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Former Hospital Executive Housekeeper here... ... I'm highly partial to Sebo/Windsor, especially the two-motor uprights We ran them constantly in a healthcare setting, and they held up very well. Having said that, if you're looking to buy multiple machines, the Sanitaires others have...

Windsor, Lindhaus Powr-Flite The Windsor Versamatic is a rebadged Sebo. They're excellent machines, high performance, smart design, very durable. The Windsor/Sebo is made in Germany. Lindhaus, despite the German-sounding name, is made in Italy. Again, good machine, but to me, it feels a bit...

I Stand Corrected... on the timeline and first product. Here's the company history from the Nilfisk website: https://www.nilfisk.com/en-us/clarke/

Clarke Clarke was one of the big two American commercial equipment makers ( along with Advance) for many years. Started in the 1930s as a manufacturer of floor sanders. The company went through several owners over the decades, including McGraw-Edison and Gravely. Currently owned by Danish...

Try These Guys I've had good luck ordering commercial machine parts from them. https://www.michco.com/

RE: Clarke and Hild That Clarke Model 612, based on the Clarke-Gravely label, was made between 1967 and 1978. Looks to be a wet/dry. Should have a float valve to cut off suction when the tank is full of liquid. Only info I could find on Hild was that the company was founded in 1927, based in...

Funny you should mention... "I wonder if this Sears catalog would have anything in it?" Most people don't realize it, but Sears was the Amazon of its day. It was the giant mail-order Goliath that put many mom-and-pop stores out of business with lower prices and better selection. Its demise...

Beagledad Point taken. But I respectfully repeat my original question: Does anyone have any FACTUAL information, such as sales or revenue numbers, to indicate Kirby is not performing well in the marketplace? Idle, uninformed speculation is useless.

Does Anyone have any FACTS to suggest that Kirby is not doing well? Actual sales or revenue numbers beyond mere speculation? I haven't seen anything, anywhere, to indicate Kirby's in trouble. As for Scott Fetzer, keep in mind (as no doubt, Buffett does) it is far more than just Kirby...

Don't forget Electrolux Sweden OWNED Eureka from 1974 to 2016.

Kirby isn’t going anywhere Kirby (and the other DTDs) might have to change their sales methods, but they won’t go away. Why? Kirby is a division of Scott Fetzer, a well-diversified conglomerate with multiple divisions. In turn, S-F is a division of an even bigger conglomerate, Berkshire...

Link Forgot to add this. ttps://www.nilfisk.com/en/nilfisk-group/Pages/nilfisk-group.aspx

Nilfisk The company is a HUGE player in the commercial/industrial cleaning equipment business worldwide. Over the past three decades, they have taken over many smaller, often family-owned companies, including Advance, Clarke and Viper here in the U.S. In fact, Advance, once based in Plymouth...

You want heavy? No pic unfortunately A medical facility I worked in years ago had a Tornado Carpetkeeper commercial vac from the '60s or '70s. This was when Tornado was the brand of Breuer Electric. (Part of Tacony since 2007) Single-motor, 14" or 16" wide upright. You needed to be Godzilla to...

September 9, 1924 That's NOT the manufacture date. That's the PATENT date of the applicable patents listed. The only way to tell when it was manufactured would be through the serial number.

Tacony Press Release Simplicity's going to the big-box stores. https://tacony.com/news-media/industry-news/simplicity-vacuums-shifts-to-mass-market-availability

Bison vs. Kirby If you saw a Bison next to a Kirby, you'd see the quality difference immediately. Compared to any Kirby, the Bison just feels flimsy and fragile, with far too much cheap plastic. And Steve is spot-on about the sound. I have three, one Mark II and two Centurions. Crank all three...

Yes, indeed Can't vouch for today's machines, but in the days I was involved with housekeeping management ('80s, early '90s), all the battery powered machines, whether vacs, floor scrubbers or polishers, all used standard lead-acid batteries, typically multiple 6-volts.

P.S. for Tolivac Forgot to mention -- At least in the U.S., they were 120V, 20 amp.

Space Vac The Clarke Space Vac, and its Advance counterpart the Carpetriever, were the original WIDE AREA vacs. They're meant for indoor use, single-pass cleaning in areas such as hotel lobbies and hallways, airport corridors and ballrooms. They typically have a 28 to 30 inch cleaning path...