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Just more proof that people today have no idea how to care for anything due to the cheapening of appliances.

Very nice well cared for machines.

I hope they don't go back to white. I hate white vacuums. I still think the stainless steel and black is a nice touch.

A few things to remember about Sears... Sears grew into the behemoth it was during the post World War II years with it's baby boom and the economic boom that coincided. With the newfound income giving rise to a prosperity few had ever really known before, suburbanization became the...

We are living in a time when people are living more hectic lives and people have little desire to understand anything other than instant gratification. People today desire speed and little else. The bagless propaganda has led people to think it is "modern" and easy. People are falling for the...

GREAT job. I also wash vacuum parts if they are non-electric.

@fan-of-fans That is precisely my fear as well... :(

Looks like the Lux and the Miele were near the top. That Nilfisk was very strong. I really like the design of that one too.

That is one crazy looking machine.

That does look great. the people who owned it took care of it. I still think these dollies look better than the new model.

@stark Tazewell???!!! Woot! Woot! Born and raised near Grundy here. Howdy neighbor. Closest to home I've ever met. haha

It's ok to like them! Just because most of us here tend toward vac snobs, doesn't mean there is shame in liking a certain brand. One thing often forgotten in these days of vacuum commodification is that it has enabled more people to afford them. Having a vacuum is better than having no vacuum is...

Good convo… It looks like manufacturers focus mostly on uprights these days. Canisters are seemingly withering on the vine. It seems like we've now reached a time when the dominance of uprights is just about total.

As a person who really loves canister machines, I have been surprised when shopping around. It seems many manufacturers are stripping down their lineups and offering fewer features and models than ever before. It is getting harder and harder to find a company that makes machines with all the...

If I may chime in... I am one of the few people who was *not* totally thrilled by them when little. I had some interest, and I did play with my Mom's Electrolux, but I didn't study them fanatically. My interest in them actually GREW as I got older. After a while, I did know almost all there was...

One thing this could signal is the beginning of the end for Electrolux AB's vacuum business in the U.S. I don't think they sell all that well and they may be preparing to unload it. It may come around that they turn the Electrolux name back over to Aerus. I don't know how that would work out...

@myles_v I was born and raised in VA, about an hour and a half north of Bristol. That plant was running when I was a little kid so it's been there a good while. And yes, that part of VA would have a twang. Glad to see it is open and running! DEBATE NOW CLOSED!!! THE BRISTOL PLANT IS OPEN AND...

@funeraldirector I'm with you on the white vacuums. I hate that color. It always changes and gets ugly in time. Black doesn't do that. Lux actually had mostly white vacuums for ages and ages until just a couple years ago when they changed to black. How sad that they still offer nothing for the...

You actually spoke with someone at the Aerus plant in Virginia? Bristol, Virginia? There has been a raging debate for years here whether it was still open or not.

We have heard so much conflicting information regarding the Bristol plant that I never knew what the facts were. I now consider the matter closed. The plant is still open and operational (or at least one of the U.S. plants is still open). I would love to see Aerus take what they have learned...