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Thanks guys Im not going to let one comment make me leave, your support means more than you know, im dealing with chronic RA pain and my fuse is a little short.

And this makes my decision Very easy to leave here again, I was hoping the drama of past years would not return but it has, im too old and in too bad of health to deal with it,

The above comment! Reinforces the decision I made to leave some of the vacuum collecting groups,I find it funny that someone would find it necessary to make a rude bitter comment to me about something that was absolutely none of their business, I associate with people who treat me like a...

As some of my old friends know, ive had some health issues the last 5 years or so, The arthritis and eye issues made me realize I needed to downsize and make my collection more manageable, A good friend left this afternoon with all but a very few uprights, I kept 6 Kirbys 2 Royals, 1 GE and 3...

Joel.. The GE swivel tops did have a reverse flow or upside down motor they had 600-750 and 830 watts depending on year 1952-1972 were the years they were built.

1948 49 Apex, rated well in the 1948 Consumer Reports magazine

If you find any!! Let me know!!!i need a couple too.

I need to find someone with the Eureka bearing tool, my 260 needs the bearings packed or replaced and without that special puller, i dont see how it can be done.

Chuck Is a really nice guy,

These Would have been great except for the bag collar that always leaked dust.

I have Most of the older ones but none this old, these are so rare i cant imagine any collector not wanting them.Such valuable information.

Westinghouse's Trying to re invent the wheel, lol, the idea was to have a canister and upright all in one, in reality it was a fair vacuum, but it wasnt great, That being said, it was so unique and odd everybody would love to have one now. They had a very unique brushroll with a flexible...

There comes a time in everyones life I suppose when you start thinking about what will I do with this stuff, Well, As Mike Hays did when he gave me his collection years ago, So am i doing, I have found someone who appreciates these old machines as much as I do and is not interested in them...

I had Two really nice ones one was a hardbody one a soft, I gave them to Tom Gasko, Im trying to be rid of everything i really dont like and thats 99.5 percent of all uprights i have.

I have One of the Lewyt push sweeper attachments if i can find it, its just a small carpet sweeper with a red plastic brush , they came with a model 55

As much as i would like For things to go back to the way they were 60 years ago, Its not going to happen, No more does the Electrolux man who comes to your house , have a card certifying he is a bonded representative, I sold Rainbows in the early 80s, you could get in a house then, No way...

Many years ago, At a VCCC convention, the late Michael Hays persuaded the Hoover officials to let the club into the vault, there are pictures in a old newsletter,