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<a name="start_16574.176958">Well Kevin... I do plan on taking the works, and I will certainly let everyone one here put in requests when I catalog all of it. This should be happening within the next few weeks if all goes according to plan... Will keep you all posted!</a>   Can't wait...

I.... had the privilege of sailing on the SS United states as a boy....a Caribbean cruise out of NY Harbor.  Docked in a slip next to the SS United States was the SS France. The SS France was just a few cabins bigger.  And before someone tries to correct me by saying the United States was not a...

She.... wouldn't have had electric vacuum cleaners. Since there was at least one crewman for every passenger (i.e., steward and/or stewardess per cabin),  they would clean a cabin's carpet by hand with a whisk and long-handled dustpans. Same with any lounge areas that had carpets. Large...

Ever encounter an entire floor of a bldg filled with vacs? I have the opportunity!   Do tell....so we can all dream and drool.  Sounds like you might need front money to buy everything...or do you want to take specific orders from us? Or....do you plan to horde everything yourself?   Kevin

Sorry... meant to write 'shill'...not 'shrill'.   Kevin

<a name="start_16447.175602">I'd bet that the seller was the 'winning' bidder. That happens when a seller thinks that the bids he or she is getting for their item is too low. They might have two eBay accounts and bid against themselves in hopes that other people who are interested in that...

Anyone... have a link or some pictures of what the Royal PN looked like?   Kevin

Hail.... Conner! Really nice start for this hobby. The chrome looks sensational and the vacuum sounds like it has a lot of suction. A lot of us prefer Mother's Metal polish and elbow grease....what did you use? Do those vacuums accept an electric PN? Ask your other grandma if she'd like to...

Thanks.... Tyler! I sent you an email....hopefully we can trade something because I'm 'accumulating'  parts I'll probably never use.  I'd rather them go to a member than epay.   Kevin

Maybe...... we heard our mother's using them while in the womb...maybe it's the soothing sound as a toddler...maybe it's being able to run something (with a motor!) in the house as a boy and actually do some good! But, I really do believe most of the people here were born to love vacuums, for...

Well..... steel wool is a bad idea because of all the VERY rustable bits it leaves behind.....even using compressed air, they seem to linger wherever they can. No on the WD-40.  You could rig a 'swab' to coat the inside. I'm thinking auto paint clear....or maybe the sealer they use on...

<a name="start_16351.174515">Alot of us didnt. Untill I saw Stan Kann's show I thought I was the only one that had this type of "weird" collection. Even after seeing it it was another 20 years before I actually met anyone else that collected them. Doug</a>   Absolutely spot on! Until...

You can ....... get wire brushes with long/extended handles that would work great. Kinda like chimney sweeps use but much smaller diameter. People that work on boilers have these tools...I used to have them. Goggle it and see what you find.   Also, you could fit Scotch pot scrubbers on the...

Still.... <a name="start_16297.173995">Also Real1 - YES! My 1205 did the EXACT SAME THING! It's definitely an issue and NOT normal - if the suction feels weaker than it should, IT'S BECAUSE IT'S WEAKER THAN IT SHOULD BE! I also smelt a slight burning smell emanating from the vacuum too...

Certainly... agree with what Sandy said. The things he mentioned to check, I take for granted the restorer knows...but that's not always the case. And I also agree that if the windings in the old motor are 100%, there's no reason to assume that some mass made motor today would outperform...

I.... pretty much evoked some very good opinions on this recently, when I posted about "LUX suction".   The short of it:I thought my 1205 had dropped a little in suction & rpm. So...I had another 1205 ready to restore and rebuilt that motor along with the vacuum in question's motor...

I've not.... had either of those, but was bullied (by a lady salesperson, my mother-in-law and the wife) into buy a new Diamond Jubilee around 83/84 with all the bells & whistles.  When we split, I got the old G. Guess which one is still going?

Exactly.... my thinking. And because you're there in person, you can usually negotiate the price if you show him things are wrong/broken.  Ebay broke me when I was buying vacuums and the sellers were sending them with their bags full of dirt. If they can't even remove a bag full of their dirt...

+1.... on the vac lines that work the shut-off mechanism....look for clogging or deterioration. At least that's common on the US models...   Kevin

And.... that may be the cause of the different suctions; the G is sealed like a drum. And totally agree...the G is probably the last of the late great LUX's. Almost makes me want to try earlier models as well,  but I really have enough 'projects' on my plate. I'm done with ebay except for...