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Welcome to the group! If you’re looking for a lot of vacuums to kickstart your collection, I’d recommend a trip to Elizabethton Tennessee to see my friend Jimmy Martin. Take a look at the thread “Vac Shop Clean Out and Downsize” I was there yesterday and posted over 60 photos of some of the...

Last set Whew! And this is just the tip of the iceberg!!

And more Round 3

More pics Round 2

The Haul..... Oh my goodness! What can I say, Jimmy has a TON of stuff...words (or photos) can’t begin to scratch the surface! I basically stood in there staring in awe!! Jimmy is such awesome host and a valuable wealth of knowledge!! I can’t thank him enough! I’m loaded down with vacuums...

Beautiful Downtown Elizabethton I’ve officially made it here! Now for a bite to eat, then some fun digging through a lot of vacs and parts!! More to come as the day progresses!!

Hooverforsale This is a common question that gets posed to the group quite often, someone is either looking to sell a vintage vacuum they’ve owned for a while but don’t need, or inherited from a loved one, etc. The truth is there’s not a definitive value one can place on a machine. A lot of...

Canister vacs at Walmart. I honestly haven’t seen a canister vacuum at my local Walmart in a very long time. I don’t know if it’s just a local thing or not.

Well, I went out on a limb, and I may regret it, but as of yesterday, I am officially a dealer for the Sirena Vacuum Cleaner system. I’ve debated on this for sometime now, and I’ve closely read the few reviews I’ve seen here, and I decided it was time to pull the trigger! So, with that said...

Jimmy Looking forward to seeing you again tomorrow! I’ve been looking forward to this ALL week!!!

$50 for the pair?? Jump on it! That’s a GREAT deal!!

Electrolux What you have there is a Brown 1401-B Olympia One, and a mauve/dusty rose colored 1521 Marquis. Both are excellent machines. The O-One is an older model, made between 1978 and 1982, and the Marquis made between 1987 and 1988. Both have updated motors from the 1205 you grew up...

Happy Birthday Hans......... And I'm sitting over here drooling over your parts cache! What a GREAT present! Enjoy!

Childhood Vacuum Somewhere shortly before or after I was born, my mom bought a brand new Electrolux Olympia One. She and her younger sister bought identical machines at the same time and growing up that's all I remember being around as her sister would babysit me when I was little. The...

Jimmy Not only am I hoping to get up there to see you sometime this fall before your big clean-out is over, I have ulterior motives for coming as well.....I don't know about you, BUT I am absolutely itching for a good trip to Ridgewood again! For those of you that haven't been to see Jimmy or...

Tom I’d say Kirby wants as least to do with this vacuum for a reason. There are others that know a lot more about the history of the Bison, and you can probably search the archives for a much better idea of it, but as I understand it, the person who invented the Bison used to work for Kirby...

Variable speed GE motor They have a VERY powerful motor in them, and that rheostat will turn it from a nice pleasant hum into a roaring lion! http://https//youtu.be/Bn34HuK_3lI

Charles Gareth Sheen posted some time back about a Columbus polisher/vacuum that he had in SA. I found a photo of his, while not exactly like the one you have shown, it's pretty close:

They're Cheap..... And you'll get what you pay for, BUT I have owned several of these and for quick pick ups, they're actually pretty good little machines! http://https//www.walmart.com/ip/Eureka-Quick-UP-Bagless-Stick-Vacuum-with-Motorized-Brush-Roll-169J-Red/12174201

Charlie I've messaged you. Thanks!