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Ohhhhhhhh! Hans: You are evidently the Luckiest Boy Alive! That 1205 box makes Baby drool. Someone could search for a lifetime and not find one of those! Congratulations!

Here You Are! Here's a vintage Waring Blendor (the company always spelled it this way) that is U.K.-spec, though made in America. The Waring was the first blender - or liquidiser, in U.K. usage - created back in the 1930s. The "beehive" shape of the original Blendor continues to this day...

P.S.: Anyone purchasing a 1425 should definitely budget a trip to the sewing machine shop to have the machine gone over thoroughly, so that any gear problems can be taken care of, the belts replaced, and the timing and lubrication done. This is not a situation peculiar to 1425s; any used...

The Plastic Gear Issue: It is true that many Singers from the '60s onward used one or more plastic gears, and it is also true that those gears can degrade and cause trouble. The oldest of them is now pushing fifty years old, and plastic just isn't eternal. The good news is that the gears...

Y'Know, Fred - I think you've stocked your local Habitat ReStore for the next year!

Funny.... ....To hear your family's Compact was called The Green Pig. My TriStar CXL, which is essentially the same vacuum with some updates, is named Arnold, after Arnold Ziffel, the pig on "Green Acres."

Just a Thought: For various reasons, we can't always have the exact item that belonged to someone we loved. But what we can do is to purchase one just like it in the person's memory. I have done this more than once, with the result that I'm reminded of the person each time I look at or use...

Sam: You might also like to know that upgraded memberships permit the user to search all forums, not just Vintage and Household. This might be a reason for some to upgrade if they haven't already; thread titles don't matter so much if one can search on specific words of interest. I've no...

Hello All: I'm still looking for a cordwinder for a late Electrolux Model L - the gold one. A query here some time ago did not yield any replies, but I'm hoping this time I'll get lucky. Unit does not have to be perfect - the vac is a driver. Thanks for checking your stashes!

TriStar Canada: Is your best bet for service on CXL/DXL, etc. models. They do ship to the U.S. - just allow a little extra time, since there is a delay for customs/Homeland Security that TriStar Canada has no control over. TriStar here in the U.S. will refer you to a local servicing dealer...

Interstate: Based in Anaheim, CA, as the company that made both the "Compact" and "Revelation" brands of vacuums. Compact was door-to-door sales; Revelation was sold in stores. The Deluxe Accessory Kit shown was a "persuader," as has been mentioned. It was given with purchase to close a deal...

Oh, Thank GOD. "They ended up filling up 10 of them!" For one awful minute there, I thought, "What are Helen Lawson's falsies doing on the front lawn?"

Not to Mention.... ....The west wing of her shoe closet!

But - butbutbutbutbut! You HAVE to move - I just dispatched some nice men who are on their way to pick up Helen Lawson's makeup kit!

Find.... ....Something - ANYTHING - else to use. There was a PowerMax in my house for a while, brought by my other half. It was the worst piece of garbage I have ever seen disguised as a canister vacuum cleaner in my life. The lid of the tool compartment suffered a broken latch one week...

Way To Go! Nathan: I am so glad this worked out well for you! I hope your new business goes like gangbusters, and makes you a lot of money. Best of all, I'm glad you got to keep your babies. P.S.: Are any of your babies a gold cordwinder for a late Model L? I'm in the market for one! Best...

Hi: Does anyone here have a gold cordwinder for a late (1974 vintage) Electrolux Model L that they are looking to sell? I'm looking for decent condition, but it does not have to be perfect, since the vacuum is a basement/dirty jobs machine. If there are a few scratches, I'm not worried, and...

Doesn't Matter.... ....If it's contemporary or vintage, because it is FABULOUS. It's quite something to see all those tools in mint shape, properly stowed in an undamaged foam tray. Be good to those aluminum floor and rug tools; those go for over $100 each as replacement parts. Is this a...

Brad: You will love your Compact. I grew up with a C2 from 1954, and presently own a TriStar CXL, which is basically the same machine, with some upgrades (like a power nozzle) that bring it up to modern standards. You've got triple filtration on that machine (paper bag, cloth bag and motor...

Could Be.... ....A Metropolitan rebuild. Metropolitan was a company specializing in rebuilds of Electroluxes; they advertised in national magazines like House Beautiful, etc. They began in the Bronx in 1939; they're still around. They would have had the skill and the materials to replace...