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The hammered finishes are very durable.....I use them in my business outside. But, the finish is radically different than what the factory did. If you have an auto place that sells painting product, you can have them make you some paint that would match. Auto paint while very expensive, is...

As was........ stated....these were to help with static interference on older TV's and radios. Also living in apartments where running a vacuum would interfere with someone else's TV or radio. Mostly though, it was for the man-of-the-house so that 'the little woman' running the vacuum in...

No offense..... RR but I'm not even attempting to read that first post. I get a headache just looking at it. I've had dyslexia since I was a little kid and I've been able to work around it for the most part. How hard would it be to go in and start a new paragraph every time your...

I have three older Connies. They are an interesting novelty, but not something very 'fun' to really clean a whole house with. However, I have the retro Connie as well and it does everything these older ones don't. Very well thought out;much better filtration, better seals, great suction and...

That's a great point....I never realized that. So if it doesn't get trapped in the water.....does it shoot out the exhaust into the air? If that's the case, that's as bad as a Connie pushing stuff around everywhere from its exhaust as it 'hovers'. Kevin

Growing up...... we had radiant heat on the concrete floors with dogs. The first Rexair we had for those floors was an early model bought in he 50's. It was then replaced by another Rexair in the late 60's. That one lasted until I went to college....not sure after that. The water was NOT...

We used to have three thrift stores in this town, now we have two. The one that supported our Human Society shut down. The Goodwill store here has even expanded and gets huge traffic from migrant workers. However their main thrust is clothing. The rest of the stuff is stuck in a nasty part of...

John..... over the yrs, I have seen you respond to some really mean-spirited stuff levied your way. You've always done it with dignity and aplomb. You are truly, one of a kind. I don't always agree with you, but I certainly respect your opinions....always. Kevin

And....... some of us are terrible @typing and poor editors....even though we get the diction and syntax correct. A few members are close to illiterate and even after reading their posts several times, I can't make sense of them. Talk about diversity.......lol! Kevin

The color schemes and styling are different from American Electrolux's and the motors more powerful. Kevin

I like the........ styling of the 1076 best. I'm rather found of the old Connies, but I can't take them seriously. However the retro Connie gets used a LOT. I have the painted one....don't like the shiny one. So sadly then, only the two. I did have a pink 'Special' I bought my second yr of...

That's...... an awesome start to vacuum knowledge and collecting! We sort of lived out on the fringe of the county and so my mom was lazy about driving me places....especially to see friends. If she didn't like their moms, it was over. She was a kept woman, an artist and most definitely...

Nice color Connie. I'll respectfully decline opinions on the Catholic part of the narative....... Kevin

Interesting shoot out between the two. I have G's, 1205's, Super J's and the more modern Diamond Jubilee. I have a shiny Anniversary model PN4(?) that I never finished going through. In actual use, the later L shaped PN of my Diamond Jubilee trumps all my earlier PN's. I do have PN1's and...

Les.... the house in question was sold and I even did work for the woman who bought it. She put over $200,000 in renovations and the house was even in "Better Homes and Gardens". Then, as life would have it, a family moved in next door after a death and grew pot there legally. I have no problem...

I had a rent house I should have bought....it was for sale at the time. It had a wonderful loft that was finished. My teenage son was up there at the time. He moved out with his GF, but that would have been PERFECT for vacuum storage/display. Nobody would go up there unless they had interest...

Well....... Puyallup....a way to tell if you've lived here long or not. It's said by the natives as Pew*l*up, accent on the first syllable. Even the media broadcasters often get it wrong...in WA state no less! Kevin

Sure....... but you're asking me to consider another member completely fabricated a story. Maybe there was more involved, maybe not. But one thing for sure, my Royals are never going through or near a water puddle or wet conditions.....lol! Kevin

"Better" is a relative term. There was a member in here that posted his Royal sat in a car with a window down and rain water disintegrated his wheels. With plastic or phenolic resin, that would have been impossible. So what they were made of, I haven't a clue. You've got those big...

Yes......... He said as a boy he would pass by places people lived and identify their vacuums by the sound! He was THE guy that brought vacuum collecting out of the closet. Whenever he was on Carson's show, I made it a point to watch. Personally knowing him must have been a treasure. When...