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Dave, Looks wonderful dear friend. However I cannot take the credit for the dating of the Eureka. That honor goes to our own (Swingette) or David C. who graciously supplied the knowledge that I did not have before a few days ago, on how to do such things. So a thank you to David goes out...

A full on shot .. Here is a pic of the machine for you to see that will allow you to see it without going to the photobucket link. This kinda gives you the gist of what can happen when your determined to save something at all costs... Like Roberts Apex Wash-A-Matic bouncing washer which he...

So as promised, I shot a whole bunch of photos showing the revived Black and Decker Canister that I found in Petrolia during our mini meet last Sunday. After doing a quick scan of the whole deal, some things had to be found to make it semi-normal and complete. As you can see I was ableto save...

Black and Decker Valet Restoration... Dave, I have the camera in the coat pocket ready to go to work tomorrow. I literally soaked the wands most of the day in a bath of Coke-Cola, and using a very fine steel wool, wa able to remove 98% of the rust on the wands. What is left, is wither too deep...

Bumpycake, and current thoughts.... Oh cool.... glad to see the stats from the suction tests... My Regina still shocked me... Oh just wait until you all see that Black And Decker Valet now.. I spent half of the day at work, trying to erase 5+ years of hard abuse and forgotten usefulness. The...

Did B&D have an orange one wuth the Dial-a-Pile also? Well Kenny, I'm really NOT sure...LOL I know that Regina put out their canisters in many bright vivid 1970's colors throughout their run here in the states. You May remember for an earlier post that Regina dropped them in the USA, after...

The Sarnia Mini-Meet from my viewpoint... If any of you want a play by play of the meet we just had, and what some of you wished you could come to.. I'll take a few minutes and type out my tome for you to read . If you dont wish to go thru this part you can look at my slideshow below. Their in...

All loaded, and ready to float up to Sarnia..... Well, I packed the cavernous maw of a trunk of the Grand Marquis with goodies to bring to the meet. I listed a few above, and one more that screamed TAKE ME TOO!!!! That said, I plan to be over to Rusty's house by 9:00 am, and that means...

Oh man Rick. When Pete sees that he's gonna need a new nappy... You are funny as heck!!! It's not even my place and I felt like I was gonna hurl for a minute....LMAO Chad

Singer for sure.... Hey Guy, Your machine is kinda a rare find. They were semi-popular around Michigan and elsewhere when new, but IMHO the Twin-Fan design was NEVER designed to be commercial machine. Because of this forced life, many died an early death from too much dirt being sucked into...

David, Mine, the Golden PowerTouch says 9-6-74. You totally rock.. Thanks for the info I had no clue about.... Now I thought It's on the metal machines, what about the plastic based ones....So I flipped over my Brandywine Cordaway, and it says... 79 only around the same mold area. No other...

On hoses and other ephmera My hose..... Well My hose, the one to the MobileAire happens to be in Lansing in dry storage at the present time. Unfortunately I guess I spoke too quickly, as It's nowhere near me, and I won't have time to get it before I come. I'm intrigued as to the V8 slap...

On CordWinders.... If I had to pick one make that had the very best Cord Winders, I would have to unanimously say Electrolux wins that hands down. So many times you can see eons old Luxes with still perfectly functioning Cord Winders. If I had to pick a number two that would be Eureka. They...

Points to ponder.... According to Eurekaprince this is the model 2072, and I'm totally inclined to believe him because he knows his schtuff well, AND mine like that you just got was used to restore the 2082 I have and the pieces are up in a box in Lansing. So not really gettable as of now. I...

What does Vanguard" mean? Well, It's been a minute since I was in English lit, but I believe "Vanguard" either means first, or the "foremost" of something. Such as: "The Vanguard by Eureka, is the foremost authority on dirt getting power, and convenience features to help you keep house!!!!"...

Someone demoed one of those Vibra-Beat nozzles at the conven Heh heh, That demonstrator was me.....LOL I brought that FNWB (fairly new with box)Eureka VibraBeat model 1010 that I found JUST before the convention last fall. In fact I dislike it so much I've never used it since...the vacuum I...

My Little Shop of Floor'ers....LMAO Dave, Was so good to see you, and even better that we can do it this weekend again we we come up to Sarina. I usually am quite willing out help out others if I can. And if you need the help again for the shipping, just holler my way. I remember you saying...

Oh, to clarify my statement above...I have seen several times a Sears F/W 1978 that I considered purchasing before at a local Antique store, and the same machines that were in the S/S 1979 catalog were in there. So for the $25.00 that was being asked, I chose and still do choose to pass. As I...

Pat, You are correct sir. It was from either LATE 1977, when the blue colored line was "formally" introduced, to "sometime" during 1978. I guess I should have made it more clear to the people who may need actual facts. I'm going by the information that was supplied by the current Sears...

Oh yeah and another thing... Yours is also a LATE 1978 model as yours now features the "solid state" electrical system in the powerhead, which came on late in the year. This feature BTW is signified the little blue green dot in the middle of the headlight hood. When it was lit the powerhead was...