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Found It!! ZEKE see Vintage Post #35522 Sears Catalog Search

That's the name of my newest venture on Etsy.com I'm not so much trolling for business, as letting everyone know that they can order screen shots from me of virtually any Sears catalog 1896 thru 1993. I'll post the link to my site for anyone interested. But, what would a sales pitch be without...

Hello ultralux88 You might want to bring that to a local plastics company (like Laird in Denver). They can identify the type of plastic it is and the correct adhesive for a strong, permanent fix. I suggest this because not all glues for plastics work on ALL plastics. Especially ABS, which this...

Very Cool!! It seems to be missing its top (bellows cover) What's with that color, does it glow in the dark?

Glad all is on the mend Sounds like your grandfather had a great doctor, who fought to save him just like Hawkeye Pierce! Keep up your strength, too. Frank

Have a great trip!

Hi texaskirbyguy The YouTube video's an interesting idea. But I don't think a camera phone would provide a very good result. It is a bit cumbersome. Made just for level carpets, tho. The design lacks a caster to lift the nozzle above the floor surface. I think its rare because I've never seen...

And Success has come to my door! Just a few pix inside and out of the Super Rare Success Canister. (the last one shows the accordion bellows typical of Success uprights). Its operated by the wheels turning a crank-type axle, whose piston rod works the bellows.

BTW The url of the site is listed below. Anyone with Sears catalogs and an urge to help fulfill requests is welcome! http://searscatalogsonline.com

Sears catalog research site I found a neat website devoted to Sears catalogs which purports to span from 1897 - 1993. The site appears to be manned by an old guy with a bunch of Sears catalogs. Simply join for free, submit a request for a product type, brand name, whatever. The year helps him...

Unless some museum has one, your best bet to see an original is by finding a picture in a Sears catalogue circa 1920's thru 1930's. Sears also sold Kwick-Kleen friction sweepers, I believe (See Marketplace post #35009). If so, neither brand association lasted long, so there's probably only a...

Hello LuxManMatt I lived in an old apartment with very bad wiring. In order to protect my computer I plugged it into a voltage regulator/stabilizer. Got it at Walmart for cheap. Never had another electrical surge or dip. The device acts like a transformer by storing extra power in its...

My condolences, Hans Frank

In Carol Gantz' history of the vacuum cleaner book, she notes Scott & Fetzer's Grasshopper friction-vac went on sale in 1910. Stamm, from Canton, Ohio, may have been associated with the Vital Manufacturing Co. of Cleveland who sold the Vital friction sweeper in 1917 (4 yrs. after Stamm's patent...

An interesting look through the patents revealed the John Stamm 1913 filing for his version The written description explains its mechanism and operation. Its a very cool concept. I'd like to find one

Hi Ridgerunner (James) Thanks to vacuumlad1650 I was able to google some pix for you. They seem to only come in Green or Blue.

I doubt that machine in the picture is even running. If I recall correctly, the motor rotates clockwise, so all 3 would be spinning clockwise whichever way they're facing. Having 2 spinning in opposite directions would probably make it cancel out any side-to-side mobility, so you'd have to...

From what I remember about using industrial-sized floor polishers, they were mighty ornery if not handled correctly. This contraption would put me through a wall!

She's a Beauty, Pete I noticed one like it on Ebay a while ago. The styling and cast aluminum body suggest early post-war. That motor plate's poor fit seems like an after-factory add-on. So its likely MW wasn't the manufacturer. Looks like the rubber furniture guard is ailing. The following...

Greetings SilentWater Vintage post #22598 has lots of good info on the E-H 80, and other vacs of that era Vintage posts #7108; #14481 sport Hoover Lark stick vacs, as well as some useful data. KirbyClassicIII is right on about that rebranded Viking. I pulled this pic off of the"imgur" site...