I can only speak of the UK models and have not seen a power socket in years, probably because Numatic bought out a whole cleaner with power head and stopped the option to purchase the PN for any model.

I've never understood why OCD is somehow amusing. I knew of someone who had it, and by that I mean was diagnosed with it and displayed many of the problems of it. Life was an absolute living hell for the person who had it, likewise those who lived with and around the person. A cleaning...

There is nothing wrong in mixing a bleach with a bleach, although why it would be needed unless you had run out of one bottle is beyond me. It is when cleaning chemicals of different types are mixed that the trouble starts, so it's better not to do it at all. Many things contain chemicals that...

The fact that Henry has been described here as "outdated" and yet is one of the best-selling cleaners highlights perfectly the difference between an enthusiast and a consumer. The reason Henry might look outdated is because he is similar to older cleaners which did only what was needed in order...

Also the Hoover Ranger again, although this time it would be in keeping with the year of the song:

I must say that the Vax is a model 4000 judging by the hose and the colour of it. The Vax 2100 was turquoise. Here is my contribution:

You gentlemen have nick names?

Well two things stand out that make me think less of Sebo then: One, is the use of word 'best' in advertising, which is unlikely to be seen in the UK in such a fashion, given that 'best' cannot be quantified under any circumstances as the term in entirely subjective. Secondly is the misspelling...

If only that were a real advert.

I would not be the least bit surprised if the name "Electrolux" is going to be sold off. Not the company - just the name. In the UK a lot of brand names for all different things often come back to life when one least expects it. A name -just one or two words- can have so much value amongst...