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Agreed, Alex—very cool! Thanks for posting. The American-Lincoln Super Sweep 180 & Super-Vac 180 also come to mind due to their red, white, and blue colors. Also, c.2002-c.2005, Aerus Lux cleaners had small U.S. flag "Designed, Engineered, & Assembled in the U.S.—From Parts Manufactured in...

@CheeseWonton—Yes, I was referring to a Windsor Versamatic. I only used it at a part-time job for carpeting, so I had no experience in attempting to use it on hard floors. I liked being able to get larger items and edges with the wand efficiently. I also used an orange cleaner at the same job...

You're welcome, Ted. I see now that I neglected to mention the Epic 6000 SR that also originally came with a white & blue chevron hose.

Glad you have your Discovery Plus back. Both your "discoveries" about it at its return are new to me. It makes me think that others have had similar bag experiences and may have decided that it was a cleaner issue rather than an installation one; leading to a premature replacement...

Hi CheeseWonton, Thanks for the photos of a couple of your Japanese TriStars, and for including the model IDs of the canisters and power nozzles. Btw, I also like the setting of your photos. I, too, was surprised to learn that the Patriots were a big seller in the Japanese market in the 1990s...

Bobby, Congrats on scoring such a groovy '70s Eureka in the Wild Moss color. It was part of a set of 4 with the same Continental "overbase" hood styling and bag cover design but with different trim options: Sport, Casual, Everyday, and Chic—your 2385-A, which was the top-of-the-line. The hood...

Thank you for your service to our country. Here is what I located online about the origin of the Patriot vacuum cleaner: 1. 1992 Aug 4 OFFICIAL GAZETTE OF THE US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, Vol 1141 No 1 2. YouTube video: 1996 TV interview with Harold Schoettler (manufacturer of the...

Surprise! It turns out that my initial thought was correct that Eureka made two versions of the 1447 (and likely the 1457, too)—the model number was reissued. So, now I wonder what the difference was between the second version 1447-A and 1447-B as both appear to be cosmetically the same, both...

Thanks, John. Unless it was pictured but unidentified, I found no "Convertible 574" in my VL archives or other online searches; although I did find one mention that identified it as a rare bird.

This thread's purpose was to feature patriotically-colored surface care appliances to honor the brave United States men and women who are risking their lives for our country and others'; and whose families are making sacrifices of their time spent together and other related circumstances. For...

I'm curious to know if any VL contributor has tested the airflow/air watt impact of bag cover or jacket sizes and/or has any other knowledge about the variances? I am most familiar with Hoover (Convertibles) and Eureka (F & Gs) touting the sizes in their newspaper ads by quarts and cubic...

Ah, didn't realize that my request was "in season"! That makes me hungry for strawberries and cream or even a tangerine. :)

You bet, Brian! Hoover300, thanks for the photo and back story—the UK is another great US friend and ally. Btw, the serial number '6 24' I believe reveals the production of your Z345 to be during the 24th week of 1976.

For those who may not know ... The top teal green or turquoise one is for the Model 1205 and the contemporaneous Model L and Model CB. The majority, with the blue and white chevrons, were made from 1988 to 1993 for a variety of metal and Lexan tanks, including some of the model 1521s (Grand...

Re: Reply #6 Convertible model 574 ... Here's a screenshot of hoover1060's YT vid of its Canadian counterpart, model 576: Actually, if you have all three US models of that color line I'd like to see it (574, 434, 2200). :) P. S. Interestingly, the only newspaper ad I found for the 574 (Aug...

Brian, I appreciate your comment. You are a kind and fair-minded person, and Canada is a great friend an ally of the United States even though we are currently working out our differences. No relationship is perfect—we take the good with the bad. You have taken the high road, my friend—WAY TO...

Great fun, John. Thanks for sharing photos of some of your collection. I like the design of the percolators. Photo Suggestion: Add model numbers. Photo Request: Convertible 574 and Shampoo-Polisher 5466 (not the common 5460)

If you are unable to obtain parts or a parts cleaner from a local shop, you might give Jimmy a try. See reply #60 (among others) for his contact information at the link to the discussion thread #46056 in the Super Market forum at this website...

I'm grateful for the service and sacrifices of the men and women in the United States Armed Forces and their families. The six branches of the US military are: the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Space Force, and Coast Guard. Their seals surround the United States flag, also known as...

Sounds like a good plan, John. I hope it turns out the way you want it. How do you plan to group the cleaners? I always like seeing single or double color groupings such as those that would have been advertised in the back cover of instruction books. Another thought is going by some of the...