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I'm glad you've found your niche in life, where you can thrive and be(come) your best possible self.

Sure, I can do either Venmo or PayPal.

Looks like USPS Ground Advantage will be $16.65. I've attached a few photos for you. The bag is in great shape, with a couple of very minor rust stains, but no rips, tears, or fading. It is missing the spring at the top, but you can move the one from your F&G bag over to it, either the spring...

I'll dig that bag out and find a box, and I will let you know something as soon as I figure it out.

I have a Super J that came to me with a damaged bag switch. It ended up being an easy fix (took longer to find and order the correct part than it did to install it) and the machine has run perfectly ever since.

I have zero experience about dyeing vacuum cleaner bags, but I had friends years ago who were into tie dyeing t-shirts, and they had a few strong opinions relating to dyes and fabrics that might be applicable. They didn't think much of Rit dye, as it is water based and doesn't fully bond with...

I had the same impulse with an Electrolux PN4A power nozzle a few years ago. It was in decent shape, except the Silverado gray paint was horribly scarred. I got the bright idea of sanding it down to bare metal and polishing it up like the earlier PN4 that shipped with the Olympia One. I spent...

Definitely an altered image, or more likely AI generated. Neither the emtor, nor the top of the motor housing look right. When magnified, one can clearly see where the Roman numeral III on the accessory box has been altered, rather poorly, I might add, to appear like a Roman numeral II. Also...

Wow, that gold one is something else!

Yes, not to mention cheap looking plastic hoses, which mine has. Although uglier, those might arguably be functionally better in the long run than the original woven ones, in that they would be less likely to spring leaks, provided they didn't split. Mine apparently has a split, as there's a...

Interesting. So the Metropolitan rebuilds were truly frankenvacs in the most literal sense of the word. That would certainly be an efficient way to do it, turning every incoming machine into parts bin fodder. Makes one wonder about the ratio of old machines coming in to finished rebuilds going...

I've wondered the same thing. A little Web research at https://metrovac.com/pages/about-metrovac confirmed it is indeed the same company, which has been around since 1939. It started out selling and distributing vacuums made by other manufacturers, then in the 1940s moved into refurbishing...

I finally had a little time and energy on my hands today, so I took advantage of the nice weather to do something I should have done with this machine the day I got it. I pulled it outside and scrubbed the hell out of it with Tub-O-Towels wipes, followed by a little Armor-All on the vinyl side...

The XXX is a beautiful piece of early-mid 20th century industrial design, and a fine machine to boot. From an aesthetic standpoint, the XXX and its successor, the LX are major standouts. I had an opportunity to buy an XXX a few weeks ago, but I just came home with the LX that was sitting next to...

Nice machine! That was my first Sanitaire. I picked it up at Goodwill about seven or eight years ago for $10. This seems to be a somewhat rare model. In looking for parts and reading lists of models here on Vacuumland, the SC686 seldom appears. Fortunately, I've had 100 percent good luck with...

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As my great-grandfather used to say about horses, it's worth what any damn fool will pay for it. Antique vacuum cleaners are such a niche market that any assignment of value is subjective at best. A collector will see considerably greater value in it than the average person, who will likely see...

Yeah, my favorites are all Kirbys too. Hands down, my absolute favorite is the orange bag on the Kirby Heritage 1HD, and according to my avatar photo, my cat likes it, too. A close second is the red plaid bag on the Classic III, which looks like it should be on a set of bagpipes. For better or...

One feature is actually helping me spend less time on the site. The 'Latest Posts' column makes it quick and easy to see what's new and then move on to other things. I find that I'm not casually perusing the forums the way I used to. Not sure whether that's good or bad; it just is.

That's why I've been letting this be a mental exercise for now. So far, I think I've identified about four or five machines I could easily part with and have no regrets. One issue I have is that any machine that I've put any appreciable amount of work into feels like I've also put a measure of...